Conservative left

The conservative left is a political combination of economic left socialism, principles of popular sovereignty with conservatism.

## Description[edit]

Left-wing conservatism is a combination, as a mixed idea defending the ideas of social justice and popular sovereignty, the defense of family and traditional values ​​as well as left-wing nationalism mixed with a restriction of cultural progressivism, and to a rejection of postmodernism.[1]

## Diffusion[edit]

The conservative left is strongly anchored in Russian left-wing nationalism, often mixed with a strong adherence to Orthodox Christianity and its moral principles, in rejection of Westernization and right-wing economic liberalism deemed morally decadent.[2]

For Rabotyazhev “The possibility of the existence of such a political phenomenon as left-wing conservatism is explained by the fact that conservative and socialist ideologies initially had a number of points of contact. Conservatism and socialism, in reaction to the modernization process, rejected a liberal civilization based on individualism, rationalism and the power of money."[2]

Rabotyayev describes that the Izborsky Club is imbued with left-wing conservative thought, some members of which strive to achieve a synthesis of "red" (Soviet) and "white" (tsarist) traditions.[2]

The term "left-wing conservative" was used by the russian nationalist writer Zakhar Prilepin for the founding of his political party, For Truth.[3].

Religious socialism are also strongly imbued with conservatism through their moral principles.

## “Left” as a relative position among conservatives[edit]

In the political spectrum, which supposes a rivalry between left and right, we naturally find some conservatives whose policies are relatively left-wing or close to innovation.[4]

## “Conservative” positions on socialism: since the 1980s[edit]

Countries that moved from a socialist to a capitalist economy, such as Russia, which underwent a system change from the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China, which followed the course of reform and opening, attempt to conserve and maintain socialist elements.[5] Such a position is also called the Old Guard.[5]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Eric Kaufman (16 June 2020). "The Rebirth of the Left-Conservative Tradition". tabletmag. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
2. ^ a b c "Левый консерватизм: ностальгия по утопии?". 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
3. ^ "Zakhar Prilepine lance en Russie un parti "conservateur de gauche"" [Zakhar Prilepin launches “left-wing conservative” party in Russia]. Courrier International (in French). 4 February 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
4. ^ Kotobank (in Japanese) https://kotobank.jp/word/. `{{cite web}}`: Missing or empty `|title=` (help) \- 「革命運動や労働運動の内部においても、左派と称されるグループが存在し、また保守派の内部にも左派が存在する。」
5. ^ a b 燕 (1993-01-26). "改革派（窓・論説委員室から）". 朝日新聞・夕刊: 1. "中国のばあい、改革派は市場経済移行を説き、保守派はマルクス主義や統制にこだわる。つまり、保守派が左傾しているのだ。香港の雑誌で「保守左派」という言葉も見た。一部の専門家は、このまぎらわしさをきらって、保守派を守旧派と言い換えている。" `{{cite journal}}`: Text "和書" ignored (help) \- 聞蔵IIビジュアルにて閲覧