Alexander dugin on eurasianism, the geopolitics of land and. Dugin often simply copies, freely paraphrases and boldly. Jun 25, 2019 aleksandar dugin osnove geopolitike pdf all about osnovi geopolitike ii. Logos has expired and we all will be buried under its ruins unless we make an appeal to. Aleksandr dugins neoeurasianism 701 the disappointment resulted in the rupture of relations with dugin, who nonetheless continued to list grece as a eurasian mission to france. Pdf on mar 19, 2017, john cody mosbey and others published political theology. Aleksandr dugin is seen at the international conference new horizon in may 2018 in mashhad, iran he has criticized the euroatlantic involvement in the 2004 ukrainian presidential election as a scheme to create a cordon sanitaire around russia, much like the french and british attempt post world war i. It presents a summary of his basic ideas considering the development of a new political theory transcending the old categories of liberalism, marxism and fascism. Pdf alexander dugins neoeurasianism and sacred geography. Since 1967, aleksandr dugin has been involved in what is at first sight a bewil. According from dugin, he believes that russia should found a state that based on their eurasian identity. God of war carl schmitts 5 lessons for russia counterhegemony in the theory of the multipolar world counterinitiation. He cofounded the national bolshevik party in russia. Aleksandr dugin, with his pointed beard and imperialist philosophy, would be dismissed as too overthetop to play a convincing bond villain.
I do not understand why milonov and dugin are not there yet. Dugins eurasia may also include various asian countries and, curiously, even more remote parts of the world outside the euroasiatic landmass, if they only adhere to in dugins. Alexander dugin on eurasianism, the geopolitics of land. Dugins eurasian youth union, founded in the wake of ukraines orange revolution in 2004, promotes an antiwestern, prorussian weltanschauung throughout russia, ukraine until being banned for vandalism. What do people think of foundations of geopolitics by. Alexander diugin putins brain justifies farreaching russian interferene in western democracies, on the basis of a radical neofascist worldviewand his views are being taken very seriously. In addition to appliedtraditionalism, dugin incorporates several key hermeneutical understandings into his neoeurasian construction. Furthermore, the eurasianist foreign policy indoctrinated by aleksandr dugin. In addition to the many books he has authored on political, philosophical, and spiritual topics, he is the leader of the international eurasia movement, which he founded. Join facebook to connect with alexandr dugin and others you may know. Dugin the founder and developer of modern russian geopolitical trend and the theory of neoeurasianism, author of the manual basics of geopolitics and many other books, published in russia as well as abroad, russias leading expert in the sphere of geopolitics. Aleksandr dugin and the fourth political theory find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Retrieved 29 march poroshenko is not capable of winning the upcoming elections, so he arranged a provocation to impose state of emergency and disrupt them.
Aleksandr dugins foundations of geopolitics the europe center. A part of hardline nationalist nbp members, supported by dugin, split off to form the more rightwing, antiliberal, antileft, anti kasparov clarification needed aggressive nationalist organization, national bolshevik front. In the mid1990s, walter laqueur observed, in his survey of worldwide neofascist tendencies after the end of the cold war, that a variety of esoteric cults have their fervent followers on the extreme right, in russia perhaps more than in any other country laqueur, 1996. Alexander dugin, eurasianism, and the american election. May 19, 2019 aleksandar dugin osnove geopolitike pdf all about osnovi geopolitike ii. The fourth political theory is the first book by the famed russian political theorist to appear in the english language. Why aleksandr dugins neoeurasianism is not eurasianist.
This fundamental metaphysical divide, dugin believes, prevents jews from sharing the beliefs of the goyim with respect to the sacred. Aleksandr dugins transformation from a lunatic fringe. One perceptive observer of the russian political scene, francoise thom, noted as far back as. Dec 24, 2016 aleksandr dugin, with his pointed beard and imperialist philosophy, would be dismissed as too overthetop to play a convincing bond villain. In principle, eurasia and our space, the heartland russia, remain the. His current research focuses on the conflict in chechnya, russian politics since 1985, russia and the successor states of the former soviet union, russian nationalism, and the politics of religion in russia. If you are in favour of global liberal hegemony, you are the enemy. The world as envisioned by russian political scientist.
