Упрощенная HTML-версия
Электронное приложение к журналу «
Международная жизнь
»
component of societies of many EU members. The number and influence of migrants will in-
evitably increase while the phenomenon of political correctness might mutate if the flows of
newcomers are not miraculously stopped.
Historically, all revolutionary ideas were radical and were perceived by the majority in any country
as marginal. In the course of time, the ranks of their supporters were swelling with those ready
to fight or even sacrifice their lives for the practical realization of these ideas. History has taught
us that very often only radical ideas can shatter the pillars of the dominant form of state order,
stir up a social storm, anarchy and chaos, mobilize considerable number of people ready to go
to the end up to and including a revolution. In fact, many civil wars and revolutions began as
radical ideas.
Those who assess the past and future of the European Union should take Soviet experience
into account and be ready to face a possibility of dealing with something that at first sight seems
impossible. This is a well-timed warning: today, the world has found itself in a situation in which
impossible is possible and in which there are no guarantees that the obvious will ever happen.