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Izborsk Club (2012)

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A think tank founded in 2012 is the machine that turns one nationalist philosopher's ideas into actual Russian government policy.
Who they are

The Izborsk Club, a Russian policy group founded in 2012 by philosopher Alexander Dugin and nationalist writer Alexander Prokhanov.

What they do

It's the working link between Dugin's philosophy and real, actionable Kremlin policy, set up to craft conservative state ideology for Putin's third term.

How it works

Its membership reads like a who's who of the Russian establishment, including Putin economic adviser Sergei Glazyev, former Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky, regional governors, and foreign-intelligence chief Sergei Naryshkin, who convert Dugin's Eurasianist ideas into policy memos and strategy documents for the Presidential Administration.

Why it matters

It's the documented pipeline that transforms abstract philosophy into concrete state action, so ideas don't just stay ideas.

The engine's record — word for word
Report #66. The policy interface between Dugin's philosophy and actionable Russian state policy. Founded 2012 by Dugin and Alexander Prokhanov (nationalist writer). Explicitly established to formulate conservative state ideology for Putin's third term. Membership reads like a roster of the Russian deep state: Sergei Glazyev (Putin economic adviser, EEU architect), Vladimir Medinsky (former Culture Minister), regional governors, SVR Director Naryshkin. Through Glazyev and Naryshkin, Dugin's Eurasianist frameworks are structurally translated into policy memos and grand strategy documents for the Presidential Administration. The documented institutional mechanism that converts philosophical theory into state action.
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