Today's referendum in Scotland can give an impulse that could change the world, Igor Morozov, a member of the Federation Council committee for international affairs, told VK in an interview.
"The Scots have a very high level of self-consciousness, which is influenced by the activation of the gene memory of the times when Scotland was a powerful country of Northern Europe. The loss of sovereignty was always considered a serious political defeat, and separatism already appeared then."
According to the senator, the Scottish referendum will be the final accord in the line of national referendums of the early 21st century: "In the last 15 years we have seen several referendums - in Yugoslavia, in Abkhazia and Ossetia, in Transnistria and Crimea. Scotland will put a full stop to the question."
Morozov pointed out that if Scotland votes for independence, a lot would have to be done to become truly independent politically and economically: "They would need to find themselves on the international markets, including the markets of energy resources."
In this context, Scotland will inevitably have to build its relations with Russia. "I think that Russia will be interested in relations with a new state. Many new political processes would appear that would lead to the change in the world order, as was said by the Russian president," Morozov added.
For the UK, Morozov said, the independence of Scotland would be a serious loss.
