Open AccessMeme As an Element of the Cultural Code of Self-Identification of Russian Society
Author(s) -
Ibrahim M. Melikov,
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Victoria G. Sipovich,
Nikolay M. Karas,
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Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
socialʹnaâ politika i sociologiâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2071-3665
DOI - 10.17922/2071-3665-2021-20-2-183-191
Subject(s) - westernization , identity (music) , state (computer science) , politics , context (archaeology) , element (criminal law) , cultural identity , political science , identification (biology) , construct (python library) , information society , sociology , political economy , social science , law , geography , modernization theory , aesthetics , computer science , negotiation , philosophy , botany , archaeology , algorithm , biology , programming language
The article analyzes the challenges of the state identity of the Russian society in the process of formation of the global information society. The article considers the meme as an information and communication construct, examines its role and influence on the formation of state identity and its application at the state level and in politics. The article analyzes the specifics of the Russian identity in the context of transformation into a new form, as well as the trends of its functioning in the current modern realities, as a result of the influence of external actors on it and the increasing role of Westernization. The conclusion is formulated that the meme is an independent cultural variable that influences the functioning of state identity within the global information society.