A monarchist media oligarch is set to teach history at Russia’s top university. He believes his country is the heir to the Roman Empire. — Meduza
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Far-right media mogul Konstantin Malofeev used to be an influential but fringe figure in Russian politics. While he reportedly funded pro-Moscow separatists in Ukraine as early as 2014 and has long amplified Kremlin propaganda, his extreme views led the authorities to bar him from more serious institutions such as the Federation Council and public universities. Now, that’s apparently set to change: according to Meduza’s sources, Malofeev will teach a course to sophomore students at Russia’s preeminent university. Meduza outlines the views that Malofeev is all but certain to push on his students.

Konstantin Malofeev, the Russian far-right media oligarch whose Orthodox Christian news network Tsargrad TV promotes ultranationalist and monarchist ideas, is set to become a lecturer at the prestigious Moscow State University (MSU), a source at the school told Meduza.

His course, The History of Empire, has already appeared in the university’s course calendar, which also lists someone with Malofeev’s initials and surname as the instructor.

While we don’t know for certain what the media mogul will say in his lectures, he has spoken and written extensively about his views on empires — namely in his quasi-historical “Empire” book series, the third volume of which was published in 2022. He explained the book’s premise in an interview with far-right ideologue Alexander Dugin that same year.