One of the most famous philosophers in the world: This is why the struggle for power in Russia is very dangerous

The Slovenian Slavoj ?i?ek, who is one of the most famous philosophers in the world, in an interview for the independent portal, Meduza, repeatedly and passionately criticized capitalism and modern neoliberalism, especially after the beginning of the Russian occupation of Ukraine, he said that it was wrong to approach this war from an exclusively pacifist position and called on Western countries to increase arms supplies to Kiev and strengthen NATO. He also talked about what he thinks is Russia's ideology, whether it can be called a fascist state, and why the left movement needs to reconsider its views on European and American politics. Asked about what he fears most in modern Russia, ?i?ek says it is the uncontrolled redistribution of influence. While some, he says, they look at him with hope because Putin is allegedly being abandoned by the oligarchs and his closest allies, a phenomenon that, according to ?i?ek, only increases the risk. "Such a struggle for power does not have the characteristics of an institutionalized conflict, where there is, for example, the right with more nationalist ideas, the liberal party, the left and so on. On the contrary, there are conflicts between the oligarchs and the rulers, groups which they openly display in their media sources. A perfect example is the owner of the private military company Wagner Yevgeny Prigozhin, who constantly attacks the Russian Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu and the Ministry of Defense. Also, Prigozhin promotes the idea that the Wagner group is the most effective group on the Ukrainian battlefield,