Science, Culture, and Empire: Eurasianism as a Modernist Movement

The article explores the ideas of the Eurasianist movement on the unity and diversity of Eurasia, gives an overview of the role of non-Russian peoples in Russian history and culture as seen by the Eurasianists and describes the main characteristics of Eurasianist doctrine. It also discusses the sema...

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Published in:Slavic & East European information resources 2003-09, Vol.4 (4), p.13-31
Main Author: Glebov, Sergei
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ethnic relations
Eurasianism
nationalities
political philosophy
Russia
Russian Empire
Russian émigrés
Soviet Union
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Summary:The article explores the ideas of the Eurasianist movement on the unity and diversity of Eurasia, gives an overview of the role of non-Russian peoples in Russian history and culture as seen by the Eurasianists and describes the main characteristics of Eurasianist doctrine. It also discusses the semantic knot of the Eurasianist discourse, namely, the 1917 Revolution, which was accepted as the opening of a new era for Russia. In conclusion, Eurasianist views on art are introduced.
ISSN:1522-8886
1522-9041
DOI:10.1300/J167v04n04_03