SÕJAAJALUGU KUI IDEOLOOGILINE RELV: TEOREETILISED DISKUSSIOONID SÕJAAJALOO KASUTAMISEST VENEMAA FÖDERATSIOONI RELVAJÕUDUDES 1990.–2000. AASTATEL
THEORETICAL DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE ARMED FORCES OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION USING MILITARY HISTORY AS AN IDEOLOGICAL WEAPON IN THE 1990S AND 2000S
Author(s): Igor Kopõtin, Vladimir SazonovSubject(s): Military history, Political history, Social history
Published by: Kaitseväe Akadeemia (KVA)
Keywords: Russia; military; history; post-Soviet identity; conceptual; understanding; evolvement;
Summary/Abstract: The objective of this article1 is to show the evolution of Russia’s view of using military history as an ideological tool from the 1990s to mid-2000s. Russia instrumentalised its military history using the example of past authoritarian/totalitarian countries to mobilise the country for war against the enemy, i.e. the West. Russia has always used military history as a tool to raise patriotism among the Russian nation and armed forces. When Putin became president, the Headquarters of the Russian Army gained mental and material support and started to use military history more as a tool to shape public opinion in Russia and abroad (mainly the West).
Journal: Sõjateadlane
- Issue Year: 2025
- Issue No: 26
- Page Range: 69-98
- Page Count: 30
- Language: Estonian
