“The Time of the West Has Passed”: Dugin’s Philosophical Course Goes Viral, Reexamining Western Civilization in the Context of World War

Moscow — A philosophical course titled “Westernology” by Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin has become a topic of discussion on social media. His assertion that “The time of the West has passed” has now become the center of debate.

Promoting the course, it has been stated that this statement sounds like a toast, a motto, a call, and a grand philosophical thesis. To understand it, one needs to know the West well — Western culture, Western thought, Western claim to universality, and Western natural chauvinism.

The course’s promotion further states: Anyone who is still enchanted by the West simply does not know all this well enough. For them, as well as for all those who strive to understand the current state of affairs in the world (where, it is noted, the Fourth World War is ongoing), Dugin’s course is said to be extremely useful.

The course is described as beautifully filmed, and viewers are urged to watch it. Dugin’s new educational program has been drawing attention, centering on the debate over Western values and the multipolar world.