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COLOR REVOLUTIONS AS A THREAT TO SECURITY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. THE ANALYSIS OF RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE
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COLOR REVOLUTIONS AS A THREAT TO SECURITY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. THE ANALYSIS OF RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE

Authors

  • Mirosław Minkina Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities Faculty of Social Sciences https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2391-314X
  • Malina Kaszuba Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities Faculty of Social Sciences https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1090-8330

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12775/TIS.2021.006

Keywords

color revolutions, national security, Post-Soviet states, Russia

Abstract

The article attempts to analyze and assess Russian perspectives of color revolutions as a threat to national security. Then the article focuses on the discussion of Russian concepts for countering color revolutions. The authors formulated the main research problem as the following question: What are the social movements, known as color revolutions, for the Russian Federation?; and formulates the following hypothesis: Color revolutions are recognized by the Russian authorities as social engineering inspired by the West, the aim of which is to overthrow the constitutional order of Russia and the states of the post-Soviet space to draw them into the sphere of influence of Euro-Atlantic structures. Color revolutions are considered a serious threat to national security by the Russian ruling elites. The first reason is the fear that the Russians, following the successful revolutions within the post-Soviet area, will themselves want to change the political system. The second is the loss of Russian influence in the countries of the former USSR. Color revolutions in the post-Soviet area have usually resulted in the emergence of pro-Western governments reluctant to Moscow. This, in turn, prevents the Russian ruling elites from rebuilding the empire.

Author Biographies

Mirosław Minkina, Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities Faculty of Social Sciences

Mirosław Minkina is a retired Colonel and former employee of the Ministry of National Defense and Polish Permanent Delegation to NATO, dealing with foreign affairs and intelligence. He is a Professor, Rector of Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, and the head of the research team at the Institute of Security Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences. He has authored over 60 scientific articles published in national and international journals and monographs devoted to the issues of security, for example, ‘Russian Federation Intelligence’ [in Polish], ‘The Art of the Intelligence in the Contemporary State’ [in Polish], ‘FSB: Kremlin’s Guard’ [in Polish], ‘Russia-West: A Fight for Influence’ [in Polish]. He is the co-author of analytical research in the Ministry of National Defense, as well as a manual for defense standardization. The author’s research interests focus on international security, especially the Russian special services and the security and defense policies of the Russian Federation.

Malina Kaszuba, Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities Faculty of Social Sciences

Malina Kaszuba is Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities in Poland; in years 2018-2020 Deputy Director of the Institute of Security Studies, at the same university. She obtained the degree of Ph.D. in military sciences with a specialization in international security at the National Security Department of the National Defence Academy (Poland). In 2019 she became assoc. professor of social sciences. The author of the articles devoted to the security policy of the Russian Federation, implications of contemporary international conflicts for the Atlantic Alliance and the European Union and international security research methodology. She participated in research projects carried out in the National Defence Academy and Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities.

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MINKINA, Mirosław & KASZUBA, Malina. COLOR REVOLUTIONS AS A THREAT TO SECURITY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. THE ANALYSIS OF RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE. Torun International Studies [online]. 30 September 2021, T. 1, nr 14, s. 77–92. [accessed 27.3.2023]. DOI 10.12775/TIS.2021.006.
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