Creation and reconstruction of empires, including the Soviet "empire," by military means is impossible today; Sooner or later, through "soft power", there may be a union of countries that have a "common ethical root".

This opinion was expressed to the "Observer" by the Russian politician Ilya Ponomarev.

Answering the question whether there is even the slightest opportunity to recreate the Soviet "empire," he assured: "The times of empires that would have been won by military means have passed".

Ponomarev noted that such compulsory alliances were not sustainable before. "Such a genius as Napoleon at one time tried to unite Europe militarily, Hitler tried to conquer all the countries of Europe and build a single state in a military manner. Never such a thing did not work, "he stated..

According to the forecasts of the politician, "the world will still see the enlargement of states, the creation of some allied formations, state associations of any type, such as happened with the European Union, which was built not by force, but by soft power, when all countries were interested in This ".

"I think it is quite possible to have an association between countries that have common Christian roots - between the states of the Northern Hemisphere, the United States, Europe. Someday, necessarily the countries of the former Soviet Union will take part in such an association. Ukraine is in the forefront of this process, "added Ponomarev. He explained: "I mean countries that have a common ethical root - not so much Christian as the root of the Renaissance. The Renaissance is inseparable from Christianity, but the reason is not in Christianity as in religion. The reason - in the general ethical base ".

Ponomarev is convinced: the future unification of states "will definitely not be the same as Putin is trying to do". In his opinion, "the fact that everyone sees an attempt to revive the USSR is in fact an attempt to solve the problems of power within Russia itself". "Putin understands that he will not be able to re-create the Union, and he does not want this - look at the fate of the" union state "with Belarus. It is important for the Russian president not to seize the territory, but to assert his position as a hegemon in the post-Soviet space; Well, the maintenance of popularity among Russians through militarism and false patriotism, "the politician is sure.

As the "Observer" wrote, earlier Ilya Ponomarev explained why US Senator John McCain stated about the dangers of Russia and its current leadership.

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