Features of the Construction of Political and Mythological Constructs of Regional Ethnocracies in Post-Soviet Russia: Invention, Meanings, Narratives

Abstract

Currently, the question of how representatives of different ethnic groups and nations coexist within the Russian Federation is becoming more and more urgent. First of all, this applies to national republics where Russians are not the majority (Tatarstan, Bashkortostan, Mordovia, Udmurtia, etc.). Given the tense international situation, the leaders of nationalist parties and movements in the above–mentioned subjects of the country become the actors who begin to broadcast separatist ideas, the purpose of which is to destabilize the political system of the Russian Federation until the complete withdrawal of the above-mentioned subjects from the country. Political myths are becoming one of the tools for fueling radical sentiments. The author of the article tries to understand how certain myths have formed in the political process of modern Russia, what they are based on, and who is the main exponent and repeater in the media space.