Russia and Modern Fascism

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This volume gathers leading experts in the first scholarly study of a new Russian fascism that draws on distinctly modern forms of control, violence, and historical precedents.

Russia seems to be hurtling toward fascism. Vladimir Putin and his allies—domestic and foreign—have obliterated and colonised Ukrainian cities in a “holy war,” committed over 100,000 war crimes , introduced Draconian domestic crackdowns on free speech and political opposition, and rewritten the constitution to seize power in perpetuity. The state and its propagandists declare their intentions to destroy the Ukrainian state and commit genocide against the Ukrainian people, to overthrow the liberal international order, and to recreate the Tsarist and Soviet empires. Meanwhile, the Russian population languishes in a militarising culture in which civic life has been replaced by a cult of war, past and present. Each of these phenomena invites comparisons with past fascist regimes.

This volume gathers leading experts in the first scholarly study of a new Russian fascism that draws on distinctly modern forms of control and violence as much as on historical precedents. An array of theoretical debates and case studies from across disciplines makes this a pioneering study of modern Russian politics. The volume’s contributors include Jaroslava Barbieri, Paul D’Anieri, Jolanta Darczewska, Maria Domanska,  Ian Garner, Joanna Getka, Andreas Heinemann-Grüder, Taras Kuzio Alexander J. Motyl, Andreas Umland, and Michał Wawrzonek.

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Ian Garner
Dr Ian Garner is Assistant Professor at the Center for Totalitarian Studies at the Pilecki Institute in Warsaw. He is also an adjunct faculty member in War Studies at the Royal Military College, Canada, Fellow at the Centre for International & Defence Policy, Canada, as well as lifetime fellow of the Royal Historical Society in London. His books include Stalingrad Lives: Stories of Combat and Survival (Mc-Gill-Queen’s UP 2022) and Z Generation: Into the Heart of Russia’s Fascist Youth (Hurst/Oxford UP 2023). He regularly writes for major media outlets including the Globe & Mail, National Post, The Guardian, Foreign Policy, and UnHerd.

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„Putin’s regime evidently shares many striking similarities with imperial nationalism and fascism—something mainstream scholarship on contemporary Russia prefers to ignore or discard. Yet Russia’s brutal and unprovoked full-scale aggression against Ukraine has conclusively proven such an approach to be shortsighted and mistaken. This pioneering study represents a valuable intellectual contribution to a long-overdue and honest discussion of the nature of the totalitarian regime in Moscow. This makes the book a required reading for students of Russia, international relations, and comparative politics, as well as anyone who is trying to make sense of Russian belligerence and expansionism.“ —Petro Kuzyk, Associate Professor of International Relations, Ivan Franko University of Lviv
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„Das Buch schafft es, viele fruchtbare Diskussionen auszulösen. Wer immer über den ‚Putinismus‘ weiterdenken will, sollte sich mit seinen Beiträgen auseinandersetzen.“

"Ian Garner and Taras Kuzio’s edited volume on Russia and modern fascism is a timely and masterful contribution to the debate on how to classify the current Russian regime. [...] Every chapter in the book should be required reading for scholars and practitioners of Russian politics."

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