Thanks to @barneypiccolo@lemm.ee for the following summary and turning me on to the linked excellent summary of the book.

Foundations of Geopolitics was published in 1997 by Aleksandr Dugin. It outlines how Russia can become the world’s dominant superpower without warfare. It is taught in Russia’s military officers school, Putin keeps a copy in his office, and it is Russia’s geopolitical playbook. Dugin is still closely involved with Putin and Russian intelligence, and so was his daughter, who was murdered in a car bombing that was likely meant for him.

Under the section for the United States, it says:

Russia should use its special services within the borders of the United States and Canada to fuel instability and separatism against neoliberal globalist Western hegemony, such as, for instance, provoke “Afro-American racists” to create severe backlash against the rotten political state of affairs in the current present-day system of the United States and Canada. Russia should “introduce geopolitical disorder into internal American activity, encouraging all kinds of separatism and ethnic, social, and racial conflicts, actively supporting all dissident movements – extremist, racist, and sectarian groups, thus destabilizing internal political processes in the U.S. It would also make sense simultaneously to support isolationist tendencies in American politics”.

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    I saw the headline, and thought " Hey! I post about that book all the time," only to find that I was credited in the post for being the inspiration.

    I’d like to say that one of the things that intrigues me about this book, is the mention of “special interests” in America, which seems to indicate undercover agents already planted in America. In 2010, a Russian undercover spy ring was discovered, and sent back to Russia. They were living among us like regular Americans. The incident inspired the TV show The Americans.

    I can’t help but wonder if one of the “special interests,” was Trump himself, along with all of his Russian-compromised henchmen. I wonder if certain elected officials are, or were, included.

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      You’re doing the Lord’s work! 😅 I tried telling people about that book on several occasions and the reaction is always something along the lines of “hm Idk seems accidental”. Like no it’s not and I’m not some tinfoil hat wearing nutcase, this is real 😄

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      You and that roundsparrow guy. If youre curious, theres plenty of info to confirm that the operations only increased in frequency and severity. The operation directly interfering in american politics via thought manipulation on the internet was launched in 2013 and continues to this day. Roundsparrow has a bunch of different communities but I think the one most concisely centered around this subject is that countersurkov comm, (I believe thats the correct spelling,) surkov being one of the architects of russian counterintelligence and the orchestrator of russias internal political theater that has allowed putin absolute power since his election. If you’ve found the dugin book I’m sure you’re not too far off from this stuff but I figured I should give it a shout just in case you needed something to ruin your week lol Edit: figured out the link to the surkov comm

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      Like, e.g. Vance posting on bluesky trying to ‘provoke’ biased conversation

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      You might be right, since his supposed russian code name is Krasnov

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      Is it a book about how Russia becomes the world’s hegemon, or how it beats the US/West/Atlanticists?

      What does it say in relation to East Asia?

      Most interestingly China, considering today’s context, but thinking about the time it was written Japan might’ve been more pertinent in their thinking.

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      That sounds like a wild conspiracy theory to me. We don’t need any more conspiracy theories as we get enough from the right.

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        You might actually want to read the link before you open your mouth and prove yourself stupid.

        This is the book that drives Russian foreign policy, and is entirely responsible for the global rise of the far-right. Dismissing it as a “conspiracy theory” marks you as either a Russian-compromised stooge, or an idiot.

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          Funny thing is my conservative parents have been talking about this book since like the 80s or early 90s? Or perhaps a predecessor that basically was an instruction list of how to take out America (make schools dumber, sow racism, etc) through infiltration or something.

          Now they are Fox News worshipers and very much in line with Trump and his policies. They are exactly the people that have fallen for this plan and it’s maddening because they fucking KNOW about it

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      I think he read it and executed the plan to the letter, including using the exact messaging prescribed by the book:

      Ukraine (except Western Ukraine) should be annexed by Russia because “Ukraine as a state has no geopolitical meaning, no particular cultural import or universal significance, no geographic uniqueness, no ethnic exclusiveness, its certain territorial ambitions represents an enormous danger for all of Eurasia and, without resolving the Ukrainian problem, it is in general senseless to speak about continental politics”. Ukraine should not be allowed to remain independent, unless it is cordon sanitaire, which would be inadmissible according to Western political standards. As mentioned, Western Ukraine (comprising the regions of Volynia, Galicia, and Transcarpathia), considering its Catholic-majority population, are permitted to form an independent federation of Western Ukraine but should not be under Atlanticist control.[9]

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        I’d add up a bit. The idea expressed there is also basically dismissing Ukrainian subjectivity, and that is exactly what Russians do all the time.

        Their ideology locked them in such a position where either Russia exists or free independent Ukraine exists, because they treat Ukraine as “Russia’s missing piece”.

        This is why I naively believe that if any ceasefire actually happens (even if slightly unfavorable for Ukraine) - Russia will simply subsequently self-destruct.

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        Putin has always justified his invasion of Ukraine using similar language. I specifically remember him dismissing their history saying something very similar to "Ukraine as a state has no geopolitical meaning, no particular cultural import or universal significance, no geographic uniqueness, no ethnic exclusiveness, " and other nearly direct quotes.

        Clear confirmation that Putin is using this publication as his playbook.

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        Well, thankfully Dugin and Putin are suffering and from imperialist brain rot and never considered external factors outside their control. As someone from former colonial country, I do find bigger powers to constantly underestimate and patronise smaller countries. It is utterly stupid to invade a country who historically hates you. I always say this, it is like Britain invading Ireland and India again, and the British delusionally expecting to be re-welcomed.

        I don’t mean to diminish the lives needleesly lost on both sides, but the war in Ukraine should put the final nail in the coffin in Russian jingoism and will justly serve them the humble pie. No one could see how Russia will remain a great power after the war, with so many young lives lost going to exacerbate the already dwindling population, and re-shifting the economy from war footing to civilian mode without serious ramifications. Russia’s international prestige is also badly tarnished and her traditional allies would neither trust nor respect Kremlin as a peace guarantor in the future. There are no politicians worth their salt who could replace Putin after his eventual death and keep the country going. The country could become a Chinese vassal at some point.

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    the battle for the world rule of Russians" has not ended

    Looking at the pasting that Ukraine alone has given them for a few hundred kilometers of land, I’d say that it has ended a while ago.

    Yeah, Russia is a threat and will remain so for a while to come and Europe unfortunately will have to focus on rearming itself, but Russians can forget about their ambitions of conquering the world, ain’t gonna happen

    Fuck Putin, fuck all current and previous Russian leaders

    One can only hope that woswr minds will prevail

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    I remember this being posted all the time on Reddit but I paid it no mind because it was so cartoonish, so stupid.

    Little did I know that’s just reality