Fueling Intolerance: The Impact of Russian Political Discourse on Ultra-Right Anti-Gender Activism.

The article explores the influence of political discourse in Russia on the activation offar-right anti-gender movements. Particular attention is paid to anti-gender narratives that defenda patriarchal vision of the family, deny gender violence, and target LGBT people. The studyshows that these narratives, disseminated by political and religious figures, resonate with far-rightorganizations, leading to the imposition of an authoritarian-patriarchal ideology. This relationshipbetween political discourse and far-right activism hurts the effectiveness of state policy inthe field of countering extremism. The author concludes that to eradicate extremism, it is necessaryto monitor and analyze extremist narratives and to identify and neutralize the agents of theirdissemination. This study contributes to understanding the dynamics between political rhetoric,religious influence, and the rise of the far-right anti-gender movement in contemporary Russia.