The paper considers the spiritual roots of European fascism. The author substantiates the idea that the primary source of Nazi practices, technologies and beliefs was French political organization Action Française founded and led by monarchical nationalism’s ideologue Charles Maurras, and analyzes his views on war, revolution, social order, and religion. After mentioning and describing the Nazi organizations’ characteristics, the author traces the continuity of the French organization and its followers in Italy, Germany and other countries.
Keywords: Ch. Maurras; fascism; political organization; revolution; conservative thinking; nationalist ideology.
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