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Kremlin dreamer?

you believe in the modernization of Russia?
but is now in this country is an absolute buzz word has become almost like "perestroika" of his time. President Medvedev has published a programmatic article about - probably not noticed in some old-fashioned "Izvestia", but in a liberal Internet newspaper. "Forward, Russia! "Is the contribution.
The Kremlin party is out now the term "conservative modernization" put into circulation, which reveals some differences of opinion on the subject of Russia's top.
Khodorkovsky - the time the richest Russian, now the most famous inmate - gave his two cents: The "Generation M" has to her. This modernization class to be at least three percent of the population. (Why not six? Why not 16? Why not 0.6?) This class will never be created as long as corrupt bureaucracy and power vertical dominate the country. A modernization of the economy was without modernization of society - especially by the emergence of an effective civil society - not possible.
He challenged the Kremlin's chief ideologist Vladislav Surkov. The modernization would indeed be on the basis of democratic institutions, it was necessary to prevent any political instability. How can this be it? The "Chinese model" for instance?
Russia has experienced several large and small modernization waves. First, under Peter I. With much pomp and a lot of blood. Extensive and costly. With thousands of foreigners. The other famous
modernization happened in Stalin's time. With much pomp and a lot more blood. Extensive and costly. With millions of Gulag prisoners. And a utopian vision, which was profaned rescue.
your biggest modernization of Russia had a chance but on the threshold of 20th Century missed. The first "ungeprügelte" generation (after the abolition of serfdom in 1861) caused a huge step in the industrialization and urbanization. At last, albeit with a huge delay to Europe, was created in Russia an effective bourgeoisie.
Another important factor: Three quarters of Russia's population was around the time of the outbreak of World War II less than 34 years. The energy of youth was there, the push for change also. At the spectacular development of Russian art around the turn of the century is clearly visible.
was unfortunately squandered all the testosterone in the World War and the subsequent civil war.
Russia today has little to testosterone. The company has atomized, passive and listless, stupid youth surprisingly conservative and consumption.
A future vision is eliminated. More, the most political discussions for the still of the past, especially around the person of Stalin - was he good or bad for Russia yet? With such a rigid rear view can hardly make a modernization.
go back Sometimes that company look even more far behind Stalin. At about Ivan the Terrible, Russia's "Stalin of the Middle Ages "- in terms of bloodlust and also in terms of high performance in the expansion of the Russian Empire, the two quite a bit in common. The Ivan is now the latest blockbuster of the Russian film industry devoted - "The Czar".
from the critical public response to the strip - "Ivan has IV but also much good for Russia done - does not matter that he has a lot of land people can kill" - pulls director Pavel Lungin the statement: "Russia's people is still stuck in the Middle Ages. "" It has indeed learned by now to send rockets into space, the spiritual progress is lagging far but the technical . Behind "
(Even in football, Russia has now squandered its modernization chance in the spirit of Peter I, a Dutchman to modernization purposes to Moscow had been brought Guus Hiddink did his best.. From the lackluster Russian kicker force tinkered it the surprise team of € 2008 together, which brought there bronze to another big jump but remained of the Russian national team a year later out of breath. The arrogant football millionaires stumbled upon moving in to the World Cup finals to the nameless, providing light of a future vision winged Slovenes. )
a big ideological problem is this: For many Russians, the modernization almost a synonym for "Westernization." They do not. "Russia has its own way," she proudly reply. "As you wish. Your own way but you can see on your streets impossible, "the hochnasigen Westerners say to that.
wrong or the skeptics? Perhaps Russia is still a potential surprise? We recall the historic Vladimir Lenin's conversation with the British writer Herbert Wells ("Time Machine", "The War of the Worlds," "Invisible," etc.) in 1920 in the Kremlin.
The founder of the science-fiction literature later admitted that he is of Lenin's vision of the future was almost convinced. Nevertheless, describing he the leader of the proletarian revolution as the "Kremlin dreamers".
"Come back in ten years to us," he said good-bye Lenin. Wells was 1934. The economic contrast to Russia in 1920 impressed him in the act.
What is however not mentioned as often: From his meeting with Stalin Wells was deeply disappointed.
Is Medvedev, a new "Kremlin dreamer?"