Priority Values of the “Genetic Code” of the Russian Statehood
- Authors: Shatilov A.B.1, Volkhonskaya Z.I.1, Osinina D.D.1
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Affiliations:
- Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
- Issue: Vol 25, No 1 (2023): Ideas, Ideologies and Public Consent
- Pages: 97-112
- Section: RUSSIA IN A FINE LINE BETWEEN CLEAVAGES AND SOCIAL HARMONY
- URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/2313-1438/article/view/322246
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.22363/2313-1438-2023-25-1-97-112
- ID: 322246
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Under foreign policy pressure, preserving and strengthening the unity of citizens is one of the main tasks of the modern Russian state. Speaking about the challenges facing Russia, first, we are talking about the threat of losing the national and cultural identity of citizens. Ongoing discussions regarding Russia’s self-determination in the system of world and civilizational coordinates, as well as the image of unity in the consciousness of the nation, confirm the need to comprehend the value foundations of the essence of Russian statehood, summarize historical experience and determine the civilizational chronotype. The methodological basis of the research is historical institutionalism. The analysis made it possible to distinguish five priority values of the “genetic code” of Russian statehood: self-identification within the family, the self-perception of an individual as “the owner of his land”, the definition of civil identity as a sense of community with the people and the country, respect for traditions and history, as well as the perception of Russia as a country of global projects. These elements of the “genetic code,” according to the authors, reflect the value core of Russian statehood, and also determine the coordinate system for identifying Russians.
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Alexander B. Shatilov
Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
Author for correspondence.
Email: ashatilov@fa.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4776-0934
PhD in Political Sciences, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications
Moscow, Russian FederationZinaida I. Volkhonskaya
Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
Email: zivolkhonskaya@fa.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5203-389X
Master Student of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications
Moscow, Russian FederationDaria D. Osinina
Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
Email: ddosinina@fa.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5565-2079
Deputy Dean for International Cooperation, Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications, Assistant of the Department of Political Sciencе
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