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| Conservatism: Conservatism is a political and social ideology favoring traditional values, institutions, and gradual societal change. It emphasizes the preservation of established customs, institutions, and principles, advocating for limited government intervention, free markets, and the importance of individual responsibility._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Dictionary of Arguments. | |||
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Policy of Russia on Conservatism - Dictionary of Arguments
Krastev I 118 Conservatism/Policy of Russia/Krastev: (...) the conservative turn in Russian politics (...) is diffcult to understand without taking Russia's aggressive isolationism into account. The most common interpretation is that Russia decided to become the champion of the conservative revolution because of the authoritarian preferences of its leaders. In these theories, Putin's version of Russian conservatism is attributed to the ideological influence of such thinkers as Ivan Ilyin or Aleksandr Dugin. But Putin, despite his occasional references to Ilyin, does not easily fit the image of a classical ideological dictator. Unlike Stalin, for instance, he is not known to be an avid reader. (...)way, Russia positions itself as the defender and saviour of an Old Europe that has been betrayed by the decadent West. But the 'Slavophile conservatism' echoed here is skin deep. Krastev I 120 Not the Slavophile classics in the Kremlin library, but Russia's unique combination of African mortality rates and European birth rates is what best explains the conservative turn in Kremlin political rhetoric.(1) It is impossible to understand the series of repressive laws being adopted in Russia recently, including legislation against 'gay propaganda'(2) if we do not realize that what is at stake is the dramatic impact that the Westernization of Russian society had on the fraught relations between generations, particularly within the Russian elite. One of the principal forces that corroded the legitimacy of communism was the limited extent to which Soviet elites could transmit their privileges to their own children. 1. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2017), World Mortality 2017 — Data Booklet; http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/mortality/World- Mortality-2017-Data-Booklet.pdf 2. Masha Lipman, 'The Battle Over Russia's Anti-Gay Law', New Yorker (10 August 2013)._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. "Vs" indicates differences in content, not necessarily the chronological progression of a controversy. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Policy of Russia Krastev I Ivan Krastev Stephen Holmes The Light that Failed: A Reckoning London 2019 |
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