Rashism; a portmanteau of "Russia" and "fascism"; aka ruscism, or Russian fascism, is a term used by scholars, politicians and publicists to describe
the political ideology and social practices of the Russian authorities of
the late 20th and early 21st centuries. It is also used to refer to the ideology of Russian military expansionism, and has been used as a label
to describe an undemocratic system and nationality cult mixed with ultranationalism and a cult of personality. That transformation was
described as based on the ideas of the "special civilizational mission"
of the Russians, such as Moscow as the third Rome and expansionism, which manifests itself in anti-Ukrainianism. The term "Rashist" is also widely
used by the Ukrainian officials and media to more generally identify members
of the Russian Armed Forces and supporters of Russian military aggression against Ukraine.

The concept was first coined and popularized by the President of the
Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, Dzhokhar Dudayev, during the First Chechen
War in 1995, and he referred to it many times in interviews. It became
more internationally well-known after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rashism

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