Dmitry V. Pisachkin, Cand. Sci. (Philosophy), Senior lecturer at the Department of Theory and Methodology of Public Administration, Academy of Management of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, Moscow, e-mail: dmitrypisachkin@mail.ru
Introduction. The article examines the security issues of the Russian statehood from a national perspective, previously described by the Russian philosopher I. Ilyin in scientific works. His ideas are interpreted as the foundation of the Russian national idea, the goal of which is to unite all the peoples of Russia under the banner of Orthodoxy. Cossacks are considered as the subject of the study. According to the author’s idea, this institute is assigned the role of an intermediate link for the implementation of the program. In the framework of the study, the Cossacks were considered as a military ideology, as an original substance and as a social institution.
Materials and methods. The study was conducted from a dialectical perspective, specifically focusing on the law of the transformation of quantitative changes into qualitative ones, as well as the law of the unity and struggle of opposites; a structural-functional approach was employed.
Results. The novelty of the research lies in the fact that the author, considering the theory of I. Ilyin, suggests using the theoretical basis of the scientist, adding a superstructure to it, in order to improve the ideological structure.
Discussion and conclusion. The modern national idea cannot be directly based on only one religious trend — Orthodoxy. Russia is a multi-confessional state, and using Orthodoxy as a platform to strengthen the state core will certainly provide feedback in the form of opposition from followers of other traditional Russian faiths. In this regard, the national idea should be grounded in Russia’s traditional religious denominations and historically established social roles, as embodied in professional groups such as the Cossacks and the clergy.
Keywords: Orthodoxy, Cossacks, clergy, being, ideology, construction, formation, intermediate link
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