Aleksandr Dugin Александр Дугин | |
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Born | Aleksandr Gelyevich Dugin 7 January 1962 |
Education | Moscow Aviation Institute (no degree) |
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Era | Contemporary philosophy |
Region | Russian philosophy |
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Institutions | Moscow State University (2008–2014) |
Main interests | Sociology, geopolitics, philosophy |
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Aleksandr Gelyevich Dugin (Russian: Александр Гельевич Дугин; born 7 January 1962) is a Russian political philosopher,[6][7] analyst, and strategist. He has been called a fascist for his ideology.[8] He is also a well known supporter of Vladimir Putin,[9] although he has no official connections to the Kremlin.[10] He has been called "Putin's brain" or "Putin's Rasputin" by the media.[11] He is also known for being an important person around Russian's foreign policy.[12]