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In this article, I examine N. A. Berdyayev’s social philosophy of technology, which he positions as Christian-personalistic-socialistic. I reconstruct its main provisions and identify its “metaphysical” and “sociological” aspects. I show, first, that according to Berdyayev, metaphysics of technology is the critique of the modern idea of man about himself as homo faber or a toolmaking animal, which is the result of his violation of the eternal order of values and the creation of an idol from technology

This article analyzes the contemporary Russian historiography on the sources of Ukrainian nationalism. Consideration of its genesis takes into account three periods: the era of feudalism, the 19th century, and the 20th century.

Rudnev: Russia’s promotion of ‘traditional values’ has had little effect on Russians’ attitudes.

This article examines anti-Semitic propaganda of German authorities in occupied Soviet territory in the so-called “General District of Belarus.” The author identifies the main directions of anti-Semitic propaganda, analyzes its content, assesses the effectiveness of the ideological influence of the German occupation authorities on the Belarusian population, and proves that the occupiers tried to appeal to the national feelings of Belarusians using anti-Semitism.

REALISTS believe that human nature is inherently flawed (the legacy of Hobbes’s anthropological pessimism and, on an even deeper level, the legacy of the Christian idea of the Fall, or lapsus in Latin) and cannot be fundamentally corrected, which means that selfishness, predation, and violence are impossible to eradicate. This leads to the conclusion that man (who, according to Hobbes, is a wolf to another man) can only be restrained and regulated by means of a strong state. The state is inevitable and is the bearer of supreme sovereignty. At the same time, the predatory and egoistic nature of man is projected onto the state; therefore, the nation-state has its own interests. These interests take into account only their own state, while the will to violence and greed mean war is always a possibility. Realists believe that this has always been and always will be.

This article presents the concept of the diversity of Russian philosophy. Philosophical diversity, the many faces of Russian thought in different epochs, calls for corresponding hermeneutic procedures to be understood holistically.

Republic: Belgorod residents grapple with realities of wartime life.

THE main phenomenon of the social mainstream is the institution of the state and its evolution (“shrinking”), associated with the increased activity of civil society and a reevaluation of the role of the market.

All-Russia Center for the Study of Public Opinion (ARCSPO) director Valery Fyodorov explains to RBC how “fighting Russia” is different from “urban Russia,” what Russian people’s hopes are and how they are coping with anxiety.

Garbuzov: Autocratic regimes build historical myths to legitimize themselves in people’s eyes.