tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19791491.post114977517588154299..comments2023-09-28T15:43:24.855+02:00Comments on Vilhelm Konnander's weblog: Russia: Putin's Power Purge?Vilhelm Konnanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09167606906861836286noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19791491.post-1151535768688212202006-06-29T01:02:00.000+02:002006-06-29T01:02:00.000+02:00Dear Cyrill,Parallels with feudalism is one way of...Dear Cyrill,<BR/><BR/>Parallels with feudalism is one way of analysing Russia, as is actually the case when some researchers look at other European states as well. I would say this is a rather good approach. I use to say that "Russia was postmodern long before it became modern." The feudal approach is often regarded as postmodern. Then, of course there is considering horisontal structures in addition to vertical when studying a society.<BR/><BR/>Yours,<BR/><BR/>VilhelmVilhelm Konnanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04506899921990227704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19791491.post-1151448752223648312006-06-28T00:52:00.000+02:002006-06-28T00:52:00.000+02:00I would further suggest that any analyses of conte...I would further suggest that any analyses of contemporary Russia, its internal politics, power struggle, populism, raising nationalism and even some aspects of its foreign policy must be considered within the context of a feudal state, characterized by state control of means of production via “Political-Nomenklatura Formations”, where a king is constantly shuffling his vassals in order to prevent each and any of them from becoming too strong.<BR/><A HREF="http://cyrillvatomsky.com/enwo/index.cfm/2006/6/27/More-on-Putin-Purges--War-on-Corruption-I-dont-think-so" REL="nofollow">more here</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com