A public figure, writer, author of infamous books, Vladimir Istarkhov evokes conflicting feelings. He appeals to the national identity of people, while spreading views that are recognized as extremist. The life path of this person is tortuous and full of difficulties.
Family and childhood
Vladimir Alekseevich Ivanov (Istarkhov) was born in 1949 in Moscow. The main thing that he always talks about his ancestors is that they were all Russian. This is extremely important for him, because he promotes the original Russian idea and should have the right to disseminate his national concept. His father was a soldier, his mother was a pharmacist of the highest category. Vladimir had an older sister, worked as a pharmacist. In Soviet times, it was a typical family that experienced all the difficulties and pleasures with the country: recovery after the war, the difficulties of the Soviet period, but parents were able to give their children a decent education, and in those days it was an important moment to start. Vladimir studied at the 310th school in Moscow, which he graduated in 1966.
Education
Immediately after school, Vladimir entered a worthy university - the Moscow Institute of Electronic Engineering, at the Faculty of Applied Mathematics. While studying at the university, he attended the evening school of music education No. 1 in the Moskvoretsky district of the capital, learned to play the guitar. Later, this skill was useful to him when he collaborated with many vocal and instrumental ensembles. Then his musical taste was formed. His addiction is folk, classical and jazz music.
Also during this period, Ivanov was trained at the military department of MIEM, after which he received the military rank of captain of the reserve of communications troops.
Throughout his life, Ivanov went in for sports a lot, he has ranks in chess, tennis, and enjoys swimming and hand-to-hand combat.
He studied at the university Vladimir well, showed promise and decided to engage in science.
Scientific career
After graduating from the university in 1972, Vladimir Ivanov got a job at the Scientific Research Institute of Automatic Equipment as a laboratory assistant. Over 16 years of work at NIIIAA, he has gone from a laboratory assistant to a leading engineer and head of the sector. His research topic was automatic control systems for strategic troops, and to this day these systems have been adopted by the Russian army. On this subject, he defended his thesis in 1982. In 1983-1984 he taught part-time at the Moscow State Institute of Radio Engineering, Electronics and Automation. This was a kind of mandatory post, because this university trained personnel for the NIIAA, and at 5-6 courses students were assigned to an institute employee so that he could choose the right ones for future work.
In 1985, Ivanov transferred to the Scientific Research Institute of Automation Systems as deputy director of science. He became the chief designer for computer-aided design systems, was engaged in the development of special-purpose systems. He also worked in Tikhomirov's group to create machine translation systems for scientific and technical literature. Later, his activity was related to bringing the program to its final form and organizing its implementation on a commercial basis. It was a time of diversification of science, each research institute was looking for ways to earn money, and Ivanov found himself in this field.
Vladimir Alekseevich Ivanov published 52 scientific papers, some of which are still classified. His research interests were related to the creation of automated control systems for a variety of complex objects.
The times for science came hard, it was possible to earn a living only by making greater efforts, and in 1988 Ivanov left his job at a research institute to engage in social and political activities.
Communist Way
In 1973, Ivanov was sent to study at the University of Marxism-Leninism on the job. This educational institution existed in order to ideologically train leading cadres and the population as a whole. It was an absolutely ideological university, where lecturers explained what were the advantages of a communist society over all others. Ivanov studied at the Faculty of Philosophy and for 2 years he was able to analyze in detail the concept of Marxism and Leninism. He graduated from university in 1975 with honors. This training radically changed the views of Vladimir, he understood how the Soviet system works, learned what needs to be done in order to succeed in it, but he hated fiercely the ideas of Marxism. So, he emerged from an ideological educational institution as an ardent anti-Soviet, but so far he has not advertised these views. It is difficult to do this, serving in a secret military institute, if you do not want to lose your favorite job.
In 1979, Vladimir Ivanov joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. He did this not for ideological reasons, but because it was a prerequisite for those who wanted to pursue a career in science, and especially in a secret institute.
In 1989, the CPSU reminded Ivanov that he was a member of the party. He was called to stop his social activities, but could not convince. In this regard, he was expelled from the party for anti-Soviet agitation and propaganda. This led to the beginning of the persecution. In 1990, Ivanov had to resign from public service, as the existence there became unbearable.
Social activity
From the beginning of perestroika, Ivanov began to openly demonstrate his right-wing views. In 1988, he was elected secretary of the socio-political movement "Russian Popular Front", whose members were also V. Skurlatov, V. Fadeev, S. Vdovin.
At this time, Ivanov became a prominent media figure, and then Vladimir Alekseevich Istarkhov appeared in the arena of public activity. The surname Ivanov became too inconspicuous for the activist.
In 1990, Vladimir Istarkhov tried to enter the deputies of the Supreme Council of the Russian Federation, but the Communists were able to remove him from the election.
In the 90s, the activist spoke a lot at rallies, conferences, congresses, promoted his views, which took shape in an increasingly integral theory.
Vladimir Istarkhov as a patriot actively defended the White House in 1991 and 1993, he welcomed the changes, hoping for the best.
Since the 90s, Ivanov has collaborated with various small businesses, but his main activity - enlightenment - was still ahead.
The book "Blow of the Russian gods"
The political views of Vladimir Alekseevich evolved into a theory in the mainstream of neopaganism and Russophilia. And Vladimir Istarkhov, whose biography is inextricably linked with the nationalist movement, writes his programmatic work. This clearly anti-Semitic work calls on the Russian nation to recall its roots and reject all superficial things: Christianity, the constitutional structure of the state, expel the Jews and begin to live by its own rules. Despite the contentious content, the author of “The Blow of the Russian Gods” cannot be deprived of the talent of persuasion, he writes vividly, and it works well for certain audiences.
Harassment and Accusation
Since the late 90s, Vladimir Istarkhov has been harassed. He is criticized for radical views and extremist appeals, and authorities often detain him at nationalist rallies. The books of Vladimir Istarkhov repeatedly became the subject of legal proceedings. He went through a series of ships that attracted even more attention to his person and theory. In one interview, Istarkhov with great passion and in gloomy colors spoke about the fact that he was subjected to an intentional series of courts in order to finally recognize the work “Blow of the Russian Gods” as an extremist in 2013.
