WHY DOES THE WEST HATE RUSSIA — A CONVERSATION WITH ALEXANDER DUGIN

I first met Alexander Dugin in December 2023, during my first trip to Moscow. I did not know much about Alexander beyond the public stories describing his as “Putin’s Brain” and that the U.S. Treasury put him on the sanctions list. Here is the U.S. Government explanation:

Alexander Dugin (Dugin), was first designated in 2015 pursuant to E.O. 13660 for be…