Abstract

In just a month since the outbreak of war in Ukraine, Putin's Russia has entered a new period in its history. The authoritarian regime built over the last twenty years, despite ever-increasing repression, has until recently allowed the existence of limited freedom of speech, and most importantly, the right to private life. It was already widely discussed that today's Russia is rapidly evolving towards a new form of fascism. But what are its characteristics? What are its similarities and differences from the European fascism of the previous century?  

Speaker

Ilya Budraitskis is a political and social theorist, previously based in Moscow. He recently joined UC Berkeley as a visiting scholar. He writes regularly for openDemocracy, Republic.ru, Colta.ru and other outlets. Budraitskis’s essay collection Dissidents among Dissidents: Ideology, politics and The Left in Post-Soviet Russia was published by Verso in 2022. 

Zoom link & location

• Location at AUC: Room 1.02. A viewing and discussion will take place in Room 1.02 in the AUC Academic Building
• Streaming: Please note that the lecture will be live-streamed via Zoom: 
  https://uva-live.zoom.us/j/87693267880

Suggested reading

• Putinism: A New Form of Fascism?

Convenors

• Maxim Kupovykh