Siberian Federal University

Issue

Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2015 8 (6)

Authors

Kozlova, Maria V.

Contact information

Kozlova, Maria V.:Siberian Federal University 79 Svobodny, Krasnoyarsk, 660041, Russia; E-mail:

Keywords

ideological principles; solidarity; consolidation; terrorism

Abstract

The author makes an attempt to analyse from social and philosophical sides potential of actions against information terrorist threats of these days by the means of influence on processes of consolidation in the Russian society. As the result of this work, a conclusion about specific relation between consolidating ideas prevailing in the society and the level of resistance to destructive manipulative influence of terrorists (or ideologists of violence) is drawn. These results can be applied as an addition to current recommendations on countering terrorist threats and ensuring social and cultural safety. The formation of social consolidation mechanism lies in resolution of contradictions driven by the nature of social relations between dominance and submission, force and free will, disagreement and agreement. Consolidation is considered to be an essential factor for the existence of society, for its functioning and ability to identification. Provided that, a manner of its implementation depends on different factors such as technological, economical, cultural, historical ones and etc. For a good understanding of problems related to consolidation (or dissociation) in the Russian society from methodological views and in accordance with research concepts provided by analysts from Irkutsk, we specify two types (streams) of consolidarity: vertical, i.e. an agreement between the government and society and vice versa); and horizontal, i.e. an agreement inside communities and between communities which build up the society. It is important to mention that vertical consolidation depends on deliberate initiative from the power and can be framed at will; a horizontal one has a natural format since can it be represented in a form of everyday engagement. The article draws attention to the concept of “spirituality” which now has slipped to the periphery of social conscience due to its identification with religiosity, but is still popular in the society as a form of request for moral values or balanced personal development and can so far be kept current. A special point in the article is given to the fact that a traditional philosophical idea in Russia represents social and philosophical origin of “spirit”, “soul” and “spirituality” together with moral duty, with internal self-improvement and changes, with reason and sensibility integrity, freedom and responsibility. Pursuance of unity through unanimity, not by opposition between unity and personal freedom, but through freedom of every soul in its desire to achieve the Spirit is one of the most important part of Russian philosophy. The author follows the statement that spirituality, within a sufficient development of its concept from social and culturological points of view, may well become ideological principle of horizontal consolidation in modern Russian society, constructed through the system of education as a leading factor in personal life style formation. As a result of complete destruction of mechanism of social development that took place in the anarchic system of 1990s, now we cannot see any shared idea about deference between good and evil and also we are unfamiliar to sympathy, justice, sorrow, mercy or kindness. As it is described in the article, formation of consolidation mechanism holds a number of problems which gather their pace within influence of globalization, social transformations, crises in economical, political, cultural and etc. spheres, appeared subsequently after the destruction of Soviet society where the Russian environment were integrated. After almost quarter of a century since Russia has become independent processes of deconsolidation still exist, i.e. a risk of destruction still exists in many former Soviet republics. For example today’s events in Ukraine broadly represent the result of former ties breaking and demonstrate a probable scenario when vertical consolidation mechanisms collapse, determining misbalance of horizontal channel. In this context, attempts from the side of geopolitical powers directly or indirectly supporting Russophobia to plunge post-Soviet areas into an open confrontation are considered to be symptomatic and analysed as a currently important threat reflected in increasing of terrorism acts oriented on destabilization and deconsolidation of the Russian society. By analyzing later word events the author concludes on the spread of terrorism and its becoming a global source of social entropy. In order to minimize terrorist threats, countermeasures should be brought into action in all spheres according to their variety. This is impossible to achieve without united efforts, building of consolidation mechanisms inside the power and between economical, political, educational and other spheres of social life

Pages

1165-1172

Paper at repository of SibFU

https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/16877

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