Do unity yourself I remember very well how they came to the day of national unity. The task was a purely political technology: to remove the red color from November 7. In addition, there were no holidays that referred to events before 1917. This is how the date November 4 appeared. Its historical basis with reference to the end of the time of trouble is manipulative, but the celebration of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God is very real. The result was a pure simulacrum. recreating something that never existed in this form. I remember the first celebrations in Krasnoyarsk. The local authorities were painfully trying to figure out what exactly should be done on November 4th. A day off was assigned. The historical justification has been prepared. But there is no tradition. The street, as we know, does not tolerate emptiness. Nationalist movements decided to gather on November 4. So they were seen as a threat to the political regime, so the authorities had to occupy the streets with their activities. In one of the first years, a huge column led by the governor passed through Krasnoyarsk. Everyone wears white scarves. The result was a clear image of unity. Thousands of people dressed the same walking in one direction. After that I had a conversation with Konstantin Gureyev, who at that time was the head of the regional agency for youth policy. I criticized this march and said that the energy of unity should be creative. On this day, you don't have to go in just one direction, you have to do something together. For example, to improve an abandoned place and interpret there a map of Russia with tiles. The point was not in the map itself, but in general activity, doing something useful for your city and country. Later, a huge inscription "Russia" appeared on Mount Karaulnaya, lined with white, blue and red pebbles. I don't think it happened directly because of our conversation. Konstantin Guriev is a very thoughtful person, but the idea must have gone through many approvals, meetings and presentations. And in the process, the content was gradually washed out of it.

Do unity yourself I remember very well how they came to the day of national unity. The task was a purely political technology: to remove the red color from November 7. In addition, there were no holidays that referred to events before 1917. This is how the date November 4 appeared. Its historical basis with reference to the end of the time of trouble is manipulative, but the celebration of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God is very real. The result was a pure simulacrum. recreating something that never existed in this form. I remember the first celebrations in Krasnoyarsk. The local authorities were painfully trying to figure out what exactly should be done on November 4th. A day off was assigned. The historical justification has been prepared. But there is no tradition. The street, as we know, does not tolerate emptiness. Nationalist movements decided to gather on November 4. So they were seen as a threat to the political regime, so the authorities had to occupy the streets with their activities. In one of the first years, a huge column led by the governor passed through Krasnoyarsk. Everyone wears white scarves. The result was a clear image of unity. Thousands of people dressed the same walking in one direction. After that I had a conversation with Konstantin Gureyev, who at that time was the head of the regional agency for youth policy. I criticized this march and said that the energy of unity should be creative. On this day, you don't have to go in just one direction, you have to do something together. For example, to improve an abandoned place and interpret there a map of Russia with tiles. The point was not in the map itself, but in general activity, doing something useful for your city and country. Later, a huge inscription "Russia" appeared on Mount Karaulnaya, lined with white, blue and red pebbles. I don't think it happened directly because of our conversation. Konstantin Guriev is a very thoughtful person, but the idea must have gone through many approvals, meetings and presentations. And in the process, the content was gradually washed out of it.