Russian national holidays as symbolic markers of political changes: the role and significance in the promotion of traditional values in modern Russia
https://doi.org/10.31249/poln/2023.02.05
Abstract
The article studies the political usage of national holidays contributing to the promotion of traditional values in modern Russia. The article demonstrates that the ideological component of the national holidays “invented” in last 10 years took shape affected with cultural and value confrontation and «conservative turn». Traditional family becomes the main moral reference point. The article discusses the features of the symbolic use and institutionalization of the Family, Love and Fidelity Day, Mother's Day and Father's Day. The Day of Christening of Russia (memorable date), the Day of Slavic culture and writing commemorate and reflect a special cultural tradition and contribute to the Russian «cultural code». At the same time, the Russian Orthodox Church becomes the main ally of the ruling elite in protecting values and spiritual and moral education of youth, by offering its own socio-political doctrine.
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Supporting agencies: The article was prepared within the framework of the project “Main trends in the transformation mation of memorial culture and commemorative practices in Russia (end 2010s – early 2020s): comprehensive interdisciplinary analysis” (state donation number 122101100024–8), implemented at the Institute of Scientific Information on the social sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences based on the results of the selection of scientific projects submitted held by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation and the Expert social research institute
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