Russkiy Mir

Cathedral of the Armed Forces built with state subsidies, completed in 2020.

The Russkiy Mir or Russian World generally refers to the Russian speaking world and Russian culture. The Russian Federation is the modern heart and homeland of the Russian civilization state.

Ethnic Russians and native Russian speakers residing in Ukraine, Belarus, the Baltic states, Moldova and numerous other exclaves and territories of Eastern Europe, Asia and throughout the Russian diaspora generally identify with being part of the Ruski Mir and Russian Orthodox faith and not with the woke, morally squalid and debauched Western Civilization.

Historically, the Russky Mir has cast off outside efforts to establish a global hegemon or one world government, be it the Mongolian Empire, the Napoleonic empire, the Third Reich. or the American hegemon. Writing in Responsible Statecraft, Dr. Anna Matveeva at King's College London posited,

After its emergence from the Soviet collapse, the new Russia grappled with the complex issue of developing a national identity that could embrace the radical contradictions of Russia's past and foster integration with the West while maintaining Russian distinctiveness. The Ukraine War has significantly changed public attitudes toward this question, and led to a consolidation of most of the Russian population behind a set of national ideas. This has contributed to the resilience that Russia has shown in the war, and helped to frustrate Western hopes that economic pressure and heavy casualties would undermine support for the war and for President Vladimir Putin. To judge by the evidence to date, there is very little hope of these Western goals being achieved in the future. ... This new sense of national identity is not only rooted in the war. It also stems from economic dynamism. The Russian economy, the most heavily sanctioned globally, experienced sustained growth for three consecutive years. The nation is also experiencing something of a cultural renaissance. While the public was initially shocked by the cancellation of Russian culture in the West in 2022, perceiving it as collective punishment, this has become the new normal. Consequently, attention has shifted toward domestic resources and the Russian public. Numerous new theaters, plays, music concerts, art galleries, and cultural venues have opened in major cities, catering to the growing demand for these offerings. Russia today is therefore a different country from the one that entered the war, with a greater sense of social cohesion and confidence in its own viability as a nation. In the long run, this may lead to profound changes in Russia’s identity.