Yes, Putin and Russia are fascist – a political scientist shows how they meet the textbook definition

Russian President Vladimir Putin on stage during a rally in Moscow on March 18, 2022.Sergei Guneyev/Pool/AFP via Getty Images Alexander Motyl, Rutgers University – Newark When Vladimir Putin unleashed an unprovoked invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, the Ukrainian media, public, and policymakers almost unanimously began calling the Russian president and the state he … Continue reading Yes, Putin and Russia are fascist – a political scientist shows how they meet the textbook definition