The Magic Worlds of Dmitry Galkovsky

June 4, 2022

In the 2000-2010s Dmitry Galkovsky reformed the Russian nationalist discourse. He provided it with the new language, the new conceptual framework, the new set of assumptions, the new established facts. He taught young Russian nationalists how to think🧵

Galkovsky graduated from the Moscow State University in 1986 with a degree in philosophy. He became a writer but had little success back then. His novel-treatise "The Infinite Deadlock" was rejected so many times that he gave up. He didn't rise to prominence till the internet era

It was the internet that changed everything. Galkovsky experimented with the internet & social media. In 1998-2004 he published a lot on his website (samisdat.com). He became well-known but his success was limited. He hadn't created his General Theory of Everything yet

In 2003 Galkovsky switched to livejournal (ЖЖ) galkovsky.livejournal.com. It was the Golden Age of ЖЖ when it turned into the main Russian platform for literally anything intellectual. That was his main tool for reshaping the Russian nationalist discourse and the way of thinking

https://galkovsky.livejournal.com

Galkovsky's role is poorly understood abroad but is a common knowledge among the Russian nationalists. Kholmogorov lamented that "all young Russian nationalists are Galkovsky's fans" which makes him feel sick. That might be an exaggeration. But he had a good reason to think so

When I say that Galkovsky reshaped the Russian nationalist discourse, I don't mean the people in power. I don't picture him in a role of "Putin's secret adviser" that so many morons ascribe to Dugin. I imply that he influenced the youngsters teaching them what and *how* to think

People think with words. If you want to change the way people think about things, you *must* be giving those things new names. If you want to be a law giver, you must also be a a name giver. And Galkovsky is probably the most productive and successful name-giver in modern Russia

Let's consider one of Galkovsky's key concepts: the Cryptocolony. In 1917 Russia lost its independence and became the Cryptocolony. Stalin, Brezhnev, Putin, they were all British puppets appointed by and directed from London. Neither of their policies were or are independent