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      1. The cult of tradition - Tsarist Imperialism
      2. The rejection of modernism - State incorporation of the Church
      3. anti-intellectualism and irrationalism
      4. “Disagreement is treason” - arresting opposition leaders
      5. “Fear of difference” - Uniparty control by Russia United
      6. “Appeal to a frustrated middle class” - dunno about this one
      7. “Obsession with a plot” - Fighting Nazis narrative.
      8. “At the same time too strong and too weak” - see NATO

      I could keep going on…