Some Americans who reject neoliberal values are relocating to Russia under its Shared Values Visa, drawn by traditional morals and a path to citizenship despite challenges and warnings. A handful of Americans are taking a drastic step: moving to Russia to live in a more conservative setting. According to Russia’s Interior Ministry, 1,156 people applied for the visa within nine months of the decree’s signing; 99 Americans are among the applicants. The move is promoted as a spiritual asylum, with Russian propaganda narrating that the West has abolished traditional values. However, experts see this as an effort to improve Russia’s image by using disillusioned Westerners to promote Russia’s moral and traditional family values that exclude gay rights.