Vladimir Putin, Conservative Icon The Russian president is positioning himself as the world's leading defender of traditional values.

"Lonely people exist in Russia. Nothing special."

#Downplaying #PutinFandom

Year 2013: #ConservativeInternational2013

"Russia's "traditional values" and his derision of the West's "genderless and infertile" liberalism" #GenderRoles #Women

December 20, 2013 #UkraineWar February 20, 2014