Since 2014, the Ukrainian people have bravely resisted Russia’s armed aggression — and since February 24, 2022, under the conditions of a full-scale war. In this value-based clash of worlds, Ukraine has been given a historic mission: to put an end to centuries of imperial lies and to the repeated re-emergence of an “empire of evil” in new historical forms.

Today it is crucial for Ukrainians and the world to understand what Putin’s Russia truly is, what lies behind the concept of the “Russian people,” which processes drive current events, and whether this destructive phenomenon can be deconstructed and neutralized.

In this book, by analyzing the origins and evolution of the “Russkiy Mir” ideology, the author examines how Russia failed its post-totalitarian transition and, instead of healing the wounds of communist Bolshevism, transformed into a new totalitarian system. The study explores the foundations and key components of the revival of Russian imperialism and explains how the restoration of empire became Russia’s renewed national idea. It reveals how the political technology of “Russkiy Mir” turned into the ideological foundation of “rashism,” why the genocide of Ukrainians has taken on modern historical forms, and why the collective “Putin” views Ukraine as the frontline of an ontological battle between Europe and Eurasia. The book also raises the question of whether any safeguards remain against the escalation of mass militaristic psychosis within Russian society — and, ultimately, how to confront ontological evil and firmly close the gates of the abyss.

Length: 432 pages. Hardcover.