P o . Wik o We ne (AMU, Poznan)
The Con luence o His o ical Re isionism, Poli ical
Radicalism, and Mili a ism in Con empo a y
Russian-Impe ial Cul u e: A Time-Sensi i e
Ne wo k Pe spec i e
1. Resea ch p oblem & con ex
Analyse how his o ical e isionism, poli ical
adicalism, and mili a ism in e sec in Pu in’s neo-
impe ial cul u e.
Show ha his is no a pu ely “in e nal Russian”
phenomenon bu a hub in a global adical- igh
ecosys em.
2. Theo e ical backg ound &
p e ious wo k
●Build on he ea lie pape (We ne –Die iabin–
Vo chuk) mapping ne wo ks o people,
o ganisa ions, media and s a es.
●S a ing claim: Russian poli ical adicalism is
la gely a Russianised adap a ion o Wes e n a -
igh and Ch is ian Righ ideas, no an isola ed
in en ion.
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3. New con ibu ion o his s udy
Ex end he analysis o s a e-le el ne wo ks (s a e- o-
s a e SNA).
In oduce a ime-sensi i e app oach wi h ou pe iods:
●1945–1991
●1991–2014
●2014–2022
●A e 2022 (p elimina y esul s)
Main ques ion: How does Russia’s s uc u al posi ion
in his ne wo k e ol e ac oss hese pe iods?
4. Da a & me hod
●Co pus o ~145 schola ly and jou nalis ic sou ces → manually coded
in luence ela ions (Au h: An oni Die iabin, supe ised by Wik o We ne )
●Agg ega ion o s a e o o igin → s a e o in luence.
●Di ec ed g aphs o each pe iod.
●Me ics:
1) densi y, ecip oci y, deg ee asso a i i y,
2) node-le el cen ali ies (s eng h, be weenness, closeness, combined
cen ali y sco e),
3) sha e o edges in ol ing Russia (by coun and weigh ),
4) s eng h concen a ion (max / mean).
5. Key esul s:
●1945–1991: mul ipola , ela i ely dense ne wo k; Russia/USSR
impo an bu no dominan ; mode a e cen alisa ion.
●1991–2014: expansion + Russia as a supe -hub; high ecip oci y,
in ensi e exchange; o e 60% o o al edge weigh in ol es
Russia.
●2014–2022: ne wo k becomes spa se , hub–pe iphe y pa e n
s eng hens; abou hal o all ies in ol e Russia → s abilised
dominance.
●A e 2022: small, na ow co e; low ecip oci y, nea ly 70% o o al
edge weigh in ol es Russia; Russia as p ima y b oadcas e , no a
symme ic pa ne .
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