Russ Bellant (born 1949) is an American journalist, political activist, and author. He was an Associate of Political Research Associates. ''Old Nazis, the New Right, and the Republican Party'' is Bellant's most widely cited work. Chris Simpson wrote in the preface, "This book presents some of the best new research into the seamy side of the '

Reagan Revolution Ronald Reagan's tenure as the List of presidents of the United States, 40th president of the United States began with First inauguration of Ronald Reagan, his first inauguration on January 20, 1981, and ended on January 20, 1989. Reagan, a Rep ...

.' The

Harvard Educational Review The ''Harvard Educational Review'' is an academic journal of opinion and research dealing with education, associated with the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and published by the Harvard Education Publishing Group. The journal was established ...

calls ''Old Nazis, the New Right, and the Republican Party'' an important book "which exposes the roots and growth of domestic fascist networks." In the same book Bellant documents Nazi involvement in

Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...

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The Nation ''The Nation'' is a progressive American monthly magazine that covers political and cultural news, opinion, and analysis. It was founded on July 6, 1865, as a successor to William Lloyd Garrison's '' The Liberator'', an abolitionist newspaper ...

said "Bellant's exposure of émigré Nazi leaders from Germany's World War II allies in the 1988 Bush presidential campaign was the driving force in the announced resignation of nine individuals, two of them from Ukraine". Bellant appeared as himself in the political documentary American Secrets.Internet Movie Data base: Russ Bellant
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Bibliography

Books
''The Coors Connection: How Coors Family Philanthropy Undermines Democratic Pluralism''
Boston:

South End Press South End Press was a non-profit book publisher run on a model of participatory economics. It was founded in 1977 in Boston's South End. It published books written by political activists, notably Arundhati Roy, Noam Chomsky, bell hooks, Win ...

, 1991. .
''Old Nazis, the New Right, and the Republican Party''
(3rd ed.) Boston:

, 1991. 148 p. / . "A Political Research Associates Book." **Revised edition o
''Old Nazis, the New Right and the Reagan Administration: The Role of Domestic Fascist Networks in the Republican Party and Their Effect on U.S. Cold War Politics''.
(2nd ed.)

Political Research Associates Political Research Associates (PRA), formerly Midwest Research, Chicago (1981–87), is a non-profit research group focused on social justice and the pursuit of building a just democracy. The PRA is located in Somerville, Massachusetts. Missi ...

, 1989. 96 p. / . *''The Religious Right in Michigan Politics''. Silver Spring, MD: Americans for Religious Liberty, 1996. . Articles *"LaRouche Loses Libel Suit." Co-authored with

Chip Berlet John Foster "Chip" Berlet (; born November 22, 1949) is an American investigative journalist, research analyst, photojournalist, scholar, and activist specializing in the study of extreme right-wing movements in the United States. He also studie ...

. ''

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardi ...

'' ew York November 14, 1984.
"LaRouche Cult Continues to Grow: Researchers Call for Probe of Potentially Illegal Acts."
with

Dennis King Dennis King may refer to: * Dennis King (actor) (1897–1971), English actor and singer * Dennis King (author) (born 1952), American non-fiction author * Dennis King (politician) (born 1971), Canadian politician, premier of Prince Edward Island Se ...

. ''The Public Eye'', Vol. 3, Issues 3-4, 1982.
"The Council for National Policy."
'' CovertAction Information Bulletin'', No. 34, Summer 1990, pp. 17-20
Full issue available

"Balkan Nationalists Peddling Fascism."
Co-authored with Howard Goldenthal. '' CovertAction Information Bulletin'', No. 35, Fall 1990, pp. 27-28
Full issue available

"The Free Congress Foundation Goes East."
Co-authored with Louis Wolf. '' CovertAction Information Bulletin'', No. 35, Fall 1990, pp. 29-32
Full issue available

"G. H. W. Bush Used Nazi Collaborators to Get Elected."
''Press For Conversion!'', No. 54, August 2004, pp. 38-41. Interviews
"Secret Ukraine." Interview by Paul H. Rosenberg
''Problems of NATO'', edited by

Tony Simpson Anthony James Simpson (born 15 July 1965) is a former Australian politician who was a Liberal Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 2005 to 2017. He served as a minister in the government of Colin Barnett from Marc ...

Spokesman Books The Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation, established in 1963, continues the work of the philosopher and activist Bertrand Russell in the areas of peace, social justice, and human rights, with a specific focus on the dangers of nuclear war. Ken Coates ...

, December 2017, pp. 13-22. . **Originally published a
"Seven Decades of Nazi Collaboration: America’s Dirty Little Ukraine Secret,"
in ''Foreign Policy in Focus'', March 2014.

References

External links

Official website
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