The Ideology of Limited Subjectivity in Writings of Modern Russian Publicists: Essence and Methods of Implementation

Abstract

The article introduces the concept of “ideology of limited subjectness” into scientific circulation, gives the general parameters of this ideology, in the context of well-known socio-political and socio-psychological concepts. On the example of the publications of contemporary Russian authors, an attempt is made to show how the ideology of limited subjectivity realizes itself in texts devoted to issues of art. In particular, the role of the category of obligation, the paternalistic (caring and omnipotent) state, the moral approach to the interpretation of a work of art and the figure of its author, the moral duty to the collective or abstract Whole, the construction of the conflict of the great past and the degrading, chaotic present, the priority of collective identity over individual, as structures for the subordination of individual will (restriction of independent choice) to collective goals. In addition, it has been suggested that the ideology of limited choice realizes itself through an apology for the artistic direction of classical realism (in which the features of isolation, focus on "one's own", ethnocentrism, etc. are actualized). In addition, the author believes that perhaps one of the most effective tools for introducing the ideology of limited subjectivity is the authors' appeal to the art of socialist realism, within which their approval of the activities of large and small total collectives (from the state to the labor collective) is of great importance, as well as the concept of a collective personality is affirmed, fully realizing its potential within total collectives and the circumstances presented as an exemplary, standard of socio-political behavior.