Neo-Eurasianism is a Russian school of thought, developed by Lev Gumilev, that considers Russia to be culturally and ethnically closer to Central Asia than to Western Europe. This contrasts with Konstantin Leontyev's Byzantism, which is similar in its rejection of the West, but identifies with the Byzantine Empire rather than with Central Asian tribal culture.

Neo-Eurasianism also has aspects of national mysticism, and emphasizes the opposition of a united Eurasia against the transatlantic West.

Vladimir Putin in 2004 said that the ideas of Gumilev "are beginning to move the masses." ^*

See also

• Byzantism
• Russian philosophy
• D.S. Mirsky
• Nikolay Ustryalov
• Eurasia Party
• Aleksandr Dugin
• Arkaim

External links

• http://www.cdi.org/russia/312-13.cfm
• http://www.cc.jyu.fi/~aphamala/pe/2003/galya.htm