Alexander dugin quotes author of the fourth political theory. The common enemy unites us, while the positive values each of us are defending actually divides us. His rebellion is projected revolution over the earthly and the political action, without pretending in any way to transcend dasein, which is an imperative task for each people. For dugin, logos is replaced by chaos, and the very symbol of chaos magic is the symbol of eurasia. If such a war does not occur, poroshenko will only have worsened his situation. This paper is based on the authors opening remarks at the symposium, religion in russian geo political strategy, held at patrick henry college on february 11, 2017. This theory i believe has its origins in halford mackinders world island concept, whereby whomever controls the eurasian landmass essentially controls the fate of the planet dugins take on it is an entirely russian version of it, but the concept is identical. His current research focuses on the conflict in chechnya, russian politics since 1985, russia and the successor states of the former soviet union. Four years later he founded the eurasian youth union, which is banned in ukraine due to the partys destruction of a ukrainian exhibition documenting the holodomor the genocide of ukrainians by the ussr, 1932 1933.
Two frameworks can help us better understand the socalled god gap in americas. One of the main reasons that he is relevant to any such study is the quasimonopoly he exercises over a certain part of the current russian ideological spectrum. Aleksandr dugin is a russian political philosopher. He relates being, using the terms sein, being in itself, and dasein, being there being present, borrowing heavily from martin heidegger. Mar 24, 2020 aleksandr dugin could alexamdr some help. He has had close ties to the kremlin and russian military. Aleksandar dugin osnove geopolitike pdf all about osnovi geopolitike ii. In 2005, dugin was invited to participate at an inaugural meeting of the british new right group organised by troy southgate, a former. Fourth political theory with the fall communism in russia, which marked a significant ideological crisis around the globe. Russians are quite proud of their countrys size and location, and the notion that they are predisposed to being the worlds. Dugin enters into scene in a modernity which is crumbling but threatens to take to the grave the human essence itself with it. For platonists, according to dugin, democracy is a false doctrine. Aleksandr dugin, a prominent advocate of fascist and. The eurasia party claims support by some military circles and by leaders of the orthodox christian faith in russia, and the party hopes to play a key role in attempts to resolve the chechen problem, with the objective of setting the stage for dugin s dream of a russian strategic alliance with european and middle eastern states, primarily iran.
Aleksandr dugin s foundations of geopolitics, to summarize, represents a harsh and cynical repudiation of the architecture of international relations that was laboriously erected following the carnage of the second world war and the emergence of nuclear weapons. Dugin against dugin is the most detailed critique yet published of the theories of russian political leader and philosopher aleksandr dugin. Aleksandr dugins foundations of geopolitics dunlop, john b. Aleksandr karaman has held a number of leadership posts within the selfproclaimed dpr, including minister for social and labor policy, foreign minister, deputy prime minister, and deputy chairman of the council of ministers. Jun 25, 2019 aleksandr karaman has held a number of leadership posts within the selfproclaimed dpr, including minister for social and labor policy, foreign minister, deputy prime minister, and deputy chairman of the council of ministers. This article on the role of religion in the ultranationalism of alexander dugin originally appeared in the fall 2017 issue of providences print edition. Below in alphabetical order are the works of alexander dugin 1962 available at eurasianist internet archive. Dugin suggests an ongoing strife between the west and eurasia and he depicts the west as atlantis, the maritime power, and eurasia as hyperborea, the land power.
