出版社：Wyższa Szkoła Gospodarki Euroregionalnej im. Alcide De Gasperi
摘要：Objectives Through the means of implementation and spreading of Russian myths and stereotypes legitimization and justification of Russia’s aggressive policy regarding to its own people and peoples of neighboring countries has been continuing. Purpose. The purpose of the article is to analyze manifestations of use of social networks and feature films as means of mythologization and legitimization of Stalin’s terror in modern information space based on results of social surveys. Material and methods Analyses and generalization of making up headlines events and results of sociological surveys have been performed. Deduction technique as a process of logical concluding based on the complex of analyzed facts as well as summarizing have been applied. Results - Conclusions Public surveys have shown that in Russian society gradual depreciation of terror scale and moral damage are taking place. Mass character growth in positive opinion about Stalin and positive technique of Stalin’s repressions are accompanied by lack (misunderstanding) of certain phenomena and events of Stalin’s epoch. Myths and stereotypes in the case described have many social functions, most important of which are legitimization of history, justification of existing social system and mobilizing function. Growing popularity of Stalin is manifestation growth of not only conservative disposition, but also authoritative and repressive tendencies in Russian society.
