title: Main varieties of Russian nationalism in the post-Soviet period and their relationship to European heritage and contemporariness
abstract: Russian nationalism at the beginning of the 21st century, although partially rooted in an older tradition, has now taken specifically modern shapes because of the new challenges faced by the Russian nation. A classificatory problem not only ensues from the diversity of forms but also the understanding of Russian nationality itself: either as a function of the state and civilisation or as the glorification of an ethnic group. That is why Russian nationalism is currently developing along two very 