There is no harm to be in any club. [71] In August 2014, Dugin called for a "genocide" of Ukrainians. Alexander Dugin’s Eurasianist ideology has influenced a whole generation of Russian conservatives and radicals and provided the intellectual basis for invading Ukraine. Russia has declared its relations with China more strategic, and any country wanted to harm China, Russia feels its obligation to cut ties with them. Opening the conference, “We are the multinational people of the Russian Federation: unity in diversity,” the chairman of the Public Chamber’s Commission and member of the Presidential Council for Interethnic Relations, Vladimir Zorin, described the period when the Constitution was adopted as very difficult and characterized by an active development of new concepts and approaches pertaining to interethnic relations. "Soon, probably, there would already be the seventh one as well. Dugin is known for his intellectual fascination with Heidegger and Julius Evola, especially he has revered Evola for being a true traditionalist in Europe who rejected the decadent concepts like liberalism and pacifism. Promising to wink at up to 10 thousand victims among the peaceful population of Ukraine and actually demanding the victims, the United States led to this war. The sheer vacuum created in the ideological realm of Russia after it deviated from Communist ideology in the backdrop of Perestroika became a prime factor in Russia’s melancholy during its time of troubles in the ’90s. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. This is the same American riffraff. The rise of the lesser-known kooky character named “Alexander Dugin” was mainly bolstered by this socio-political and economic discontents of Russia in the ’90s. [60] On 31 March 2014, Oleg Bahtiyarov, a member of the Eurasia Youth Union of Russia founded by Dugin, was arrested. Russian interests and Indian interests were in a direct collision. Of course, neither of these symptoms suggests that the overall relationship is going down the drain. Dugin’s penchant for mysticism, traditionalism and more importantly his antipathy for the US-led liberal order made him the guru of the neo-right-wing brigade in Russia. He adds: "We want patriotic radio, TV, patriotic experts, patriotic clubs. Russia and India (as well as the EU and many other international actors) are going to lose a lot if they have to take sides in this forthcoming US-China rivalry. And if we have them sitting idly and doing nasty things on Dozhd, Europe is indeed dominated and ruled by the fifth column in full swing. However, the ideological anarchy that existed in Yeltsin era in Russia was followed by his hobnobbing with the Western liberal democracy which eventually resulted in utter failure. This is not just a declaration. In geopolitics, Russia, China, Pakistan, Iran, and Turkey are emerging a block, where India is the adversary to all of them. [93] Dugin also developed links with far-right and far-left political parties in the European Union, including Syriza in Greece, Ataka in Bulgaria, the Freedom Party of Austria, and Front National in France, to influence EU policy on Ukraine and Russia. "[29], Dugin soon began publishing his own journal entitled Elementy, which initially began by praising Franco-Belgian Jean-François Thiriart, belatedly a supporter of a "Euro-Soviet empire which would stretch from Dublin to Vladivostok and would also need to expand to the south, since it require(s) a port on the Indian Ocean. "[70] During the 2014 pro-Russian conflict in Ukraine, Dugin was in regular contact with pro-Russian separatist insurgents. Neither Moscow nor New Delhi have capacities to change the trajectory of the international system unilaterally or even in a consorted effort. [15] In 1979, Aleksandr entered the Moscow Aviation Institute, but did not graduate, and had to undertake a correspondence course at a different college. [74] According to Vincent Jauvert, Dugin's radical ideology today became the basis for the internal and foreign policy of the Russian authorities. They all amount to the same thing: a scheme for uniting all the global enemies of liberalism under Russian leadership and displacing the current liberal dispensation with something virulently anti-liberal and anti-modern or pre-modern. Our main goal is to further improve the mechanisms for strengthening the civic unity of the Russian nation, preserve and develop ethno-cultural and linguistic diversity, popularize the spiritual and moral values ​​of the peoples of Russia in accordance with the amendments to the Constitution,” Smirnova noted. Author: Alexander Dugin Translator: Jafe Arnold Written in October 2020, previously unpublished. Eurasianism, a sulphurous combination of ideas drawn from metaphysics, symbolism, esoterism and … His obsession on annexing Russia dates back to Georgian invasion and Dugin was known to travel to disputed South Ossetia to encourage the separatist movement there. Instead, he should have tried to make it European”, Dugin affirmed that Eurasianism would not be an imperial force. They also mentioned equality of all people before the law, justice, equal opportunities for education and work, as well as the right for paid vacations among the goals that need to be achieved to maintain unity. Aleksandr Dugin. If this trend continues into the mid-term future, the two friendly countries might ultimately find themselves in the opposite geopolitical and economic blocks, and the Eurasian space will split into two pieces. In 2020, for the first time in 20 years, Moscow and New Delhi failed to conduct their regular annual summit meeting. 