ABSTRACT

This article considers the pervasiveness of military themes in the state’s framing of Russianness, and explores the strengths and weaknesses of militaristic means to enhance social consensus. Based on existing research and new survey data, it emphasizes the stratification of support for militaristic policy in the Russian population. The author argues that militarism cannot alleviate the growing dissatisfaction with the Putin regime in major cities or among youth. It also fails to unify Moscow with the countryside. Women are more sceptical than men, and higher education seems to undermine supportive attitudes. In consideration of this stratification of support, militaristic policies may in fact underscore important social and ideological cleavages in Russian society, rather than bridging them.

摘要

本文考虑了军事主题在俄罗斯对俄罗斯的构架中的普遍性，并探讨了军国主义手段在增进社会共识方面的优势和劣势。基于现有研究和新的调查数据，它强调了对俄罗斯人口中军国主义政策的支持分层。作者认为，军国主义不能减轻在主要城市或青年中对普京政权日益增长的不满。它也未能使莫斯科与乡村统一。女人比男人更怀疑，而高等教育似乎破坏了人们的支持态度。考虑到这种支持的分层，军国主义政策实际上可能会强调俄罗斯社会中重要的社会和意识形态分歧，而不是弥合这些分歧。