On the Issue of Symbolic Politics in Modern Moldova (1989–2023)
https://doi.org/10.53658/RW2024-4-3(13)-222-237
Abstract
The article examines the evolution of narratives of symbolic politics in modern Moldova (1989–2023), including among the political “rights”. The analysis of documents and political discourse allowed the author to identify three key narratives: Russia as a threat, European integration as a national idea, the myth of the identity of the Romanian and Moldovan languages (language narrative). Particular attention in the article is paid to the dynamics of political narratives, their coherence. The current policy of Moldova in constructing the Romanian identity among Moldovans, reflecting the interests of ethnic minorities (“unionist Romanians”), provokes social disunity, which is confirmed by the growth in the number of opposition forces and protests, and in recent years – in a decrease in trust in the foreign policy vector of the republic (European integration). However, the nationalist ideological trend, in general, is developing, overcoming “multi-vectorality” and neutrality.
About the Author
V. N. Tabak
Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Vera N. Tabak - DSc.(Hist.). Assistant at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications
49/2, Leningradsky Ave., Moscow, 125167
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Tabak V.N. On the Issue of Symbolic Politics in Modern Moldova (1989–2023). Russia & World: Sc. Dialogue. 2024;(3):222-237. https://doi.org/10.53658/RW2024-4-3(13)-222-237
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