Vadim Shtepa
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Self-determination
Vadim Shtepa | |
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| Вадим Штепа | |
 Shtepa in 2013 | |
| Born | 5 August 1970 |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University |
| Philosophical work | |
| Language | Russian, Estonian |
| Main interests | Separatism in Russia and the Soviet Union Self-determination |
| Notable ideas | Regionalism and separatism in modern Russia Non-ethnic separatism Glocalization |
| Website | https://region.expert |
Vadim Vladimirovich Shtepa (Russian: Вади́м Влади́мирович Ште́па, Estonian: Vadim Vladimirovitš Štepa) (born 5 August 1970) is a Russian philosopher, publicist, poet and analyst of Russian regions. Since 2015, he lives in Estonia, where he publishes analytical articles on Russian regions and politics.[1]
Vadim Shtepa was born in Petrozavodsk, Karelia on 5 August 1970. He spent his childhood in Crimea, Krasnoyarsk Krai, and the Arctic. Graduated from the Faculty of Journalism of Moscow State University. Vadim Shtepa was forced to leave Russia in 2015 after threats of arrest and repression because his comments on the Russian social media platform Vkontake were considered "extremist" by the government of the Republic of Karelia.[2]
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