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View ArticlePaul Jackson reviews my book "Russia and the Western Far Right"
Paul Jackson, Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Northampton, reviews my book Russia and the Western Far Right: Tango Noir for the anti-fascist magazine Searchlight. The review was...
View ArticleAndreas Umland reviews my forthcoming book "Russia and the Western Far Right"
Andreas Umland's review* of my forthcoming book, Russia and the Western Far Right: Tango Noir, available for pre-order via Routledge and Amazon. (If you need a 20% discount for the pre-order via...
View ArticleDmytro Yarosh’s Resignation from the Right Sector
The recent resignation of Dmytro Yarosh from the leadership of the Right Sector may be a sign of the forthcoming changes in the strategies of both the Right Sector and the Ukrainian state.In order to...
View ArticleMoscow opts for conspiracy theories to explain the Flight 9268 crash
The crash of the Metrojet Flight 9268 operated by Russian airline Kogalymavia has presented Moscow with a dilemma: what explanation of the crash would be most useful for the Kremlin's positioning both...
View ArticlePaul Jackson reviews my book "Russia and the Western Far Right"
Paul Jackson, Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Northampton, reviews my book Russia and the Western Far Right: Tango Noir for the anti-fascist magazine Searchlight. The review was...
View ArticleThe “alt-right” has died in Charlottesville, as a term
I was never happy with the term “alt-right”. While I would occasionally use it, I always try to explain that the term is meaningless and dangerous, and should better be avoided in the media and...
View ArticleУльтраправый фронт активных мероприятий: Россия и европейские крайне правые
После падения режима Саддама Хуссейна в Ираке в здании одного из министерств были найдены документы, свидетельствовавшие об обширных контактах иракских властей с представителями западных деловых и...
View ArticleAndreas Umland reviews my forthcoming book "Russia and the Western Far Right"
Andreas Umland's review* of my forthcoming book, Russia and the Western Far Right: Tango Noir, available for pre-order via Routledge and Amazon. (If you need a 20% discount for the pre-order via...
View ArticleNew books in the "Explorations of the Far Right" series
I am proud to announce the publication of two important books in the "Explorations of the Far Right" book series that I edit for ibidem Press: British Fascism: A Discourse-Historical Analysis by John...
View ArticleHelp needed: Moscow-based Sova Centre is declared a "foreign agent" and fined
Dear Friends and Colleagues,The Moscow-based Sova Centre, which conducts top-notch research on nationalism and racism in Russia, needs our help.The Centre has been forcibly declared a "foreign agent"...
View ArticleA letter to a Friend on Tolkien, racism and the European New Right
Dear Friend,As I told you before, I would love to share with you some thoughts on the cultural links between Tolkien and the European New Right (ENR). Perhaps, these thoughts are not new and eventually...
View ArticleMarine Le Pen Is No Patriot of France
In the beginning of the 1980s, Belgian post-war neo-fascist ideologue Jean Thiriart wrote that he wanted to see the formation of a Euro-Soviet Empire, a fascist-communist super-state that would stretch...
View ArticleMarine Le Pen n’hésiterait pas à rendre la France dépendante de la Russie
Au début des années 1980, Jean Thiriart (1922-1992), un idéologue néofasciste belge d’après-guerre, appelait de ses vœux la création d’un empire eurosoviétique, un super-Etat fascisto-communiste qui...
View ArticleRussia and the Western Far Right: Tango Noir (pre-order)
My forthcoming book Russia and the Western Far Right: Tango Noir is now available for pre-order on several Amazon websites: France, Italy, Spain, UK, Canada, Japan, US, India.Description:This book is...
View ArticleThe Italian far right Lega Nord builds closer ties with Moscow
Late at night on 5 March, the leader of the Italian far right Lega Nord (Northern League, LN) Matteo Salvini flew to Moscow. The next day, on 6 March, Salvini and deputy chairman of the Russian...
View ArticleAfD and FPÖ politicans observe the illegitimate referendum in Nagorno-Karabakh
On 20 February 2017, the de-facto authorities of the unrecognised state of Nagorno-Karabakh held a "constitutional referendum". It was observed by a number of fake electoral monitors including several...
View ArticlePublic lecture: Russia and the Western Far Right
My public lecture on the relations between various Russian actors and the Western far right at the Institute for Human Sciences (Vienna, Austria).The lecture discusses relations between various Russian...
View ArticleWhat lessons can European leaders learn from Trump’s victory?
As the news about the victory of Donald Trump in the US presidential elections have shocked many in Europe, it is high time for European leaders to learn lessons from the outcome of these elections and...
View ArticleItalian Delegation to Russia-annexed Crimea in October 2016: Between Politics...
On 14-16 October 2016, an Italian delegation consisting of 18 politicians and businessmen visited Crimea illegally annexed by Russian from Ukraine in March 2016. The political part of the delegation...
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