The algorithm of the application of history as a destructive factor in communication systems

Abstract

The article presents the problem of the function of historical science, its place and significance in the life of society. The author argues that the dominant historical paradigm is an effective mechanism of communication processes that occur at all stages of social development of the state. The continuity of historical knowledge provides inter-age communication in society, mutual understanding between representatives of different generations — carriers of material and spiritual achievements of different historical eras. The author analyzes the causes of the destruction of spiritual unity of generations, and notes the danger of this process for the public health of Ukraine. The article presents the author's classification of the destructive use of historical knowledge for influencing public consciousness. The distortion and transformation of the latter, according to the author, gives rise to a new mentality, which means that it radically changes the formats and characteristics of Ukrainianness as an ethnic and political nation. The algorithm of using history as a destructive factor in communication systems, according to the author, consists of several stages, namely: pseudoscientific promotion of national history; imposing false stereotypes and mythology on society; narrowing of the scientific segment of Ukrainian history in society, encapsulation and schooling of Ukrainian historical science; the use of negativization as a front-line method for studying the Soviet period of Ukrainian history; total distortion of the historical outlook of society; general trauma to the public consciousness; mental transformation of modern Ukrainian society. The author emphasizes that the mechanism of destructive application of history has become a perfect fact of the spiritual life of modern Ukraine.