Dichotomy of the Basic Aspects of the Image of Power in Russia: Traditional and Modern Models

Abstract

Social and cultural characteristics of any country form a certain image of power in the minds of its representatives. The image of power is treated in this work as a set of perceptions about power, which is determined by the sociocultural specifics of a particular political culture. In this article, I discuss contradictions between the traditional model of the image of power inherent in the Russian political culture and the modern democratic model. A conclusion is made that today’s Russia is characterised by the reproduction of the traditional model of the image of power.