Aleksandr Dugin

Aleksandr Gelyevich Dugin (; born 7 January 1962) is a Russian political philosopher, analyst, and strategist. He has been called a fascist for his ideology. He is also a well known supporter of Vladimir Putin, although he has no official connections to the Kremlin. He has been called "Putin's brain" or "Putin's Rasputin" by the media. He is also known for being an important person around Russian's foreign policy.