Moscow’s attacks on non-Russian nationalism are unintentionally having the opposite effect than the Kremlin intends by causing those attacked to dig in to defend themselves and prompting others to do the same lest they become victims. While some attacks on non-Russian communities are having the intended result, at least for the time being, far more attacks than usually assumed are having this counter-intuitive effect, prompting Moscow, for now, to adopt ever harsher measures against non-Russian nationalism generally. As repression continues to hurt a broader swath of society, the Kremlin’s problems will only grow worse, prompting some to push for a change in course in the future, a possibility many non-Russians are counting on.
Kremlin Attacks Unwittingly Generate Non-Russian Nationalism – Jamestown
