Bulletin n. 2/2011 | ||
October 2011 | ||
Elena Kolocharova |
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The Sociological Dimension of Political Identity | ||
in Sociological Research , Vol. 50, n°3 , 2011 , 39-55 | ||
Research data suggest that at the present stage Russians' political identity is not based on any commitment to specific political principles, values, goals, or programs, but on an undifferentiated sense of belonging to a state political whole, or on a personified sympathy for the single figure of the political leader as representative of Russia as a whole. Likewise, citizenship is seen as a passive role, with decisions being left to national leaders. | ||