Karbainov N.I. The ideology of 1552 in post-Soviet Tatarstan: the version of elites and mass representations. Power and Elites

Abstract

One of the most important ideologies of national history, constructed by the elites of post-Soviet Tatarstan, is the idea lost in 1552 and re-gained in the 1990s. statehood. Therefore, the central date of the national history of the Tatar people is 1552 — the year of the capture of Kazan by the troops of Ivan the Terrible. In the version of the elite, this date is presented as the most tragic page in the history of the Tatar people. According to the results of our sociological research, we can conclude that the ideology of 1552, created by the Tatar elites, is very poorly represented in the historical consciousness of the residents of post-Soviet Tatarstan. Tatar elites have achieved very modest success in promoting their version of national history. According to the results of this project, one can only speak of “partial tatarisation” or the formation of separate “national enclaves”. One of the most important ideologies of national history, constructed by the elites of post-Soviet Tatarstan, is the idea lost in 1552 and regained in the 1990s. statehood. Therefore, the central date of the national history of the Tatar people is 1552 — the year of the capture of Kazan by the troops of Ivan the Terrible. In the version of the elite, this date is presented as the most tragic page in the history of the Tatar people. According to the results of our sociological research, we can conclude that the ideology of1552, created by the Tatar elites, is very poorly represented in the historical consciousness of the residents of post-Soviet Tatarstan. Tatar elites have achieved very modest success in promoting their version of national history. According to the results of this project, one can only speak of “partial tatarisation” or the formation of separate “national enclaves”.

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