Maxim Kalashnikov
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Vladimir Alexandrovich Kucherenko (born December 21, 1966), better known by the pen name
Maxim Kalashnikov (Макси́м Кала́шников), is a Russian patriotic writer, publicist, and political activist.
His writings focus on praising the Soviet Union
and its political and economic system from a Russian nationalist perspective, criticizing the Russian government, and discussing the perceived NATO (particularly American) threat to Russia and the likelihood that this antagonism will result in a nuclear war
between Russia and NATO.
Kucherenko was born in Ashgabat on December 21, 1966, but spent much of his childhood in Odessa
, Ukrainian SSR
(now Ukraine
). He served in the Red Army
from 1985 to 1987, and graduated from Moscow State University
in 1991 with degree in history. Kucherenko is the father of three daughters, and published his first book in 1993.
and what it could have become without Leonid Brezhnev
and Mikhail Gorbachev
. He is an advocate of "a federated Russian Empire
" consisting of the Russian Federation, Ukraine
, parts of Belarus
, Moldova
's breakaway Transdniester and Georgia
's Abkhazia
and South Ossetia
. He has described himself as a supporter of "dismemberment" of Georgia and creation of Russian-allied enclaves in its territory.
Kalashnikov has often been criticized for lack of objectivity and abuse of sentimentalism in his writings. However, most Russians regard him as an author with the sole objective to sensitize the Russian people and give them pride for their nation. Kalashnikov targets primarily the Russian youth and younger generations. He has also been criticized for making countless contradictions. For example, Stalin and the Soviet system are praised in some parts, and in others Kalashnikov holds sharp anti-Communist arguments.
In September 2009 President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev
urged the government to study Kalashnikov's ideas for speeding the development of the country’s innovative economy posted at LiveJournal
.
Pen name
A pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a pseudonym adopted by an author. A pen name may be used to make the author's name more distinctive, to disguise his or her gender, to distance an author from some or all of his or her works, to protect the author from retribution for his or her...
Maxim Kalashnikov (Макси́м Кала́шников), is a Russian patriotic writer, publicist, and political activist.
His writings focus on praising the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
and its political and economic system from a Russian nationalist perspective, criticizing the Russian government, and discussing the perceived NATO (particularly American) threat to Russia and the likelihood that this antagonism will result in a nuclear war
Nuclear warfare
Nuclear warfare, or atomic warfare, is a military conflict or political strategy in which nuclear weaponry is detonated on an opponent. Compared to conventional warfare, nuclear warfare can be vastly more destructive in range and extent of damage...
between Russia and NATO.
Kucherenko was born in Ashgabat on December 21, 1966, but spent much of his childhood in Odessa
Odessa
Odessa or Odesa is the administrative center of the Odessa Oblast located in southern Ukraine. The city is a major seaport located on the northwest shore of the Black Sea and the fourth largest city in Ukraine with a population of 1,029,000 .The predecessor of Odessa, a small Tatar settlement,...
, Ukrainian SSR
Ukrainian SSR
The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic or in short, the Ukrainian SSR was a sovereign Soviet Socialist state and one of the fifteen constituent republics of the Soviet Union lasting from its inception in 1922 to the breakup in 1991...
(now Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
). He served in the Red Army
Red Army
The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army started out as the Soviet Union's revolutionary communist combat groups during the Russian Civil War of 1918-1922. It grew into the national army of the Soviet Union. By the 1930s the Red Army was among the largest armies in history.The "Red Army" name refers to...
from 1985 to 1987, and graduated from Moscow State University
Moscow State University
Lomonosov Moscow State University , previously known as Lomonosov University or MSU , is the largest university in Russia. Founded in 1755, it also claims to be one of the oldest university in Russia and to have the tallest educational building in the world. Its current rector is Viktor Sadovnichiy...
in 1991 with degree in history. Kucherenko is the father of three daughters, and published his first book in 1993.
