Robert Horvath

Putin's Fascists

Russkii Obraz and the Politics of Managed Nationalism in Russia

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Putin regime and its propagandists have long claimed to be fighting the heirs of Nazi Germany. From its crackdown on domestic dissent to its aggression on the international stage, the Kremlin has regularly smeared its adversaries as fascists and fascist collaborators. Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which Putin claimed would achieve its 'denazification', brought this propaganda to a new level of intensity.

This book shines a spotlight on the disturbing reality behind Putin's anti-fascist posturing. It shows how his regime mobilised neo-nazis as proxies during Russia's descent into authoritarianism. Using court records and extensive media and internet sources, it analyses the relationship between the Kremlin and Russkii Obraz, a neo-nazi organization that became a major force on Russia's radical nationalist scene in 2008-10. It shows how Russkii Obraz's rise was boosted by the regime's policy of 'managed nationalism,' which mobilised radical nationalist proxies against opponents of authoritarianism. In return for undermining moderate nationalists and pro-democracy activists, Russkii Obraz received official support and access to public space. This collaboration became politically hazardous for the Kremlin because of Russkii Obraz's neo-Nazi ideology and its connections to BORN, a terrorist group responsible for a series of high-profile killings. When security forces captured the ringleader of BORN, they precipitated the destruction of Russkii Obraz, but veterans of the organisation went on to play a prominent role in Russia's attack on Ukraine in 2014.

Produktdetails

• BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies
• Verlag: Routledge / Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Mai 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 461g
• ISBN-13: 9780367682958
• ISBN-10: 0367682958
• Artikelnr.: 64468389

Autorenporträt

Robert Horvath is a Senior Lecturer in Politics in the Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy at La Trobe University, Australia

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. The genesis of managed nationalism 2. The rise of a groupuscule 3. Footsoldiers of the preventive counter-revolution 4. The attack on orangist nationalism 5. Propagandist of the partisans 6. The crackdown 7. Right conservatism and the second counter-revolution Conclusions

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Introduction 1. The genesis of managed nationalism 2. The rise of a
groupuscule 3. Footsoldiers of the preventive counter-revolution 4. The
attack on orangist nationalism 5. Propagandist of the partisans 6. The
crackdown 7. Right conservatism and the second counter-revolution
Conclusions

Rezensionen

This in-depth research into one of the Kremlin's most cherished secrets - namely its collaboration with violent Russian neo-Nazis with the aim of strengthening its authoritarian grip on power - demonstrates two major intrinsic features of the Putin regime: its malevolent cynicism closely intertwined with ultimate disregard for human life, and its inexorable drive towards political spectacle that blurs the boundaries between truth and deception. - Anton Shekhovtsov, author of "Russia and the Western Far Right: Tango Noir", Director of the Centre for Democratic Integrity, Austria.

This in-depth research into one of the Kremlin's most cherished secrets - namely its collaboration with violent Russian neo-Nazis with the aim of strengthening its authoritarian grip on power - demonstrates two major intrinsic features of the Putin regime: its malevolent cynicism closely intertwined with ultimate disregard for human life, and its inexorable drive towards political spectacle that blurs the boundaries between truth and deception. - Anton Shekhovtsov, author of "Russia and the Western Far Right: Tango Noir", Director of the Centre for Democratic Integrity, Austria.