Public and legal support of Russia's cultural sovereignty as a defense against civilizational and value-based neo-fascism
https://doi.org/10.52468/2542-1514.2026.10(2).15-24
Abstract
The subject of the article is the legal regulation of Russia's cultural sovereignty in the context of the axiological content and systemic relationship between concepts and priorities of youth education.
The aim of the study is to confirm or disprove the hypothesis that the public-legal support of Russia's cultural sovereignty becomes a key defense mechanism, the effectiveness of which directly depends on the systemic coherence and conceptual clarity of axiological priorities enshrined in strategic planning documents and sectoral legislation. It is eve important under the conditions of the transformation of classical fascism into civilizational and value-based neo-fascism that employs "soft power" methods and informational psychological influence to erode national identity.
The methodology is contest and formal legal analysis of research papers and Russian legislation.
Main results and conclusions. The ideology of fascism transformed into civilizational and value-based neo-fascism. The response to its destructive informational and psychological impact was the strengthening of the trend in legal regulation to prioritize traditional spiritual and moral values. At the same time, there is a lack of clarity in the conceptual framework and systemic relationship between the priorities of cultural sovereignty in strategic planning documents and legislation. The necessity of adopting a federal law on culture, taking into account modern geopolitical challenges, is substantiated.
About the Authors
V. V. Chuksina
Baikal State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Valentina V. Chuksina – Doctor of Law, Professor; Head, Department of Legal Support of National Security
11, Lenina ul., Irkutsk, 664003
AuthorID: 475324
I. V. Glazunova
Dostoevsky Omsk State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Irina V. Glazunova – PhD in Law, Associate Professor; Associate Professor, Department of State and Municipal Law
55a, Mira pr., Omsk, 644077
AuthorlD: 297941
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