Ultra-conservativism chosen path of Russia’s elite
Europe alarmed by the Third World War tones in mainstream media in Russia describing the current escalation of tension between Moscow and Washington on Syria. The militarist propaganda is not new in Putin's Russia and is part of the new ultra-conservative ideology, adopted by the leadership of the country to maintain the status quo. Below, an article which appeared in the Moscow Times signed by Aleksei Levinson, a sociologist with the independent polling Levada institute.
