Foundations of Geopolitics
1997 geopolitical book by Aleksandr Dugin / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Foundations of Geopolitics: The Geopolitical Future of Russia is a geopolitical book by Aleksandr Dugin. Its publication in 1997 was well received in Russia; it has had significant influence within the Russian military, police forces, and foreign policy elites,[1][2] and has been used as a textbook in the Academy of the General Staff of the Russian military.[1][3] Powerful Russian political figures subsequently took an interest in Dugin,[4] a Russian political analyst who espouses an ultra-nationalist and neo-fascist ideology based on his idea of neo-Eurasianism,[5] who has developed a close relationship with Russia's Academy of the General Staff.[6]
Author | Aleksandr Dugin |
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Original title | Основы геополитики |
Language | Russian |
Publisher | Arktogeja |
Publication date | 1997 |
Publication place | Russia |
ISBN | 978-5-8592-8019-3 |
Dugin credits General Nikolai Klokotov of the Academy of the General Staff as co-author and his main inspiration,[7] though Klokotov denies this.[3] Colonel General Leonid Ivashov, head of the International Department of the Russian Ministry of Defence, helped draft the book.[8]