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Homo ethnicus

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Homo ethnicus
LanguageRussian
SubjectPolitical manifesto
Political philosophy
Publication date
29 May 2023
Media typePrint
(Digital)

Homo ethnicus (Latin for "Ethnic Man") is a political manifesto that was created by the Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC) in May 2023. A far-right paramilitary unit of Russian citizens, based in Ukraine. In May 2023, the RVC's leader, Denis Kapustin described himself as a "patriot", a "traditionalist", a "right-winger", but rejected the label "neo-Nazi", saying "you’ll never find me waving a flag with a swastika, you’ll never find me raising my hand in a Hitler salute. So why would you call me that?"[1]

Summary

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The manifesto begins with a condemnation of the average apolitical Russian, their only concern being “the disruption of consumer goods supply chains” whilst "the Ukrainian population is under shelling and genocide" – a condemnation common throughout the wider anti-war infosphere generally – before moving onto establishing their own understanding of the previously mentioned difference between Russkih and Rossiyanin; "passionate national forces versus pot-bellied philistines mired in everyday problems". In this, the RVC seeks to establish themselves as a seeming vanguard of national purity, the last remaining "true" ethnic Russians fighting for their conception of national liberation.[2] The manifesto notably terms to compare races such as "us" and "them". The manifesto also rejects both Liberalism and Communism while presenting a third way – an "Ethnic worldview" encompassing unity by blood and by nation which was a similar ethnic world view of the Nazi party.[3] The manifesto also talked about "the ability to take risks and sacrifice oneself for the sake of a high ideal".[4] It also advocates for "cleansing" of the current Russia and the creation of a pure-blooded Russian ethnostate.[5]

Reactions

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Yulia Latynina compared the organization's manifesto to Mein Kampf.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Leader of anti-Putin force says expect more Russian border raids".
  2. ^ "Russian Neo-Nazism's Civil War in Ukraine". 29 November 2023.
  3. ^ ""Мы — русские, и мы — не россияне"". 21 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Пост".
  5. ^ "No, 'Russia's Resistance Leader' Won't Bring Down Putin". 24 November 2023.
  6. ^ ""Код доступа" с Юлией Латыниной: Как я ошиблась". ЭХО (in Russian). Retrieved 13 March 2024.