In 2007, Putin told the Valdai Discussion Club that the basic principles Russia should propagate are the ideals of monarchy, the link with the people, and Orthodoxy, echoing the triad of nationality, Orthodoxy, and autocracy articulated by Tsar Nicholas I in 1833 as a response to the Decembrist revolt
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Beatrice de GraafEvidence Quote
“The basic principles of the Russian Empire are the ideals of monarchy, the link with the people, and Orthodoxy.”
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A Quest For The Third Rome: Understanding Putin’s Apocalyptical Radicalization | Hoover Institution— Hoover InstitutionCreated: 8/10/2026, 11:19:38 PM
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