The rightwing ideologues who fuelled Putin's dream of an expansionist Russia

<p>Our guest this month, Juliette Faure from Sciences Po, Paris, is a specialist in Russian political elites. In our April edition, she writes on ‘The deep ideological roots of Russia's war' and in this month's podcast she discusses how the doctrine of ‘national patriotism' gained influence in Russia, especially through the activities of the Izborsk Club, an elite rightwing think tank that has aggressively pushed the concept of ‘Novorossia' (New Russia) to justify Russia's claims on Ukrainian (...)</p> - <a href="https://mondediplo.com/2022/04" rel="directory">2022/04</a> / <a href="https://mondediplo.com/tag/podcast" rel="tag">Podcast</a>