"RASHISM" - THE MYTH, OR THE NEW SEVERE, ESOTERIC CHALLENGE FOR EUROPEAN SECURITY?

A bloody war is going on in Ukraine, almost in the middle of Europe. In connection with the mentioned war, the term Rashism, which is an expression of Russian fascism, is mentioned more and more often in the world press and scientific societies. The purpose of the present study is to identify the mentioned issue and determine whether this concept is used only superficially, or if it actually has esoteric prerequisites and similarities with fascism and Nazism, which destroyed the whole of Europe, in the 20th century? For this purpose, taking into account the relevant experience, an analysis of the Russian propaganda system was carried out and a particularly important area for research was determined: the political-philosophical basis of propaganda - a set of doctrines developed by Alexander Dugin. Among the objects of research, the theory of “Noomakhia”, presented by Dugin as a new philosophical direction, was especially important. The term “Noomakhia” means the “wars of minds”. At the same time, was performed a content analysis of the materials, related to Dugin's political orientation and his interest in esoteric teachings, taken from the world's scientific and open media sources. After summarizing the obtained results, it was revealed that the main ideological vector of the modern Russian propaganda machine is aimed at the demonization of the so-called "collective West"; In this case, Dugin's political philosophy has a fundamental role. However, at the same time, the roots of Dugin's teachings are deeply rooted in occult, Nazi, and fascist, Nordic, pagan teachings. Based on the above-mentioned issues, it was concluded that Rashism is not a myth. It is just a serious threat to European and world security.