The success of Russian people

From the editorial office. On November 4, the country once again celebrates the Day of National Unity. As sociological surveys show, most Russians still do not understand what such is celebrated on this day. Many are still confused in his name. Perhaps this is due to the fact that the holiday, which was supposed to translate the values ​​of patriotism in Russian society, was expropriate for domestic nationalists. About the reasons for the Russians’s such inattentive attitude towards the Day of National Unity, the activity of nationalists on this day and the weakness of liberals on the day of November 4, the publicist Konstantin Krylov told the “Russian magazine”.

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The Day of National Unity is a holiday that, of course, took place. This is a tradition that is now impossible to interrupt. Thanks to the courageous and selfless efforts of so many people on November 4, he was probably the first and only Russian holiday in Russia, which, in particular, “Russian March” takes place. This action is now connected with this holiday so that this connection is already impossible to break.

You can present different questions for specific organizations that participate in the “Russian march”, we can resent that some bad people are involved in it. But, nevertheless, the very idea of ​​the “Russian march”, which passes on November 4, was recognized by all. Indirect evidence of this recognition is, in particular, an attempt to intercept this holiday by pro -Kremlin youth organizations that are going to conduct an alternative “Russian march”.

What does this testify? The fact that this event is sold. They are already trying to intercept him, not to ban it. I believe that this is success, the success of, first of all, of Russian civil society. This is the success of people who at one time from scratch, from nothing created the tradition of celebration. On November 4, as you know, it was accepted as an alternative to November 7, no other meaning, in general, was not invested on this holiday. In fact, it was created and created not by the authorities, but by the people. The Day of National Unity is perhaps the only Russian holiday that was created by the people, it was the people who filled it with the content. There is no other Russian holiday, with the exception of, perhaps, a new year, which is really also a popular holiday.

All other red days of the calendar are the holidays more or less official. In this regard, of course, November 4 is an extremely encouraging thing, indicating that our people are still capable of initiative. And this is the most important thing-the ability to do something, the ability to create something and insist that it still be done.

I understand that someone may have other opinions related to the costs of this holiday. I can understand people who are afraid of crowds of aggressive youth. But they should not be afraid. In fact, the worst thing is not when the youth is aggressive, aggressive youth can convince their energy to the constructive direction, the worst thing is when the people are uninitiated, this is really scary. After all, this indicates that the people are dead, the nation is dead, this indicates that there is no energy that can be directed somewhere. Therefore, even ideological opponents of the “Russian march” should actually be happy that it is. He testifies that we are all still alive.

Of course, there is a connection between Orthodoxy and the Day of National Unity. Orthodoxy as such is considered and, in general, even part of modern Russian identity. But only Orthodoxy is not exhausted by this identity. For example, not only Orthodox, but also representatives of other faiths, even pagans, take part in the same “Russian march”. For example, I am generally a Zoroastrian, but took part in all the "Russian marches", starting from the very first.

However, it is important to note that the significance of Orthodoxy as one of the forces that created our people and influenced it for centuries, of course, nobody understands. On the "Russian march" there are always people with banners, with Orthodox icons. This is a long and kind tradition. It is most likely not to stop.

But Orthodoxy is not the main theme of the “Russian march”. The main Orthodox holidays are primarily Christmas and Easter, and not on November 4. Accordingly, events that are arranged precisely for these holidays are really the triumph of Orthodoxy. “Russian march” is rather the day of Russian unity. This is the day of the unity of all Russian people, both Orthodox and not Orthodox.

And the fact that sociologically polls show that most of Russians, and therefore Russian people are not going to celebrate the Day of National Unity is not at all indicative. What does it mean, do not plan to celebrate? This holiday is celebrated, in fact, all the inhabitants of the country, simply because November 4 is a day off. Here, rather, this refers to a lack of symbolic filling. For example, if the same “Russian march” were not silent, if they had not been silent at all, then, of course, the percentage of people who are going to celebrate this holiday would be completely different. How many people just know that the “Russian March” is held, how many people know where and how the columns will be organized? There are just a minority. People who watch only TV do not know about it and never know.

I am sure that the removal of the information blockade from the theme of the “Russian march”, in particular, and the Russian question, in general, would contribute to this holiday to really become a festival of popular unity.