The "Philosophical" Component of the "Russian World" Culture, or (According to their Proverb!) – "Fool Can't Be Helped by Knowledge"

The aim of the article is to analyse the socio-political phenomenon called the pretentious term “Russian World” through the prism of quasi-philosophical “fabrications” of a number of Russian pundits, in particular, and especially V. Solovyov, whose fantasies are presented as alleged scientific and theoretical justifications for the legitimacy and even historical conditionality of the existence of this “world”. At the same time, it reveals the manipulative nature of the concepts interpretation that make up this term. Research results. Over the past centuries, this peculiar community (a conglomerate of various oppressed peoples and tribes that unjustifiably appropriated the name Russia) has shamelessly violated international peace, not to mention colonised neighbouring territories, plunging humanity into military conflicts. And behind all these crimes is a policy based on an obsessive messianic idea: to build a special world order — the “Russian World”. Despite all the manipulative dullness of this concept, the horrors of the crimes committed by the so-called Russia on the way to implementing it, the cannibalistic content of the goal is quite clearly outlined. Scientific novelty. The article reveals the ideological basis for the emergence and timeless existence of the “Russian World” phenomenon, which led to the mental delusion of a large number of people. Conclusions. The content of V. Solovyov’s writings on the “Russian idea” is limited to justifying the “divinely chosen” nature of the so-called “Russian” people, defending that it is Russia that God has entrusted with the mission to bring about a far-fetched “unity”. Having abstracted from the church-religious husk, the innermost essence of the “Russian idea” becomes more or less clear: the achievement of world significance (if not domination!) of Russia with all its “evils”. Today, the world is experiencing with horror another “inflammation” of this ugly Russian disease called “rashism”. Accusing Ukraine and the “collective West” of fascism is quite reminiscent of the situation reflected in the Russian proverb “from a sick head to a healthy one” (“to shift the blame to others”). Now history itself provides the answer: people should not live like this.