Dmitry Shlapentokh
Biographic Data
| ID | 286682 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dmitry Shlapentokh |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dmitry |
| FAMILY NAME | Shlapentokh |
| SIGNATURE | SHLAPENTOKH D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Indiana University South Bend |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4946-0572 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 83 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 47 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 83 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1970 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Ideological Seduction and Intellectuals in Putin's Russia
Turkmenistan’s Dilemma
Gas exports have emerged as the major source for hard currency. The income from gas exports made it possible to maintain the Russian state and economy. It is crucial for the stability of the regime. While trying to diversify the markets, the Kremlin has few choices. It could send gas either to China or Europe. Despite the existence of the Chinese market, the European market has continued to be extremely important. The Kremlin tried to minimise th…
Hungarian gas flirtation and geopolitical arrangements of a post-unipolar world
Hungary engages in a peculiar “multi-vectorism” in its foreign policy and applies these principles in its search for natural gas. In the pursuit of this goal, Budapest is actively flirting with Moscow and demonstrating its contempt for Brussels. At the same time, Budapest has also looked for alternative sources of gas in the Caucasus. And Baku emerged here as the most likely backup. The Hungarian-Azerbaijanian relationship has been a reflection o…
The Mind of a Jihadist: The North Islamic Resistance
There are libraries of books and articles related to the study of Islamic terrorism. Most of them see Islam as a reason for action. The authors of these publications fail to explain why similar terrorist acts are committed by people who often—as is the case in the United States—have no ideology and seem to choose their victims at random. This article argues that the roots of terrorism can be found not in ideology but in sociocultural aspects of s…
Russia’s Gas Price Discount for Bulgaria: The Problem of Imperial Economic Projects
For a long time Moscow regarded gas line as the source of increasing revenue and the way to project its global influence. Moscow also believed that gas would be always cheaper than LNG and market for gas is bottomless. Nord Stream 2 and Turkish Stream have played a crucial role in the setup of the system. However, we see that some problems have emerged recently. There is a clear decline in the prices and interests in Russian gas. It is due to the…
China Quest for Global Predominance
China’s elite have clear plans for global predominance based on its economic clout. Ideologically, it is framed in a peculiar blend of Marxism and China’s traditional philosophy. China’s trade policy and drive to receive needed natural resources, such as gas, fits in with these generations-long plans. Beijing has taken into consideration not just purely economic but also geopolitical implications. Following this model, Beijing appeals either to M…
The Stavropol’ riot: Emerging civil culture and its limits
Racial and ethnic violence is widespread in the West, including the USA, and is hardly a specific attribute of post-Soviet Russia. It is not caused by post-Soviet Russia’s unwillingness to follow the road of Western democratic capitalism. In broader context, ethnic violence in Russia and elsewhere could be framed in the context of a broader picture – it is the peculiar manifestation of global shifts, which could be seen in the context of Spengler…
Marx, the “Asiatic Mode of Production,” and “Oriental Despotism” as “True” Socialism
Marx believed that socialist revolution, i.e., the end of the private ownership of the “means of production”, would make the state weak in the long run: the state would “wither away”. He also believed that the despotic state is related to Oriental despotism, marked by general ossification. Here Marx followed the views of his contemporaries. The socialist revolutions in Russia and China demonstrate that Marx was wrong: the end of private ownership…
The Ankara‐Moscow Relationship: The Role of Turkish Stream
Azerbaijan and Iran: A Shift in Geopolitical Gravity
The French Revolution & The Russian Anti-Democratic Tradition: A Case of False Consciousness
The political uncertainty following the collapse of the Soviet Union and the rejection of the revolutionary model has brought Russian political thought full circle as democratic forces contend with authoritarian nationalism. This volume is essential to understanding the antidemocratic tradition in Russia and the persistent danger of totalitarianism.
