This video is in Russian language.
Hear a lecture on some of the most popular conspiracy theories in Russia.
The shift toward traditionalism and the policy of cultural isolation in Russia does not necessarily lead to a rejection of European legacy. Bitter about its excommunication (be it real or imaginary) from the European civilization, Russian society is looking for consolation in the myth of traditional values uncorrupted by the rotting West. This is the kind of discourse typical of postcolonial societies. What distinguishes Russia from countries like Turkey and Bolivia is the absence of the real sociological referent behind the aborigine figure. Nevertheless, the majority of Russian intelligentsia are busy looking for this aborigine in themselves and in their compatriots in order to then either try and chase the aborigine away or, on the contrary, declare him the bearer of true values. The struggle between westernizers and slavophiles, which has lost any historical sense, continues in the absence of any real national agenda.
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