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Taking Moscow as an idea standing for the Orthodox creed based on Filofi’s 16th century “Third Rome Doctrine “, the alternative suggested by Alexander Dugin invokes the Eurasian nations to drift away from the Atlaantists led by the US and its market civilization. Gradually, India convinced US-Administration and developed close relations. Why Aleksandr Dugin’s “Neo-Eurasianism” Is not Eurasianist. [38][39][42] In this regard, he was the organizer and the first leader of the National Bolshevik Party from 1993 to 1998 (along Eduard Limonov) and, subsequently, of the National Bolshevik Front and of the Eurasia Party, which then became a non-governmental association. Dugin’s publication of his major work in 1997 called The Foundation of Geopolitics “sprang out of Mackinder’s idea and this work created a heavy brainstorm in Russian intelligentsia that paved the path for Dugin to become the new prophet for Russian right-wing ideology. [76] In 2007, the Security Service of Ukraine identified persons of the Eurasian Youth Union who committed vandalism on Hoverla in 2007: they climbed up the mountain of Hoverla, imitated sawing down the details of the construction in the form of the small coat of arms of Ukraine by tools brought with them and painted the emblem of the Eurasian Youth Union on the memorial symbol of the Constitution of Ukraine. The significance of the recent changes to the Russian Constitution, and topical issues of interethnic relations were the centerpiece of an online international conference held at the Moscow headquarters of the Public Chamber of Russia. The overall trends in global politics also call for a thoughtful reassessment of the Russian-Indian partnership. [109] The petition was started after Dugin's interview in which he said in relation to pro-Russian activists burned in a building in Odessa on May 2, 2014: ("But what we see on May 2nd is beyond any limits. Aleksandr Gelyevich Dugin, the man behind “Duginism,” is a Russian political strategist with ties to some of the most powerful people in Russia; various oligarchs, billionaires, Kremlinites, military men, and even Putin himself. The future of Eurasia at the end of the day depends largely on the future of the China-India relationship. Eurasianism and Russia: How Putin is Playing Dugin’s Playbook Its anyone’s guess how much of this fascist propaganda is being taken seriously by Putin and … However, Russian citizens differ in their perception of national identity. Putin is everywhere, Putin is everything, Putin is absolute, and Putin is indispensable" – was voted number two in flattery by readers of Kommersant. Eurasianism has a long history stretching back to the 1920’s Russian émigré community, where many of its ideas were formed. In his 2014 interview published by Vzglyad and Komsomolskaya Pravda, he says, "A huge struggle is being conducted. However, the actual percentage of such attitudes is higher and varies depending on the situation in the region, with 78-80 percent of those polled saying that they do not experience any negativity. Any empire needs some kind of “internationalist” discourse. ", "Did philosopher Alexander Dugin, aka "Putin's brain," shape the 2016 election? [86] On 16 July 2014, Novaya Gazeta provided a videotape of its correspondent Eugen Feldman walking along the main square in Sloviansk, asking local old women if they had heard of the murder of the child. The United States raised neo-Nazis Russophobes to the power for the purpose of this war. Dugin was born on January 7th, 1962 in Moscow. During the 2014 Russian military intervention in Ukraine, Dugin said that all the Russian sixth column stood up staunchly for Ukrainian oligarch Rinat Akhmetov. Dugin's expanding set of Internet sites became an ideological empire of a virtual society. It was Russian who made it possible that India joined SCO. "The fifth column" is understandable. MOSCOW—The Russian political philosopher Alexander Dugin is banned from traveling to the United States because his calls for violence helped … The state safeguards the cultural identity of all peoples and ethnic communities, guarantees the preservation of the country’s ethno-cultural and linguistic diversity. [9], Dugin published Foundations of Geopolitics in 1997; this work has been used as a textbook in the Academy of the General Staff of the Russian military, and alarms political scientists in the US,[27] sometimes referenced by them as "Russia's Manifest Destiny". The United States carried out the coup d'état during the maidan for the purpose of this war. (23–29 June). 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The incident gave the NBP publicity for a boycott campaign they were organizing against Western goods. Alexander Dugin on Eurasianism, the Geopolitics of Land and Sea, and a Russian Theory of Multipolarity IR has long been regarded as an Anglo-American social science. [66], Dugin supports Putin and his foreign policies but has opposed the Russian government's economic policies. Alexander Dugin about his book "Eurasian Mission: An Introduction to Neo-Eurasianism". Of course. