TY - BOOK AU - KAYLAN Melik TI - Kremlin values: Putin's strategic conservatism PY - 2014/// KW - RUSSIA KW - POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT N2 - Russian leader Vladimir Putin is often portrayed as having no ideology other than a need to win whatever contest opportunity provides. This article suggests that in reality Putin is evolving a kind of strict conservatism that does not seem very different to that of the West's more rightist political groups. The article also suggests that the East-West political landscape is undergoing a complete reversal from 20th century positions ER -