The article on Dugin you link to is a bit shit, tbh. It focuses on the classical Eurasianists of the 1920s-30s, doesn't mention the later theories of Alexander Panarin and Lev Gumilev within the USSR (the latter's writings are popular and influential in Russia and Central Asia today). Dugin resurrected works of older Eurasianists for new audiences but his own neo-Eurasianism is different to the old emigres (who were quite diverse). But, like them, much of his thinking is borrowed from western Europe, including fascism. His is an imperial ideology but much more radical, though.
It sees Dugin as a significant influence on Putin, and that's questionable. I would be hesitant in saying he is key to Putin's foreign policy in the imperialist competition for control of the ex-Soviet Union's periphery. His involvement with the National Bolsheviks was brief. He was involved in Zyuganov's Communist Party, too. The term Eurasianist is used too broadly by outsiders. I think that has something to do with people in the west needing more access to English translations of Russian (and Central Asian) writings (including myself), rather than jumping to conclusions. The best comprehensive introductory book on Russian Eurasianism in the English language is by Marlene Laruelle. She also writes well on Russian nationalism. There's a
copy online, maybe include that in your blog post?
