@article{bibcite_23362,
  keywords = {Anglo-Saxons, Central Asia, collective West, fascist, fifth column, foreign agent, foreign policy, ideologeme, Nazis, propaganda, Russia, Ukraine},
  author = {Graeme Herd},
  title = {The Atlanticist Anglo-Saxon Reich and All That: How Russia Understands Strategic Confrontation},
  abstract = {<p>Utilizing the British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring (BBCM) service to track and analyze the use of the term {\textquotedblleft}Anglo-Saxons{\textquotedblright} by Russian officials, media representatives, state policy documents, as well as wider advocates of Russia{\textquoteright}s narrative, this article surveys how Putin{\textquoteright}s regime references it. The term{\textquoteright}s meanings are open-ended, dynamic, and evolving, and its applications tend to be context-sensitive. {\textquotedblleft}Anglo-Saxons{\textquotedblright} functions as an epithet, trope, synonym, metaphor, and analogy in contemporary Russian discourse during Putin{\textquoteright}s fifth term. It represents a {\textquotedblleft}collective West{\textquotedblright} perceived as intent on destabilizing Russia. The supposed threat of {\textquotedblleft}Anglo-Saxons{\textquotedblright} is used to justify political choices, legitimize internal order, characterize Russia{\textquoteright}s alternative geopolitical identity, and outline its vision of a preferred global order. Following a genealogy of the term, tracing its evolving meanings through the medieval, early modern, and modern periods, the article identifies three core ways in which official discourse deploys the {\textquotedblleft}Anglo-Saxon{\textquotedblright} concept: 1) {\textquotedblleft}Anglo-Saxon Atlanticists{\textquotedblright} and the {\textquotedblleft}collective West{\textquotedblright}; 2) the {\textquotedblleft}Anglo-Saxon Reich{\textquotedblright} {\textendash} portraying the {\textquotedblleft}fascist Anglo-Saxons elite{\textquotedblright} and {\textquotedblleft}Ordinary Nazis{\textquotedblright}; and 3) {\textquotedblleft}Anglo-Saxons{\textquotedblright} as {\textquotedblleft}Fifth Column{\textquotedblright} and {\textquotedblleft}Foreign Agent.{\textquotedblright} Finally, the article concludes by exploring the trajectory of {\textquotedblleft}Anglo-Saxon{\textquotedblright} usage and reflecting on its efficacy in legitimizing current Russian policies and strategies.</p>
},
  year = {2024},
  journal = {Connections: The Quarterly Journal},
  volume = {23},
  chapter = {46},
  pages = {46-71},
  month = {2024},
  doi = {https://doi.org/10.11610/Connections.23.2.04},
  language = {eng},
}