Analysis of Russia’s Expansive Legitimation Strategy in the UN General Assembly Anti-Nazi Resolutions

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Analysis of Russia’s Expansive Legitimation Strategy in the UN General Assembly Anti-Nazi Resolutions All political regimes employ strategies to secure legitimacy, and these strategies are manifested in a more multidimensional manner in authoritarian states. However, legitimization strategies are not confined solely to domestic audiences. There also exist strategies aimed at other states, which are referred to as expansive legitimization strategies. The UN General Assembly’s anti-Nazi resolutions serve as a representative example of such strategies. This study demonstrates that when a dominant ideology exists, expansive legitimization strategies are utilized in a supplementary manner, whereas when ideology weakens or is absent, these strategies begin to be employed in a comprehensive and primary way. Furthermore, this study analyzes how Russia’s external legitimization Moon, Seung won Department of Russian and CIS Studies, Graduate School of International and Area Studies Hankuk University of Foreign Studies strategy was restored and reinforced during the transfer of power from Yeltsin to Putin. The anti-Nazi resolutions that had continued since the Cold War period were not submitted during Yeltsin’s presidency but were reintroduced only after the transition of power to Putin. Moreover, compared to Putin’s first and second terms, both the form and content of the anti-Nazi resolutions were significantly expanded during his third and fourth terms. This indicates not only the unique nature of the power transition period but also that external legitimization strategies can intensify even within the same regime.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Chapter 1. Introduction 1
• 1.1 Background and Purpose of the Study 1
• 1.2 Scope and Content of the Study 2
• 1.3 Research Methodology 4
• Chapter 2. Theoretical Background and Analytical Framework 6
• 2.1 Review of Previous Studies 6
• 2.2 Theoretical Discussion 13
• 2.3 Analytical Framework 15
• Chapter 3. The Anti-Nazi Resolutions as an Expansive Legitimation Strategy 18
• 3.1 The Soviet Union’s Anti-Nazi Resolutions 19
• 3.2 The Russia’s Anti-Nazi Resolutions 25
• 3.3 Comparison of the Soviet and Russia’s Anti-Nazi Resolutions 42
• Chapter 4. Changes in Russia’s Anti-Nazi Resolutions at the UN General Assembly 46
• 4.1 The Soviet Period (1967–1988) 46
• 4.2 The Yeltsin Period (1991–1999) 49
• 4.3 Putin’s First and Second Terms and the Medvedev Period (2000–2011) 50
• 4.4 Putin’s Third and Fourth Terms (2012–2024) 57
• Chapter 5. Conclusion 64
• References 66
• Appendix 79