THE RUSSIAN MILITARY WORLDVIEW AS A MENTAL ENTITIES SET IN THEIR DYNAMICS

Abstract

The categories of “war” and “peace” are not just political states, but fundamental modes of human existence, а dynamic system of mental entities (concepts), organized around a core – the macroconcept of “army,” where “war” and “peace” are fundamental, dialectically linked modes of existence, which are reflected and shaped by the Russian language. This article is written within the framework of contemporary trends in Russian studies such as linguacultural and linguacognitive. It represents the macroconcept “army” structure which occupies a significant place in Russian linguistic consciousness. Concepts as interpreters of meaning are being constantly refined and modified. They represent realizable entities only at the beginning of their appearance but afterwards becoming part of the system they fall under other concepts influence and modify themselves. The total amount and steady growth of the macro-concept testify conceptual features number, firstly, demonstrates the importance of this sphere for human life in general, and secondly, proves the relevance of the military concept discussed in the article for modern Russian linguistic culture.