Russian political scientist Alexander Sytin: biography, activities and interesting facts

2024 Author: Henry Conors | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-12 02:43

Recently, social networks have been circulating information about the scandalous statements of one of the well-known domestic political scientists. Alexander Sytin, who positions himself as the head of the Center for Political Studies of Eastern and Northern Europe, became famous for his openly Russophobic position. In numerous publications and speeches on talk shows, the political scientist declares that he hates Russia and sincerely rejoices at the death of Russians. Many do not understand why this attitude is due. Some experts suspect that a colleague has a mental disorder, while others consider this a consequence of the influence of the West.

Introduction

Alexander Sytin is known by many as a Russian opposition political scientist and publicist. He is a doctor of sciences, a specialist in the modern history of European countries. In 1982 he graduated from the Faculty of History of Moscow University. Between 2004 and 2014worked at the Institute for Strategic Studies of Russia, where he studied the B altic countries, worked as deputy head of the Center for Research on Problems of the Near Abroad States. He resigned for political reasons after the annexation of Crimea to Russia and the start of the war in the Donbass. He currently manages the North&Eastern Europe Research Political Center. The reader is presented with numerous publications, analytical interviews and books by Alexander Sytin, who specializes in the problems of the post-Soviet space, domestic and foreign policy of the Russian Federation, and international relations in Eastern Europe. It is known that his works have been translated into many languages of the world. Since the mid-2010s, the political scientist has become an active participant in political television debates, where he is invited as an expert.

Time will tell

Not so long ago, the viewers of Channel One were offered another episode of the sensational program "Time Will Show", dedicated to the theme of the West's prejudiced attitude towards Russia. During the discussion, an extremely interesting discussion flared up between the participants. An audience of millions had the opportunity to witness how one of the invited guests of the studio, journalist Artem Sheinin, political scientist Alexander Sytin, was accused of outright Russophobia. And judging by the argument given by the journalist, these claims are quite reasonable.

Viewer Experiences

Political scientist Alexander Sytin is called by the audience a man with a "terrible political position". Many believe that he deliberately distorts the nationalhistory, for example, claiming that Russia itself brought on the attack on it by Napoleon and Hitler. Sytin boasts of his hatred for everything Russian. In confirmation, it is proposed to watch the release of 06/1/2017 of Vladimir Solovyov's program, where the outrageous political scientist participates in a verbal duel with Sergey Kurginyan. Viewers suspect that this “expert” is either inadequate or sponsored by some enemies of the Russian world.

Excerpts from statements

Alexander Sytin openly calls himself a Russophobe, adding at the same time that he “didn’t pretend” to love his homeland and paid it off in full. Here are some abstracts of his publications.

The political scientist believes that the “anti-Sovietism” prevailing in modern Russian society should be replaced by “Russophobia”. Sytin explains this concept not just as feelings of rejection, hatred towards Russia or fear of it, but as an integral system of historical and political views, the fundamental basis of which is the thesis that the branch of Russian civilization is a dead end, incapable of independent development and reform.

In the world, Sytin believes, it is necessary to create an atmosphere of absolute moral isolation of Russia. If a Western political or public figure declares his sympathy for her or is seen in ties with the Russian Federation, he must say goodbye to his career. Sympathy for Russia, according to the political scientist, should be equated with Holocaust denial or sympathy for German Nazism.

The territory of the DPR and LPR (eastern Ukraine) shouldtransfer under the control of the SBU and the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Here it is necessary to carry out the complete demilitarization and disarmament of all who are able to bear arms. Asked by the Russians whether there will be a massacre, Alexander Sytin replies that he does not sympathize with the inhabitants of Donbass at all and believes that the government of Ukraine and the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine should deal with this issue. The political scientist recommends sending all men aged 18 to 60 living in the rebellious Ukrainian lands to filtration camps and launching investigative actions.

From the point of view of a political scientist, the United States now has a rare opportunity, under the guise of supplying air defense missile systems to Ukraine, to locate its counterparties on the border with the Russian Federation - as service personnel and instructors.

On the nature of his Russophobia

On the one hand, colleagues of the political scientist have repeatedly expressed suspicion of Sytin's incomplete adequacy, based on confidence in the failure of moral values in his mind. Indeed, how can one, being in their right mind, rejoice at the death of the Russian military in Syria? Or hope that Ukrainian punishers will receive lethal weapons from Western allies in the near future?

