In Othersâ Words: Quotations and Recontextualization in Putinâs Speeches
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This article analyzes how Kremlinologists have attempted to understand âwhat Putin thinksâ by examining whom he has quoted. Kremlinologists have taken the quotations in Putinâs speeches and used them to claim that Putin is âultranationalistâ, âpaleoconservativeâ, and even âfascistâ. The article argues that in doing so, they have ignored the exact words of the quotations and the context in which they were used. To overcome this deficiency, the article carries out a careful examination of those words and that context, and points to much more nuanced conclusions. It shows that on occasion, Putin has used quotations to reinforce what might be considered relatively illiberal points, but more often he done so to reinforce moderately liberal rhetoric. Overall, Putinâs use of quotations would suggest that Putin positions himself as a relatively moderate conservative not as an extremist of the sort claimed by the Kremlinologists.
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In Othersâ Words: Quotations and Recontextualization in Putinâs Speeches
In: Russian PoliticsSearch for other papers by Oksana Drozdova in
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Search for other papers by Paul Robinson in
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This article analyzes how Kremlinologists have attempted to understand âwhat Putin thinksâ by examining whom he has quoted. Kremlinologists have taken the quotations in Putinâs speeches and used them to claim that Putin is âultranationalistâ, âpaleoconservativeâ, and even âfascistâ. The article argues that in doing so, they have ignored the exact words of the quotations and the context in which they were used. To overcome this deficiency, the article carries out a careful examination of those words and that context, and points to much more nuanced conclusions. It shows that on occasion, Putin has used quotations to reinforce what might be considered relatively illiberal points, but more often he done so to reinforce moderately liberal rhetoric. Overall, Putinâs use of quotations would suggest that Putin positions himself as a relatively moderate conservative not as an extremist of the sort claimed by the Kremlinologists.
| All Time | Past 365 days | Past 30 Days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abstract Views | 1504 | 206 | 16 |
| Full Text Views | 297 | 7 | 0 |
| PDF Views & Downloads | 160 | 22 | 1 |