In Russia the State is the strongest concept, the Holy Russian State, whose main task is to defend the Russian nation and Russianness. Society in Russia is a much weaker notion as a consequence of the strong State. Russia has no long tradition of strong, well-developed non-government organizations.
In Russia the State is the strongest concept, the Holy Russian State, whose main task is to defend the Russian nation and Russianness. Society in Russia is a much weaker notion as a consequence of the strong State. Russia has no long tradition of strong, well-developed non-government organizations.
When the Baltic countries entered NATO and the European Union a couple of years ago, many thought it was the end of the centuries-old "red line." Euro-Atlantic organizations had crossed into the former Russian and Soviet empires.
In September 2004, the Russian city of Novgorod hosted an international conference entitled Russia at the Turn of the Century: Hopes and Reality. Its organizers were the RIA Novosti news agency, the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, Russia in Global Affairs, and The Moscow Times.