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Appendix E: New Trends in Monitoring Multiethnic Russia (Valery Tishkov)
Pages 125-130

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... Ethnonationalism also remains in the foundations of national construction of all the countries of the former Soviet Union; and given ineffective governance, internal crises, or external effects, there are serious widespread risks of conflicts and even disintegration. The 2020 amendments to the Russian Federation Constitution do not reflect the concept of nation-building based on a multiethnic civil nation while retaining the Soviet formula of a multinational people and even exacerbating that formula with a new record of a "nation-forming people," meaning ethnic Russians.
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From page 126...
... It would seem that Russians are inseparable from anyone, and they are the first custodians of nationality; but we must not forget 1991, when "ethnic/political Russia" in the form of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic was one of the initiators of the fall of the Soviet Union. Thus, not only ethnic minorities but also advocates of radicalism on behalf of the majority require regular monitoring.
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From page 127...
... From this standpoint, the religious situation is an interesting field both for study and monitoring and for the development of models of the regulation of interfaith relations and religious policy. Ethnicity and religion shape cultural aspects of world vision and patterns of behavior, which are often described in terms of "national character," "tradi­ tional values," or "ethnic stereotypes." At the same time, civic integration resulting from purposeful efforts by the intellectual elite, governmental institutions, and everyday human practices leads to reinforcement of the shared national culture with its values and symbols commonly understood by all.
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From page 128...
... How are the images of the "ethnic culture" of the greater and lesser Motherland shaped, what do these images include, and what do they mean for the citizens themselves? What role do bilingual capability and cultural complexity play at the collective and individual levels?
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From page 129...
... can arise from small cultural differences, as is happening, for example, between the Russian and Ukrainian peoples. These new circumstances require fundamental scientific analysis.
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