My name is Nato, I live in Moscow and I am a philosophy student. I come from a mixed background—my mother is Russian and my father is Georgian. My background influenced the theme of my scientific work, which is why I decided to explore the topic of ‘Russian idea’ in depth. How the country became more and more authoritarian and what arguments Russian anti-democrats offered—those were the questions I was preoccupied with. In my point of view, this ‘idea’ may be one of the possible reasons for the current struggles with democracy in Russia. I would like to share my experience in order to understand why anti-democratic values are supported by some people.