6 The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Legitimacy of Putin’s Regime: A Biopolitical Perspective

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Notes on Contributors x
5. Preface xiv
6. Introduction: Values-based Legitimation in Putin’s Russia 1
7. 1 Russian Popular Values under President Putin: A ‘Conservative Turn’ – or Anomie? 25
8. 2 Traditional Values and Civic Activism in Russia 50
9. 3 Values Entrepreneurship and Ideological Reaction: The Case of Konstantin Malofeev 80
10. 4 ‘To Lay Down His Life for His Friends’: The Russian Orthodox Church in Search of a War Theory 109
11. 5 The Moscow Patriarchate and Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: Towards a Critical Explanation 132
12. 6 The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Legitimacy of Putin’s Regime: A Biopolitical Perspective 165
13. 7 The Path to ‘Healthy Conservativism’: Tracing Drivers and Legitimation in the Development of Putin’s New ‘Ideology’ 194
14. 8 Which Past is Usable for Putin’s Regime? Analysis of Commemorative Speeches of the Russian Presidents (2000–22) 226
15. 9 Has Social Conservative Rhetoric Boosted Putin’s Popularity? 251
16. Appendix: Questionnaire, National Sample, LegitRuss 284
17. Index 299