The extreme nationalist threat in Russia : the growing influence of Western rightist ideas / Thomas Parland.

"First published in 2005. Transferred to Digital Printing 2010."--T.p. verso of paperback edition.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [222]-229) and indexes.

1. Modernization and Conservative Backlash -- 2. Yeltsin's Russia as a Divided Country - A seedbed of growing conservatism -- 3. Actors of the Conservative Resistance: Movements and Parties -- 4. The 'Third Way' Worldview in the Westernising of Russia -- 5. Geopolitics as a Conservative Weltanschauung - The clash of civilizations -- 6. Russian Racism as a Conservative Weltanschauung -- 7. Putin's Russia: Towards a Synthesis? Conclusions

This book examines the nature of the extreme right in contemporary Russia, arguing in particular that, alongside a continuing tradition which emphasizes Russia's orthodox and traditional past, an increasingly important intellectual current is drawing on Western European neo-fascist ideas and adapting them to the Russian situation. This book examines this intellectual current within the context of increasing conservatism across Russia as a whole, showing how the new ideas have an impact right across the political spectrum, and assessing the threat posed by them and their proponents.