Ideology factor in the Soviet society: the retrospective analysis in coordinates of ideological security of the state and society
The paper shows that circumstances of manifestation and heightening a factor of ideology in the Soviet society were caused by essential changes of the social reality in connection with the establishment of a new political regime. In new social and political conditions the means of an ideological indoctrination turn into an important resource of the totalitarian or, later, authoritative power. The state put the person in a condition of a complete dependence on itself, and the regime demanded from citizens not simply submission, but continuous manifestation of devotion and appreciation.