#title What is fascism and why does this type of political regime matсh with the one established in Russia? #author Dmitry Mrachnik #SORTtopics fascism, Russia #date 4 March 2022 #source Retrieved on 14th March 2022 from [[https://www.nihilist.li/2022/03/04/what-is-fascism-and-why-does-this-type-of-political-regime-matsh-with-the-one-established-in-russia/][www.nihilist.li]] #lang en #pubdate 2022-03-14T09:22:35 A brief theoretical explanation of the main characteristics of fascist regimes, ideologies and movements: - Authoritarianism and elitism as the ideals of the political organization of society and methods of management, decision-making within the movement. - Nativism as a preference in the rights of people determined by ethnic origin, “anthropological” type, etc., the opposition between “our” people and the “other” – ethno-nationalism, racism, xenophobia. - Populism as a way of providing simple and attractive answers to complex social issues, political demagoguery, manipulation of facts and myths, and other ways of proving one’s point and moral authority. - Anti-liberalism/anti-communism/anti-feminism and other types of self-presentation through the opposition of other political trends, movements, ideologies or groups. - Radicalism as a way of political struggle, allowing to carry out activities without the mediation of public institutions where it is required by law. - Extremism as a way to achieve the desired results through extreme forms of conflict resolution – violence, etc. This list is not exhaustive, yet it helps to easily identify typical fascist regimes, ideologies, or movements.