Open AccessTotalitaryzm i wolność w świetle paradygmatów kultury. Współczesna Rosja
Author(s) -
Małgorzata Abassy
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
miscellanea posttotalitariana wratislaviensia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2353-8546
DOI - 10.19195/2353-8546.8.6
Subject(s) - exemplification , constitution , political science , politics , power (physics) , collectivism , consolidation (business) , opposition (politics) , sociology , political economy , humanities , law , philosophy , epistemology , individualism , physics , accounting , quantum mechanics , business
The presented paper is of a theoretical character. It includes a reflection on the mechanisms behind the rebirth of totalitarianism, using contemporary Russia as a case study. The research period taken as exemplification for the theoretical part comprises years 2000–2020 and was chosen for three reasons, mutually interconnected. The first among them is the election of Vladimir Putin, regarded as a strong symbolical representation of centralized state power, as the president of Russian Federation. Secondly, the consolidation of power in the hands of one man who had the tools to control and affect the political system. Thirdly, the modification of the Russian Federation Constitution to favor the durability of Putin’s government. The presented results point to the mechanisms behind the activation of totalitarian tendencies in Russian culture in the light of long-lasting cultural paradigms: collectivism and con-centrism.