MOSKOVIYA SURVIVED THANKS TO UKRAINE

Empires are an extraordinary phenomenon in the history of mankind, the study of which requires scientific understanding, thoughtful comparison and deep analysis. A comparative approach to the study of the problem will help us to understand the nature of the emergence and disappearance of imperial formations, to find answers to difficult questions: how empires grew, for what reasons some were powerful and others weak, why some empires disappeared, and others flourished. Is there a connection between the instability of power, coups and the death of empires. And finally, what are the consequences for world development of the disappearance of imperial formations. Among the reasons for the demise of empires, researchers single out political and economic problems, social and cultural issues, and environmental challenges. These are the five factors of the disappearance of empires [1]. The article managed to accumulate research and information about empires collected by various foreign authors, which gives the reader the opportunity to get to know and master the historiography of this issue. In connection with Russia's brutal war against Ukraine, the author of the article tries to explain how the Moscow Empire was formed, how it became Russian, how the Russian Empire manages to survive despite a number of dangerous challenges. So, the article examines the factors that support and revive imperial formations, and makes cautious assumptions about the future scenarios of the development of events surrounding the current situation.