Putinism : the slow rise of a radical right regime in Russia /

This book aims to provide an important insight into the essence of Putinism and the political system he has established in Russia over the past decade. Van Herpen compares in detail the many and often surprising parallels that exist between Vladimir Putin's regime in Russia and that of Weimar G...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Herpen, Marcel H. van, 1945-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.