Preface Introduction: Values-based Legitimation in Putin's Russia Helge Blakkisrud and Pål Kolstø 1. Russian Popular Values under President Putin: A 'Conservative Turn' - or Anomie? Guri Tyldum and Pål Kolstø 2. Traditional Values and Civic Activism in Russia Anna A. Dekalchuk, Ivan S. Grigoriev and Regina Smyth 3. Values Entrepreneurship and Ideological Reaction: The Case of Konstantin Malofeev Marlene Laruelle 4. 'To Lay Down His Life for His Friends': The Russian Orthodox Church in Search of a War Theory Mikhail Suslov 5. The Moscow Patriarchate and Russia's Invasion of Ukraine: Towards a Critical Explanation Bojidar Kolov 6.

The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Legitimacy of Putin's regime: A Biopolitical Perspective Andrey Makarychev 7. The Path to 'Healthy Conservativism': Tracing Drivers and Legitimation in the Development of Putin's new 'ideology' Tora Berge Naterstad and Helge Blakkisrud 8. Which Past is Usable for Putin's Regime?: Analysis of Commemorative Speeches of the Russian Presidents (2000-22) Olga Malinova 9. Has Social Conservative Rhetoric Boosted Putin's Popularity? More Backfire than Benefit Henry E. Hale Appendix: Questionnaire, National sample, LegitRuss.