Alexander Dugin
Aleksandr Gelyevich Dugin (born January 7, 1962) is a Russian philosopher, activist, and founder of the Russian Geopolitical School and Eurasian Movement.
He holds PhDs in Sociology, Political Science, and Philosophy, and served as head of the Department of Sociology of International Relations at Moscow State University (2008-2014).
Author of over sixty books including Foundations of Geopolitics and Noomakhia, Dugin is considered a leading exponent of modern Russian conservative thought in the slavophile tradition.
His influence on contemporary Russian political leaders is widely recognized, though his ideas are often viewed as controversial and nonconformist by both supporters and opponents.
