Maxim Kalashnikov

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V. A. Kucherenko (Maxim Kalashnikov)
Born	1966 Ashgabat, USSR
Occupation	Journalist, Novelist
Genres	History, Geopolitics

Maxim Kalashnikov (real name Vladimir Alexandrovich Kucherenko), born 1966, is a modern Russian patriotic ultranationalist writer, publicist and political activist.

Kalashnikov is a pseudonym, presumably selected for the easily culturally recognizable association with the Russian AK-47 assault rifle.

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.

1 Biographical info
2 Ideology and criticism
3 Major works
4 References

[edit] Biographical info

Born in Ashgabat (Turkmen SSR) in 1966. Vladimir grew up in Odessa, Ukraine. Served in the Red Army from 1985 to 1987. Graduated from Moscow State University in 1991 with degree in history. Father of two daughters, first book published in 1993. ^[1].

[edit] Ideology and criticism

Maxim Kalashnikov is predominately a Russian patriotic agitator. Being an expert in Russian history, economics and military, he uses a well structured argumentation to criticize modern Russia and praise the Soviet system, or more precisely what it could have become since 1985.

The Author 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.^[2].

[edit] Major works

Московский спрут The Moscow's octopus (1993)
Москва — империя тьмы Moscow - the dark empire (1995)
Сломанный меч империи The broken sword of the Empire (1998/2000/2002)
Битва за небеса The battle for skies (2000/2002)
Гнев орка The wrath of the orc(in collaboration with Krupnoviy 2003)
Оседлай молнию Ride the thunder (in collaboration with Krupnoviy 2003)
Вперед, в СССР-2 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 Putin code(2005)
Война с Големом The war with the Golem (2006)
Сверхчеловек говорит по-русски The "Ubermensch" speaks Russian (in collaboration with Russoviy, 2006)
Крещение огнём The baptism of fire (2007)