Russia will be an empire. Platonov O.A.

Imperial feeling is the basis of Russia's civilizational choice. It exists in its peoples, whatever it may be, being the backbone of our development and the choice of our priorities. In this sense, the USSR was the successor of the Russian Empire, which has existed for centuries.

The internal imperial feeling was preserved among the people after the fall of the Soviet regime. The country's state apparatus, even with all its internal shortcomings, still remains imperial. This imperial feeling continues to carry Russia forward, noting everything that does not correspond to its development.

The whole structure of the state and our mentality still remain imperial, but not in the Western sense, but in the Orthodox-as the kingdom of kingdoms.

Empire is the future of Russia.