Vox: One of Russia’s looniest far-right ideologues endorses Donald TrumpBy Vox. Published March 2, 2016 at 8:21 am Russian ideologue Alexander Dugin, thought to be the mastermind behind some of the more far-fetched tall tales told on Russian state television. Photo by dugin.ruAleksandr Dugin, a far-right Russian academic and spinner of bizarre ideological treatises, has endorsed Donald Trump.Read more.