The real reason Russia calls everyone Nazis
Russia is branding all opponents of its fascism as fascists and Nazis, but why? Look to the Soviet deformation of history, which conjured the "eternal war of the West against Russia"
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We should be asking what feature of Russian politics is not fascist – Timothy Snyder
Pundits who haven’t visited Ukraine can’t understand it, Timothy Snyder in a conversation with Ivan Gomza Timothy Snyder,…
Putin has started “solving the Ukrainian question”
Russia’s war against Ukraine is not only a war for territory. It is a war full of war…
Russia’s moves toward fascism come ‘not just from Putin,’ Russian human rights campaigner says
Many Russians blame their country’s moves toward fascism on Vladimir Putin alone, Lev Ponomaryov says. But it is…
Current crisis pushing Russia toward Mussolini-style fascism, Pereslegin says
The Russian futurologist says that what happened across Europe in the 1930s is likely to be repeated given…
Pro-Kremlin media attempts to make fascism politically correct
Here are some quotes from January 2020: “Mussolini was a brilliant man, giving the world a third path,…
Putin has created a Fifth International organizing the right, Felshtinsky says
Marx created the First International; Engels established the Second; Lenin, the Third; Trotsky, the Fourth; and now Vladimir…
The Nazi-obsession of pro-Kremlin propagandists
The trigger was a NATO video about the so-called “Forest Brothers” – irregular units in the three…
Putinism represents triumph of ‘feudal traditionalist reaction,’ Skobov says
Many commentators suggest that what Vladimir Putin is doing is restoring Sovietism, but they are mistaken, Aleksandr Skobov…
Heroes past and present: Remembering Bolotnaya and Russia’s Victory Day
Moscow has been abuzz in “Victory Day” fever for weeks. Toddlers, puppies and tanks are draped in the…
Defending our memory and pain from Russia’s Victory Day exploits
Over the past two years, many have written that the propaganda cult in Russia surrounding Victory Day is a…
In a significant way, ‘Bolshevism was worse than fascism,’ Shtepa says
Tomorrow, some will celebrate the anniversary of the Bolshevik revolution, and on Monday, a much smaller number will…
Popov demolishes Krymnash myth of ‘Fascist Euromaidan’
Moscow historian Arkady Popov continues his examination of the eight myths propagated by Russia’s “Krymnash” [“CrimeaIsOurs“] notions with…
Outdoor advertising with Nazi salutes and Putin spotted in occupied Crimea
A huge outdoor advertisement with elements of Nazi symbols is on display in the city of Dzhankoi in occupied Crimea.…
Russia’s Victory Day: Basking in The Light of Another’s Glory
This week all over the world people and nations are commemorating the 70th anniversary of the end of the…
What does the fascist conference in St. Petersburg tell us about contemporary Russia?
On the 9th of May, Russia will plunge into ritualised mass celebrations to commemorate the 70th anniversary of…
Like Stalin, Putin makes fascists feel ‘right at home’ in his ‘Reich’
Some Russians explain the holding of a conference in St. Petersburg of fascists from around the world by…
‘A calm before the storm?’ – Russia’s radical right refocusing on ‘fifth column,’ SOVA says
Positive developments with regard to radical extremist Russian nationalists during 2014 – including a falloff in the number…
Three more historical parallels for Putin
Whenever people are confronted by changes that call into question existing paradigms, their first reaction typically is to…
Cast your vote for the most lunatic fascist at the International Russian Conservative Forum
The “International Russian Conservative” aka fascism Forum that was hosted by the Russian party ‘Rodina,’ a close ally of…