“Christian Stalin” – The Paradox of Contemporary Georgian Politics

dc.contributor"European Union (EU)" and "Horizon 2020"
dc.contributor.authorKakabadze, Shota
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-17T08:47:47Z
dc.date.available2018-04-17T08:47:47Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractThe following study sets as the starting point of analysis the paradox which one can observe in contemporary Georgian public space. Religious discourse refers to Stalin as a believer and even talks of his contribution to the revival of Christianity in the Soviet Union, despite the vast historical evidence suggesting otherwise. A considerable part of the Georgian population expresses respect or sympathy towards this historical figure. In this research, it is argued that explanations stemming from memory politics, nationalism or from the attempts of turning the image of Stalin into a commodity, fail to substantially address the puzzle and shed light on the phenomenon. Hence, the following study proposes a chain of signification developed within the discourse theory as a theoretical and methodological tool for looking at these developments. The discourse on national identity with Orthodox Christianity as a nodal point explains the possibility of such an image, religious Stalin, coming into existence.et
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10062/59738
dc.language.isoenget
dc.publisherUniversity of Tartu Presset
dc.relationinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/691818///UPTAKEet
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesset
dc.subjectStalinet
dc.subjectGeorgiaet
dc.subjectNational Identityet
dc.subjectDiscourse Theoryet
dc.subjectOrthodox Christianityet
dc.subjectGruusiaet
dc.subjectrahvuslik identiteetet
dc.subjectdiskursuse teooriaet
dc.subjectõigeusket
dc.title“Christian Stalin” – The Paradox of Contemporary Georgian Politicset
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/workingPaperet

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