philosophy

That's right. We need to add the word "was". And in general, my ideal of a Eurasian state is the Great Mongol Empire. And also the Turkic Eternal El.

well... the Great Mongol Empire WAS also... I was puzzled as a child by the question: how should the Mongols feel, that they had a Great Empire that brought all of Russia to its knees, and not only Russia, and now it is such a poor and insignificant country...