On National Unity Day, the leaders of Russia and Belarus signed a decree of the Union State.
A set of programs was approved not only for the mutual "intertwining of economies" and legislation, but also for coordination in the defense and political spheres.
The event is historical, and the date of signing is symbolic, to say nothing.
Especially if we remember that the theme of unity and opposition to discord is central to our civilization throughout its thousand-year history.
Everything is very simple here: she expanded, breathed deeply, found herself, created her own image from a mosaic of unique multicolored individuals, who in unity became a completely unique community, acquired a new quality.
This is the national miracle.
On the other hand, originally all this integration was opposed by strife, schism, attempts to oppose the specific community.
In such situations, fears always arose of a new "Lay of the death of the Russian land" ...
As you know, the last grandiose split occurred 30 years ago. This was not the collapse of some ideological superstructure, but of historical Russia, which suffered colossal losses. It was replaced by a protracted turmoil that infected the state and social organism for a long time. To get out of all this is possible only with the help of the creative energies of the community, which will rid the country of despondency, wanderings and induce a new social upsurge.
Discord comes from emptiness and produces a desert, and rhymes are important in integration. They testify to the providential nature of the event, its inscribed in civilizational history, and its non-coincidence. Such rhymes framed the September 9 meeting between Putin and Lukashenko, which preceded the current integration breakthrough. They were connected with the fact that Belarus overcame the turmoil, in the muddy and destructive waters of which they were going to immerse this country. She stood and defended the common path of unity.
So the integration decree of the Union State was signed on a significant day. Moreover, the signing echoes another event of the day: President Putin laid flowers at the memorial dedicated to the end of the Civil War at the beginning of the 20th century. We must remember that the collapse of 30 years ago also led to something very similar to the civil war, which, if you look at Ukraine, we can say that it is still going on. And the place - Crimea, Sevastopol, from where the Russian leader came out via video link - is also significant. And not only as a memory of a glorious or tragic past, but also of recent history - participation in the spirit of the "Russian spring" associated with the return of Crimea. To a spirit-uplifting action that cheered up society and began the processes of gathering and gaining historical unity.
Or that very important feeling of brotherhood, which after the collapse of the USSR was replaced by specific and egoistic values and motives, as well as by centrifugal processes of disunity.
It is important that such a fundamental civilizational concept as brotherhood accompanied the meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State.
Vladimir Putin called Belarus "a truly fraternal republic, a fraternal people."
Moreover, this fraternal format is developing not according to the principle of "elder-younger brother", but on the basis of equality.
Alexander Lukashenko said: "We have created a unique integration model, thanks to which equal rights are provided for Belarusians and Russians, and economic interaction is deepening."
And also: "We defend the historical and moral values common to our fraternal peoples."
It may be recalled that during his September meeting with Russian President Lukashenko also said about the commonality of the two countries: "Native states, close peoples, peoples are practically united, people from the same root - Russians and Belarusians." Moreover, all these are not ritual, ceremonial formulas of etiquette, but a living, extremely realistic feeling, which was revived again, including during a long single movement, which has been dragging on since 1999 in a situation of opposition to the processes of separation.
It is important that the current unique integration is combined with sovereignty and does not abolish it, emphasizes community, but does not contradict individual characteristics, does not come into conflict with them. This is not a gigantic civilizational barracks, under whose standards the "collective West" is trying to fit the whole other world, swinging the cudgel of democracy, intimidating and punishing for any insubordination. In the case of Russia and Belarus, one can observe an example of active evolutionary, creative and natural unity. It takes into account the mistakes of both the USSR and the EU.
These processes are promising a great future not only in terms of the allied history of the two countries, but also in the orientation towards creating an attractive and competitive model for expanding the community, as well as opposing the world dictatorship.
In particular, the Belarusian president spoke about this in September, calling the Union an example of the path "along which those states will have to go that will count on a closer union."
Now Putin has promised "to continue purposeful work to fill the Union State with new content in order to fully reveal its creative potential."
And it is, of course, colossal.
The post-Soviet swing was balancing between split and community, between alienation and unity.
Meanwhile, the example that is demonstrated by Ukraine, struck by civil strife, complete destruction and wandering in the dark with torches and portraits of Nazi henchmen, with ghouls, who run politics there.
On the other hand, Belarus is responsible, sane, fraternal.
Now this historical swing from the extravagant vector laid down 30 years ago in Belovezhskaya Pushcha has swung towards the light.
A new day has begun.
Time of great integration work, which will build its calendar not of losses, hardships and losses, but victories, gains and creative breakthroughs.
The guarantee of which will be unity.
The point of view of the author may not coincide with the position of the editorial board.