Sedova N.N. Russians' attitudes to life in the context of their personal interests. In: Russian society and the challenges of time. Book Six ...

Abstract

The attitudes relating to a person's life and the principles which guide them show a higher degree of stability compared to ideas about the country's development vector, its civilisational model, and state structure. Meanings for oneself are less prone to variability and constitute the worldview basis on which people rely in conditions of high turbulence of social development. Nevertheless, some changes are being observed: Russians' perception of themselves as self-sufficient and independent of state support is declining, and attitudes to actively defend their own rights and interests are weakening. Against this background, there are groups where attitudes to fight for their own interests are stronger: disloyal Westerners and Western democrats, and young people under 25 years of age. The importance of the value of freedom is strengthening, especially in groups of Russians experiencing unfreedom of thought and unfreedom of action. Under the general value mobilisation of society, attitudes to limit personal interests in the name of the country's interests are increasing. The concept of patriotism is being redefined, and the demarcation between those who consider the country of birth their only homeland and those who allow people to live where they prefer (primarily between representatives of different age groups) is intensifying. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version) The attitudes relating to a person's life and the principles which guide them show a higher degree of stability compared to ideas about the country's development vector, its civilisational model, and state structure. Meanings for oneself are less prone to variability and constitute the worldview basis on which people rely in conditions of high turbulence of social development. Nevertheless, some changes are being observed: Russians' perception of themselves as self-sufficient and independent of state support is declining, and attitudes to actively defend their own rights and interests are weakening. Against this background, there are groups where attitudes to fight for their own interests are stronger: disloyal Westerners and Western democrats, and young people under 25 years of age. The importance of the value of freedom is strengthening, especially in groups of Russians experiencing unfreedom of thought and unfreedom of action. Under the general value mobilisation of society, attitudes to limit personal interests in the name of the country's interests are increasing. The concept of patriotism is being redefined, and the demarcation between those who consider the country of birth their only homeland and those who allow people to live where they prefer (primarily between representatives of different age groups) is intensifying.