The Unity of the Peoples of Russia as a Civilization-State in the Context of Slavic-Turkic and Slavic-Finno-Ugric Interaction
https://doi.org/10.18384/2949-5164-2026-1-111-120
Abstract
Aim. The article is devoted to the study of the historical and cultural foundations of Russia's polyethnic unity, understood as a state-civilization, using the example of centuries-long Slavic-Turkic and Slavic-Finno-Ugric interaction.
Methodology. Key integration mechanisms are analyzed: from politico-administrative practices of the Golden Horde and Muscovite state eras to deep processes of linguistic exchange, religious coexistence, and cultural synthesis. The analysis is based on an interdisciplinary approach combining data from history, linguistics, and cultural studies.
Results. The conclusion is drawn that the symbiosis of the Slavic, Turkic, and Finno-Ugric worlds has formed a unique model of Russian civilization identity, based on adaptation and synthesis rather than assimilation.
Research implications. The established model remains relevant for contemporary state policy and all-citizen solidarity.
Keywords
Russia,
civilization-state,
ethnic interaction,
Slavic-Turkic synthesis,
Slavic-Finno-Ugric synthesis,
cultural exchange,
polyethnicity
Supporting agencies: This paper was prepared as part of the state assignment for the research project “The Identity of Russia as a Civilization-State: Political, Spiritual, and Social Aspects,” project code FSZG–2025–0004. Registration number: 1025021700071–2–6.3.1
About the Authors
A. S. Avrutina
St. Petersburg State University; Russian State University for the Humanities
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Apollinaria S. Avrutina (St. Petersburg) – Dr. Sci. (Philology), Senior Research Fellow, Center for Fundamental and Applied Research Projects, Department of Research Activities, Russian State University for the Humanities; Expert, Academic and Research Center "Ivan Ilyin Higher School of Politics", Russian State University for the Humanities; Professor, Department of Theory and Methodology of Teaching Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Saint Petersburg State University
K. Yu. Reshetnikov
Russian State University for the Humanities; Prince Alexander Nevsky Military University of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Kirill Yu. Reshetnikov (Moscow) – Cand. Sci. (Philology), Senior Research Fellow, Center for Fundamental and Applied Research Projects, Department of Research Activities, Russian State University for the Humanities; Expert, Academic and Research Center "Ivan Ilyin Higher School of Politics", Russian State University for the Humanities; Senior Lecturer, Department of Germanic Languages, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Prince Alexander Nevsky Military University of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
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