ТРАНСФОРМАЦИЯ ЦИВИЛИЗАЦИОННОЙ ИДЕНТИЧНОСТИ В РОССИИ НА РУБЕЖЕ ХХ–ХХI ВЕКОВ: ОТ ВЕСТЕРНИЗАЦИИ К ЕВРАЗИЙСТВУ

Abstract

In the previous publication from the possible series of articles on the transformation of collective identity in Russia, the issue of external factors affecting this transformation was considered. These factors are understood by the author of the article as relationship of Russia, on the one hand, with America, and, on the other, with China. The purpose of this article is to understand the current transformation of the civilizational identity of Russia, the vector of which is defined as the movement from westernization to eurasianism. Russia passed the stage associated with Westernization at the stage of history that is called the Peter’s Empire. In the twentieth century and especially in its second half, Russia enters the stage of Americanization. After all, America during this period becomes one of the leaders in world history. Russia did not have time to survive this next stage, when the situation in the world began to change as a result of the strengthening of the Chinese civilization in the world. So, in our time, the idea of Russian scientists, emigrant – Eurasians, who proved that Russia does not represent the Romano-German region, but the Eurasian region, no longer seems utopia. It is clear that changes in the world can only contribute to the transformation of Russia's collective identity. From this point of view, it is certainly no «third Rome». Its «registration» should be sought in the East, which was done, for example, by O. Spengler. Appealing to the films of M. Antonioni, O. Iosseliani and others, the author is trying to trace such changes in various civilizations, including in Russia. The topic will be continued in subsequent publications of the series that has been begun.