Inside "Putin's Brain": The Political Philosophy of Alexander Dugin

"You may disagree with something Millerman writes about Dugin, but you cannot ignore him. He is the leading English-language interpreter of Dugin's thought…" -Benjamin R. Teitelbaum, author of War for Eternity: The Rise of the Populist Right and the Return of Traditionalism

“Millerman has insight into Putin at a philosophical level.” -Christopher Rufo, Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute

"Given the tectonic shifts in global geo-politics and the intense intellectual ferment on the right in recent times, it could not be more timely for those with a serious interest in political philosophy to become exposed to and absorbed in the work of the Russian thinker Alexander Dugin." -Colin D. Pearce, Clemson University

“Putin’s Brain,” "Putin’s Rasputin,” “The Most Dangerous Philosopher in the World.” Those are some of intriguing phrases used to describe the Russian philosopher, ideologue, and activist, Alexander Dugin, whose words seems to predict, and shape, Russia’s destiny on the world stage. Now, you can now go beyond the headlines into the heart of Dugin’s understanding of politics and philosophy, to grapple with his challenge to the West.

This is the first book-length study of Dugin as a political philosopher, written by a scholar of political philosophy and Dugin's leading English translator. You'll be introduced to a side of Dugin that is rarely studied but that he considers the deepest foundation of his outlook on Russia and the world. Get the philosophical keys that unlock the mystery of the Eurasian challenge to the West. This collection of essays written over the last ten years discusses Dugin's fourth political theory, his populism, the influence of Heidegger and Plato on his thought, the contours of his Eurasianism, and much more. This isn't only a study of the philosophical dimension of contemporary Russian ideology. It represents a thoughtful inquiry into the meaning of political philosophy today and its prospects for our possibly post-liberal future.

MICHAEL MILLERMAN is also the author of Beginning with Heidegger: Strauss, Rorty, Derrida, Dugin and the Philosophical Constitution of the Political. He holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Toronto and teaches political philosophy at MillermanSchool.com.