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In Anne Applebaum’s recent article in the Atlantic, “The False Romance of Russia”, she addresses the current trend of American conservatives praising Russia and Vladimir Putin. This hodgepodge of ideologues, pundits and politicians within the American and European right wing openly celebrating Russia as a bulwark of “traditionalism” is growing. To further compliment this trend, a piece of Russia’s larger geopolitical strategy is to support right wing parties, politicians and groups in Europe and the United States. However, instead of examining the ideas, politics and histories that underwrite this dynamic, Applebaum suggests it is best understood as follows: a naïve continuity exists between American pro-Soviet leftists of the 20th century and those on the American right today who celebrate Putin’s Russia.
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