| ID | 134095 |
| Title Proper | Strange bedfellows |
| Other Title Information | Putin and Europe's far right |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Polyakova, Alina |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The courtship between Eastern European far-right parties and Russia has been going on for years, of course. In 2008, Eastern Europe's far right supported the Russian war against Georgia. In May 2013, leaders of Jobbik, the Hungarian far-right party with dubious fascist origins, met with Russian Duma leaders and academics at Moscow State University. The neo-Nazi Bulgarian Ataka party has vocally supported Putin and Russian foreign policy. In 2012, Ataka's leader, Volen Siderov, traveled to Moscow, reportedly at his own expense, to celebrate Putin's sixtieth birthday and express admiration for the Russian president's strong leadership. After Russia's annexation of Crimea, Siderov threatened to withdraw his party's support from the coalition government if it supported further sanctions against Russia. |
| `In' analytical Note | World Affairs US Vol.177, No.3; Sep-Oct.2014: p.36-40 |
| Journal Source | World Affairs US Vol.177, No.3; Sep-Oct.2014: p.36-40 |
| Key Words | Russia ; Europe ; European Union - EU ; NATO ; Putin's Strategy ; Putin's Regime ; Russia - Ukraine ; Ukraine Crisis ; Democracy ; National Elections ; Internal Politics ; Political Leadership ; Russian - Foreign Policy ; Coalition ; Georgia War ; Neo-Nazi Bulgaria ; Regional Politics |