Alexander Dugin, once hailed as "Putin's brain" and "Russia's national teacher", recently concluded his visit to China. He wrote on social **: "Just came back from China, it's really impressive there, and we need to learn from them. ”
This change is remarkable because Dugin has in the past raised extreme views of northern China. However, his assessment of China has now turned positive, even reminding the Russians: "China is a great civilization ready for a decisive battle with the West, and if we do not liberate Ukraine in the coming years, then we have no chance of becoming a 'pole' in this decisive battle." ”
Alexander Dugin, known as "Putin's brain" and "Russia's national teacher".
Dugin's praise of China now stands in stark contrast to his past rhetoric. This shift has raised concerns about the evolution of Dugin's thought. In his famous book "Foundations of Geopolitics", he elaborated on the idea of dismembering northern China. Today, however, his new attitude towards China stands in stark contrast to the past. His views have resonated in Russian political circles and are believed to be related to Putin's foreign policy.
However, since 2018, Dugin has gradually lost ground and developed his career in China. His attitude has also changed, and he explicitly supports China's "One Belt, One Road" initiative and advocates a "Sino-Russian alliance". This shift may be due to changes in the international situation, but it may also be affected by career development.
In the past, Dugin believed that Russia was capable of restoring its former glory and even advocated the dismemberment of northern China. However, the reality made them realize that the road to revival was fraught with hardships. In the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Russia, although it has achieved some victories, is far from reaching the glory of the past. This may be one of the reasons for Dugin's shift in view.
He considers the Russia-Ukraine conflict "Putin's last battle" and says that the sacrifice of Russians is the price of building a multipolar world. He depicted a multipolar world of the future, including seven civilizations – China, Russia, India, the West, Africa, Latin America, and Islam, believing that Western hegemony would eventually be gone forever. This shift shows Dugin's new understanding of the international landscape.
Dugin used to think that it should be **China].
Dugin's extremist ideas have been welcomed by Russia's hawkish political elite in the past, and have even been called "Putin's brain" and "Russia's national teacher". His writings have appeared on the reading list of Russian military academies, and they are closely related to a series of Russian foreign policies since Putin came to power, so he is considered Putin's theoretical brain.
However, after 2014, Dugin gradually lost ground in Russia, and from 2018 onwards, he turned to developing his career in China. During this period, he changed his attitude towards China, proposing that China, Russia, the United States, and Europe could form the four poles in a multipolar world, and explicitly supported China's "One Belt, One Road" initiative, advocating an alliance between China and Russia.
Dugin believes that the sacrifice of the Russians is the price of building a multipolar world
Recently, Dugin said at a domestic event that the Russia-Ukraine conflict is "Putin's last battle and the first battle in a multipolar world" and believes that the sacrifice of Russians is the price of building a multipolar world. He also escalated the Palestinian-Israeli conflict as an "other front" for the realization of a multipolar world, and believed that Iran would eventually play an important role in the struggle for Iraq and Syria. He described a future world consisting of seven civilizations: China, Russia, India, the West, Africa, Latin America, and Islam, and predicted that Western hegemony would end and become part of other civilizations.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia at one time thought that it could integrate into the Western world and thus achieve national rejuvenation
In the past, Dugin believed that Russia was capable of restoring the glory of the Soviet Union and Tsarist Russia, and he envisioned that Russia could do whatever it wanted with China, and that China would be at the mercy of Russia. This vision is based on his belief in Russia's strength, and Putin's policy promises since he came to power have convinced ultranationalists like him that such a vision is possible.
However, although Russia under Putin's leadership has recovered to a certain extent, it is far from reaching the level of glory it once was. Ultranationalists view victories in the Chechen war, the Russo-Georgian war, and the Crimean crisis as small victories, believing that Russia is too slow to win the victory.
Under Putin's leadership, Russia has recovered
The outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict has completely changed their thinking. Despite Russia's success in fending off Ukraine's ** in the second half of last year, in the eyes of ultranationalists, Russia "has not won for more than a year" and the front remains stagnant at the level of the end of 2022. Strelkov and other representatives of the Imperial Russian faction said that the Russians cannot be satisfied with the current victory, and must realize that the Russian army has not achieved a breakthrough victory for more than a year.
As a political theorist, Dugin had to follow the trend of the times and make timely changes. Therefore, he no longer mentions the theories of the past, but emphasizes the idea of a multipolar world, describing the Russian-Ukrainian conflict as "the first battle of a multipolar world."
Dugin's shift in thinking reflects his new perception of Russian-Chinese relations and the evolution of the global political landscape. He adapts his theories to the objective reality of the moment by adapting his theories in a timely manner, which is a recognition of his personal wisdom and adaptability. However, it also shows that the current Dugin is no longer the same Dugin who put forward radical theories in the past. February** Dynamic Incentive Program