Real and possible factors of the Russian society integration

Yaroslavtseva Anna Vladimirovna, Sopov Vladimir Valentinovich

The article is determine the actual and possible factors of Russian society integration, taking into account the historical and cultural characteristics, established traditions and the most promising directions of development. Among the many different forms and variants of the Russian idea, the following have been singled out as the most accurately describing historical reality: the idea of the originality of Russia and the principles on which Russian civilization is based; Byzantine political idea; the philosophical concept of all-unity, perceived mainly in the form of the doctrine of "harmony", "symphony" of church and state as an example of a social order, synthesized with the concept of universality, the supranational character of Christianity. Among others, which have acted as an integrating factor in history, the ideas of justice and freedom are named. In modern Russia, there is a dualistic model of social structure, in which the traditional opposition of “power” (state) and society is the factor that unites people into two strata. Despite the traditions entrenched in culture, the rich historical and cultural heritage, the widest opportunities for borrowing the existing successfully applied theoretical models describing the principles of uniting people, it’s argued that all of the above cannot limit the historical life and historical creativity of the people. Recognition of the value of life in all its types, forms and manifestations; extending the concept of the right to interests beyond the boundaries of human solidarity would make the future of Russia hopeful, and the view on it justifiably optimistic.

Keywords:society, state, uniting idea, national identity, national interests, internal politics, historical collective memory, tradition, historical and cultural heritage, values.