I have doubts about the concept of Grossraum. It seems that it merely encompasses an empire and its client states ruled by a class of compradors. As such it does not bring much in terms of analysis and understanding.
As for Dugin, he simply resurrected the concept of civilisation that was used in intellectual circles in the middle of 20th century. The concept never gained much traction in geopolitics then and it is unclear how much relevance it has now. Countries such as Vietnam or Taiwan are doomed to be in the Chinese pole but actively work on escaping from it. Ukraine and Georgia are supposed to be in the Orthodox pole but half the population in these countries abhors Russia and works to escape its orbit. Such dynamics tempt the intrusion of faraway powers and put in question the Grossraum/pole/civilisation.
Another interesting read. Thank you.
I have doubts about the concept of Grossraum. It seems that it merely encompasses an empire and its client states ruled by a class of compradors. As such it does not bring much in terms of analysis and understanding.
As for Dugin, he simply resurrected the concept of civilisation that was used in intellectual circles in the middle of 20th century. The concept never gained much traction in geopolitics then and it is unclear how much relevance it has now. Countries such as Vietnam or Taiwan are doomed to be in the Chinese pole but actively work on escaping from it. Ukraine and Georgia are supposed to be in the Orthodox pole but half the population in these countries abhors Russia and works to escape its orbit. Such dynamics tempt the intrusion of faraway powers and put in question the Grossraum/pole/civilisation.