Putinism [electronic resource] : The Slow Rise of a Radical Right Regime in Russia /
Herpen, Marcel H. Van.author.
In this original analysis of contemporary Russia, the author shows how Putin's regime is a completely new, right-wing political model that combines features of Mussolini's Italy with the 19th Century Bonapartism of Napoleon III and 21st Century Populism of Berlusconi. An essential read.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- PART I: 'WEIMAR RUSSIA'? THE VALIDITY OF A HISTORICAL PARALLEL -- Russia And The Weimar Republic: Does A 'Weimar Parallel' Exist? -- The 'Weimar Parallel': Economic, Political, And Societal Aspects -- The 'Weimar Parallel' - Socio-Psychological Aspects -- Post-Imperial Pain And The Making Of A New National Myth -- PART II: THE SPECTER OF A FASCIST RUSSIA -- What Is Fascism? -- Defining Fascism: The Thin Method -- Defining Fascism: The Thick Method -- Putinism And Fascism: The Eleven Differences (Part I) -- Putinism And Fascism: The Eleven Differences (Part Ii) -- PART III: PUTINISM, BONAPARTISM, AND BERLUSCONISM -- Putinism And Bonapartism: The Ten Resemblances -- Putinism And Berlusconism -- Putinism: A Hybrid Mixture Of Mussolinian Fascism, Bonapartism, And Berlusconism.
In this original analysis of contemporary Russia, the author shows how Putin's regime is a completely new, right-wing political model that combines features of Mussolini's Italy with the 19th Century Bonapartism of Napoleon III and 21st Century Populism of Berlusconi. An essential read.
Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1952-
Political science.
Russia-Politics and government.
Europe-Politics and government.
Political theory.
Social sciences.
Political Science.
Russian and Post-Soviet Politics.
European Politics.
Political Theory.
Social Sciences, general.