Kabbalah, Judeo‐Masonic Myth, and Post‐Soviet Literary Discourse: From Political Tool to Virtual Parody

Aptekman, Marina

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“…Despite a great deal of uncertainty surrounding the origins of The Protocols, there is a consensus that the pamphlet was created in the early 20th century and was most likely politically inspired. In all probability, it was created in Paris by representatives of the Okhrana (Russian secret police) -Pyotr Rachkovsky, Ivan Manasevich-Manuilov, and Matvey Golovinsky (Aptekman, 2006;Boym, 1999). At the time of its publication, many considered it to be authentic minutes taken during 24 secret meetings of the Jewish Sanhedrin, and it was only after a few years that the pamphlet was exposed as a forgery combining a few texts published at the end of the 19th century -Maurice Joly's Dialogues in Hell, Herman Goedzsche's novel Biarritz, and Wilhelm Marr's brochure describing Jewish victory over the German people.…”

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“…Although created in the early 20th century, due to its ahistorical character the conspiracy theory about the Elders of Zion plotting to gain power over humanity seems contemporary and relevant. Furthermore, as Svetlana Boym (1999) and Marina Aptekman (2006) suggest, The Protocols, similarly to apocalyptic narratives, is a response to emotional uncertainty present in times of chaos and turmoil. It not only explains in a simple way what is wrong and why, but also gives people a sense of moral superiority over the enemy and takes the responsibility away from them by saying that whatever they might do, there are very influential forces outside that hinder all their efforts.…”

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Antichrist and His Plot Against Russia: Conspiracy Theories and Eschatology

Dolińska-Rydzek

2022

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The Antichrist and His Plot Against Russia: Conspiracy Theories and EschatologyIn post-Soviet Russia, there is a relatively widespread conviction that events such as the Bolshevik Revolution, World War II, and the collapse of the Soviet Union were not the results of historical contingency but of a complex vicious plot exercised by some evil forces aiming to destroy Russia. Depending on political needs, the enemy plotting against Russia has the face of a Jew, Muslim, Freemason, oligarch, or liberal, operating both from outside and inside of the country. Interestingly, many conservatives and religious fundamentalists seem to believe that the plot against Russia is orchestrated not by human agents but by the embodiment of all evil and the herald of the end of the world – the Antichrist. In my paper, I will address these beliefs and discuss the proximity between conspiracy theories and eschatological discourses. Referring to the literal meaning of the Greek word apokalypsis (to disclose, to unveil), I will attempt to explain the role of apocalyptic and conspiratorial narratives that offer to reveal the hidden reality behind what ordinary people can see. Also, I will demonstrate their implications in the broader context of the public discourse in contemporary Russia.Antychryst i jego spisek przeciwko Rosji: teorie spiskowe i eschatologia We współczesnej Rosji, podobnie jak w innych krajach, można zaobserwować rosnącą popularność teorii konspiracyjnych. Wiele osób jest przekonanych, że wydarzenia takie jak rewolucja bolszewicka, II wojna światowa czy upadek ZSRR nie były wynikiem przypadku, lecz skomplikowanego spisku, którego celem jest zniszczenie Rosji. W zależności od potrzeb politycznych wróg spiskujący przeciw Rosji ma twarz Żyda, muzułmanina, masona, oligarchy lub liberała, działającego zarówno z zewnątrz, jak i wewnątrz kraju. Co ciekawe, wielu rosyjskich prawosławnych fundamentalistów zdaje się wierzyć, że spisek przeciw Rosji nie jest dziełem ludzi, lecz Antychrysta – ostatecznego wroga chrześcijaństwa, który nie tylko uosabia wszelkie zło, ale też zwiastuje rychły koniec świata. W niniejszym artykule, odwołując się do dosłownego znaczenia greckiego słowa apokalypsis, czyli „odsłaniać, ujawniać”, zamierzam wykazać narracyjną bliskość teorii konspiracyjnych i dyskursów apokaliptycznych oraz omówić ich implikacje w kontekście debaty publicznej we współczesnej Rosji.

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Antichrist and His Plot Against Russia: Conspiracy Theories and Eschatology

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2022

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“…They argued that the author's poor writing skills and unconventional imagery should not be mistaken for postmodern experimentation or deconstruction. What was pastiche for Sorokin was serious prose in the case of Prokhanov (Kenžeev 2002), and while Sorokin's postmodernism was ''intentional,'' Prokhanov, in contrast, intended to be ''serious'' (Aptekman 2006).…”

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Ironic imperialism: how Russian patriots are reclaiming postmodernism

Noordenbos

2011

Stud East Eur Thought

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This essay analyzes the recent appearance in Russian letters of ultranationalist fantasies about the restoration of Russia's imperial or totalitarian status. This new trend has its roots not only in the increasingly patriotic tone of Russian society and politics, but also in the dynamics of the literary field itself. 'Imperialist writers' such as Aleksandr Prokhanov and Pavel Krusanov have both revived and reacted against postmodern themes and motifs from earlier decades. Relying on the legacy of sots-art and stiob, the 'imperialists' advance a new model in Russia's postmodern tradition, one that is balanced on the very borderline between irony and ideological militancy. In playing the game of ambiguous fanaticism, these writers have been able to attract the attention of a broad and diverse public, and have moved from an intellectual periphery into the cultural mainstream.The last decade has witnessed the advent in Russian letters of megalomaniac fantasies about the restoration of Russia's imperial or totalitarian status. This trend has received various labels ('new imperial literature', 'radical literature', 'new political literature ', etc.), and it appears in the work of very diverse writers, including Aleksandr Prokhanov, Dmitrij Bykov, and a group of authors called the 'Petersburg Fundamentalists'.1 Typically, the plots of these 'imperial novels'B. Noordenbos (&) University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands e-mail: B.Noordenbos@rug.nl 1 The members of this group are Vadim Nazarov, Sergej Nosov, Nal' Podol'skij, Vladimir Rekšan, Il'ja Stogov, Pavel Krusanov and the philosopher Aleksandr Sekackij. In 2001 these writers and thinkers-all of whom were publishing their books (mostly in small print runs) at the Amfora publishing house in St.

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Kabbalistic self-help: the microcosm in practice

Segol¹

2015

J Am Acad Relig

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Kabbalah, Judeo‐Masonic Myth, and Post‐Soviet Literary Discourse: From Political Tool to Virtual Parody

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Antichrist and His Plot Against Russia: Conspiracy Theories and Eschatology

Antichrist and His Plot Against Russia: Conspiracy Theories and Eschatology

Ironic imperialism: how Russian patriots are reclaiming postmodernism

Kabbalistic self-help: the microcosm in practice

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