The Rise of Integral Anti-Americanism in the Russian Mass Media and Intellectual Life

The, perhaps, most prolific of this class of commentators is Dr Aleksandr Dugin (b. 1962) who is active in both book publishing and TV production. Dugin has transformed himself from a lunatic fringe figure openly admitting his sympathies for various permutations of inter-war fascism in the 1990s to a “radically centrist” Putin-supporter and well-regarded guest commentator in mainstream Russian mass media. Apart from his increasingly frequent participation in talk shows on Russia’s most important TV channels ORT, RTR and NTV, Dugin also hosts his own political programme “Vekhi [Signposts]” transmitted via Russia’s new Orthodox TV channel “Spas [Saviour]”—an odd phenomenon in view of Dugin’s praise for West European occultism and Satanism during the 1990s. He is also a frequent contributor to various radio programs as well as such newspapers as “Rossiiskaya gazeta,” “Literaturnaya gazeta,” “Krasnaya zvezda,” etc.

Look, TGJ, you were months ahead of me and you didn't even tell me that when I began posting about Dugin. How humble of you!

Dugin also hosts his own political programme “Vekhi [Signposts]” transmitted via Russia’s new Orthodox TV channel “Spas [Saviour]”—an odd phenomenon in view of Dugin’s praise for West European occultism and Satanism during the 1990s.

Hi, TailgunnerJoe!

I am not personally familiar with "Dr Aleksandr Dugin".

Indeed, my entire personal understanding of Slavic Europe, that is, East of the Oder River, is largely anecdotal beyond my own personal readings.

Oh, govno, yes, I think I have; one of the Associate Pastors of my old Amyrauldian Non-Denominational Church -- one of the sweetest, most loving, most charitable expatriate refugee Lithuanian Calvinists who'd ever kick your ass at Chess, or mortgage his own house in order to pay for more Gospel radio broadcasts... once told me that he believed that every single member of the KGB should be lined up against a wall and shot in the head. Let God sort 'em out.

And this was a very nice Calvinist. Really!
I'm guessing that ethnic Lithuanians aren't much fond of KGB).

However, you claim -- "Dugin’s praise for West European occultism and Satanism during the 1990s."

Okay, present your facts. I am not criticizing, just listening.
I am not familiar with any instance whatsoever of Dr Aleksandr Dugin "praising Satanism". If I have missed it, I shall appreciate your proofs.

Best, OP

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