Can we do anything to help Ukraine?, page-156

Following is a link to what I think is a balanced article regarding whether Russia fits the strict meaning of fascism.

I think the government of Russia shares some characteristics of fascism, namely a totalitarian style of leadership and suppression of opposition, but is certainly not a manifestation of fascism in the classic sense of how Hitler and Mussolini operated:

https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-repressive-aggressive-not-fascist/31794918.html