Milica Bajic | 05. 02. 2017 to 11: 00h

http://www.blic.rs/vesti/svet/naucnik-fasista-filozof-ko-je-putinov-raspucin-jedina-veza-izmedu-moskve-vasingtona-i/eexch97

Controversial intellectual, fascists, philosopher, extremists or whatever it was called, Aleksandr Dugin is one of the most important names in the Kremlin. However, it is not part of official administration, but he ends big business for the Kremlin, especially when it comes to foreign policy issues. Steve Benon, one of the closest Tramp's associates, called him "Putin's Rasputin," but who is Dugin really?

Fascists, right oriented, scientist, journalist ...

For Dugin is difficult to say anything with certainty except that he is the radical. The Western media, noting his physical resemblance to the controversial mysterious Grigori Rasputin, write that Dugin has a strong influence on the Russian president, and often about him can be read and that he is fascist and the main ideologue in Kemlin.

He has written more than 30 books and innumerable comments, and in 2001 founded the International Eurasian Movement, an organization that promotes the unification of the former Soviet area in a unique cultural and civilizational unity. When Vladimir Putin became Russian president in 2000, Dugin became his ardent supporter. "Putin is everything ... Putin is absolute ... Putin is irreplaceable," Dugin then said.

Alexander Dugin: The Most Dangerous Philosopher in the World (in bigthink) https://t.co/SdrKAGNO2w pic.twitter.com/j9DdeXZZ3F

- Moses Boudourides (@mosabou) 20. decembar 2016.

By 2014, he was head of the Department of Sociology at Moscow State University. After he had screaming "kill, kill, kill" supported separatists in Ukraine, the activists have accused him to foster genocide, which is why he was fired. For his views on the crisis in Ukraine, he was banned from entering the United States. At that time he has criticizing Kremlin of "not take more" territories from Ukraine. Dugin is the son of the Soviet military intelligence officer, and currently works as editor in chief of TV Car.

Bridge between Ankara and Moscow

Dugin has played an important but secret role in the rapprochement of Russia and Turkey, and with people from the White House, which he calls ideological allies tried to establish close relations of the new US administration and Moscow. This would be a was he could be briefly described.

After Turkey shot down Russian warplane near the border with Syria in 2015, Dugin has used his contacts in both countries to form a channel that helped Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan to settle something that could have turned into a very dangerous conflict, said a retired Turkish general who traveled to Moscow for secret negotiations. It is that this convergence helped Putin to reverse the situation in Syria in his favor and the favor of Bashar al-Assad.

How good relations with the Turkish side he has also shows that in November he organized a visit of the delegation of that country (in which was also Erdogan's cousin) to Crimea, reports the Independent.

Dugin has organized a four-day secret negotiations between Turk and Russian sides in December 2015 in Moscow. During that visit, Dugin has led his guests in the "secret room" to "secret place" where they were met with oligarch Konstantin Malofejevim, Putin's right hand, testified Ismail Hakki Pekin, the former head of Turkey's military intelligence service, which was part of the delegation.

Then they had, said Pekin, managed to convince his hosts that the radical parts of the army shot down the plane, and when a few months later, relations between the two countries became strained again, Dugin went to Ankara. The media write that Dugin then told Turkish authorities that if they want to improve relations, they must arrest the killer of Russian pilots and the next day it happened.

It is interesting that Dugin was in Ankara at the time of attempted coup and murder of the Russian ambassador in Ankara, later he explained this saying: "This is the last attempt of the outgoing US administration and the globalists to undermine the relations between Russia and the Turkey."

Asked whether Dugin had a role in approaching to Turkey, Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: "Yes." Political consultant Sergei Markov says Dugin is not officially part of the Russian delegation, but "obviously he gave to Turks some good advice."

Rejoices to Trump

Thanks to the dozens of books and blogs that he wrote, Dugin has become not only an influential thinker in Russia but also in Iran, where he is a frequent guest. As he says, America and Iran are the only two countries that pay attention to him.

The bridge

- Incredibly good feeling. One of the best moments in my life - said Dugin after the inauguration of Donald Trump.

Dugin, who for years has criticized Washington for "Westernization of mankind", after Trump come on to power, said that he even believes that America is no longer Russia's opponent, but under a new president, perhaps ally. Even by changing the focus from America to Europe, which this year avaits elections in several important countries, Dugin has a new mantra that has taken over from Trump's administration - "empty the swamp."

---

IZAKOVIC