Here is a look. The idea the state is more important than the people is not new. Russians have had a collective identity. For us, it is a collective concept. We consider ourselves to be part of the whole. To be russian means to share the same cultural and historic identity. For years, he inspired the kremlins ideology. He says the elected identity comes from patriotism, projection of power, and respect for rule. Putin taps into all three. Connecting it to its imperial grandeur. It is not something additional or artificial. It is not something additional or artificial because it is our breath, our skin, our organic way of life. Today, the kremlin uses the patriotism to convince the population and convince them that only a powerful state can protect them from enemies. Enemy number one, the u. S. America is on the brink of the revolution. Reporter they accuse the u. S. Of humiliating russia are expanding nato to russian borders and supporting revolutions in former soviet states and satell