This book examines the development of the Russian radical right in exile between 1918 and 1945. The radical right, which represented one of the most prominent groups of Russian political exiles, both continued its pre-revolutionary activities and at the same time was inspired by new ideologies of the interwar period, primarily fascism.
Offering a comprehensive, comparative analysis of the political activities, and political thinking of individual groups of the radical right, this book shows the groups' political connections and radical right activities. Groups included monarchists, new groups founded by the younger generation of political, for example, the so-called Mladorossy (Young Russians), Fascists, Russian military émigrés, and the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad. The biographical chapter examines leading ideologist of the monarchist right-wing emigration, philosopher Ivan Alexandrovich Ilyin. This book demonstrates that the radical right represented one of the prominent political currents of Russian emigration.
This book is especially important in that contemporary right-wing radicalism in Russia draws on the thinking of these right-wing exiles very extensively. It will be of interest to researchers in modern Russian history, Russian emigration, and right-wing radicalism as well as 20th-century history.
Arvustused
The significance of the radical right in contemporary Europe is indisputable. The book Russian Radical Right in Exile, 1918-1945: Without the Tsar and Fatherland, edited by Zbynek Vydra, constitutes a missing link in the scholarly understanding of the history of the right-wing movements on the continent. It bridges the histories of Western and Eastern Europe, offering a more comprehensive perspective on the origins of present-day tensions in Eastern Europe and enabling a more precise diagnosis of the dangers posed by political radicalism. Russian Radical Right combines the analysis of the history of ideas with the study of political movements, serving as a cautionary examination of the perils of extreme ideological models for readers in the 21st century.
dr hab. Artur Markowski, prof. ucz., Faculty of History, University of Warsaw
This is a key work on the Russian radical right that explores the vital and under-researched post-revolutionary period. A strength of the work is in its wide coverage, which provides both a strong narrative and analytical approaches across two parts. It will prove to be a strong resource for scholars of conservative and rightist movements in the first half of the twentieth century.
Dr. George Gilbert, Associate Professor in History, University of Southampton
Introduction, Part I: History,
1. The Radical Right Before 1917 (Zbynk
Vydra),
2. Revolution, Civil War, and Ways to Exile (Zbynk Vydra),
3.
Divided Loyalties.The Far-Right Monarchist Movement between Russia and
Dynasty (Zbynk Vydra),
4. Tsars and Soviets. Mladorossy as the Alternative
to Traditional Monarchism (Zbynk Vydra and Kateina Hlouková),
5. Russian
Fascists (Zbynk Vydra and Tomá Jiránek),
6. The Ultimate Failure. World War
II and the Radical Right (Zbynk Vydra and Tomá Jiránek), Part II: People
and Ideas,
7. Prophet of the White Movement. Ivan Ilyin and the Russian
Radical Right (Hanu Nykl),
8. Holy Rus in Fascist Temptation. Orthodoxy in
the Theory and Practice of the Radical Right (Hanu Nykl),
9. Tsarism and
Empire between Tradition and National Revolution (Zbynk Vydra),
10.
Anti-Semitic Paradigm of the Far-Right (Zbynk Vydra), Conclusion (Zbynk
Vydra)
Zbynk Vydra is an assistant professor at the Institute of Historical Sciences, Faculty of Arts, University of Pardubice. He focuses on the modern history of Russia, emphasising the cultural history of the nobility, the history of right-wing radicalism and anti-Semitism, Russian emigration, and the history of diplomacy.
