So much wrong with this sentence.
The article already makes clear that "traditional values" here means nationalism, antisemitism and xenophobia. It's not just the Jews, although they do tend to get the brunt of the stupid harassment: it's the Uzbeks, the Tatars, the Azers, the Tajiks... There's a world some people use here to address such a person from the South derogatively: "churka". It has all the negative connotation of "nigger" ("slavery" replaced with "low-cost back-breaking labor" — marginally better) without the historical context being as well-discussed.
And "single approach to Russian history"? What a charged phrase — for a country so bent on the idea of unity — for a country where straying from the mainstream is but frowned upon. "Either you're with us, or you're an enemy!" Sure, Petya. Lay off the Baltika and lay down the flag: your new tsar is on TV again.
Russia is full with brilliant minds, but it's extremely difficult to help the country prosper when its leaders don't want it to.
P.S. If you're curious, the article has been translated into Russian.