The great culture of Russia: objective reality or "figure of speech"?

The article examines the objective, the real, confirmed by the numerous specific facts of the actual position of national culture in the common Treasury of world culture. The author proves the validity and correctness of the concept of “great Russian culture”. The history of the issue is that the culture of Russia - Russia is going to experience severe shocks in its history: the Tatar-Mongol yoke, which was kept in Russia 2.5 century, the Polish-Swedish intervention of the early 17th century, Patriotic war of 1812, the post-revolutionary years of 1917 - 20-s’, totalitarian regime in the Stalinist USSR of the sample. And yet, the great Russian culture managed to survive all shocks, all collisions and not just to exist but to build, to create, to win and develop. Subject only to such great culture. In Russia for 100 years there was such a unique historical and cultural phenomenon of serf intelligentsia, which has no analogue in the history of civilization. Contrary to feudal oppression, completely disenfranchised people rose to the heights of culture. And this is another convincing proof of the power of national culture, its true greatness. The article also provides other arguments in favor of binding conclusion about the great culture of Russia.