Estonian Russians: The Success Story of Integration; Pp. 231–238
As was the case with many other post-Soviet states, including those in the Baltics, Estonia became a place for considerable numbers of ethnic Russians/Russian-speaking minorities. The relationship between Estonians and minorities was quite tense in the beginning of the post-Soviet era. Still, as time progressed, native Estonians, the Estonian government, and Russian Estonians all tried to accommodate each other. Economic, political, and geopoliti…
The Time of Troubles in Alexander Dugin’s Narrative
Alexander Dugin (b. 1962) is one of the best-known philosophers and public intellectuals of post-Soviet Russia. While his geopolitical views are well-researched, his views on Russian history are less so. Still, they are important to understand his Weltanschauung and that of like-minded Russian intellectuals. For Dugin, the ‘Time of Troubles’ – the period of Russian history at the beginning of the seventeenth century marked by dynastic crisis and …
The Proto-totalitarian State: Punishment and Control in Absolutist Regimes
Totalitarian rule is commonly thought to derive from spe- cific ideologies that justify the complete control by the state of social, cultural, and political institutions. The major goal of this volume is to demonstrate that in some cases brutal forms of state control have been the only way to maintain basic social order.Dmitry Shlapentokh seeks to show that totalitarian or semi-totalitarian regimes have their roots in a fear of disorder that may …
Alexander Dugin’s views of Russian history: Collapse and revival
Alexander Dugin is one of the most well-known and clearly the most prolific philosopher and public intellectual in post-Soviet Russia. He was especially popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s, when he clearly had obvious political ambitions. His influence declined later on. However, he continued to be an important intellectual who clearly earned his visible place in Russian intellectual history. His ideas still reflect the opinions of a consid…
Conflict and Peace in Central Eurasia: Towards Explanations and Understanding , by Babak Rezvani
It is becoming increasingly clear that the Fukyamian world, the world which he imagined in his famous article almost 30 years ago, is falling apart, and the major tenets of the article should be re
The Ideological Framework of Early Post-Soviet Russia’s Relationship with Turkey: The Case of Alexander Dugin’s Eurasianism
Every historical phenomenon can be approached from different perspectives, and its particular attributes can be as important as being related to other structurally similar phenomena. The collapse of the USSR did not lead to absolute predominance of the USA even in the early post-Cold War era. This provided an opportunity for Russia and Turkey, together of course with other players, to engage in geopolitical flirtations on the grounds of common hi…
Between Europe & Asia: The Origins, Theories, and Legacies of Russian Eurasianism, edited by Mark Bassin, Sergey Glebov, and Marlene Laruelle
Historical narrative and emotional paradigms: The case of Solzhenitsyn’s The Red Wheel and his other works
It is not the collection of data but emotional axioms which defines the nature of the narrative. Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s view on the 1917 Revolution demonstrates this clearly. Working on his monumental history of the Russian Revolution, he collected enormous amounts of material which indicated that Russia experienced the complete meltdown throughout 1914–1917 and the brutal Bolshevik dictatorship was among the few viable options to stop the coun…
Race and Racism in Russia
Western scholars and, in fact, all residents of Western societies, are often quite limited in their choice of subjects of research and how they are approached. Of course, no formal censorship exist
Darius in the Shadow of Alexander by Pierre Briant
Russia’s Image in Early Modern Europe: Between Paradise and Despotic Hell
Western perceptions of Russia have a long history, starting from the earliest reports in the fifteenth century. For some Westerners Russia appeared as a utopian, harmonious society. For others it appeared as an ideal monarchy. Some, however, saw it as a despotic Asian state. The Western images of Russia from the fifteenth through the seventeenth centuries were thus mixed and ambiguous. The positive image of Russia as the ideal Biblical society th…
North Korea in Transition: Politics, Economy, and Society Edited by Kyung-Ae Park and Scot A. Snyder
Korea, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the only "classical" Stalinist and full-fledged totalitarian state, continues to fascinate scholars with diverse views. Needless to say, the assessment of the North Korean regime by the various authors of the reviewed book is in many ways defined by their own experiences and, in a broader sense, by the cultural/political paradigms of the societies that produced them. The reviewed volume is authore…
Implementation of an Ideological Paradigm: Early Duginian Eurasianism and Russia's Post-Crimean Discourse
Alexander Dugin, the well-known public philosopher, entered Russia's intellectual and political life in the 1990s, with strongly anti-American and often anti-Western statements. Dugin's philosophy, especially in its early version, was of great use for foreign analysts with its emphasis on the irreconcilable conflict between the Eurasian civilization – with Russia in its centre – and the Atlanticist civilization led by the United States. While the…
Construction of a Utopian West: The Russian Nineteenth-Century Intelligentsia
