Political Mythology as an Ideologically Marked Narrative in the Post-Soviet Space: Semantic Production in Public Policy

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the institutionalization of political mythology in new states in the post-Soviet space (Ukraine, the Baltic republics, Moldova, etc.), which justifies and substantiates the political order in these polities. The purpose of the article is to present the motivation of political regimes in introducing constructed myths into the public consciousness. The relevance of the study lies in the presentation of the essence and practices of political mythology in scientific discourse. The scientific novelty consists in identifying the features and scale of the introduction of political myths in a number of states of the post-Soviet space. The study revealed that the formation of new states in the post-Soviet space is extremely painful, largely because some of these polities did not have traditions of their own statehood. It is concluded that political mythology (in the absence of competition for the interpretation of history) helps new polities to strengthen the viability of new states, to ensure the stability and sustainability of their political systems.

Funding
The work was carried out without external sources of funding.