the yard in the hot summer, and the Secretary of the Russian security Council Nikolai Patrushev – Boldino autumn. No sooner thank a recent interview Nikolai Platonovich “AIF”, as it published a new software thing. This time in the government “Rossiyskaya Gazeta” and in the form of the author’s article. But disputes are, without doubt, it will cause no less. Take the risk, and we make a modest contribution to this discussion.
the Beginning of the publication looks intriguing. “Does Russia need a “universal” value?”, – asks the headline. However, from the subtitle, “Spiritual and moral values of society as a basis of sovereignty of the state” is clear that nothing that we do not need. And the feeling did not fail.
“Any attempt to standardize the Russian or other assets under the officially adopted “universal” are a manifestation of socio-cultural aggression aimed at the destruction of traditional value systems in a particular state,” writes Patrushev. However, the theme of “universal values,” Secretary of the security Council, unfortunately, was not disclosed.
Talking about the history of their origin, the author quotes the Treaty on European Union (1992): “the European Union is founded on values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities”.
Well, what in these values is so terrible and destructive? Gives no answer and the author himself. On the contrary, emphasizes that a large contribution to their formation has made our country: “Some European values, for example, an eight-hour working day, equality between women and men the right to vote for women was only due to the events of 1917 in Russia.”
And the next argument is contrary to the initial fervor. Bad is not “universal values”. The bad thing is, the West rejects them: “unfortunately, real life shows that the impressive-sounding official position about the “universal” values today are largely just a Declaration, because since the adoption of these standards in the Western world rapidly did the process of transition to a neoliberal model of development.”
However, the same does not match reality returns – you can catch and our country. And, perhaps, even more reason.
Our traditional values, lists Patrushev, citing the national security Strategy of the Russian Federation, is “the priority of the spiritual over the material, the protection of human life, rights and freedoms of the individual, family, creative work, service to the Fatherland, the norms of morality, humanity, mercy, justice, mutual aid, collectivism, historical unity of the peoples of Russia, the continuity of the history of our country”.
But just��eating, like family. Namely, such a figure is her fortress, as the number of divorces per thousand of the population. So then, it would seem that we need to outdo steeped in debauchery “Geyrope”. And really – Uther. However, the wrong end, which is dreamed Patriotic traditionalists. Alas, Russia is ahead of all Europe: 4.2 divorces per thousand. For comparison, the average figure for the EU is 1.9. By a wide margin – both in absolute and in relative terms, we also lead to abortions and children left without parental care.
Now about justice and “the priority of the spiritual over the material”. The latest news on this subject: the General condition of the Russian billionaires has increased during the pandemic to 62 billion “green”, the company, together with nearly half a trillion. According to a study by experts from the Higher school of Economics and Institute of research and examination of Vnesheconombank, three percent of the secured Russia’s population today own 89 percent of all financial assets of the country.
“the Number of Russian citizens from one billion, included in the world rankings, is very high by international standards, analysts say “the Tower”. — The combined wealth of billionaires, according to Forbes, has increased dramatically in the 2000s, and has stabilized at a level of 25-40 percent of the national wealth… It’s much more than in Western countries, including the U.S., Germany, France 2005-2015 – from 5 to 15 percent. Despite the fact that the average wealth and average incomes are much higher there than in Russia”.
And something like this around. In short, if judged not by high-sounding phrases, not on strategies and declarations, but by the actual state of Affairs, then no, we are not traditionalists. Pure modernists. And in relation to social inequality and all the neo-liberals. And as Terry spill.
we will Not, however, to jump to conclusions. Perhaps this is the secret strategic intent is to confuse, misinform geopolitical enemy. Are we to spend, that is to say, in the words of Patrushev, to implement “neo-liberal dogma in the minds of Russian citizens,” begins to sing sweetly about the fact that, well, less would be needed in Russia of justice, “the law of the jungle” is much better and cooler… And sit in a puddle!
For this law has long approved in all readings and functions successfully. In the struggle for a place under the sun the strongest always wins – the one who has the power and/or money. The weak, the poor and not credible authorities – no chance.
But with regard to internal stability, the asymmetry between word and deed is extremely risky. Among our traditional values, as rightly said Nikolai Platonovich, is the “continuity of the history of our country”. And in this toopalocka, recall that there is such an important element as the rich revolutionary traditions.
