Features of the socio-political consolidation of Russian society and the state in the conditions of a special military operation: sociological analysis

In the article, the author examines the risks and reserves of socio-political consolidation of Russian society and the state in the conditions of sanctions and a special military operation in Ukraine. The study is based on the analysis of a wide range of literature, sources of official information and statistics, the results of sociological research of Russian and international organizations. The analysis of global trends allowed us to fix the destructive nature of the consolidation processes of society and government taking place in most countries of the world. Their characteristic features are the decline in the level of trust of citizens, the growing alienation of the state and society, the crisis of democracy around the world. According to citizens, their governments, intentionally spreading false information, contribute to the disunity and division of the national civil society. In modern conditions, citizens of countries share a multipolar model of the world order. The plans of the political leaders of unfriendly states to tighten the sanctions policy against Russia and strengthen the provision of military assistance to Ukraine have not found active support of the population in a number of countries around the world. Russia is not an aggressor in the consciousness of the society of most states. In our country, the markers of socio-political consolidation of society and the state were the increase in the levels of trust of citizens in state structures and loyalty to the policy pursued by the authorities. The Russian state managed to contain a sharp decline in the quality of life of citizens and establish a dialogue in the information space. The key reserve for the socio-political consolidation of Russian society and the state is the formation of a unified national idea, ideology, stable moral guidelines based on the values of justice, peace, law and patriotism.