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. The subtitle is Introduction to Neo-Eurasianism, and here were a few of my takeaway points:. Thus, the people’s right to self-determination is clearly interpreted as self-determination within Russia. Dugin!" "[87] In the end of October 2014, Dugin advised the separatists to establish dictatorship in Novorossiya until they win in the confrontation. In turn, the concept of “consent” is directly related to Russian identity. Russia is attempting to integrate the post-Soviet space ..."[82] As Israeli political scientist Vyacheslav Likhachov states, "If one seriously takes the fact that such a person as Alexander Dugin is the ideologist of the imperial dash for the West, then one can establish that Russia is not going to stop as far as the Atlantic Ocean. Russian helped India in many aspects, including market access, economic assistance, technology transfer, and defense cooperation. Dugin Eurasianism 217 nationalist-minded people in Yeltsin's elite also provided the hope that the worst indulgences of destructive Western liberalism had been left behind. In particular, his harsh remarks on Eastern Ukraine got the world attention as legitimized Russia’s military intervention there and called it “Russian Spring “. How to strengthen the unity of the people of Russia? First of all, we are talking about the observance of a citizen’s constitutional rights. Maybe, Kudrin and maybe, Medvedev ..."[105], According to Dugin, the whole Internet should be banned: "I think that Internet as such, as a phenomenon is worth prohibiting because it gives nobody anything good. This common civilizational impulse will be the basis of a political and strategic union. Without this, it is impossible to implement either economic or cultural plans. India needs to make its mind-set, either to be sincere in SCO, BRICS, relations with Russia and China, etc., and declare its straightforward policy. [63] The NBF joined forces with the National Salvation Front (a broad coalition of Russian communists and nationalists). The 1991 breakup of the Soviet Union, then one of the world’s two superpowers, brought about a flurry of serious problems, many of ethno-political nature, which rippled out into the outside world. [26] He helped to write the political program for the newly refounded Communist Party of the Russian Federation under the leadership of Gennady Zyuganov. Dugin’s newest publication “Putin Vs Putin” is a sentimental plea to the Russian president to change his stances. Whereas Russian interests are opposite, it cooperates with China, supports China, and maintains peace and security in the region and globally. Alexander’s Dugin’s Neo Eurasianism in Putin’s Russia. Still, there should be no room for complacency from either side in the bilateral relationship. In fact, there is no plausible evidence to show a direct link between Putin and Dugin, but the palpable ideological similarities shown by both of them regarding specific issues denote that Dugin has left some influence over Vladimir Putin’s mind. Dugin also collaborated with the weekly journal Den (The Day), previously directed by Alexander Prokhanov. [65] This led to the party moving further left in Russia's political spectrum, and lead to members of the party denouncing Dugin and his group as fascists. Over time, Moscow and New Delhi will find it more challenging to maintain their bilateral cooperation even at the current levels, not to mention it is further deepening and broadening. Moscow could offer India and Beijing new opportunities for trilateral development projects in the Arctic region, in Central Asia or even in the Russian Far East. The world moves, albeit slowly and reluctantly, to a new geopolitical and geoeconomic bipolarity. [89] Around the same time he also met the Belgian Jean-François Thiriart and Yves Lacoste. ", "The Invisible Empire: Introduction to Alexander Dugin's "Foundations of Geopolitics", pt. Especially Russian president flare for reviving the traditional Russian family values and his ardour on Orthodoxy are rooted in Dugin’s ideas. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. Indian role in Asia-Pacific Alliance and the US, Australia, and Japan is evident that Indian interests have aligned with America entirely. The history of productive cooperation between Moscow and New Delhi is too long to be seriously challenged by a few economic or geopolitical nuisances. Pessimism and alarmism are not a rare phenomenon among intellectuals and experts in any country, Russia included. Some experts believe that it is immoral for India to be part of an “anti-China group” even when the border dispute between India and China continues, and Russia is playing a mediating role. Kill them, kill them, kill them. "[98][99] He sees the US embassy as the center for funding and guiding the fifth column and asserts, "We know that the fifth column receives money and instructions from the American embassy. Neither did it provide the right or the procedure for their exit from the Federation Putin. 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