Igor Panarin

Igor Panarin
Игорь Панарин
Panarin in 2009
Born
Igor Nikolaevich Panarin

(1958-10-30) 30 October 1958 (age 66)[1]
NationalityRussian
Occupation(s)Professor and political scientist
Known forPredicting in 1998 that the United States will possibly disintegrate into six parts in 2010
Websitewww.panarin.com

Igor Nikolaevich Panarin (Russian: И́горь Никола́евич Пана́рин [ˈiɡərʲ nʲɪkɐˈlajɪvʲɪtɕ pɐˈnarʲɪn]; born 30 October 1958)[1] is a Russian professor and political scientist.[2] He is best known for predicting in 1998 that the United States would disintegrate by 2010.[3] After the date came and went his claim was criticised.[4]

Igor Panarin has written 15 books[5] and a number of articles on information warfare, psychology, and geopolitics. Panarin has his own weekly radio programme.[6]

He has led electoral campaigns in Russia and abroad, and his students have included parliamentary deputies, regional leaders, Kremlin officials, and Foreign Ministry spokespeople.[7]

  1. ^ a b Who is Igor Panarin?, Kommersant, 25 April 2006. (in Russian)
  2. ^ As if things were not bad enough, Russian professor predicts end of U.S., an interview for The Wall Street Journal, 29 December 2008
  3. ^ Osborn, Andrew (29 December 2008). "As if Things Weren't Bad Enough, Russian Professor Predicts End of U.S." Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  4. ^ Bohm, Michael (29 November 2012). "Russia's Misery Loves U.S. Company". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  5. ^ Books by Igor Panarin Archived 24 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine at Ozon.ru (in Russian)
  6. ^ "Igor Panarin's Doomsday Tea Party". Nick Baumann. Mother Jones. 5 November 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  7. ^ Professor's apocalyptic vision of America, an interview for Sky News, 31 March 2009