Russia: Vladimir Putin Ignites a Pre-Election Debate on Nationalism  · Global Voices
Alexey Sidorenko

Following Vladimir Putin's article [ru] on ‘nationality question,’ Dmitry Rogozin, vice-premier and former leader of semi-nationalist party “Rodina,” had published [ru] an op-ed in which he calls nationalists who participate in post-election protests to join pro-government ranks. Oleg Kashin, Kommersant reporter, analyses [ru] it as a scary perspective for non-Russians who considered Putin a some sort of defence from radical nationalists. Publicpost.ru, multiblog, summarizes [ru] nationalists’ opinions despising both Putin and Rogozin for forgetting about ethnic Russians.