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Alexander Sokurov is against constructing a national idea
On April 7, 2004, Izvestia published an interview with Alexander Sokurov. In particular, the question of the need for a national idea for Russia was raised.
Asked if the director is interested in the “government talks” about it, A. Sokurov replied: “Of course, since these talks are a big delusion. Everything is clear enough: if the authorities understand why the state and society exist, they know what to do. the task of the existence of the state and not the maintenance of the army is not in increasing the gross product. The task of the state is to ensure that a multinational and multi-confessional culture lives in peace and harmony in the country. Everything else is just tools. And with us, meaning has been replaced by tools. The search for a national idea in this form something artificial .
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