“The American Empire Should Be Destroyed”—
Alexander Dugin and the Perils of Immanentized Eschatology
by James D. Heiser
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Over two decades have passed since the “Cold War” between the Soviet
Union and the West ended. Many citizens of the former Soviet republics and
Warsaw Pact nations have embraced the opportunities which come with expanded
civil liberties and economic growth, but extremists exploit nostalgia for the
days of empire. In the words of Vladimir Putin, “the collapse of the Soviet
Union was a major geopolitical disaster of the century.”
A new ideology—Eurasianism—is being advanced by those who dream of a
new empire and revenge on the Western powers which brought about the collapse
of the Soviet empire. Alexander Dugin, the father of Eurasianism, was recently
described by “Foreign Affairs” as “Putin’s Brain.” For Dugin, the battle
between Russia and the West is an epic struggle to fulfill ancient myths: a
battle between the mystical forces of the mythical land of ‘Arctogaia’ and a
decadent, materialistic America. “The American Empire should be destroyed,”
Dugin declares, “And at one point, it will be.”
America needs to understand the nature of the Eurasianist ideology, and
the fanaticism which wages war against the people of Ukraine today, and against
the West tomorrow. Eurasianism is what Eric Voegelin once termed a “gnostic
mass movement”—it is a movement which aims to accomplish its eschatological
goal of the perfection of world through force, imposing its ideological stamp
on the order of the world. In Dugin's words, “The End times and the
eschatological meaning of politics will not realize themselves on their own. …
The end of days should come; but it will not come by itself.”
“All too often, history is driven by the mad passions and ambitions of
tyrants—and by warped visions of “progress” crafted in the shadows behind their
thrones. James Heiser’s brilliant new book drags one of today’s most dangerous
“gray eminences” into the light. His careful, intricate analysis reveals
Aleksandr Dugin, whose twisted ideology shapes Vladimir Putin’s brutal and
aggressive effort to build a Eurasian empire centered on Russia. This is a
must-read for anyone who wants to understand the perilous and irrational
motivations of those who now rule in Moscow.”
—Patrick Larkin, co-author of Red Phoenix, The Enemy Within, and other
best-selling thrillers, and author of The Tribune
“James Heiser has written a profoundly fascinating book on an important
and troubling man. Anyone concerned about the future of Russia—indeed
international affairs in general—should read this book.”
—Peter Schweizer, President, Government Accountability Institute,
William J. Casey Fellow at the Hoover Institution,
author, Victory–The Reagan Administration’s Secret Strategy that Hastened the
Collapse of the Soviet Union, and Reagan’s War
“A penetrating analysis of the dangerous totalitarian dogma of the man
who has become Putin’s Rasputin. If you want to understand the new threat to
Western civilization, you need to read this book.”
—Dr. Robert Zubrin, President, Mars Society,
President, Pioneer Astronautics and Pioneer Energy,
author, Merchants of Despair—Radical Environmentalists, Criminal
Pseudo-Scientists, and the Fatal Cult of Antihumanism
ISBN-13: 978-1891469435 • 128 Pages • Paperback • $12.95
To Order from Amazon, please use this link: http://amzn.com/1891469436
Also available on Kindle ($9.95): http://amzn.com/B00KMVECME
James D. Heiser is the Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of
North America (ELDoNA) and Pastor of Salem Lutheran Church (Malone, Texas). He
also serves as Dean of Missions for The Augustana Ministerium and as a member
both of the Board of Directors and Steering Committee of The Mars Society.
Heiser earned his B.A.–Political Science at George Washington University
(Washington, D.C.) and his M.Div. and S.T.M. from Concordia Theological
Seminary (Fort Wayne, Indiana). Prior to entering the ministry, Heiser served
as a Research Associate of the National Center for Public Policy Research
(Washington, D.C.) and as a Media Analyst for the Media Research Center
(Alexandria, VA).
Heiser is the author of six books: one recounting the course of the
Hermetic Reformation (“Prisci Theologi and the Hermetic Reformation in the
Fifteenth Century”), a collection of essays concerning the Office of the Holy
Ministry (“Stewards of the Mysteries of God”), two books of essays pertaining
to space exploration and theology (“A Shining City on a Higher Hill” and
“Civilization and the New Frontier”) and two books on the crises of the Modern
age (“A Time for Every Purpose Under Heaven” and “The One True God, the Two
Estates and the Three Kingdoms”). He is also the author of hundreds of
published articles.
Rt. Rev. James Heiser, M.Div., S.T.M.
Repristination Press
P.O. Box 173
Bynum, Texas 76631
www.repristinationpress.com
[email protected]
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