A person’s image of a foreign country is often not related to an actual encounter, but limited and one-sided based on the environment of the person’s native land. Consider, for example, the Russian elite perception of the West in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Peter the Great’s reign shook Russia’s traditional society and led to the spread of promiscuity and general immorality. Consequently, for many Russians, whether or not they …
Dugin Eurasianism: A window on the minds of the Russian elite or an intellectual ploy
Eurasianism: Past and Present
Eurasianism is a quasi-political and intellectual movement. Its representatives state that Russia is a unique blend of Slavic and non-Slavic cultures and ethnic groups. Eurasianists also emphasize the corporate nature of the Russian state which makes it quite different from the West. Eurasianism emerged in the 1920s as an anti-Bolshevik movement. Yet, through its evolution, Eurasianism has become closer and closer to the Soviet brand of Marxism. …
Implementation of an Ideological Paradigm: Early Duginian Eurasianism and Russia's Post-Crimean Discourse
Alexander Dugin, the well-known public philosopher, entered Russia's intellectual and political life in the 1990s, with strongly anti-American and often anti-Western statements. Dugin's philosophy, especially in its early version, was of great use for foreign analysts with its emphasis on the irreconcilable conflict between the Eurasian civilization – with Russia in its centre – and the Atlanticist civilization led by the United States. While the…
Dugin, Eurasianism, and Central Asia
Eurasianism as a concept emerged among Russian émigrés in the 1920s, with the premise that Russia is a unique ethnic blend, primarily of Slavic and Turkic peoples. Its geopolitical implications for Russia include gravitation toward mostly Turkic Central Asia. Alexander Dugin, one of its best-known proponents, believes that the demise of the Soviet Union was simply a tragic incident. The people of the former USSR should again be united in a grand …
Kondopoga’ – Ethnic/Social Tension in Putin’s Russia
The end of Putin’s presidency – or at least what one could regard as the end of his presidency – was marked by several major riots between ethnic Russians and people from the Caucasus of various ethnic and religious backgrounds. ‘Caucasians’ are usually seen as awry by the majority of Russians. Chechens are often singled out as the symbol of all the negative effects that the presence of ‘Caucasians’ and, in fact, all minorities, brings with it: d…
Alexander Dugin's Views on the Middle East
Alexander Dugin, influential Russian geo-politician and proponent of Eurasianism, regards Russia as a heartland state that should engage in a web of alliances with various Eurasian powers to confront Russia's natural enemy, the US. While Eurasianism has been quite popular in the late Yeltsin era and Putin regime, it is important for other reasons as well. It demonstrates that, in the wake of the Cold War, the most unexpected combinations could ha…
Islam and Orthodox Russia: From Eurasianism to Islamism
The growing and increasingly politically active Russian Muslims of diverse ethnic backgrounds provide various political models for their relationship with Russians. Some still accept Eurasianism but assume that it is Muslims not Orthodox Russians who should be the “older brothers” in the alliance or, in any case, that the very notion of older and younger brother should be put to an end. The others want complete separation from Russia or at least …
Russia between East and West: Scholarly Debates on Eurasianism
Throughout most of Russian history, two views of who the Russians are have dominated the minds of Russian intellectuals. Westerners assumed that Russia was part of the West, whilst Slavophiles saw Russia as part of a Slavic civilization. At present, it is Eurasianism that has emerged as the paradigm that has made attempts to place Russia in a broad civilizational context and it has recently become the only viable doctrine that is able to provide …
The Great Friendship: Geopolitical Fantasies About the Russia/Europe Alliance in the Early Putin Era (2000–2008) – The Case of Alexander Dugin
(2014). The Great Friendship: Geopolitical Fantasies About the Russia/Europe Alliance in the Early Putin Era (2000–2008) – The Case of Alexander Dugin. Debatte: Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe: Vol. 22, No. 1, pp. 49-79
Russian Nationalists as Georgian Allies
The internet discussions focused on the Russo-Georgian War of 7-12 August 2008 provide the insight into the mood of Russian public, including those ethnic Russians, who espouse nationalistic view. Some of them support the idea of Russian imperialism and punishing Georgia as the proxy of the USA. Still, the majority demonstrated quite different approaches. They had no interest in imperial build up and see in empire liability, which prevents ethnic…
The Rise of the Russian Khalifat: The View from the Jihadist Side
Russia, similar to many other parts of the globe, continues to be affected by terrorism, mostly since the beginning of the conflicts in the Caucasus. While started by the Chechens after the beginning of the First Chechen War (1994-1996), terrorism and resistance to Moscow in general soon moved outside Chechen borders, absorbing representatives from other ethnic groups of the Caucasus and beyond. As a result, what originally had been mostly a Chec…
Trends in Putin's Russia
The illusions and realities of Russian nationalism
Nationalism, and its present anti‐Western overtones, in Russia may not be a foreshadowing of a future confrontation but more characteristic of the slow disintegration of the Russian Federation. Nevertheless, the West should take this uncertain scenario seriously and be prepared to bring together the pieces of a dismembered state
From “Ancient Regime” to “New Regime”: The case of the Czarist and Bolshevik repressive machinery
