on June 23, 2015 in World News
US and Russia: Liberalism vs Conservatism
This article originally appeared at The American Conservative US and Russia: Liberalism vs Conservatism It’s a truism that America is a liberal place. Americans emphasize the importance of the individual and tend to reject notions of hierarchy and authority. Russia by contrast is known to be a more conservative society, one where the interests of the group come ahead of those of the individual; and where, for centuries, respect for hierarchy and authority has usually been the norm. All the same, the “news” of Russia’s return to conservatism has hit many observers in the West like the proverbial ton of… View Article
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