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Russian political scientist [[Andrey Piontkovsky]] argues that the ideology of Russian fascism is in many ways similar to German fascism ([[Nazism]]), while the speeches of President [[Vladimir Putin]] reflect similar ideas to those of [[Adolf Hitler]].<ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=Що переможе: здоровий глузд чи імперські амбіції? Андрій Піонтковський. |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wucOzeeCq8A |language=en |access-date=2022-02-26}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Citation |title="Путинский режим — постмодернистский фашизм" |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3erAJI8nFo |language=en |access-date=2022-02-26}}</ref>
Russian political scientist [[Andrey Piontkovsky]] argues that the ideology of Russian fascism is in many ways similar to German fascism ([[Nazism]]), while the speeches of President [[Vladimir Putin]] reflect similar ideas to those of [[Adolf Hitler]].<ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=Що переможе: здоровий глузд чи імперські амбіції? Андрій Піонтковський. |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wucOzeeCq8A |language=en |access-date=2022-02-26}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Citation |title="Путинский режим — постмодернистский фашизм" |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3erAJI8nFo |language=en |access-date=2022-02-26}}</ref>

According to Alexander J. Motyl, an American historian and political scientist, Russian fascism has the following characteristics:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Війни творять нації, а народні війни творять непереможні нації. Олександр Мотиль — Локальна історія |url=https://localhistory.org.ua/texts/kolonki/viini-tvoriat-natsiyi-a-narodni-viini-tvoriat-neperemozhni-natsiyi/ |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=localhistory.org.ua |language=uk}}</ref>

* undemocratic political system, different from both traditional authoritarianism and totalitarianism;
* statism and hypernationalism;
* hypermasculine cult of the supreme leader (emphasis on his courage, militancy and physical prowess);
* general popular support for the regime and its leader.


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 14:58, 4 April 2022

For information about influence of the Russian language on other languages, see Russianism.

Fascism in Russia has a history which goes back to the 20th century.

History

The Russian Fascist Party existed between the 1930's and the 1940s.

Among the many radical nationalist movements of the 1990s in Russia is the far-right fascist People's National Party of Russia (PNP), founded in 1994 by Alexander Ivanov-Sukharevsky, a film director by training, and Alexei Shiropaev, inspired by fascism. Orthodoxy and Cossack movements and spread the ideology, which she called "Russian". This ideology was a combination of populism, racial and anti-Semitic mysticism, national environmentalism, Orthodoxy, and nostalgia for the Tsar. The party numbered only a few thousand members, but historically influenced the extra-parliamentary scene in Russia through the well-known newspapers I am Russian, Heritage of Ancestors and Era Rossii. The party soon ran into trouble with the law for inciting ethnic hatred, the Ya Russky newspaper was eventually banned in 1999 and Ivanov-Sukharevsky was sentenced to several months in prison, but after his release he remained an important figure in circles close to Russian writers for a long time. and continued his activities.[1]

Russia under Vladimir Putin

Some have claimed Russia under Vladimir Putin is fascist.[2][3]

Alexander J. Motyl is one of the Western political scientist and historians who researches Russian fascism.[4] Timothy Snyder considers that Putin and his regime is directly influenced by the prophet of Russian fascism — Ivan Ilyin.[5][6][7][8][9] Vladislav Inozemtsev, Russian academic, considers that Russia is an early-stage fascist state thus claiming current Russian political regime as fascist.[10] Tomasz Kamusella, Polish scholar pursuing researching nationalism and ethnicity, and Alister Heath, The Daily Telegraph journalist, call current authoritarian Russian political regime as Putin's fascism.[11][12] Maria Snegovaya believes Russia as led by Putin is a fascist regime.[13][14]

Russian political scientist Andrey Piontkovsky argues that the ideology of Russian fascism is in many ways similar to German fascism (Nazism), while the speeches of President Vladimir Putin reflect similar ideas to those of Adolf Hitler.[15][16]

See also

References

  1. ^ Marlène Laruelle «In the Name of the Nation», Palgrave Macmillan, 2009, ISBN 978-0-230-10123-4, 272 стор.(in English), с. 53
  2. ^ "Is Putin's Russia Fascist?". Atlantic Council. 2015-04-23. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  3. ^ "The antisemitism animating Putin's claim to 'denazify' Ukraine | Jason Stanley". the Guardian. 2022-02-26. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  4. ^ "Рашизм як форма неофашизму — Локальна історія". localhistory.org.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  5. ^ Snyder, Timothy (2016-09-20). "Opinion | How a Russian Fascist Is Meddling in America's Election". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  6. ^ Nikiforuk, Andrew (2022-02-25). "Meet the Face of Global Fascism". The Tyee. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  7. ^ "Timothy Snyder: How a Russian fascist is meddling in America's election - Sep. 20, 2016". KyivPost. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  8. ^ "Understand Putin by understanding his favourite thinkers". The Economist. 2018-04-05. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  9. ^ "Timothy Snyder: "God Is a Russian" | Russian, East European, & Eurasian Studies at Yale". reees.macmillan.yale.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  10. ^ Inozemtsev, Vladislav. "Putin's Russia: A Moderate Fascist State by Vladislav Inozemtsev". Center for Transatlantic Relations. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  11. ^ Kamusella, Tomasz. "Putin's Fascism". wachtyrz.eu. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  12. ^ Heath, Allister (2022-03-09). "Putin's monstrous new fascism has destroyed the globalised world order". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  13. ^ "Is Putin's Russia Fascist?". Atlantic Council. 2015-04-23. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  14. ^ Snegovaya, Maria. "Is it Time to Drop the F-Bomb on Russia? Why Putin is Almost a Fascist". Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  15. ^ Що переможе: здоровий глузд чи імперські амбіції? Андрій Піонтковський., retrieved 2022-02-26
  16. ^ "Путинский режим — постмодернистский фашизм", retrieved 2022-02-26
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