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…