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Russia's policy of "Autocracy, Orthodoxy, and Nationalism makes them different from the west in many ways. For example, their policy of Orthodoxy, which was advertised in newspapers, journals, and schoolbooks, was everywhere. The russian orthodox faith was the basis for everything in Russia. It was the basis of Russia's education system (schools and universities), their morals (what they determine is right or wrong in the eyes of their faith), and life intellectually. It controls Russia's people's thoughts. In schools, they were taught about God and Church and their faith and how social mobility is not good. This is different from the West bc countries in the west like Britain like separation of church and state. In britain or liberal/enlightened countries in the west, you will not find schools having catholics as part of their curriculum. This is the effect of Enlightenment ideas that reason and thought and understanding are the basis of life, and not religion. Russia is not enlightened at all. It is backwards and not as progressive. Russia's theme of autocracy is similar to the west in the fact that it is conservative. It has a government with one central leader, king, or czar Nicholas I in russia's case. This ruler/tsar has sole power, they control every aspect. They support mercantilism, the economics of conservatism. Russia is conscious of the nobles. It loves the Old regime. It is fond of tradition, privilege, all aspects of the Old regime. It uses a standing army like conservative countries.  Most states in the west (ex: Spain, Prussia) with the exception of britain, were conservatives like Russia. The theme of "Autocracy, Orthodoxy, and Nationalism" is similar to the west bc it supported nationality. Russians were bonded and united by the fact that they have same cultures, languages, past. They were one, they were a united russia, a glorified russia. They were proud to not be tainted by the evils of the West. Russia hated the West. In the same way, "Germany" and "italy" in the West were trying to unite as well.