▁" Time ▁of ▁Tr ou bles ", ▁meaning ▁they ▁claim ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁pe ac em akers ▁and ▁stabil izers ▁after ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union . ▁ ▁Prom oting ▁conserv at ism ▁▁ ▁Put in ▁has ▁promoted ▁explicitly ▁conserv ative ▁policies ▁in ▁social , ▁cultural ▁and ▁political ▁matters , ▁both ▁at ▁home ▁and ▁abroad . ▁Put in ▁has ▁attacked ▁global ism ▁and ▁ne o - li ber al ism ▁and ▁is ▁identified ▁by ▁sch ol ars ▁with ▁Russian ▁conserv at ism . ▁Put in ▁has ▁promoted ▁new ▁think ▁t anks ▁that ▁bring ▁together ▁like - mind ed ▁intellect uals ▁and ▁writers . ▁For ▁example , ▁the ▁Iz bor sky ▁Club , ▁founded ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁by ▁the ▁conserv ative ▁right - wing ▁journalist ▁Alexander ▁Pro k han ov , ▁str esses ▁( i ) ▁Russian ▁national ism , ▁( ii ) ▁the ▁rest oration ▁of ▁Russia ' s ▁historical ▁great ness , ▁and ▁( iii ) ▁system atic ▁opposition ▁to ▁liberal ▁ideas ▁and ▁policies . ▁Vlad is lav ▁Sur kov , ▁a ▁senior ▁government ▁official , ▁has ▁been ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁key ▁econom ics ▁consult ants ▁during ▁Put in ' s ▁presiden cy . ▁ ▁In ▁cultural ▁and ▁social ▁affairs ▁Put in ▁has ▁collabor ated ▁closely ▁with ▁the ▁Russian ▁Orth odox ▁Church . ▁Patri arch ▁Kir ill ▁of ▁Moscow , ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Church , ▁end ors ed ▁his ▁election ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁stating ▁Put in ' s ▁terms ▁were ▁like ▁" a ▁mi racle