The Idea of War in the Culture of the Russian Nation
Mentality is the result of social processes and is shaped by life experiences, as well as values and norms passed on during socialization. In the case of Russia, history, literature, art, and spirituality play a significant role in shaping the national identity and, consequently, the perception of w...
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Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
2025-06-01
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| author | Piotr Gawliczek Jacek Mrozek Andrzej Soboń |
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| description | Mentality is the result of social processes and is shaped by life experiences, as well as values and norms passed on during socialization. In the case of Russia, history, literature, art, and spirituality play a significant role in shaping the national identity and, consequently, the perception of war. The image of war is often presented in a selective or idealized way. In Russian historical discourse, the positive aspects of one’s history are often emphasized, while, simultaneously, controversial or negative factors are often ignored or minimized. The methodology employed in the paper involves a qualitative comparative method, which involves analyzing the concept of war in Russian culture, describing the characteristics of a nation’s mentality through various aspects of an ethnic group’s spiritual life, and understanding the ideology underlying Russia’s foreign policy. The article concludes that analyzing the concept of war within the Russian nation’s culture is not possible without understanding the general mentality of the entire society. The Russians are less willing to take up the problem of crimes committed in that period by soldiers of the Red Army, which is also the case during the occupation of Ukraine.
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| spelling | doaj-art-df2b1f3ca3bd40ceb3885c5afbca8e652025-07-23T10:28:30ZengWydawnictwo Adam MarszałekPolish Political Science Yearbook0208-73752025-06-0154251810.15804/ppsy202515The Idea of War in the Culture of the Russian NationPiotr Gawliczek0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0462-1168Jacek Mrozek1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7260-3308Andrzej Soboń2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2540-2252University of Warmia and Mazury (Poland)University of Warmia and Mazury (Poland)War Studies University (Poland)Mentality is the result of social processes and is shaped by life experiences, as well as values and norms passed on during socialization. In the case of Russia, history, literature, art, and spirituality play a significant role in shaping the national identity and, consequently, the perception of war. The image of war is often presented in a selective or idealized way. In Russian historical discourse, the positive aspects of one’s history are often emphasized, while, simultaneously, controversial or negative factors are often ignored or minimized. The methodology employed in the paper involves a qualitative comparative method, which involves analyzing the concept of war in Russian culture, describing the characteristics of a nation’s mentality through various aspects of an ethnic group’s spiritual life, and understanding the ideology underlying Russia’s foreign policy. The article concludes that analyzing the concept of war within the Russian nation’s culture is not possible without understanding the general mentality of the entire society. The Russians are less willing to take up the problem of crimes committed in that period by soldiers of the Red Army, which is also the case during the occupation of Ukraine. https://czasopisma.marszalek.com.pl/en/10-15804/ppsy/1503-ppsy-vol-54/1524-ppsy-54-2/14443-ppsy2025215securityculturerussiawararmed conflicts |
| spellingShingle | Piotr Gawliczek Jacek Mrozek Andrzej Soboń The Idea of War in the Culture of the Russian Nation Polish Political Science Yearbook security culture russia war armed conflicts |
| title | The Idea of War in the Culture of the Russian Nation |
| title_full | The Idea of War in the Culture of the Russian Nation |
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| title_short | The Idea of War in the Culture of the Russian Nation |
| title_sort | idea of war in the culture of the russian nation |
| topic | security culture russia war armed conflicts |
| url | https://czasopisma.marszalek.com.pl/en/10-15804/ppsy/1503-ppsy-vol-54/1524-ppsy-54-2/14443-ppsy2025215 |
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