Russia
Personalist authoritarian federation
Russia leans hardest toward Order, Nationalist and Hawk.
The 12 axes, with receipts
Formally a federation, run as a centralised "power vertical" from the Kremlin.
Putin’s authoritarian rule; opposition leaders jailed or killed.
War censorship, "foreign agent" laws, protests banned.
Left the Council of Europe and rejects Western-led institutions.
Invaded Ukraine in 2022; conscription and mobilisation.
Multi-ethnic, but Russian language and identity are promoted above others.
State giants in energy and banking; no inheritance tax.
State-capitalist war economy.
Import substitution under Western sanctions.
The Orthodox Church is an ally of the state; "traditional values" are official policy.
The "LGBT movement" declared extremist in 2023; abortion legal but under pressure.
Rosatom nuclear exports and a space programme.
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