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"The American Empire Should Be Destroyed" Aleksandr Dugin and the Perils of Immanentized Eschatology

James Heiser

Over two decades have passed since the “Cold War” between the Soviet Union and the West ended. Many citizens of the former Soviet republics and Warsaw Pact nations have embraced the opportunities which come with expanded civil liberties and economic growth, but extremists exploit nostalgia for the d...

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Behind the Bastards

The book, written in 1997, outlines Dugin's vision for dividing the world, calling for Russia to rebuild its influence through annexations and alliances and to be in opposition to Ukraine as a sovereign state. It was a popular book in the Russian General Staff Academy, which helped propel Dugin from an esoteric dissident to a more influential figure in Russia.

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The Foundations of Geopolitics was a very popular book in the Russian General Staff Academy

— Episode: It Could Happen Here Weekly 52

Episode: It Could Happen Here Weekly 52

The book, written in 1997, outlines Dugin's vision for dividing the world, calling for Russia to rebuild its influence through annexations and alliances and to be in opposition to Ukraine as a sovereign state. It was a popular book in the Russian General Staff Academy, which helped propel Dugin from an esoteric dissident to a more influential figure in Russia.

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The Foundations of Geopolitics was a very popular book in the Russian General Staff Academy

And a lot of Dugin's writing has been about trying to reconquer Ukraine and absorb it into Russia

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