Modern Slavophiles: Assessment of the Special Military Operation as a Confrontation Between the Ideologies of Sovereign Statehood and Ultra-Globalism. Part II

Aim. To identify the influence of the socio-philosophical ideas of the Slavophiles in modern Russia in understanding the essence of Westernism, globalism and their significance in the ongoing military conflict in Ukraine. To substantiate the thesis that the most popular idea is the conviction that in order to fully restore state sovereignty it is necessary to consistently overcome Westernism, primarily in management structures.

Methodology. The principles of social and philosophical thought of neo-Slavophiles and liberal globalism are compared.

Results. The author substantiates the thesis that the actual break with Western civilization gave rise to a special direction in the neo-Slavophile thought of Russia – Western studies, in the logic of which the NWO represents a direct clash of two types of civilizations: traditional society and the postmodern liberalglobalist West. Accusations of domestic Westerners of anti-patriotism are coupled with the exposure of the anti-democratic and inhumane course of modern Western states, the propaganda of the ideology of transhumanism as a new form of totalitarianism and genocide. Insoluble contradictions between national and Westernizing neo-globalist interests arise when the strategic course towards sovereignty and reliance on tradition does not receive proper elaboration in legislation, which remains liberal and consistent with the global goals of “sustainable development” of the UN. For the Slavophile part of society, the policy of the “new Westerners” for universal digitalization is seen as a threat to national security and the “second front” of the struggle for sovereignty. The need to escape from the influence of Westernizing globalist centers, which call into question the historical existence of Russia, is substantiated. Only by preserving the Orthodox faith can Russia resist the neo-pagan pressure of Western civilization.

Research implications. They are determined by the need to sovereignize and mobilize the spheres of social sciences and education to understand the profound change taking place in the world and choose the right decisions based on the principles of the Russian philosophical tradition.

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