Aside from the near-complete devastation of a sovereign state and reversal of the global balance of power, the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 is leading to a radical transformation in the Eastern European and Eurasian regions – including Russia itself.
The 13 chapters in this volume examine the main geopolitical consequences of the resurgent imperialist aspirations of the Russian Federation. They examine the ideological tools of history falsification as an integral part of hybrid warfare. Turning to the economy, the book discusses how the war and economic sanctions imposed on Russia are redrawing the geopolitical map and how economic relations would change following a regime transformation. The book discusses the reactions of members of the international community to the invasion, whether threatened or neutral parties or allies. The collection therefore offers a comprehensive picture of the main consequences of the resurgent imperialist aspirations of the Russian Federation. Equipped with the conceptual tools of the analysis with a focus on the patronal features of the political-economic system, the book considers the aftermath of the war. This collection complements the book entitled Ukraine. Patronal Democracy and the Russian Invasion.
Bálint Madlovics (*1993) is a political scientist and economist. He is a junior research fellow at the CEU Democracy Institute. He holds MA in Political Science (2018) from Central European University in Budapest, and BA in Applied Economics (2016) from Corvinus University of Budapest.
Bálint Magyar is Research Fellow at CEU Democracy Institute, working on the subject of patronalism in post-communist countries.
He was a member of the Hungarian Parliament (1990-2010). As a Minister of Education (1996-1998; 2002-2006) he initiated and carried out reforms in public and higher education.
Chronology of Modern Russia (1985–2022)
Preface
Kirill Rogov
I. Russia’s Patronal Autocracy: Elites, Society, and Ideology in War Mode
The Evolution of Russia’s Patronal System: Elites During the War and After Putin
Nikolay Petrov
Socially Inclusive and Exclusive Warfighting: Comparing Ukraine and Russia’s Ways of War
Andras Racz
The Falsification of History: War and Russian Memory Politics
Zoltan Sz. Biro
Enter the “Bloody Clown”: Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky in the Lens of Russia’s Media Machine
Kostiantyn Fedorenko
Authoritarian Deflation: How Russia Lost the Information War against the West
Peter Kreko, Boglarka Redl
II. Geopolitical Structures and the War: The Changing Position of Russia and Ukraine
In the Gravitational Tensions of East and West: The Systemic and Geopolitical Integration Patterns of Ukraine and Moldova
Kalman Mizsei
Neo-Backwardness and Prospects for Long-Term Growth: The Effects of Western Sanctions on Russia and the Changing Embeddedness of Ukraine in the World Economy
Dora Győrffy
From Partner to Pariah: The Changing Position of Russia in Terms of International Law
Tamas Lattmann
Forced Displacement of Ukrainians during the War: Patterns of Internal and External Migration (2014–2022)
Oksana Mikheieva, Viktoriya Sereda, Lidia Kuzemska
III. The International Community: Patronal and Non-Patronal Responses to the War
Crescent Rising? The Baltic, Romanian, and “V3” Reaction to the 2022 Russia-Ukraine War
Zsombor Zeold
Hungary’s Dubious Loyalty: Orban’s Regime Strategy in the Russia-Ukraine War
Balint Madlovics, Balint Magyar
Defensive Submission, Lucrative Neutrality, and Silent Detachment: Post-Soviet Patronal Autocracies in the Shadow of the Russian Invasion
Anatoly Reshetnikov
The Russia-Ukraine War and China: Neutrality with Imperial Characteristics
Gyula Krajczar
Contributors
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