episciences.org_14683_2026051822191228920260518221912289episciences.orgraphael.tournoy+crossrefapi@ccsd.cnrs.frepisciences.orgSociétés plurielles2557-995911062024Social sciences between...ArticlesJulesFediuninUniversity of Oslohttps://ror.org/01xtthb56UiOCentre de recherches Europes-EurasieThis article examines the idea of the civic nation, known as rossiiskii project, and its intellectual roots in post-Soviet Russia. After exploring the intertwined careers of its leading theorists and promoters, the article analyzes the ways in which social science expertise has been deliberately placed at the service of a political cause, i.e., Russian nation-building. Finally, the article shows the lack of consensus around this project, as well as the reluctance of the Putin regime to impose it.L’article interroge le concept de nation civique, appelée nation russienne (rossijskaâ naciâ), et ses ressorts intellectuels dans la Russie postsoviétique. Après une étude des carrières croisées des principaux théoriciens et promoteurs de ce concept, l’article analyse les façons dont l’expertise en sciences sociales a été délibérément mise au service d’une cause politique : la construction nationale. Sont enfin démontrées l’absence de consensus autour de ce projet et l’hésitation du régime de Poutine à l’imposer.110620241106202414683https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0https://hal.science/hal-04760635v110.46298/societes-plurielles.2024.14683http://societes-plurielles.episciences.org/14683https://hal.science/hal-04760635v1/documenthttps://hal.science/hal-04760635v1/document