![]() But these have now been gained an important addition, a site devoted to the idea of a Urals Republic ( /). ![]() Tracking such trends has been made easier by the editors of the After Empire portal ( /) and by those at the Free Ingria organization site ( ) as well as by regional outlets across the Russian Federation. ![]() Indeed, they give new support for an argument the current author made in December 2016 on the AfterEmpire portal, “Regionalism is the nationalism of the next Russian Revolution,” because regions unlike republics, krays and oblasts will be formed from below rather than imposed from above ( /8/regionalism/).Ĭonsequently, they may constitute a challenge to the Kremlin even at a time when it appears that Vladimir Putin has gelded or worse the leaders of the existing federal subjects, offering the population of various ethnic and religious backgrounds a way forward independent of the hyper-centralized Muscovite empire. This recognition of the power of regionalism and of the power of the narcissism of small differences among peoples that others assume are far more uniform and united is especially significant at a time when the Kremlin is doing what it can to crush the elites of the existing republics and regions.
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