Dugin as a Putin Rescuer
Dugin was quite popular in the beginning of Putin’s tenure and leader of his own party. Some of Putin’s actions, e.g., the purge of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the oil tycoon, who challenged Putin, seemed to indicate that the regime was finally in the process o
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Ideological Seduction and Intellectuals in Putin’s Russia
Dmitry Shlapentokh
Ideological Seduction and Intellectuals in Putin’s Russia
Dmitry Shlapentokh Department of History Indiana University South Bend South Bend, IN, USA
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Now I’ll undertake to tell you what pleases her, by what arts she’s caught, itself a work of highest art. Ovid: The Art of Love ( Ars Amatoria), Book 1, Part IX: How to win her
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Putin Regime as Example of “Synthetic” Model Dugin’s “Two Bodies” The Early Putin Regime: Restoration Without Restoration: Seduction and Mimicry as a Way of Survival The Nature of Restoration The Desire for Totalitarian Transformation: Transition to the Post-Yeltsin Era Putin’s Rise and His Tasks: The Possible Scenario The Problems of Personal Loyalty: The Cultural Aspect Putin’s Choice: Or Two Bodies of the President Putin’s Choice: Between True Totalitarianism and Pseudo-Totalitarianism The Art of Seduction Dugin as Choice, and His Two Bodies Intellectuals and Elite in the West: Culture of Control Intellectuals in Soviet and Early Post-Soviet Eras and Their Relationship with Power Dugin as Soviet Intellectual and His Importance for Early Putin
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Putin as Dictator Savior Dugin’s Vision of the Country’s Future Contemplating the Creation of OPOD Eurasia ( Evrasiia) OPOD Evr
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