The Ministry of Culture of Russia submitted for public discussion a draft order of the President of the Russian Federation  “Fundamentals of the State Policy for the Preservation and Strengthening of Traditional Russian Spiritual and Moral Values”. Its essence is that values ​​are passed down from generation to generation, but extremists, terrorists and the United States have an “ideological and psychological impact.” They are trying to instill alternative, destructive and alien ideas and values ​​into the citizens of Russia. We list in detail what values ​​you have and what threatens you.

List of traditional values

• a life
• dignity
• human rights and freedoms
• patriotism
• citizenship
• service to the Fatherland
• responsibility for the fate of the Fatherland
• high moral ideals
• a strong family
• creative labor
• the priority of the spiritual over the material
• humanism
• mercy
• Justice
• collectivism
• mutual aid
• mutual respect
• historical memory
• the continuity of generations
• unity of the peoples of Russia

The Ministry of Culture left this list of “moral guidelines that form the worldview of Russian citizens” open.

List of destructive and alien ideas and values

• cult of selfishness
• permissiveness cult
• cult of immorality
• rejection of the ideals of patriotism
• denial of the ideals of serving the Fatherland
• rejection of the ideals of procreation
• rejection of the ideals of creative labor
• rejection of the ideals of Russia’s positive contribution to world history
• rejection of the ideals of Russia’s positive contribution to culture

Sources of Threats to Traditional Values

• activities of extremist organizations
• activities of terrorist organizations
• US actions
• US allied actions
• actions of transnational corporations,
• actions of foreign non-profit organizations
• reforms in the field of education carried out without regard for traditions
• reforms in the field of science carried out without regard for traditions
• cultural reforms carried out without respect for traditions
• reforms in the field of information activities carried out without regard for traditions

Negative scenario

Formed:

• conditions for the self-destruction of society
• negative attitude towards military service
• negative attitude towards state activity in general
• conditions for interethnic conflicts
• conditions for sectarian conflicts

Weakened:

• state-forming Russian people
• friendships
• family ties
• other social connections
• all-Russian civic identity
• unity of the multinational people of the Russian Federation

Undermined:

• foundations of Russian statehood
• foundations of Russian identity
• trust in state institutions
• trust in law enforcement
• trust in the education system
• moral health of the people

Devalued and discredited:

• the idea of ​​serving the Fatherland
• idea of ​​creative work

Destroyed and distorted:

• historical memory
• historical truth
• system of value-semantic coordinates of the Russian language

Reinforced:

• sociocultural gap
• social inequality

Successfully implemented and distributed:

• destructive content aimed at denying human dignity
• antisocial stereotypes of behavior
• immoral lifestyle
• permissiveness
• violence

Increasing use:

• alcohol
• drugs

Positive development scenario

None of this will happen. Traditional values ​​have been successfully preserved and strengthened. A highly moral personality has been formed:

• sharing traditional Russian spiritual and moral values
• up-to-date knowledge and skills
• capable of realizing its potential in today’s society
• ready for peace
• ready to defend the motherland

How to choose a negative scenario

Nothing to do. And “in the absence of the implementation of state policy in the field of traditional values,” it is realized by itself.

How to choose a positive scenario

The state should pursue a systematic and consistent policy in the field of traditional values, “developed in the course of the thousand-year history of Russia”:

• adopt new regulations
• develop government programs
• punish authorities for financing harmful activities
• form a system of public control
• enlist the help of civil society institutions
• carry out investigations
• ensure monitoring of the state of affairs in the field of traditional values
• cover the implementation of state policy through the media, social networks, digital platforms and search engines
• develop a system of indicators of the effectiveness of state policy
• give broad powers to an interdepartmental coordination body that will analyze the activities of enemies, decide how they need to be counteracted, and prepare an annual report to the President of the Russian Federation
• (C)MEDUZA 2022