Information Warfare of the USSR and the West: Generalization and Experience Comprehension

DOI: 10.33917/es-1.187.2023.98-109

The article presents a factual retrospective review of the public consciousness deformation as a result of successful subversive

ideological and psychological work against the USSR, carried out by the United States in the second half of the 20th century, called the Cold War. Evidence from documents and memoirs of the events participants allows us to realize the continuing relevance of the systemic danger of a destructive information impact for modern Russia.

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About Ideology for Russia

DOI: 10.33917/es-1.175.2021.110-113

The issue of ideology for Russia has become an integral part of the country’s political thought. There is a range of opinions: from affirmation that Russia is just a commercial enterprise and does not need any idea, to the statement that Russia is an empire and should behave in an imperial manner. Well, Plato’s  statement “ideas rule the world” that has become common, can only be strengthened — this is not thoughts that belong to us, but we belong to the thoughts.

In the beginning was the Word. After all, everything that exists has its essence — an idea, the expression of which, in other words — a word generates the existence of this being

The ideology of the Club of Rome in the complex of weakening Russia’s economic security and sovereignty

DOI: 10.33917/mic-6.95.2020.87-93

The ideas of the club of Rome as an important basis of financial, economic, political and legal practices of bourgeois elites at the global level in the form of implementation misanthropic neomalthusianism concepts in the contemporary world are investigated in the context of their implementation in post-Soviet Russia; substantiates the key role of the ideology and practice of the club of Rome in the Russian liberal elites, the destruction of the Soviet system, the dynamics of post-Soviet Russia; the necessity of the upsurge of scientific research in the interests of peoples and countries, alternative design development of the club of Rome, as a key basis for restoration of economic safety of Russia its financial-economic sovereignty and the development of the project of the future world order based on the principles of popular democracy.

On Forming the Ideology of Transition to a New World Economic Order in Russia and the EAEU

DOI: 10.33917/es-7.173.2020.46-61

The formation of a new — integral-world economic order imposes increased requirements on the quality of the ideological basis of large-scale socio-economic transformations. This basis, by the very nature of the new world economic order, cannot sow antagonism, it is intended to harmonize the divergent interests of the government and society on the basis of national creative development goals

Formation and Promotion of the Eurasian Integration Ideology Based on Traditional Values, Relay of Generations and Preservation of the Victory Memory

#2. Alliance Great
Formation and Promotion of the Eurasian Integration Ideology Based on Traditional Values, Relay of Generations and Preservation of the Victory Memory

Interactive discussion of the research work “Evolution of the Eurasian philosophy and transformation of the national axiology of the peoples of the Eurasian integration countries”.

The Future is Connected With a Multipolar World Ideology

#5-6. Five Scenarios for a Century
The Future is Connected With a Multipolar World Ideology

The world is now experiencing a lack of spirituality. The most important aspect of this period is decline of ideologies that have been the main history drivers in the XIX–XX centuries. They require serious updating. In place of the unipolar world and globalization ideology should come an era of multipolar world. Each of the strengthening civilization poles will seek ideological support for their own state (or union of states). Most likely, the poles’ ideologies will represent a kind of synthesis of traditional spirituality and the elements of socialist ideology.

The Future is Connected With a Multipolar World Ideology

#4. The Square of Transformation
The Future is Connected With a Multipolar World Ideology

The world is now experiencing a lack of spirituality. The most important aspect of this period is decline of ideologies that have been the main history drivers in the XIX–XX centuries. They require serious updating. In place of the unipolar world and globalization ideology should come an era of multipolar world. Each of the strengthening civilization poles will seek ideological support for their own state (or union of states). Most likely, the poles’ ideologies will represent a kind of synthesis of traditional spirituality and the elements of socialist ideology.

Globalism — a Multi-Polar World: the Future or the Past?

#3. Green question

The Great Spirit of Capitalism woke powerful creative forces of man. But at the same time it released the demons of personal success and enrichment, sworn by world religions. And along with the great human achievements they caused new disintegration of society into slaves and masters.