Lev Gumilev's and Alexander Dugin's Neo-Eurasian movement and it's influence on Russian politics

Abstract

The bachelor thesis analyses the influence of a specific political philosophy on the Russian politics called the Eurasianism after the collapse of the Union of Soviet Socialistic Republics. In this specific paper the main research topic will be concentrated around: - the Russian state; - the neo-Eurasian philosophy of Lev Gumilev and Alexander Dugin; - the Eurasian and neo-Eurasian movement in general. The main aims of this paper are: - to provide an explanation in what way the Eurasian movement has emerged in Russia in the 1990s; - to explain the philosophy of neo-Eurasian movement and how it is related to modern Russian politics. The main tasks are: - to explain of the Eurasian and neo-Eurasian philosophy; - to explain the current state of neo-Eurasian movement; - to explain the background of the ideology of the movement itself. The methodology picked for that is more related to qualitative research methods: analyze of cultural, historical and even rhetoric spoken by the followers of this philosophical thought. A great attention is going to be paid to the founders of this movement, its development over the decades and its status today. Also as a part of the qualitative research here the focus is going to be addressed to the various interviews and videos by the main philosopher of the Eurasian movement these days and by the person who singlehandedly has brought the concept back to life – Alexander Dugin and Lev Gumilev respectively. For this specific analyze we will be using mostly Eurasian sources such as: Paideuma TV, Evrazia TV, Center of Conservative Research (Центр Консервативных Исследований), etc., and also the general info that is pretty much wide-spread and it known for to most or almost everybody. We will also be analyzing some of the Russian propaganda channels like TACC or Russia Today in order to try and to explain the key points of how Russian state media are influenced by Eurasian ideology. And so, the sources are picked in the best way to make a person understand and familiarized with the Eurasian philosophy. There will also be an address to the criticism of this movement not only from the perspective of the Eurasianists themselves, but also from the point of view of some Russian researchers and international critics. The conclusions are pointing out the perspectives of Eurasianism in modern Russia and how it can be understood in the field of political sciences while trying to conduct any research on the topic of Russian politics.