I.A. Ilyin’s Views in the Context of the Ideological Discourse of the Second Quarter of the 20th Century: Myths of Political Labeling

In the article the author examines the contemporary debate surrounding the fi gure of I.A. Ilyin through the prism of established political science stereotypes of political classifi cation and comes to the conclusion that left-right spectral models of classifi cation are nonfunctional and require revision. He suggests to reassess ideological fi gures from the perspective of the civilizational approach. On the basis of the most common approaches to the concept of fascism and their correlation with Ilyin’s views analysis, the author argues against the scientifi c validity of classifying his ideas as fascist. He supplies key arguments of Ilyin’s criticism of fascism, highlighting his identifi cation of its fundamental errors and fl aws. The article also identifi es aspects of Ilyin's intellectual legacy that possess signifi cant potential in the current phase of Russia’s development.