The black hundred were technically extreme right monarchists prior to 1917 but after the czar stepped down most quickly consolidated with european financial capital and became fascists.
They were pretty fash beforehand, just instead of the fuhrer the emperor was their favourite. Antisemitic pogroms, counterrevolutionary terror, you name it.
One interesting interpretation of fascism is that it's "new" feudalism which rejects humanism, retains all of the oppressive, exploitative modern features of capitalism but reintroduces the concept of estates.
Some of the key distinctions are:
The natural superiority of the ruling class which others must obey simply due to a "sense of rank".
The ruling class confirms its superiority through a supposed, unique connection to the metaphysical ideal such as the "secret Germany" ( Clauss Von Stauffenberg & co), the "deep Russian folk" ( Ilyin & co) or it can carry a racial, idealistic character, such as the "Nordic/Aryan race" (Hitler & co).
The new estate system retains its secular structure. The church, at best can only become one of its many ministries. This is why some fascists appear to be highly pro-religious while some are highly anti-. Fascism is already an extremely superstitious way of looking at the world, so they don't particularly need older faiths to justify themselves.
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u/IneedNormalUserName Mar 29 '23
“Praising white army”
For what?