Theme: Imperialism
How Russia's behaviour since 1991 has been influenced by imperialist ambitions. The Russian motto "Orthodoxy, Autocracy, and Nationality", Emperor Nicholas I's official ideology. - Orthodoxy—Orthodox Christianity and protection of the Russian Orthodox Church. - Autocracy—unconditional loyalty to the House of Romanov in return for paternalist protection for all social estates. - Nationality (Narodnost, has been also translated as national spirit)—recognition of the state-founding role on Russian nationality. Also, Third Rome - messianic view of Russia's rightful role in the world.
Events
- Aug. 5, 1990 Yeltsin urges Soviet Republics to "Take as much sovereignty as you can swallow"
- Aug. 19, 1991 KGB Hardliners attempt coup in Russia, Gorbachev taken prisoner
- Aug. 24, 1991 Ukraine declares Independence
- Sept. 6, 1991 Chechnya declares Independence
- Dec. 8, 1991 Belovezha Accords - USSR dissolved
- Dec. 12, 1991 Russian Soviet declares Russia an independent state
- Dec. 25, 1991 Gorbachev Resigns
- Oct. 4, 1993 Yeltsin orders tanks to shell the Moscow White House
- Dec. 11, 1994 Russian invades Grozny starting 1st Chechen War
- April 21, 1996 Dzhokhar Dudayev, Chechen President, assassinated whilst talking to Konstantin …
- Aug. 22, 1996 1st Chechen War ends with Khasavyurt Accord
- July 16, 1998 Chechen government outlaws Wahhabism
- July 25, 1998 Russia adopts new anti-terrorism law permitting the Army to operate within Russ…
- Aug. 7, 1999 Wahhabist militia invade Dagestan from Chechnya, allegedly with connivance of B…
- Aug. 25, 1999 Russian begins limited airstrikes inside Chechnya
- Sept. 12, 1999 Wahhabist insurgents forces pushed out of Dagestan
- Oct. 1, 1999 Putin announces land invasion of Chechnya
- Feb. 10, 2007 Vladimir Putin’s Munich speech - statement of bullish foreign policy
- Aug. 1, 2008 Russian invades Georgia
- Feb. 20, 2014 Russia annexes Crimea
- Sept. 15, 2015 Russia begins military ops in Syria
- Feb. 24, 2022 Russia invades Ukraine