Alexander Dugin is the most well-known philosopher in Russia. New to my Texts in Philosophy page, for use in my courses, is this translation of Dugin’s 1997 article “Fascism—Borderless and Red”. His influence upon Vladimir Putin and Putin’s inner circle is real but its degree is debated by experts on current Russian politics.
Dugin was founder of the National Bolshevik Party in the 1990s. The image at right is of his party’s protesters in action in 1995. It says much.
For Dugin’s own words, read the following 1,600-word article:
Alexander Dugin, “Fascism—Borderless and Red” (1997).
My quick summary: Dugin’s ideas are straight out of 1920s Italy and Germany and transplanted to 2020s Russia, and Dugin would like to be for Putin what Nietzsche was for Mussolini and Hitler. Related: Nietzsche and the Nazis:
Your article by Dugin is only partially there, it ends at the bottom of the page in the middle of a sentence, without an option to go to the next page no matter which of the places you list it.
Hi Susan: The linked PDF comes through fully at this end. Not sure where you’re running into difficulty, but thanks for alerting.