Reception of Russian Revolution of 1917 as а problem of social psychology as an element of collective identity

Authors

  • Nikolaj A. Khrenov State Institute for Art Studies; Russian State University of Cinematography named after S. Gerasimov

Keywords:

the russian revolution, collective identity, civilizational identity, turmoli, mentality, myth, archetype, revolution sacralization, desacralization, the Messianic mentality, power, terror, medieval tradition, messianism, Empire, virtualization

Abstract

The attempt is made to comprehend the problem of Russian collective identity at the turn of XX–XXI centuries. Its urgency is connected with the desacralization of the revolution. For several decades, the revolution of 1917 was present as a sacred event in the in the minds of the people and served as a basis for collective identity. Its desacralization is a positive process, but the collapse of collective identity created by this process challenges the survival of Russia as a type of civilization.

Author Biography

  • Nikolaj A. Khrenov, State Institute for Art Studies; Russian State University of Cinematography named after S. Gerasimov

    доктор филос. наук, главный научный сотрудник Государственного института искусствознания Министерства культуры РФ, профессор кафедры эстетики, истории и теории культуры ВГИК

Published

2019-08-03

Issue

No. 1 (2018)

Section

Общее

How to Cite

[1]
2019. Reception of Russian Revolution of 1917 as а problem of social psychology as an element of collective identity. Chelovek. 1 (Aug. 2019), 70–84.