The recent flurry of writing on Russian politics, nationalism and Alexander Dugin shows the contemptible inability of western savants to apprehend any idea beyond the cliche's of stagnant neoliberalism. Worse, “Russia specialists” in academia are now tripping over themselves trying to “analyze” Dugin and the Eurasianist idea. Bereft of the vocabulary to understand the concept, they merely apply...

The article argues that Russia's decision to initiate an attack on Ukraine in February 2022 was inevitable move for both its material and ontological security. By adopting offensive stance directly engaging a conflict with former Soviet country, Russia transformed the ongoing tension West into full-fledged confrontation. At this juncture, primarily emphasizes assault has solidified "anti-Wester...

Neo-Eurasianism as a political doctrine is descendant of the Eurasianist thought in interwar period and L.N. Gumilev’s ethnological speculations during Soviet era. Similarly to oldest generation, Neo-Eurasianists, respond trauma lost empire their thought: denying leading position victorious competitor, they also deny Western understanding human rights. The polemic conducted by group Russian vis...