ESCHATOLOGICAL AND SECULAR TIME IN POLITICS: RUSSIA, THE WEST, AND CHRONOPOLITICAL INCOMMENSURABILITY
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https://doi.org/10.55877/cc.vol34.740Keywords:
temporal plurality, clash of times, chronopolitical understanding, Messianic temporalitiesAbstract
The conflict between Russia and the West is not only a clash of interests or values but a clash of times. Western diplomacy privileges secular-linear temporality, while Russia gives preference to eschatological continuity. Unless this chronopolitical incommensurability is recognized, diplomatic engagement will continue to falter.
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