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A Picture of Russian Patriotism
![undefined and Senior Eurasia Analyst](https://www.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/profiles/photos/Lauren-Goodrich.jpg)
Mar 22, 2016 | 08:00 GMT
![Moscow's success in Syria and Ukraine is a matter of debate for some, but not for the Russian people. Today's nationalism taps into their deeper identity -- their sense of moral virtue, their survival instinct and their belief in Russia as a global power.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/2x1_full/public/russia-nationalism.jpg?itok=s12y1_Ft)
Pro-Kremlin activists hold national flags during a rally in support of ethnic Russians in Ukraine. Today's nationalism taps into their deeper identity -- their sense of moral virtue, their survival instinct and their belief in Russia as a global power.
(DMITRY SEREBRYAKOV/AFP/Getty Images)
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