AlexanderDugin’sPolitical Platonismoffers a seminal analysis of the contemporary philosophicalcrisis from one of the best-known writers and political commentatorsin post-Soviet Russia. Through a series of essays, coursetranscripts, and a single long interview—each remarkable for thedepth of its learning and the boldness of its vision—Dugin exposesthe profoundest roots of the Western philosophical tradition,offering his view of why it has reached its final terminus, and hisindication of where a new beginning must be sought.The works collected in this volumepresent Dugin’s theory of Political Platonism as a fundamentalphilosophical and political orientation, capable at once of revivinghigher political and social forms and furnishing solid ground forresistance to the collapse of the contemporary world. Hismulti-perspective thesis offers a thorough and thought-provokingcritique of modernity and a masterful survey of Western philosophy,reaching from before Heraclitus to beyond Heidegger. In itsprovocative, clear-sighted analyses and its visionary flights, thisbook provides an invaluable reference for those already familiar withDugin, and an intriguing introduction for those coming to him for thefirst time.