The ideology of racism and ways of combating it through the formation of a patriotic information policy

The purpose of the study is to analyze the key foundations of the “ideology of racism” and outline ways to counteract it, in particular, through the formation of a powerful domestic information policy. The methodology is based on the use of the following research methods: historical analysis of documents and events related to the origin and spread of racism; sociological research, analysis of literature and other sources that allow analyzing concepts and ideology of racism, comparative research method, statistical data analysis, mathematical modeling and others. The combination of various research methods provided an opportunity to achieve the set goal and objectives.. Scientific novelty. The main features of “Putinism” in political, ideological, socio-economic and foreign policy aspects are defined. It was determined that the financial and resource base of Russia is the export of raw materials, oil, natural gas, coal, and forest, and not the development of the latest technologies. The management model is revealed, which is formed in such a way that the president is responsible for the implementation of the strategic task of restoring imperial greatness and ensuring national interests in the international arena, and the bureaucratic apparatus of the central government subordinate to him includes two components – power and administrative and economic structures, which must ensure the well-being of the Russian people and their security. Research results. It is proved that racism is widely used to characterize the political ideology and social practice of the criminal regime of Russia in the late 20th – early 21st centuries. It is emphasized that Putin’s regime uses the ideas of the “special civilizational mission” of Russians, the “seniority of the brotherly people” and intolerance to the cultural elements of other nations in everyday affairs. It is noted that the key attributes of “racism” are: the cult of the leader and the cult of the dead, the corporate state (a state where the economic issues of the state are decided by large corporations controlled by the government), a mythical past, censorship, conspiracy theories, centralized propaganda, as well as war and destruction. Attention is focused on the fact that racism is becoming a threat not only to Ukraine, but also to Europe and the world as a whole, as it tries to embody updated forms of fascism and Stalinism, a peculiar symbiosis of them. As a misanthropic ideology, racism promotes any method, including the military, to destroy anyone who does not support this ideology.