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Economic: Socialist
Governance: Authoritarian
Coords: X-3 · Y+3
Economic: Socialist
Governance: Authoritarian
Coords: X-3 · Y+3
Descriptor
National
Bolshevik
“Red-brown synthesis; illiberal statism.”
Exemplars · 2 ↓
§ 01
The Idea
What National Bolshevik actually means.
National Bolshevism fuses elements of Bolshevism with hardline nationalism, often adopting a strong state, one-party rule, and a cult of personality around a nationalist leader.
Figures like Eduard Limonov and Alexander Dugin resurrected National Bolshevism in the 1990s, blending Soviet nostalgia with Russian ultranationalism. National Bolsheviks advocate state control of key industries and a strong central authority while rejecting liberal-democratic institutions such as free elections and an independent press.
§ 02 · Tenets
Core commitments.
01
Fuse nationalist and socialist economic programmes.
02
Reject liberal individualism in both forms.
03
Eurasian or imperial identity as organising frame.
04
Strong central state managing economy and culture.
05
Hostility to Atlanticism and global capital.
§ 03 · Position
Where it sits on the grid.
Economic axis — X-3
SOCIALIST
Full collectivisationUnfettered markets
Governance axis — Y+3
AUTHORITARIAN
Total controlNo state at all
§ 04 · Reading List
Canon & critics.
§ Canon
- The Foundations of GeopoliticsAleksandr Dugin1997 · ~600 pp
- The Other RussiaEduard Limonov2003 · Essays
§ Critics
- Black Wind, White SnowCharles Clover2016 · ~360 pp
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