| logic of imperial existence | логика имперского существования (A paramount responsibility of the contemporary Russian intellectual is to reconceptualize their nation in terms and boundaries that would allow it to exist as a peaceful state, posing no threats to its neighbors. This entails proposing a new statehood paradigm that rejects the logic of imperial existence, where dominance and territorial expansion are seen as a constant and desirable state of affairs. Within this framework, Russia would no longer play the role of an aggressor or invader on the international stage.) |
