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Behind the Bastards
The Foundations of Geopolitics was a popular book in the Russian General Staff Academy and shifted Dugin from being a weird esoteric dissident to actually becoming a more influential and prominent pillar of the conservative establishment inside Russia. It laid out his vision for Russia to rebuild its influence through annexations and alliances, with a particular focus on reconquering Ukraine and absorbing it into Russia.
The Foundations of Geopolitics was a very popular book in the Russian General Staff Academy.
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Episode: It Could Happen Here Weekly 52
The Foundations of Geopolitics was a popular book in the Russian General Staff Academy and shifted Dugin from being a weird esoteric dissident to actually becoming a more influential and prominent pillar of the conservative establishment inside Russia. It laid out his vision for Russia to rebuild its influence through annexations and alliances, with a particular focus on reconquering Ukraine and absorbing it into Russia.
The Foundations of Geopolitics was a very popular book in the Russian General Staff Academy.
In Dugan's seminal 1997 book the foundations of geopolitics Dugan lays out his vision to divide the world up and calling for Russia to rebuild its influence through annexations and alliances, Well all in heavy opposition to Ukraine as a sovereign state and a lot of Dugan's writing has been about trying to reconquer Ukraine and absorb it into Russia.