Genesis and Trajectory of Russia's Imperial Policy

Abstract

The Russian Federation, as the heir of the USSR, managed to restore its influence in the post-Soviet space. The pinnacle of Russia's imperial aggressive policy was the unprovoked full-scale aggression against Ukraine on February 24, 2022. Russia's invasion of Ukraine is carried out under the slogan of protection against the "neo-Nazi regime" "legitimized" by the West, which allegedly threatens Russia. Its politics are manifestations of autocratic traditions, and Russian President V. Putin is a product of Russian society with its imperial mentality and identity. In the 20th century Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire collapsed after the First World War. Britain and France reluctantly gave up their empires after World War II. However, V. Putin persistently strives to return the empire, which should become an exception among other imperial formations that have irreversibly receded into the past. Thus, instead of creating a reform base for the accelerated formation of a modern liberal economy, V. Putin is leading Russia to complete isolation and a crisis of statehood.

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