ПЕРСПЕКТИВИ РОЗПАДУ РОСІЙСЬКОЇ НЕОІМПЕРІЇ ТА ЇХ ГЕОПОЛІТИЧНІ НАСЛІДКИ

Abstract

The article examines the prospects of the collapse of the Russian neo-empire and their geopolitical consequences. In particular, it is noted that one of the key imperial trends is the desire for expansion, so Russia, as the last neo-empire, constantly creates sources of tension in the post-Soviet space, seizing foreign territories. It is indicated that the reasons for the attack on Ukraine were geopolitical, economic, food, energy, and demographic. In particular, one of the main ones was the attempt to revive the Soviet Union, the collapse of which Putin called the biggest geopolitical catastrophe of the last century. Attention is focused on the key reasons that can lead to the decline or collapse of the Russian empire, among which the following should be highlighted: lack of a clear goal and development strategy; lack of unity and common values of peoples living on the territory of Russia; excessive centralization of power and fragility of the management system; gradual weakening of the legitimacy of the current government; strengthening of economic problems, growth of the economic gap between regions; diversity and diversity of identities; lack of rule of law, violation of human and citizen rights and freedoms, rights of ethnic groups, etc.; lack of desire for innovation and modernization; prospects for strengthening regionalization processes; moral and spiritual anomie, which covered all spheres of life in Russian society; the spread of resentment. In particular, it is indicated that in totalitarian and authoritarian states, which can be most clearly observed on the example of modern North Korea or the Russian Federation, a person becomes a pure product of social manipulative technologies and, first of all, massive state propaganda, which deliberately creates resentment in the population - a distorted and twisted picture of reality. The image of external enemies is also planted, in particular, for Russians, these are Ukrainians and residents of Western countries, who are to blame for all the troubles of the latter. It is emphasized that the distorted picture of the world cannot be long-lasting, as it denies the true reality, leads to the undermining of the economic and political well-being of Russia for the sake of creating fanciful ideals, belief in one's own indomitable strength and power, which does not correspond to reality. Rejection of reality, defactualization in Russia enters the stage of self-destruction of the state and society and can be stopped only by a mass enlightenment of Russian society as a result of the fall of Putin's regime, severe economic crisis or loss in the war. Therefore, the collapse of the Russian neo-empire is inevitable, it is only a matter of time.