independence and sovereignty. to me it seemed very interesting what journalists and political scientist petr kopovout this. listen, what was the main vulnerability, leaving russia, its dependence on the outside world, mental slavery, large parts of our elite, their ideological dependence on the west, their mental slavery to advanced western civilization , was only a consequence of contempt for their own people, people who can be deceived and robbed far not all elites filmed honest nationally minded officials and entrepreneurs. yes, and in a creative environment, especially. if you cut through the stardust, but they were not visible. moreover, both in our country and in the west, there are many representatives of our elite. just ran away from the country. yes, someone corny fled out of fear, someone because of the impossibility. and continue to breathe the same air sold, that is, it was not just a betrayal of their own people, what putin very correctly called the natural and necessary process of self-purification of our society. everyone saw that for someone in difficult times. means motherland and