THE CONTENT OF THE IDEOLOGEME “NATIONAL IDEA” IN THE RUSSIAN RELIGIOUS AND PHILOSOPHICAL DISCOURSE

Abstract

The concept of national idea is an important element of the culture and education of any nation. Recently, in connection with the complex geopolitical situation in the world, interest in the problem of national idea has increased significantly in Russia. The article discusses concepts and conceptions that have been forming the national idea of Russia in the religious and philosophical discourse for a long time. The author analyzes various formulations of the national idea of Russia, which are proposed by Russian philosophers, thinkers and priests, explores the semantic and conceptual components of this concept and draws the conclusion that the central components of the national idea of Russia are the ideas of Russian people as God-chosen bearers of true Orthodoxy, their messianic role in the construction of a single universal kingdom, aspiration for holiness and imitation of holy people, desire for love and kindness, as well as observance of an abstemious lifestyle.