Looks at the reasons for the collapse of both regimes and considers the importance of repression with these developments. Contrasts the methods of Imperial Russia with the Bolsheviks looking at Court proceedings, prison conditions, education and propaganda in prison, exile and the secret police. Concludes that whilst social support is usually seen as essential for survival of a system, repression is not regarded as a positive element but can beco…
Soviet Cinematography, 1918-1991: Ideological Conflict and Social Reality
Afanasiy Nikitin’s Journey Beyond the Three Seas: An Orthodox Russian in Medieval India
Afanisy Nikitin (? - 1472) as a Russian merchant from Tver, a city not far from Moscow. Nikitin visited India in 1446-1472 and described his travels in a short travelogue known as The Journey Beyond Three Seas The story was first discovered in a monastary by Nikolai Karamzin, one of the leading historians of 10th century Russia; and since that time. Journey has fascinated both Russian and Western historians as well as political-thinkers who envis…
The French Revolution in Contemporary Soviet Historiography
The French Revolution in Russian political life: The case of interaction between history and politics
Shlapentokh Dmitry. The French Revolution in Russian political life : the case of interaction between history and politics. In: Revue des études slaves, tome 61, fascicule 1-2, 1989. Les Slaves et la Révolution française. pp. 131-142
The Images of the French Revolution in the February and Bolshevik Revolutions
The Western historians of the French Revolution in the late 19th century Russian intellectual history
Drunkenness and Anarchy in Russia: A Case of Political Culture
The materialist conception of history
The French and Russian Revolutions as observed by foreign witnesses of the Russian Revolution
The end of the Russian state and its geopolitical implications
Drunkenness in the Context of Political Culture: The Case of Russian Revolutions
The historian can provide quite a different explanation, other than the currently held views, for the emergence of the Red Terror in 1918
The end of the Russian state and its geopolitical implications
(1994). The end of the Russian state and its geopolitical implications. The Round Table: Vol. 83, No. 330, pp. 135-142
The french revolution in the intellectual and political context of the last years of the Soviet regime
Forgotten predecessors: The Russian conservative historians of the french revolution
In Search of Thermidor
It is difficult to overestimate the importance of the French Revolution in Russian intellectual life. One could even make the claim that the French Revolution has had a more significant impact on modern Russian history than it has had upon modern French history! Indeed, since the end of the nineteenth century, the French Revolution has become passe in France in the sense that no Frenchman has looked at it as a blueprint for current political deve…
Metafora vlasti: Literatura Stalinskoi epokhi v istoricheskom osveshchenii
Soviet Cinematography, 1918-1991: Ideological Conflict and Social Reality
Bolshevism as a Fedorovian regime
Dmitry Shlapentokh, Bolshevism as a Fedorovian regime. The ideas of the Russian nationalism of Russia as a chosen nation were transformed in the mind of some of the Russian thinkers as the idea of humanity as a "chosen species" in which mastery over nature would ensure humanity an eternal life. Nikolai Fedorov was one of the best representatives of this sort of thinking. His ideas became an integral part of the philosophy of the Soviet regime. Th…
A thermidorian meditation
Weber in the context of current events in Russia
Apocalyptic Realism: The Science Fiction of Arkady and Boris Strugatsky
The dissertation explores the following hypothesis: The Strugatskys' unabated popularity for the last three decades (1960-1990) among the educated Russian reading public--in particular, the scientific intelligentsia--can be attributed to something other than the superficial allure of science fiction escapism, and, vice versa, to something other than the political pleasure of recognizing a critical allegory in the ostensibly fantastic genre. The b…
Revolutionary as a career
Historians usually saw bureaucratization of the revolutionary party as beginning only upon its accession to power, disregarding the importance to revolutionary politics of material incentives and control over funding. Yet the case of the Bolshevik party demonstrates that bureaucratization began long before the Bolshevik victory, and that material resources were essential for maintaining discipline and increasing the party size. Indeed, a revoluti…
Eurasianism: Past and Present
Eurasianism is a quasi-political and intellectual movement. Its representatives state that Russia is a unique blend of Slavic and non-Slavic cultures and ethnic groups. Eurasianists also emphasize the corporate nature of the Russian state which makes it quite different from the West. Eurasianism emerged in the 1920s as an anti-Bolshevik movement. Yet, through its evolution, Eurasianism has become closer and closer to the Soviet brand of Marxism. …
Letter from Moscow: Why Yeltsin won
Red‐to‐brown’ Jews and Russian liberal reform
LAiring the last few years, Russian society has witnessed several pivotal developments in the life of its Jewish population (a population that, it is important to remember, is viewed in Russia not so much as an organized religion as an ethnic minority). For example, Anatoly Sharansky, the former Jewish refusnik and currently a member of the Israeli government, was welcomed as an honored guest to the country where he once spent many years in priso…
The French Revolution and the Russian Anti-Democratic Tradition: A Case of False Consciousness
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