Russian Eurasianism: An Ideology of Empire

Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Russia has been marginalized at the edge of a Western—dominated political and economic system. In recent years, however, leading Russian figures, including former president Vladimir Putin, have begun to stress a geopolitics that puts Russia at the center of a number of axes: European—Asian, Christian—Muslim—Buddhist, Mediterranean—Indian, Slavic—Turkic, and so on.

This volume examines the political presuppositions and expanding intellectual impact ...