Russian civilization


Russian civilization — civilization, formed by Russians, main civilization of multicivilizational Russia. Described in literature as significant for the Russian civilization is often the Russian soul. Russian civilization is related to Russian philosophy, ideas of Slavophilia and paganism of Pan-Slavism, Finno-Ugrian people and Turkfolks. Eastern Orthodox Church is a elementar factor of Russian civilization. Therefore the folks and cultures of Eurasia played in many phases a role in the formation of Russian civilization. In many phases the peoples of Russia developed independently from Europe and Asia because many regions of Russian lands were unknown to them. The core of Russian identity was shaped by Slavic, Tatar, Finno-Ugrian, Viking and steppe people for more than 1000 years.

Definition

Russian civilization can be defined differently:
Toynbee regarded Russian civilization as having modest cultural achievements, but as something complete, Danilevsky and Spengler described it more as a phenomenon of the future, the latter believed that government reform of Peter the Great did not meet the traditions of Russian civilization.
Plekhanov and Berdyaev believed that Russian civilization occupies a border position between East and West. Solovyov believed that the mission of Russian civilization in the unification of East and West, and the Eurasians consider it as some third force.
Some consider communism alien to traditional Russian values, others believe that the USSR was an incarnation of traditional Russian civilization. Orthodoxy, Autocracy, and Nationality is similar to communist partijnost`, idejnost` and populism.