On the other hand, many noticed that hatred of Russia began to manifest itself in the speeches of Alexander Sytin in October 2014. Judging by this, some experts suggest that this character is a kind of political project of the West, created with the aim of forming political groups of a destructive nature in Russia, designed to operate on its territory at first inas a mouthpiece, and subsequently - a battering ram. According to experts, after the successful armed coup in Kyiv, the United States is actively investing in such projects. Russian political scientist Alexander Sytin is considered a hired worker of his country's geopolitical opponents.

Repeatedly, journalists, as well as readers and viewers, expressed outrage at the fact that this character for several years continues to call with impunity for extremism and inciting hatred, for violating the integrity and complete destruction of the country.

According to many, he is not worthy to live in Russia. One can blame and scold the government, say Sytin's opponents, but if a person allows himself to belittle Russian history and culture, to devalue the greatness of the exploits of his ancestors, this is no longer liberalism. This is evidence of a lack of morality, a readiness to slander shrines for the sake of money.

Alexander Sytin: biography

The personality of the scandalous expert arouses constant interest among fans of political shows. Many are interested in who the parents of the political scientist Alexander Sytin were, how his life developed, in what conditions and for what reasons his outrageous views were formed.

Alexander Sytin is a native of Moscow. His date of birth: March 1958. According to some reports, the nationality of Alexander Sytin is Russian. Biographical information about politics on the Internet is very scarce. There is no information about the parents of Alexander Sytin in the public domain. It is known that, after graduating from school, the young man entered the historicalFaculty of Moscow State University Lomonosov.

Regarding his personal life (whether Alexander Sytin has a wife is of interest to many), various sources present conflicting information. Some of them state that the political scientist is not married, while others call him a family man. One way or another, for obvious reasons, information about the personal life and family of Alexander Sytin is carefully hidden.

Career start

In the late 70s, after passing the final exams, the future political scientist began working at the State Historical Museum. At the same time, he lectured at the Moscow Institute of Culture and was engaged in scientific and theoretical activities.

Science

At first, Sytin did not interfere in politics, he did not join the party. The topic of his Ph. D. thesis, which he worked on in the 80s (the period when it was fashionable to turn to anti-Sovietism), was chosen by him as the era of the Napoleonic wars. In 1982, he successfully defended his diploma, after which Sytin became a graduate student at the Department of History. In 1986 he defended his PhD thesis. In 2011, he received his degree. According to media reports, Sytin did not serve in the army and was not a member of the CPSU.

Business

In 1993, Alexander Sytin left his scientific and pedagogical work and went into business. In Russia, these were times when many scientists had to earn their living not by science, but by other means. What kind of business Sytin was engaged in from 1993 to 1997 is not specified.

YUKOS

Since 1997, Alexander Nikolaevich worked for Yukos. For 4 years, he managed to become the director of one of the projects of this office, which later won such notoriety.

RISI

Sytin, unlike the entire leadership of Yukos, did not bear responsibility for the fraud committed. In 2004, he began working at RISI (Russian Institute for Strategic Studies), where he was accepted as a senior researcher, despite a 10-year gap in scientific work experience. In 2011, he defended his doctoral dissertation, in which he examined the relations between the B altic countries and Russia in the late 19th and early 21st centuries. Since 2012, he has been working as Deputy Head of the Center for Research on the Problems of the Near Abroad States.

About the Center for Political Studies of Eastern and Northern European States

In 2014, Alexander Sytin was fired from RISS due to his active Russophobic position. He is currently the head of the North & Eastern Europe Restarch Political Center. This structure is considered by many to be rather mysterious. Some say that it exists on grants from the US and the EU and is an agent of Western influence on the territory of the Russian Federation. On the Internet, in almost all references, the center is mentioned exclusively in conjunction with the name of its leader. Particularly inquisitive people get the impression that this research institution, which has such a long name, simply does not exist separately from the political scientist Sytin. Does it not follow from this that the headstructure represents his entire staff?

Why would Alexander Sytin need this imaginary center? In all likelihood, for solidity. When publishing analytics, he can sign it not just with his own name, but be called the president of the center, etc. Those who see such a signature get the feeling that in reality there is some kind of organization that conducts certain solid research, and the political scientist Sytin successfully leads it. This contributes to the fact that the demand for its analytics increases significantly. Accordingly, prices and confidence in the results increase. In fact, according to media investigations, no organization exists. No one will be able to find information about a legal entity with that name in the Unified State Register of Legal Entities database.

In conclusion

The reaction of Russians to Sytin's Russophobic speeches on TV, as well as to his publications, is extremely negative. In their comments and oral appeals to the political scientist, citizens express their unshakable confidence that the country that raised and feeds him does not deserve such an attitude.