Archetypal Basis as the Source of the Russian Political Myth’s Success

Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18522/2227-8656.2021.1.15
  • Olga M. Shevchenko Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, Russian Federation olgashv2007@yandex.ru
    Elibrary Author_id 479776
  • Lyudmila L. Shtofer Rostov State University of Economics, Rostov-on-Don, Russian Federation Filosofiya327@yandex.ru
    Elibrary Author_id 928937
How to Cite
Shevchenko O.M., Shtofer L.L. Archetypal Basis as the Source of the Russian Political Myth’s Success. Humanities of the South of Russia. 2021. Vol. 10. No. 1. P. 162-171. DOI: https://doi.org/10.18522/2227-8656.2021.1.15

Abstract

The article is devoted to the analysis of the stability conditions for the political myth associated with the personified bearer of supreme power. The authors turn to the study of the archetypal foundations of the Russian political myth, which determine its socio-cultural characteristics, ensure stability and reproduction in modern conditions.
Keywords:
political myth, archetypes, political technologies, paternalism, ideocracy, political leader, personification of power

Author Biographies

Olga M. Shevchenko, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, Russian Federation
Doctor of Philosophical Sciences, Professor, Department of Conflictology and National Security
Lyudmila L. Shtofer, Rostov State University of Economics, Rostov-on-Don, Russian Federation
Candidate of Philosophical Sciences, Associate Professor

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Article

Received: 25.11.2020

Accepted: 05.03.2021

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Shevchenko, O. M., & Shtofer, L. L. (2021). Archetypal Basis as the Source of the Russian Political Myth’s Success. Humanities of the South of Russia, 10(1), 162-171. https://doi.org/10.18522/2227-8656.2021.1.15
Issue
Vol 10 No 1 (2021): Humanities of the South of Russia
Section
PHILOSOPHY AND SOCIETY