Alexander Dugin, The Great Awakening, And Russian Higher Education Reform
I originally envisioned this article as a review of five semi-randomly selected books by esteemed Russian Professor Alexander Dugin.
I originally envisioned this article as a review of five semi-randomly selected books by esteemed Russian Professor Alexander Dugin.
Leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa are meeting in Kazan, Russia, for the 16th BRICS summit, marking a pivotal moment for the bloc.
In essence, we are changing our ideology for the third time in 35 years. Until the early 1990s, society was under the dictatorship of Marxism-Leninism. This was obligatory, and (even if formally) everything was built upon it — politics, economics, science, education, and law. Everything, really.
The eminent German jurist and philosopher Carl Schmitt developed the concept of the decision in exceptional circumstances. Ernstfall (exceptional circumstances) is when a political decision is made in circumstances that cannot be governed by existing legal rules; in a situation that is not covered by the available law, or if it is, not sufficiently covered; when acting within the law will lead to significant negative consequences.
It is said that history does not know the subjunctive. In reality, it is the bad historians who do not know it. In history there is always a set of options - if this were not true, it would have to be considered a destiny, a super-determined mystical process in which there is neither subject nor free will. History is a clash of wills and a competition of options: as soon as one of them wins, the other options simply fall away. But, as long as there is no winner and there is a struggle, history has a probabilistic character.
Alexander Dugin contends that Russia’s current statehood is just a step in achieving Victory in Ukraine, a destiny that will fully realize Russia’s essence.
As the clock strikes midnight, today marks two years since Daria Platonova Dugina became the name of a generation, a turning point, an explosive revelation whose waves are still unfolding.
Under the dynamic leadership of newly elected President Masoud Pezeshkian, the bond between Iran and Russia is poised for a substantial enhancement. Building on the robust foundation laid by the late President Ebrahim Raisi, Pezeshkian's administration is committed to deepening this strategic alliance.
Russia now has an ideology: traditional values and historical enlightenment. Additionally, it asserts Russia as a state-civilization (the Russian world) in the context of multipolarity. This establishes a vertical, unchanging axis.