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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.' Russ Bellant's careful dissection of the
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and of certain Republican Party organizations clearly establishes that
neo-fascist Neo-fascism is a post-World War II far-right ideology that includes significant elements of fascism. Neo-fascism usually includes ultranationalism, racial supremacy, populism, authoritarianism, nativism, xenophobia, and anti-immigration sent ...
thinking is flourishing among some of the right-wing activists who today drape themselves in the American flag." The
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calls ''Old Nazis, the New Right, and the Republican Party'' an important book "which exposes the roots and growth of domestic fascist networks." Bellant interviewed Nikolai Nazarenko of the Cossack American Republican National Federation who proved all too willing to show his collection of Nazi memorabilia and anti-Semitic literature. In the same book Bellant documents Nazi involvement in the
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;
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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". Former Office of Special Investigations director Allan A. Ryan called it, "Well-documented, and reliable." Organizations dedicated to countering
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such as
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frequently cite Bellant's work. Bellant appeared as himself in the
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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 by Michael Albert, Lydia Sargent, Juliet Schor, among others, in Boston's South End. It published books written by political ac ...
, 1991. .
''Old Nazis, the New Right, and the Republican Party''
(3rd ed.) 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 by Michael Albert, Lydia Sargent, Juliet Schor, among others, in Boston's South End. It published books written by political ac ...
, 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 located in Somerville, Massachusetts. Mission PRA studies the U.S. political right wing, as well as white supremacists, and p ...
, 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 studi ...
. ''
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'' ew York November 14, 1984.
"LaRouche Cult Continues to Grow: Researchers Call for Probe of Potentially Illegal Acts."
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 studi ...
& Dennis King. ''The Public Eye'', Vol. 3, Issues 3-4, 1982.
"The Council for National Policy."
''
CovertAction Information Bulletin ''CovertAction Quarterly'' (formerly ''CovertAction Information Bulletin'') was an American journal in publication from 1978 to 2005, focused primarily on watching and reporting global covert operations. It is generally critical of US Foreign Polic ...
'', No. 34, Summer 1990, pp. 17-20
Full issue available

"Balkan Nationalists Peddling Fascism."
Co-authored with Howard Goldenthal. ''
CovertAction Information Bulletin ''CovertAction Quarterly'' (formerly ''CovertAction Information Bulletin'') was an American journal in publication from 1978 to 2005, focused primarily on watching and reporting global covert operations. It is generally critical of US Foreign Polic ...
'', No. 35, Fall 1990, pp. 27-28
Full issue available

"The Free Congress Foundation Goes East."
Co-authored with
Louis Wolf Louis Wolf (1824 – December 12, 1887) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate. Wolf was a member of the Assembly during the 1864, 1874 and 1876 sessions and a member of the Senate representing the 20th Distr ...
. ''
CovertAction Information Bulletin ''CovertAction Quarterly'' (formerly ''CovertAction Information Bulletin'') was an American journal in publication from 1978 to 2005, focused primarily on watching and reporting global covert operations. It is generally critical of US Foreign Polic ...
'', 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. Spokesman Books, 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.


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Official website
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