Atomic (nuclear) Orthodoxy is one of the versions of the Russian idea proposed by Egor Kholmogorov in 2007 . The author substantiates his idea with Putin's words from a press conference in the Kremlin that Orthodoxy (the “traditional denomination”) and the nuclear shield are two components of Russia's internal and external security [1] .
Critics reveal the similarity of the ideas of "atomic Orthodoxy" (without the "atomic component") and the views of John Snychev [2] . At the same time, “atomic Orthodoxy” influenced the political worldview of Vsevolod Chaplin and Ivan Okhlobystin (Doctrine-77) [3] .
The image of Belyaev-Gintovt
The term "atomic Orthodoxy" appeared in 2001 as the name of the painting by Alexei Belyaev-Gintovt [4] . The painting depicted a submarine frozen in ice , around which reindeer roam. The drawing was made with a blue ballpoint pen on canvas 250 by 420 cm. The canvas was included in the Novonovosibirsk painting cycle [5]
Kholmogorov's primary reflection
The doctrine of “atomic Orthodoxy” presupposes the creation of conditions for “acquiring the Holy Spirit ” [6] on the territory of Russia , including “defense from demons ” and people possessed by demons. To protect the interests of Russian and Orthodox Russia, it is necessary to be a "strong power". Russia's mission is to preserve Holy Russia and prepare for the Second Coming . Nuclear weapons are perceived as a guarantee against “premature apocalypse ” and as deterrence [7] of “Satanocracy”.
Egor Kholmogorov develops the doctrine of the "three straitjackets " imposed by God on man in order to overcome the power of the devil . The first is mortality and corruption (the legend of the Fall ); the second is disobeying nature (the Flood Tradition); the third is the fragmentation of mankind into nationalities (the tradition of the Tower of Babel ).
It is with the advent of peoples (“mixing languages”) that social history begins, since “the whole history of mankind known to us is the history of the struggle of nations”. An important point in the emergence of a nation is the image of a stranger, misunderstanding or “counter suggestion”. An attempt to arbitrarily overcome this misunderstanding produces violence and war.
Overcoming this condition is called "anthropological rehabilitation" and is carried out in three ways: grace (religious humility), law (progress) and rebellion (occultism). According to Yegor Kholmogorov, the path of law ( progress ) is neutral until it merges with occultism .
It was in Byzantium that Christianity took an optimal historical form, giving rise to Byzantism , when "the Church and the Empire constitute a single divine-human organism." The specifics of Russia, its “sacred foundation”, was laid by Sergius of Radonezh , however, the clash with the West created the need to create a strong autocratic state, the beginning of which was laid by Ivan the Terrible . Russia miraculously avoided turning into the periphery of the West and turned into a "second world", taking pride of place in international organizations. The city of Sarov played a mystical role in this, where Serafim Sarovsky struggled with prayers in the 19th century, and a nuclear weapons production plant was built in the 20th century (Arzamas-16).
Criticism
In 2019, Dmitry Adamsky's book Russian Nuclear Orthodoxy (Russian Nuclear Orthodoxy) was published, where the term "nuclear Orthodoxy" was understood and criticized as the "clericalization" of Russia's foreign policy, the use of messianic rhetoric and the coalescence of the Church and state in Russia during the era of government Putin [8] . Other significant aspects of "nuclear Orthodoxy" are the "baptism of the Soviet past" and the alliance of "red and white" in the defense of the Russian state [9] .
Notes
- ↑ President Putin believes nuclear security and Orthodoxy strengthen Russian security
- ↑ Warhammer and the teachings of John of Ladoga
- ↑ The temptation to feel like a hero of the “holy battle” is too great
- ↑ Hedgehog Empire and Atomic Orthodoxy
- ↑ Novonovosibirsk
- ↑ The term Seraphim of Sarov
- ↑ See Catechon
- ↑ Nuclear Orthodoxy in the War of the Future
- ↑ TNI: Russian nuclear Orthodoxy
Links
- Egor Kholmogorov , Atomic Orthodoxy , 2008 // Russian columnist
- Egor Kholmogorov , Atomic Orthodoxy // Club Katekhon
- Kistkin D. Atomic Orthodoxy , 2014 // Made by them
- Soldatov A. Atomic Orthodoxy , 2007 // Kommersant
- Egor Kholmogorov , Putin and Atomic Orthodoxy , 2007 // Religare
- Melnikov A. “Atomic Orthodoxy” will receive the target audience , 2016 // Novaya Gazeta
- Suchkov M. “Nuclear Orthodoxy” in the war of the future , 2019 // Russia in global politics ISSN 2618-9844