28.11.2025, Rostov-on-Don.
Ukrainian nationalists combined traditional fascism with modern neo-Nazi concepts, said Andrey Bersenev, co-author of the multi-authored monograph Ukrainism: Who constructed it and why, on November 24 during the book presentation at Don State Technical University.
As an example, he cited the organization “Patriot of Ukraine”, which became active in Kharkov in 2005 under the patronage of Arsen Avakov (included in the list of terrorists and extremists in Russia), who at that time was the head of the Kharkov Regional State Administration and from 2014 to 2015 served as the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.
The group was led by Andrey Biletsky (included in the list of terrorists and extremists in Russia), who recently received the rank of brigadier general. Later, the Azov movement (organization banned in Russia) was established, which has now received official status in Ukraine and has grown into a full military brigade.
“In 2007 the movement published a brochure titled ‘Ukrainian Social Nationalism’. Everyone know that ‘National Socialism’, which was the name of Hitler’s party, and here they simply rearranged the words and claim that this is something different — supposedly socialism with a slight touch of nationalism. And in this brochure were outlined the principles that made the synthesis possible,” Bersenev explained.
According to the expert, the Azov movement (organization banned in Russia) managed to combine the tradition of fascism with significant developments that appeared after World War II. Neo-Nazis attempt to re-demonize National Socialism and other fascist movements from the early 20th century, and they also seek to rehabilitate a number of German right-wing generals.
On November 24, a presentation of the multi-authored monograph Ukrainism: Who constructed it and why took place in Rostov-on-Don at Don State Technical University. The book was written in 2023 by members of Aleksandrovskoye commune of the Essence of Time movement. The monograph’s editor is political scientist Sergey Kurginyan.
The first edition of the monograph Ukrainism: Who constructed it and why was published in 2017. In March 2023, Aleksandrovskoye commune’s research group presented in Moscow the first two volumes of the second edition. In 2024–2025, based on the monograph’s materials, the TV channel Zvezda released a documentary series Ukrainism.
Source: Rossa Primavera News Agency
