Maxim Kalashnikov
Vladimir Kucherenko | |
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Maxim Kalashnikov live on The National Issue in 2010 | |
| Born | December 21, 1966 |
| Pen name | Maxim Kalashnikov |
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| Alma mater | Moscow State University |
| Genre | History, geopolitics |
Vladimir Alexandrovich Kucherenko (Russian: Владимир Александрович Кучеренко; born December 21, 1966), better known by the pen name Maxim Kalashnikov (Максим Калашников), is a Russian writer, publicist, and political activist.
His writings focus on praising the Soviet Union and its political and economic system from a Russian nationalist perspective, criticizing the Russian government, and discussing the perceived NATO (particularly American) threat to Russia and the likelihood that this antagonism will result in a nuclear war between Russia and NATO.
In July 2024 he saw it as clear that Russia would not be able to win the war against Ukraine, and complained that Russia had had big losses. He promoted the idea that the war should end with a negotiated peace and that Russia should keep the occupied parts of Ukraine.