This section profiles Russian nationalist, Eurasianist, and imperialist figures, movements, and institutions, from the nineteenth and early twentieth century thinkers whose ideas they draw on to the activists and organizations of the post-Soviet era. It includes Eurasianist ideologues such as Alexander Dugin and Lev Gumilyov, political figures such as Vladimir Zhirinovsky and Eduard Limonov, groups such as the Russian Imperial Movement, Nashi, the Eurasian Youth Union, and the Night Wolves motorcycle club, and state-linked bodies such as the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies. Entries examine their ideas, ties to the Kremlin and security services, and roles in Russian influence abroad.

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