
We trust and are confident that the hour will come when Russia will rise from
disintegration and humiliation and begin an epoch of new development and
greatness. But it will revive and blossom only after Russian people understand
that they have to search for salvation in quality. Scrutinize the history of
Russia, the fate of its people, ponder upon its wreck and humiliation and you
will see, that all its basic difficulties came from an over-emphasis on volume
and quantity. Throughout the centuries all our troubles, all our risks came from
a destiny imposed on us by a seemingly inexhaustible abundance - an abundance of
space, tribes and people. We did not take the time to develop this abundance, to
seize it, to convert it from its latent force into completion as a qualitative
blossoming...
Yes, in our recent history we did not have not enough time or force focused on
quality; on the quiet and concentrated culture; on cultivation and creative
registration of our natural talent; on education and strengthening of national
character; on creation of the intensive, technically perfect agriculture and
crafts; on improvement of political and organization life. And consequently
almost everything, that we created, we didn’t create it using our culture, but
using our primitive, natural talent. Whereas western European often made much of
small gifts; Russia turned even big gifts and great natural endowments into
ashes...
Investigate the destiny of Russia; ponder upon its wreck and humiliation and you
will understand that to Russian people there is only one outcome and one
salvation - returning to quality and its culture. Because quantitative ways were
pursued, suffered and then exposed, now the quantitative illusions that were
observed before our eyes are disintegrated in the end. It is necessary to
release the qualitative forces of Russian creatively!
To prepare for the restoration of Russia – means that first of all we must
prepare ourselves for quality service to our native land; prepare our character,
reason, and feelings with a strong-will idea. This idea is “Russian Quality.” We
are all convinced that a time will come when Russia arises from disintegration
and humiliation and begins an epoch of renewed greatness. This new epoch will be
characterized by its atmosphere of this strong-willed idea – Russian Quality.
Ivan ILYIN