POLITICAL CULTURE OF COMMITTEES OF VCP (B) – CPSU OF KEMEROVO REGION IN THE PERIOD OF STRUGGLE AGAINST COSMOPOLITISM. THE END OF THE 1940S – BEGINNING OF THE 1950S
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DOI: 10.31773/2078-1768-2019-46-80-92
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Information about authors: Makarchuk Sergey Vladimirovich, Dr of Historical Sciences, Professor, Professor of Department of Russian History, Kemerovo State University (Kemerovo, Russian Federation). E-mail: makar@kemsu.ru Genina Elena Sergeevna, Dr of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor, Professor of Department of Russian History, Kemerovo State University (Kemerovo, Russian Federation). E-mail: elena_genina@mail.ru
Annotation: On the basis of the concrete historical archival material that was first introduced into the scientific circulation, the political culture of the committees of the VCP(b) – CPSU of Kemerovo region during the struggle with cosmopolitanism in the late 1940s – early 1950s is characterized. The axiosphere of the partypolitical culture and its axiological dominants are disclosed on the basis of the artifacts of the corporate culture of the committees representing the documentation originating from the party organizations themselves. It was proved that in the period under review such axiological dominants such as the infallibility of the Marxist- Leninist ideology and the Communist Party, belief in the victory of communism, patriotism, collectivism, leadership were established in the axiosphere of the political culture of the committees of the VCP(b) – CPSU. These features, as well as the general sacralization of the party-state power, became the main content of the political axiosphere not only of the party committees, but of the whole society. The values of the corporate political culture of the party committees were imposed on all workers. The analysis of party documents conducted by the authors shows that such basic value as patriotism was understood solely as love for the socialist homeland, the communist party and its leader. The study of most of the basic values of the political culture of the committees of the VCP (b) – CPSU leads to the conclusion that the ideocratic, totalitarian-subject type of political culture, integral to the Soviet model of totalitarian modernization, has been established in the party. The article reveals the characteristic features of this type of culture and shows the specific actions of the party committees as actors of the established type of political culture. The conclusion is made about the prevalence of radical, extreme forms of political action in the behavior of communists in the absence of tolerance and a culture of compromises. This conclusion is confirmed by the “KMK affair” and the events connected with the “illegal synagogues” in the cities of Kemerovo region, as well as the “doctors affair” and the attack on the creative intelligentsia.
Keywords: political culture, committees of the VCP(b) – CPSU, cosmopolitanism, artifacts of political culture, axiosphere of political culture, corporate culture, radicalism, extremism, confrontation.
DOI: 10.31773/2078-1768-2019-46-80-92
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Information about authors: Makarchuk Sergey Vladimirovich, Dr of Historical Sciences, Professor, Professor of Department of Russian History, Kemerovo State University (Kemerovo, Russian Federation). E-mail: makar@kemsu.ru Genina Elena Sergeevna, Dr of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor, Professor of Department of Russian History, Kemerovo State University (Kemerovo, Russian Federation). E-mail: elena_genina@mail.ru
Annotation: On the basis of the concrete historical archival material that was first introduced into the scientific circulation, the political culture of the committees of the VCP(b) – CPSU of Kemerovo region during the struggle with cosmopolitanism in the late 1940s – early 1950s is characterized. The axiosphere of the partypolitical culture and its axiological dominants are disclosed on the basis of the artifacts of the corporate culture of the committees representing the documentation originating from the party organizations themselves. It was proved that in the period under review such axiological dominants such as the infallibility of the Marxist- Leninist ideology and the Communist Party, belief in the victory of communism, patriotism, collectivism, leadership were established in the axiosphere of the political culture of the committees of the VCP(b) – CPSU. These features, as well as the general sacralization of the party-state power, became the main content of the political axiosphere not only of the party committees, but of the whole society. The values of the corporate political culture of the party committees were imposed on all workers. The analysis of party documents conducted by the authors shows that such basic value as patriotism was understood solely as love for the socialist homeland, the communist party and its leader. The study of most of the basic values of the political culture of the committees of the VCP (b) – CPSU leads to the conclusion that the ideocratic, totalitarian-subject type of political culture, integral to the Soviet model of totalitarian modernization, has been established in the party. The article reveals the characteristic features of this type of culture and shows the specific actions of the party committees as actors of the established type of political culture. The conclusion is made about the prevalence of radical, extreme forms of political action in the behavior of communists in the absence of tolerance and a culture of compromises. This conclusion is confirmed by the “KMK affair” and the events connected with the “illegal synagogues” in the cities of Kemerovo region, as well as the “doctors affair” and the attack on the creative intelligentsia.
Keywords: political culture, committees of the VCP(b) – CPSU, cosmopolitanism, artifacts of political culture, axiosphere of political culture, corporate culture, radicalism, extremism, confrontation.
