Russian neo-pagan myths and antisemitism

Neopaganism is a conspicuous branch of contemporary Russian nationalism, finding its expression in a number of extremist organizations and periodicals. It adopted the Aryan myth (usually identifying Aryans with ancient Slavs). The ideology of extremist racism mixes Russian nationalism and mysticism. Neopagans present early and modern history as a Manichaean conflict between good Aryans and evil Jews who are seeking to subjugate the world. Christianity is seen as the main evil entity brought by the Jews into the Aryan world. The Bolshevik Revolution is said to be the result of a Jewish plot. The neopagans have produced mystical pseudo-historical literature which has had some popular success. Dwells on the ideologies of the Union of Veneds, the Vedic movement, and some other groups, as well as of such authors as Valerii Yemelyanov, Yurii Nikitin, Vladimir and Dmitrii Kandyba, and Viktor Bezverkhii. Russian neopaganism is greatly influenced by Nazi ideas and those of the New Age movement. (From the Bibliography of the Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism - The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)