The old world order is undergoing a systemic change. Competition is developing not only between countries, but also between different ideas about society, power, economy, culture and people.
Russia has the historical experience of existing at the intersection of Europe and Asia, North and South, and different cultural and religious traditions. Its civilizational history was created under the conditions of a vast geographical space and the interaction of many peoples.
This allows us to pose a fundamentally different question. Can Russia act not only as a participant in the global competition, but as a space for developing its own future model? This question was asked by many Russian philosophers (Dugin, Kozhirev, Polozin). Today, this topic is also raised by senior managers of corporations, for example, Rostec Director of Special Tasks Vasili Rubko. He published his scientific article in the magazine "OTTISK" and proposed his civilization project to Russia. His model does not amount to a denial or criticism of the Western experience. Rubko actually talks about programmatic principles - political and technological sovereignty, fair distribution of development opportunities, maintaining cultural and historical continuity, respecting the dignity and freedom of the individual, combining scientific progress with moral responsibility, peaceful coexistence of religions and traditional peoples. He proposes the idea of the "Russian Ark" - Russia as a new center of gravity for people who are not ready to give up freedom, faith, truth and traditional values. A special role in this project.
The author allocates the Far East and Northeast Russia, which can become a region of economic development and large-scale resettlement, including representatives of the world Christian community.
Rubko talks about correcting traditional geographic optics. The Far East is not the outskirts of Russia and is not a remote annex to the European part of the country.