THE IMAGE OF THE MOTHERLAND: DIALECTICS

Abstract

The study addresses the dialectical nature of the image of the Motherland and reveals positions demon-strating this approach. The image of the Motherland is determined by the contradictions between the form and content of the elements fi lling this image, however, the traditional component of the value layer of the living en-vironment provides it with a constant character of functioning in society. Due to this, the Motherland represents a stable existential value of a person. The image of the Motherland is considered in an ontological aspect, fi rstly, in the system "man-world"; secondly, in the system of relations "nature-culture"; thirdly, in the system of relations "personality-society". In the praxiological aspect, the image of the Motherland is presented as a way of life for peo-ple. In the axiological aspect, the image of the Motherland is analyzed in two directions: the individual choice of meanings, goals and values of life; the identifi cation of situational meanings and values that contribute to a person’s choice of himself in situations where it is impossible to avoid a choice. The study of the image of the Motherland in these aspects allows us to show the specifics of the processes of creation and preservation of this phenomenon in universal practice. Thus, the work contains the foundations for predicting the likely factors of the formation of the image of the Motherland, which, in turn, allows us to determine the trends of its functioning in the modern infor-mation and communication space. The research can be used to study the problems of transitional states of society, as well as in teaching activities in the discipline "Fundamentals of Russian statehood".