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From contesting discourses to violent confrontation: Russia’s State-Induced Security Dilemma meets Ukraine’s Societal Security Dilemma
Alan Collins 
Europe-Asia Studies
Swansea University Author:
Alan Collins
Abstract
Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine is a dual tragedy. It reflects Russia’s failure to secure a subservient Ukraine and Ukrainian contestation of ‘Russianness’ in its post-1991 national identity. Russia’s imperialist stance toward former Soviet republics clashes with Ukraine’s internal regi...
| Published in: | Europe-Asia Studies |
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| Published: |
Taylor & Francis
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa71988 |
| Abstract: |
Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine is a dual tragedy. It reflects Russia’s failure to secure a subservient Ukraine and Ukrainian contestation of ‘Russianness’ in its post-1991 national identity. Russia’s imperialist stance toward former Soviet republics clashes with Ukraine’s internal regional differences over language and historical ties. These conflicting narratives—Russia’s Russkiy Mir and Ukraine’s identity discourses—highlight intertwined security dilemmas. Ukraine faces a societal security dilemma, while Russia experiences a hegemonic one. Both are rooted in interpretations and discourse, making the conflict not only geopolitical but also deeply identity driven. |
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| Keywords: |
Security Dilemma, Ukraine, Russkiy Mir, Bandera, Holodomor, Russian Language |
| College: |
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Funders: |
British Academy Small Research Grant |