Race and Racism in Russia

Race and Racism in Russia identifies the striking changes in racial ideas, practices, exclusions and violence in Russia since the 1990s, revealing how 'Russianness' has become a synonym for racial whiteness. This ground-breaking book provides new theories

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Mapping Global Racisms Series Editor: Ian Law, Professor of Racism and Ethnicity Studies in the School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Leeds, UK Titles Include: Ian Law RED RACISMS Racism in Communist and Post-Communist Contexts Ian Law MEDITERRANEAN RACISMS Connections and Complexities in the Racialization of the Mediterranean Region

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Race and Racism in Russia Nikolay Zakharov Södertörn University, Sweden

© Nikolay Zakharov 2015 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2015 978-1-137-48119-1 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The author has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2015 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-50281-3 ISBN 978-1-137-48120-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9781137481207 This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. Typeset by MPS Limited, Chennai, India.

Contents Acknowledgements

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1 Global Racisms and Racism in Russia: An Introduction From historical legacies to sociological challenges: the Russian case Mapping the previous research Outline of the book 2 Race and Racism in the Russian Past Racis

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