Evening with Vladimir Solovyov (№ 407490)

Yesterday the question was discussed: what did Russia give them? It seems that the population is small. But they are well aware that the number of people does not matter. All great empires were created by a very small number of people. Mongols, Romans, Spaniards, British... Let me remind you that Moscow, which became an empire, well, how many were in it ... There's something else about it, something that pushes. I think there are two points here. First, good organization. And the second point is what Lev Gumilev called passionarity. This is the presence of people who are ready to sacrifice themselves for the sake of an idea, a goal. There aren't many of them. But if they are in the nation at a certain point, they move.
Passionarity is nurtured. To do this, you need to engage in culture.