Russian Exceptionalism: a Comparative Perspective

This article seeks to define a certain form of exceptionalism - missionist exceptionalism - and ask to what extent it applies to Russia. The method will be a broad comparative analysis. The core argument is that missionist exceptionalism is fundamentally paradoxical; that polities make largely simil...

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Autor principal:	Humphreys Brendan
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Lenguaje:	CS EN SK
Publicado:	Sciendo 2016
Materias:	exceptionalism missionism victimhood civic religion sacred Political science J
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e480de1f547745abaf549a06af90a39b2021-12-02T19:09:23ZRussian Exceptionalism: a Comparative Perspective1801-342210.1515/pce-2016-0001https://doaj.org/article/e480de1f547745abaf549a06af90a39b2016-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1515/pce-2016-0001https://doaj.org/toc/1801-3422This article seeks to define a certain form of exceptionalism - missionist exceptionalism - and ask to what extent it applies to Russia. The method will be a broad comparative analysis. The core argument is that missionist exceptionalism is fundamentally paradoxical; that polities make largely similar claims about themselves while pleading sui generis uniqueness. This hypothesis is asserted by examining the exceptionalism of other polities. These are two rivals of Russia; the United States and Poland, a “sentimental ally” of Russia, Serbia, and a country with a deep and interesting relationship with Russia, Israel.Humphreys BrendanSciendoarticleexceptionalismmissionismvictimhoodcivic religionsacredPolitical scienceJCSENSKPolitics in Central Europe, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 9-20 (2016)
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description	This article seeks to define a certain form of exceptionalism - missionist exceptionalism - and ask to what extent it applies to Russia. The method will be a broad comparative analysis. The core argument is that missionist exceptionalism is fundamentally paradoxical; that polities make largely similar claims about themselves while pleading sui generis uniqueness. This hypothesis is asserted by examining the exceptionalism of other polities. These are two rivals of Russia; the United States and Poland, a “sentimental ally” of Russia, Serbia, and a country with a deep and interesting relationship with Russia, Israel.
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Russian Exceptionalism: a Comparative Perspective

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