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Alexander Dugin | |
Pavel Zarifullin | |
Valeriy Korovin | |
Founded | February 26, 2005 |
Headquarters | Moscow |
Ideology | Neo-Eurasianism Nationalism National Bolshevism Third Positionism |
International affiliation | unknown |
Website | |
http://www.rossia3.ru/ |
Eurasian Youth Union (Template:Lang-ru; ESM) is the Russian political organisation, the youth wing of the Eurasia Party headed by Alexander Dugin. The organisation has branches in several countries. The ESM has been branded by some as an extremist organisation, accused of a string of vandalism offences and is banned in Ukraine.
Ideology
According to some observers the Eurasian Youth Union was created as a reaction to the Orange Revolution in Ukraine and the role the younger generation played in it. It is suggested that ESM represents an opposition to a Ukrainian youth organization Pora.
Russian traditional Eurasianism and its modern equivalent Neo-Eurasianism developed by Alexander Dugin has been declared the main ideology of the organization. Its ideology also feautures prominently Russian nationalism and imperialism, calls for the creation of a new Eurasian empire centered around Russia. However, on its website the movement declared the West and in particular the United States as its main opponent and termed it as the "main evil".
“ | Our Union has one absolute enemy. It is the USA. This is the beginning and the end of our hatred. | ” |
In its internal policy the ESM supports the current government of Russia and in particular its former President, Vladimir Putin. Some also claim, that the movement receives taciturn support from the Russian Government eager to see a movement opposed to a possibility of Orange Revolution happening in Russia. presence of fascist ideology in the writings of Alexander Dugin and its influence on the organization as a whole. In particular
Activities
See also
References
- Annual report on antisemetism and racism. The Tel-Aviv university. Retrieved July 4, 2008
- Zerkalo Nedeli The new Ukrainian Oprichnina Retrieved July 4, 2008 (Ukrainian)
- Program of the Eurasian Youth Movement Our Enemy.
- Zerkalo Nedeli The Neo-Eurasianism. Question of Russian fascism and Russian political discourse.