For more than a century, the thought of Europe’s futureleaves the attention of philosophers, historians, politicians and people who simply think. Russia's internal orientation toward the West adds to these reflections an element of involvement in the problem, because it is European culture and values that have long remained the benchmark for the Russian idea. The future of the history of Europe, like the rest of the world, is today becoming a discussion field that is hitting an increasing number of cultures and political positions.
Two classic philosophical and historical works -N.Y. Danilevsky "Russia and Europe" and O. Spengler "The Decline of Europe" for the first time analyzed the ways of the European world. Having determined the cyclical nature of the development of culture, both researchers distinguish the European type as one of the leading on the world stage of the XIX century.
Danilevsky, citing other grounds for the typology of culture, also holds an opinion on the slow decay of the European world, the development of a new, Russian, cultural-historical type.
Pessimistic predictions about the future of Europeput forward today an increasing number of analysts. One of them was Gunnar Heinzen. His work Sons and World Domination is based on demographic data, examined in historical and contemporary contexts. Heinsen shows that historical upheavals occur in areas where young people make up a large proportion of the population (about 30% and above).
Today such a rapid population growth is observed inthe Arab-Muslim world, and in Europe it is extremely insignificant. The situation is aggravated by the lax desire of Europeans to create families, same-sex marriages, and the general decline in family values.
The influx of migrants from the Middle East, amongwhich a large proportion of large families, is not just a quantitative increase in population. This is the emergence of a fundamentally different worldview, which in some cases goes against European culture. The grounds of this worldview are:
These, as well as other factors are the reason for leveling European identity - new generations of Europeans will be a minority in their historical lands.
An important point in predicting whichIn the future, Europe will be present on the world stage, and its interaction with Russia is emerging. If Russian identity from inside Russia is perceived as close to European, then from the outside it is often recognized as an independent culture or an eastern totalitarian state. The future of Europe in most works is described in complete isolation from Russia - both economically and politically, culturally. The slow death of Europe does not mean similar processes in Russia.
The political future of Europe in some worksconsidered in the context of Russian-European interaction. Common Christian roots, natural and human resources provide the basis for this cooperation.
I remember the predictors and propheciesdescribing the future of Europe. Wanga and Nostradamus predict climate change, civil and religious wars, diseases that will overwhelm Europe and change its life. Edgar Cayce, a psychic, writes about natural disasters, high seismic activity in Western Europe, which will lead to significant changes in the way of life of Europeans, will make technology and religion different.
Relate the predictions and historical facts,analysts point to some similarities and justifications expressed. Esoteric versions also confirm the profound transformations that Europeans expect in the future.
Regardless of forecasts and points of view,The future of Europe will depend on the historical development and the future of other cultures and peoples, because for many centuries it has been decisive in the global cultural space.
