The article analyzes the status of the «Russian man» in the current Russian
society split into the majority of traditionalist-minded population and the minority of European-oriented population, the two nations in one.
A surge of patriotism and unprecedented national unity after the annexation
of Crimea in March 2014 can serve as the beginning of forming single Russian
political nation.
Keywords
Russia, the annexation of Crimea, national unity, the Russian nation, a divided nation, the man is Russian.
