
Fake Russia
Investigations into Moscow's Imitations of Greatness and Power
Galyna Zelenko(Editor)
ibidem (Publisher)
Published on 30. November 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
246 pages
978-3-8382-1997-4 (ISBN)
Description
Drawing on both international and Russian sources, expert analyses, and empirical data, this essay collection examines the real state of political, economic and social affairs in Russia. It explores the nature of the political regime, the rhetoric of Russian state propaganda, and delves into existing and potential socio-political divisions. The contributors also scrutinize ethno-national dynamics within the pseudo-federation, Russia's "claims" on Ukraine, and the concept of "World Order Z." This "new world order", which Russia attempts to establish through what it calls a "special military operation" against Ukraine, is analyzed as a tool for constructing an international system on Russian terms.
Reviews / Votes
"The authors of this volume seek to find out whether Russia is really the 'great Russia' that scares the whole world, and what really stands behind its desire to 'solve the Ukrainian question'." -Dmytro Shevchuk, Vice-Rector, National University of Ostroh AcademyMore details
Series
Edition
Paperback original
Language
English
Place of publication
Hannover
Germany
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 148 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
324 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-8382-1997-4 (9783838219974)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions

E-Book
01/2026
1st Edition
ibidem
€18.99
Available for download
Persons
Editor
Prof. Galyna Zelenko is Head of the Department of Political Institutions and Processes at the Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (NANU), in Kyiv. She is a member of the Board of the International Political Science Association, NANU's Commission on European Integration and the Ukrainian Ministry of Education and Science Expert Group on Evaluating Social Science Institutions. Zelenko is author of more than 200 research papers as well as two monographs, and editor of 36 collective volumes.
Contributions
Series Editor
Andreas Umland, M.Phil. (Oxford), Dr.Phil. (FU Berlin), Ph.D. (Cambridge), Research Fellow at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs in Stockholm, Senior Expert at the Ukrainian Institute for the Future in Kyiv, and Associate Professor at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.
ISNI: 0000 0001 1662 6604
ISNI: 0000 0001 1662 6604