The leader of the YABLOKO party Grigory Yavlinsky explained his view of Russia's state and national idea at the round-table meeting "St. Petersburg in the 21st Century" at the Rosbalt information agency on November 19, 2002. According to Yavlinsky,the Russian state should proclaim the following idea: "preservation of the state within the present boundaries and the dissemination of European ideas and European influence via Russia to the whole of Eurasia.”.

Yavlinsky thinks that the Russian national idea should be respect. According to Yavlinsky, this is what is expected by the Russian population at all social layers and in all regions, and this is what the state should give to the people.

Based on Rosbalt reports.

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Russia-EU Relations