Аннотация: The results of Mikhail Mishustin's trip to the Far East, pre-Peter Russia, a Chinese foreign policy sack for the modern Russia. A historical essay.
A results of Mikhail Mishustin's trip to the Far East, a pre-Peter Russia, a Chinese foreign policy sack for the modern Russia. A historical essay.
The visit of Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin to the Far East is gradually coming to an end.
On the whole, this is a useful event.
Many objects were examined, plans were drawn up, orders, instructions were given, meetings were held.
Will this useful trip have a significant impact on the situation in the Far East?
To some extent, the situation in modern Russia resembles the situation in which a pre-Peter and an early Peter Russia, Rus', was.
The Baltic Sea,the Baltic trade were monopolized by the Swedes. Russia was pushed back from the Baltic coast.
The Ottoman Empire and its vassal the Crimean Khanate (and other satellites) exerted pressure from the south.
From the South-East, China pressed Russia (and won).
Baltic trade, traditional for Russia, was primarily beneficial for the Swedes. Due to this state of affairs, the position of Russian trade and the Russian population was becoming less and less favorable.
Before Russia's victory in the Northern War under the leadership of Peter the Great, Russia had only one strategic development reserve - movement to the North and to the Northeast. This reserve of strategic development ended its existence in 1868 - after the sale of Alaska.
Due to increasingly unfriendly relations with the United States and Western Europe, modern Russia finds itself increasingly politically and economically dependent on China.
But the Chinese are skillful politicians and shrewd traders. Russian deals with China are becoming more and more profitable for China. In most cases, with the maximum profitability of transactions for one side, the other side is in an unpleasant position.
The migration balance is not discussed, it is outside public control. All those scraps of information that characterize Russia's interaction with China indicate that Russia finds herself in an increasingly risky situation.
All this generally has the character of a Chinese sack for Russia (in general) and for the Far East (in particular).
All this resembles the general position of the pre-Peter and the early Peter Russia.
What is the policy of the federal center in relation of the Far East in this state of affairs?
This is the implementation of huge economic and financial projects, which for some reason do not have a positive effect on the situation of the Russian population of the Far East. As it should be for the policy of the Chinese foreign policy sack for Russia (and for the Far East), the Russian population feels extremely uncomfortable.
The outflow of the population from the Far East continues (and in other territories of Russia is the situation of the common population better?).
To carry out such a risky policy, a completely dependent and obedient staff is need. Personalities like Sergei Furgal, although obedient - in general, but having elements of independent political potential, are being eliminated from the political sphere.
The general mass of the population of Russia hears the reading of lists. It's a projects and financial transfers (pumpings) to the Far East - as confirmation that the Far East is under care and there is a great desire for its development.
Foreign policy projects in Syria, Libya, Venezuela, etc. they do not improve the situation in any way. There is a contrary effect... Maybe these foreign policy projects bring Russia any means, money? Russia (USSR) has seen a lot of this money - since the 50s of the 20th century ...
Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin cannot influence a global strategy, the growing hostility in relations with the United States and Western Europe, or rapprochement with China.
Accordingly, his trip to the Far East, although it is a good and useful event, cannot have a significant impact on the situation in which the Russian population of the Far East finds itself.
Maybe he would like to do something strategically important. Let's not deny this possibility. But how?...
A positive effects of a dot type and the preservation (strengthening?) of the mode of the Chinese foreign policy sack for Russia (and for the Far East) - these are the general results of the trip of Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin to the Far East.
August 17, 2020 18:00
Translation from Russian into English: August 17, 2020 18:39.
Владимир Владимирович Залесский 'Итоги поездки Михаила Мишустина на Дальний Восток, допетровская Россия, китайский внешнеполитический мешок для современной России. Исторический очерк'.