Ideology and criticism
Maxim Kalashnikov is predominately a Russian nationalistic agitator. Being an expert in Russian history, economics and military, he criticizes modern Russia and praise the Soviet system, or more precisely what it had been under Joseph StalinJoseph Stalin
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin was the Premier of the Soviet Union from 6 May 1941 to 5 March 1953. He was among the Bolshevik revolutionaries who brought about the October Revolution and had held the position of first General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union's Central Committee...
and what it could have become without Leonid Brezhnev
Leonid Brezhnev
Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev – 10 November 1982) was the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union , presiding over the country from 1964 until his death in 1982. His eighteen-year term as General Secretary was second only to that of Joseph Stalin in...
and Mikhail Gorbachev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev is a former Soviet statesman, having served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991, and as the last head of state of the USSR, having served from 1988 until its dissolution in 1991...
. He is an advocate of "a federated Russian Empire
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
" consisting of the Russian Federation, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
, parts of Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
, Moldova
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
's breakaway Transdniester and Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
's Abkhazia
Abkhazia
Abkhazia is a disputed political entity on the eastern coast of the Black Sea and the south-western flank of the Caucasus.Abkhazia considers itself an independent state, called the Republic of Abkhazia or Apsny...
and South Ossetia
South Ossetia
South Ossetia or Tskhinvali Region is a disputed region and partly recognized state in the South Caucasus, located in the territory of the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast within the former Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic....
. He has described himself as a supporter of "dismemberment" of Georgia and creation of Russian-allied enclaves in its territory.
Kalashnikov has often been criticized for lack of objectivity and abuse of sentimentalism in his writings. However, most Russians regard him as an author with the sole objective to sensitize the Russian people and give them pride for their nation. Kalashnikov targets primarily the Russian youth and younger generations. He has also been criticized for making countless contradictions. For example, Stalin and the Soviet system are praised in some parts, and in others Kalashnikov holds sharp anti-Communist arguments.
In September 2009 President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev
Dmitry Medvedev
Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev is the third President of the Russian Federation.Born to a family of academics, Medvedev graduated from the Law Department of Leningrad State University in 1987. He defended his dissertation in 1990 and worked as a docent at his alma mater, now renamed to Saint...
urged the government to study Kalashnikov's ideas for speeding the development of the country’s innovative economy posted at LiveJournal
LiveJournal
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.
Major works
- Московский спрут The Muscovite Octopus (1993)
- Москва — империя тьмы Moscow - the Empire of Darkness (1995)
- Сломанный меч империи The Broken Sword of the EmpireThe broken sword of the EmpireThe Broken Sword of the Empire is a novel by Russian author Maxim Kalashnikov, first published in 1998 by the Great Resistance publisher. It is the first part of Kalashnikov’s historical, geopolitical and economical series of novels....
(1998/2000/2002) - Битва за небеса The Battle for SkiesThe battle for skiesThe Battle for Skies is a novel by Russian author Maxim Kalashnikov, first published in 2000 by the Great Resistance publisher. It is the second part of Kalashnikov's historical, geopolitical and economical series of novels .The Battle for Skies is essentially the big missing part of The Broken...
(2000/2002) - Гнев орка The Wrath of the Orc(in collaboration with Krupnoviy 2003)
- Оседлай молнию Ride the Lightning (in collaboration with Krupnoviy 2003)
- Вперед, в СССР-2 Towards USSR 2.0 (2003)
- Третий проект: книга-расследование в 3 тт. The Third Project: Investigation Book in 3 Volumes (in collaboration with Kugusheviy 2005/2006)
- Код Путина The PutinVladimir PutinVladimir Vladimirovich Putin served as the second President of the Russian Federation and is the current Prime Minister of Russia, as well as chairman of United Russia and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Union of Russia and Belarus. He became acting President on 31 December 1999, when...
Code(2005) - Война с Големом The War Against the Golem (2006)
- Сверхчеловек говорит по-русски The Übermensch Speaks Russian (in collaboration with Russoviy, 2006)
- Крещение огнём The Baptism of Fire (2007)