Igor Panarin

Igor Nikolaevich Panarin ( ; born 30 October 1958) is a Russian professor and political scientist. He is best known for predicting in 1998 that the United States would disintegrate by 2010. After the date came and went his claim was criticised.

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

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