Ghost of a flea: The West against the East, and the East against the West

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September 13, 2009

The West against the East, and the East against the West

Arkhimandrite Tikhon Shevkunov, superior of the Sretensky Monastery in Moscow and close associate of Vladimir Putin, is not only considered to be a "peculiar spokesman" for Russia's elite but a film producer as well, viz of a reportedly influential bit of revisionim entitled The Fall of an Empire - the Lesson of Byzantium.*

The strong implication of the movie is that the ultimate danger is seen as coming from the East, from both the Muslim and non-Muslim worlds, the only force that could engulf Russia and erase it completely from the surface of the Earth.

The West is of hardly any help, though while the Muslim challenge is open, the Western danger is more subtle. An excerpt from the movie, "The West's vengeful hatred of Byzantium and her successors is entirely inexplicable to the West itself; it goes to some deep genetic level, and - as paradoxical as this may seem - continues even to the present day."

The message is that for Russia to survive, it should return to its primordial values: Orthodoxy and strong power. Surrounded on all sides, Russia should deal with its enemies in the same way as they once dealt with it: Russia should use the West against the East, and the East against the West.

Fair dues: If you had to rely on the British or French Establishments to keep their word - let alone lend a hand in a pinch - you might reach similar conclusions.

* Scanning the text, I wondered how long it would take for the Russians to blame the Jews. Answer: About half a page. I expect they will work the Masons in there somewhere.

Posted by Ghost of a flea at September 13, 2009 07:33 AM

Comments

Totally in keeping with the "Moscow as New Constantinople" and caesaropapist elements of mystical Slavophilia.

Posted by: Varenius at September 13, 2009 01:41 PM