Case Study: Eastern Europe and Caucasus
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| Rok publikování | 2026 |
| Druh | Kapitola v knize |
| Fakulta / Pracoviště MU | |
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| Popis | This chapter examines the role of far-right foreign fighters from Eastern Europe and the Caucasus in post-Soviet conflicts, with a particular focus on anti-Russian sentiment as a unifying motivation. It explores how nationalist and ultra-right-wing groups from countries such as Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova and the Baltic states have engaged in armed conflicts in Transnistria, Abkhazia, Chechnya and eastern Ukraine. Drawing on historical context and recent developments, the chapter highlights how these fighters have been driven by perceived historical injustices, ethnonationalism and opposition to Russian imperialism. Special attention is given to the Ukrainian UNA-UNSO, a far-right paramilitary group whose members fought in multiple regional conflicts and were later integrated into newer nationalist formations like the Right Sector. The chapter also examines the evolution of far-right mobilisation in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, which catalysed both broader international volunteer engagement and more fragmented, ideologically mixed paramilitary formations. The Russian Volunteer Corps, composed of exiled Russian neo-Nazis, is analysed as a unique example of far-right opposition to the Putin regime. Ultimately, the chapter argues that while not all foreign fighters in these conflicts are ideologically far-right, such actors have had a consistent and often underexamined presence across decades of regional instability. |
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