The Eurasian Values of Russian Contemporary History and the Visual Forms of Their Hierotopy (All-Russian Action “Immortal Regiment” (“Bessmertniy Polk”), the Main Cathedral of the Russian Armed Forces

Aim. To substantiate the need for educational work with the population of the Russian Federation by preserving and maintaining in constant activity the significant component of sociality – historical memory.

Methodology. The phenomena of the current national history – the all-Russian patriotic action “Immortal Regiment” and architectural project “The Main Cathedral of the Russian Armed Forces” – were subjected to cultural, hermeneutical, socio-philosophical analysis.

Results. A conclusion is drawn about the exceptional symbolic and historical significance of these phenomena, and the peculiarities of the national mentality revealed in these implemented concepts.

Research implications. The hierotopic peculiarities of modern national history  phenomena on the example of the “Immortal Regiment” action and The Main Cathedral of the Russian Armed Forces were for the first time analyzed from the social and philosophical, hermeneutical and axiological perspectives in the following study.

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