Extremism in modern Russia: sourses, content, typology

Abstract

The article deals with the concept of extremism as a social phenomenon, its actors, goals and methods and its main trends. It presents a typology of the main kinds of extremism: by status of subjects, by the ideological and political basis of extremist activity and by content of extremist activity.

Keywords

• extremism
• state extremism
• non-state extremism
• political extremism
• national extremism
• religious extremism
• ethnic and religious extremism
• extremism among young people
• social extremism
• violent extremism
• an advocacy extremism
• organizing extremism a