Russia and Modern Fascism New Perspectives on the Kremlin’s War Against Ukraine

„Putin’s regime evidently shares many striking similarities with imperial nationalism and fascism—something mainstream scholarship on contemporary Russia prefers to ignore or discard. Yet Russia’s brutal and unprovoked full-scale aggression against Ukraine has conclusively proven such an approach to be shortsighted and mistaken. This pioneering study represents a valuable intellectual contribution to a long-overdue and honest discussion of the nature of the totalitarian regime in Moscow. This makes the book a required reading for students of Russia, international relations, and comparative politics, as well as anyone who is trying to make sense of Russian belligerence and expansionism.“ —Petro Kuzyk, Associate Professor of International Relations, Ivan Franko University of Lviv

„Das Buch schafft es, viele fruchtbare Diskussionen auszulösen. Wer immer über den ‚Putinismus‘ weiterdenken will, sollte sich mit seinen Beiträgen auseinandersetzen.“

– Matthias Vetter, H-Soz-Kult, 20.02.2026.

"Ian Garner and Taras Kuzio’s edited volume on Russia and modern fascism is a timely and masterful contribution to the debate on how to classify the current Russian regime. [...] Every chapter in the book should be required reading for scholars and practitioners of Russian politics."

—Richard Arnold, Slavonic and East European Review, vol. 104, no. 2, April 2026.