Russia Anti-Western sentiment

russian president vladimir putin religious leaders of russia, 2001. putin has promoted religious traditionalism , rejection of western liberal principles, toleration of homosexuality.

after cold war, number of politicians in russian federation have supported explicit promotion of russian orthodox traditionalism, , rejection of western liberalism.

some ultra-nationalist politicians, such vladimir zhirinovsky, express anti-western sentiment.

vladimir putin has promoted explicitly conservative policies in social, cultural , political matters, both @ home , abroad. putin has attacked globalism , neo-liberalism, , promoted new think tanks stress russian nationalism, restoration of russia s historical greatness, , systematic opposition liberal ideas , policies. putin has collaborated closely russian orthodox church. patriarch kirill of moscow, head of church, endorsed election in 2012 stating putin s terms miracle of god. russian orthodox church host groups promote nationalist , anti-western tendencies.

the russian government has restricted foreign funding of pro-liberal non governmental organizations. pro-russian activists in former soviet union equate west homosexuality , gay agenda, , russian gay propaganda law welcomed nationalist , religious political figures in russia bulwark against western influence. in 2017 putin signed law on domestic violence removing punishments first time low-level domestic violence offenses.

the yarovaya law prohibits evangelism religious minorities, used ban u.s. based jehovah s witnesses.