ПОНЯТТЯ ТА ХАРАКТЕРИСТИКИ РАШИЗМУ: ІСТОРІОГРАФІЯ ПРОБЛЕМИ
CONCEPT AND CHARACTERISTICS OF RACISM: HISTORIOGRAPHY OF THE ISSUE

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes attempts by Ukrainian scholars to conceptualize the notion of “ruscism” as the ideology and political regime of modern Russia. The evolution of the study of Putinism as a prototype of ruscism and the origins of the term “ruscism” are examined. The approaches of Ukrainian researchers to the definition of ruscism, its characteristics and connection with fascism are analyzed. The main tendencies in understanding ruscism are highlighted: as an ideology, Ukrainian scholars define imperialism, chauvinism, Russia’s messianism; as a regime – totalitarianism, militarism, revanchism. Ruscism is closely related to fascism, but has specific features.

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