Potencjał ideologiczny kosmizmu rosyjskiego
The ideological potential of the Russiam Cosmism

Summary/Abstract: The legacy of Russian cosmists provides a number of specific narratives on the relationship between humans and the cosmos. Nowadays in Russia one can observe a growing interest in the mentioned legacy. This phenomenon is connected, among other things, with the hope of gaining motivational benefits that seem to be achievable through the popularization of myths supported by Russian cosmists. Their utopian idealism is sometimes used to underpin the belief in the uniqueness of Russian attitudes toward the universe. Occasionally, there are also suggestions that Russian cosmism is a variety of normative thinking that Russia should promote as a basis for space exploration. Postulates of Russian cosmists contain a very strong emotional charge as well as a specific flavor of imperial thinking. As a result, under certain conditions they can play the role of catchy justifications for neoimperial ideological projects. This property is of particular concern in the context of the Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine.

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