Vladimir Metelkin

For a quarter of a century, Slavoj Žižek has been both irritating some and inspiring others, earning himself a reputation as one of the most famous intellectuals of our time. Today, he promotes a worldview in which ‘European civilisation’ must take on the role of a bulwark in the fight against the ‘axis of fascism’ and ‘religious fundamentalists’. Vladimir Metelkin explains why such a position is flawed from both analytical and practical point of view.