Eurasian vector of civilizational ideology of Russia

The paper considers the civilizational vector of the future of Russia in conjunction with the topic of the international scientific conference “Social and cultural transformations in the context of modern globalism” dedicated to the 70 th anniversary of the Doctor of Philosophy, Professor V.Kh. Akaev. The authors put the ideas of the Russian Caucasian scientist, who influenced the study of spiritual processes that determine the future of Russian and North Caucasian civilization, to justify the content of Eurasianism as an ideological course of the Russian state. The constitutional refusal of the state from a single official ideology, as it seems to the authors of the article, does not mean the absence of ideologies in society, moreover, it needs it to build a civilizational strategy. Ideology is considered as a theoretical level of understanding the existence of Eurasian peoples, their self-awareness, it is based on a specific system of values, in the foundations of which Orthodoxy and Sufi Islam occupy a special place, which gives Eurasian ideology a pivotal role in the spiritual and cultural confrontation between the East and the West. The key character of the dozen civilizational, globalization and ideological-forming ideals from among political, ethical, epistemological and other values highlighted in the article will be emphasized. At the same time, the metamorphosis of the religious (Islamic) renaissance and the synergistic impact on humanity of the COVID-19 pandemic are taken into account. Eurasianism as a conceptual value system can not only be the basis of the corresponding social and state ideology. It has been necessary for Russia for a long time and immediately both for tactical (modernization) purposes, and for determining the civilizational strategy of the peoples of the vast post-Soviet space, for the efficiency of their comprehensive cooperation, and for pursuing an independent sovereign course towards the United States and Western Europe. Eurasian ideology is necessary for the preservation of Russian national culture and identity due to the threat of their erosion in the context of unifying globalization trends.