Russian Exceptionalism between East and West

Dr. Kevork Oskanian is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham, UK. He has previously taught at the LSE and at the University of Westminster, and has published extensively on the politics of Eurasia. His current research interests also include post-liberal approaches to International Society and the state.

• 1 Introduction.- 2 Conceptualising an Empire In Between.- 3 Hybrid Exceptionalism under the Romanovs.- 4 the Soviet Union as a Hybrid Civilising Project.- 5 Hybrid Exceptionalism in Contemporary Russia.- 6 Looking East, Looking West.- 7 Conclusion  - Beyond the Empire’s Shadow.