The work of V. Paix presented to the reader’s attention is a classic study of the relationship between mass psychology and fascism. It was written during the economic crisis in Germany (1930–1933) and was subsequently banned by the Nazis. The undoubted merits of the book include its unique contribution to the understanding of one of the most important phenomena of our time - fascism. In this book, W. Reich uses his clinical knowledge of the characterological structure of personality to study social and political phenomena. Reich rejects the concept that fascism is an ideology or the result of an individual; people; any ethnic or political group. He also does not recognize the understanding of fascism put forward by Marxist ideologists, which is limited by a socio-political approach. Fascism, from Reich's point of view, serves as an expression of the irrationality of the characterological structure of an ordinary person, whose primary biological needs have been suppressed for many millennia. The book contains a detailed analysis of the social function of such suppression and the decisive importance for it of the authoritarian family and the church. The significance of this work is difficult to overestimate in our time. The characterological structure of the individual, which served as the basis for the emergence of the fascist movement, has not ceased to exist and still determines the dynamics of modern social conflicts. To ensure the effectiveness of the fight against the chaos of suffering, it is necessary to pay attention to the characterological structure of the personality, which serves as the cause of its occurrence. We must understand the relationship between mass psychology and fascism and other forms of totalitarianism. This book is part of the Correct@Vleno project. If you would like to report errors, typos or other shortcomings of this book, you can do so here