Ideology and Power Resource
On the Rise of “Traditional Values” in Russia
Deutsche Fassung
Abstract
Russia’s leadership fears state disintegration and the loss of power. Since 2012, it has been aggressively cultivating a state ideology that draws on conservative models from the Tsarist era. These “traditional values” are intended to immunise society against “Western influence”. Patriotism, orthodoxy, and a backward-looking conception of the family are meant to forge the population into a whole. In this way, Russia’s leadership has been positioning itself as a partner for other national-conservative and reactionary parties and regimes.
(Osteuropa 1-2/2026, pp. 149–164)