After the end of World War II , Stalin relied on the powerful force of the Soviet Union to further implement the ambition to regain the homeland of the Russian Empire and ate a lot of territory.
He demonstrated the tradition of the Russian Empire with practical actions - territorial expansion.
But the Soviet Empire has disintegrated after all, and the new "tsar" in the 21st century Putin took over a Russia with a sharp decline in national strength.
However, once there is a suitable opportunity, I believe Putin cannot get rid of the Russian leaders' almost obsessed enthusiasm for expanding their territory.
There is no doubt that after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia's national strength was not one ten years higher than that of the Soviet Union. Yeltsin, as a transitional figure in the continuation of the empire, did not play any good role. Instead, it collapsed Russia's weak economic system and left Putin a mess.
However, compared with the smaller territory and the collapse of the economy, the most important thing left to Putin and urgently needs to be resolved is the cohesion of rebuilding the Russian Empire.
Compared with China, Russia's social structure is more diverse. Although it is not like India, its internal population composition is also very complex.
We all know that the Russians evolved from Eastern Slavs that remained on Eastern Slavs after the split.
However, the Eastern Slavs not only evolved into Russians, but also Ukrainians , Belarusians , and more than 100 groups of people including Central Asia and Eastern Europe.
If divided by language, it also includes Altai language , Caucasian language Indo-European language , Ural language till, etc.
In addition, Russia's 150 million population is composed of 180 ethnic groups, 32 ethnic autonomous entities and 57 local autonomous entities.
This is the complexity within Russia.
In a sense, Russia has such a vast territory, coupled with such diversity and huge differences, high pressure-rule is essential.
This is also an imperial tradition passed down from the Russian Empire and the Soviet era.
If there is no heroic figure with a high degree of centralization to serve as the leader of this huge empire, it will be difficult to suppress internal and external troubles.
After all, Europe and the United States have never died of destruction of Russia.
Therefore, even if it pays a high price, Putin must try his best to find the inner cohesion of the country, otherwise the disintegration of this empire cannot be avoided by relying solely on authoritarian .
Just like in the late Soviet Union, with the awakening of national consciousness, Eastern European countries were eager to escape from the control of the Soviet Union. At this time, Gorbachev gave him a handful of warmth and successfully ignited the flames of drastic changes in Eastern Europe.
The huge Soviet empire collapsed instantly.
Putin's iron-fisted means can suppress the rebellion of Chechen , but it may not necessarily suppress the hearts of the people. Fortunately, he has another choice, that is, Orthodox Church.
Russians believe in Orthodox religion can be traced back to the Kievan Rus era.
In 988 AD, Vladimir I wanted to use religion as a weapon to better manage the Eastern Slavs who were good at infighting, so in that year he forced all the people to believe in Orthodox religion.
This also leads to the differences in beliefs between Russia and Western European countries. Russians who believe in Orthodox religion are religious heresy in the eyes of Western Europeans.
Until now, one of the reasons for tensions in Russia and Western Europe has included this religious issue.
Nowadays, 78% of the total Russian population are Orthodox. This is Putin's choice to strengthen the social role of Orthodox in Russia and thus enhance Russia's cohesion.
Because of this, the Orthodox Church has received quasi-national treatment.
Religious beliefs, coupled with Putin's tough attitude towards the outside world, greatly aroused the enthusiasm of nationalism within Russia.
However, as strong as Putin, although he has achieved certain results in reshaping Russia's cohesion, his bold statement at the beginning of his term "Give me twenty years and give you a strong Russia" was basically disappointed.
There are three reasons for this:
One of them is that the economic structure is single and it depends on the gods to make a living.
Putin eliminated the disobedient oligarch , but he has a new oligarch to rise. However, these people are not so blatant and chaotic, and the most important thing is to be obedient.
So Russia's domestic economy is more closed and solidified. Without natural resources, the economic situation will not be much better than the Yeltsin era.
Secondly, many fixed assets and equipment in Russia have serious aging. With the deterioration of financial status and the backwardness of industrial structure and technological industries, a vicious cycle has gradually formed.
In addition to energy, Russia is most proud of industrial products. However, when money and technology are not in place, international competitiveness can be imagined.
As for the high-tech industry, it is even more stagnant.
In the ranking of Russian rich people, nine of the top ten are from the energy industry.
In the first eight years of Putin's rule, Russia's total oil and gas export revenue exceeded US$1 trillion, and oil and gas exports accounted for 40% of the total export volume.
Nowadays, resource products account for as much as 80% of the total export volume of
Selling energy is ultimately based on the gods.
If we cannot get rid of the single economic structure, it will be difficult for Russia.
The second is population problems and lack of cheap labor.
Russia not only inherited most of the Soviet Union's family background, but also inherited the Soviet Union's population problems.
As early as the Soviet Union, the top leaders of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union were in trouble to solve the population problem. Without people, there would be no labor. The Soviet Union is vast and has more factories, and there are too short of people.
In Russia, not only did the birth rate increase, but also caused problems such as alcoholism to live nearly 10 years less than women.
In 2017, the average life expectancy of Russian men was 66.5 years and women were 77.6 years.
So when Russia raised the retirement age of men to 65 in the pension reform plan, it caused an uproar. What does
mean? You can just wait to die when you retire.
So, the population crisis has also hindered the rise of Russia.
The third is to constantly take risks to the outside world.
Looking at Putin over the years, using two words to describe it as tough and one word to describe it as cruel.
But his ruthlessness can make him ruthless and he won’t even let him go.
Although he succeeded repeatedly in several adventures, it intensified the Western encirclement of Russia.
made the former Soviet Union franchisors who were already afraid of Russia tremble and threw themselves into the arms of the United States.
What's more, 's economic foundation determines the superstructure . Can Russia's weak economy support the toughness of the outside world?
Let’s see what the outcome of the Soviet Union, which was competing with the United States.
There are three reasons: twenty years can’t give a powerful Russia, let’s take a look in another twenty years.
People who watch the fun always feel that the Puhuang is mighty and domineering, but what is the real situation? The Puhuang is like a fish and drink water and you will know the warmth and coldness.
Putin once asked a child where the borders of Russia were, and the child said that Bering Strait is on the side of the United States.
What did Puhuang say?
He said that Russia's borders have no end.
This sentence bluntly shows his inner ambition to expand territory, and his ambition to revive the Russian Empire was fully exposed.
But objectively speaking, this is just a slogan that makes Russians sound excited.
What is the future of Russia that is adventurous on the blade? Let's wait and see.
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