Aleksandr Dugin

Aleksandr Dugin is a Russian political philosopher and nationalist who promotes Eurasianism, opposes liberal universalism, and has influenced Russia’s far-right political currents.

Eurasianism: A political and cultural doctrine that treats Eurasia as a distinct civilizational space, often opposed to Western influence. Dugin’s central framework casts Russia as the core of a separate Eurasian civilization.
Russian Eurasianism: A twentieth-century Russian intellectual movement that described Russia as a distinct Eurasian civilization. Dugin revived and transformed this movement’s account of Russia’s place between Europe and Asia.
Ivan Ilyin: A Russian émigré philosopher whose writings defended Christian nationalism and authoritarian state power. Ilyin represents an earlier Russian nationalist tradition that resonates with Dugin’s political themes.
Elements (journal): A Russian political journal founded by Dugin in 1992 that published nationalist and Eurasianist ideas. The journal gave Dugin an early platform for developing and circulating his political program.
Liberalism: A political tradition emphasizing individual rights, constitutional government, and limits on state power. Dugin explicitly positions his Fourth Political Theory against liberalism’s claim to universal validity.
Fourth Political Theory: A political ideology proposed by Dugin as an alternative to liberalism, communism, and fascism. Dugin presents this theory as a new basis for politics beyond liberal modernity.
Russian nationalism: Political movements and ideas that emphasize Russian national identity, sovereignty, or political unity. Dugin’s Eurasianism develops within a broader Russian nationalist landscape.
René Guénon: A French metaphysician and founder of modern Traditionalism, critical of modern secular civilization. Guénon’s Traditionalist critique of modernity forms part of Dugin’s intellectual inheritance.
National Bolshevik Party: A Russian political party founded in 1993 that combined communist symbols with Russian nationalism. Dugin co-founded the party with Eduard Limonov before their political paths diverged.
Fascism: An authoritarian ultranationalist political ideology associated with dictatorial rule and the suppression of opposition. Dugin rejects fascism as one of the exhausted modern ideologies, though his thought shares far-right features.

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