In this talk, duginamong othersdiscusses his theory of a multipolar world, offers a staunch critique of western and liberal ir, and lays out russias unique. Dunlop is a senior fellow at the hoover institution. Aleksandr dugin and the fourth political theory find, read and. The concept of democracy is not neutral and not selfevident democracy today cannot. Aleksandr gelyevich dugin, born 7 january 1962 is a russian political scientist, traditionalist, and one of the most popular ideologists of the creation of a eurasian empire that would be opposed to north atlantic interests. He has close ties to the general staff academy, where his work serves as a textbook. Aleksandr dugin is also a major proponent of the geopolitical idea of eurasianism, and is the founder of russias eurasia party. Political trends in russia center for security studies.
For dugin, all three ideologies either liberalism, fascism or communism was the product of european modernity, which is under severe decline. Ethnicities and peoples represent inestimable wealth and they must be preserved against the logic of a globalized, unipolar world. The leader of party eurasia is dugin alexander geliyevich. The views expressed in this paper are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of patrick henry college or any. Dugin serves as an adviser to state duma speaker and key member of the ruling united russia.
Alexander dugin, the fourth political theory, london. In an extent, the idea of dugin is based on the soviet model with modern elements. Russias geopolitical thinking after the soviet breakup a. Dugin is a historical relativist, every civilization has different principles of development, and we must take great care to understand the principles in each case. Since the rise of vladimir putin to the russian presidency, dugins prominence has increased, and russias official eurasianist orientation has been consolidated. The fourth political theory beyond left and right but. Neoeurasianist ideas in the russian presidential addresses. Religion in russian geopolitical strategy providence. Apr 14, 2017 aleksandr dugin also contemplates being. Eurasian mission, by alexander dugin marginal revolution. The following is an excerpt from chapter 2 of political platonism.
Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. A case study on the recent ukrainian crisis sina k. It was noted that dmitrii ryurikov, a leading adviser to president yeltsin on foreign affairs, and currently the russian ambassador to uzbekistan, had agreed to become a member of eurasia s central council. Critical remarks on some aspects of the doctrine of rene guenon distributed heartland.
Therefore, we must create strategic alliances to overthrow. Whatever is credible should be sourced, and what is not should. Aleksandr dugin s foundations of geopolitics dunlop, john b. The esoteric sources of alexander dugin and the yuzhinsky circle jafe arnold supervisor. Eurasianism and the political evolution to the fourth political theory duration. Org 2 alexander dugin on eurasianism, the geopolitics of land and sea, and a russian theory of multipolarity ir has long been regarded as an angloamerican social science. Apr 08, 2020 in 2001, dugin founded his own eurasia party. San francisco state university, department of international relations, 1600 holloway avenue, san francisco, ca 94609, usa abstract this essay assumes the signi.
His critics call him mysterious, dangerousbut he is no mystery to those who have preserved an instinct for the unity of truth, and can therefore see how his ideas both relate to one another and contradict each other. This map illustrates his geopolitical preferences as he laid out in his 1997 book foundations of geopolitics. In another booklet, the jews and eurasia, written during this same period, dugin explains how it was possible for jews. In studying contemporary russian eurasianismboth as a doctrine and as a political movementone constantly comes across aleksandr dugin. Vladimir putin, the newspaper continued, dugin had become one of the drafters of the concept of national security. Aleksandr dugins transformation from a lunatic fringe figure. In may 2001, he founded a sociopolitical movementcalled eurasia that aims to influence russias political debate from a eurasianist perspective dugin, 2001. Alexander dugin, eurasia, eurasianism, eurasian movement, geopolitics, russia, ussr, postsoviet, prague, czechoslovakia, prague linguistic. Mar 04, 2015 aleksandr dugin is also a major proponent of the geopolitical idea of eurasianism, and is the founder of russias eurasia party. Why aleksandr dugins neoeurasianism is not eurasianist oped. The foundations of aleksandr dugins geopolitics digital. Dugin is useful to the regime to keep a certain faction of eurasian nationalists in line, but i doubt putin or anyone in the elite fsb circles takes any of dugin s ramblings very seriously. May 03, 2019 dugins traditionalist beliefs are the subject of a book length study by j. The kennan institute is committed to improving american expertise and knowledge of russia, ukraine, and the region.
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