Andreas Umland

Former Short-Term Grant

Professional Affiliation

Analyst, the Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs

Wilson Center Project

Varieties of Russian Fascism

Project Summary

Reviews the rise of Zhirinovskii’s LDPR in 1990-3. Clarifies issues of conceptualization, typologization and evaluation of various Russian right-wing extremist groups. Compares contemporary Russian fascism with inter- and post-war Western fascist agendas to determine the extent and direction of post-Soviet Russian political ideosyncrasies that can be conceived as expressions of modern parthologies.