POLITICAL IDEOLOGY AND NATIONAL IDEA

Abstract

The basic theoretical aspects of the national idea problems are analysed, the correlation of this phenomenon and the political ideology is specified. The significance of the contextual definitions of the national idea to be found un the literature is revealed. The constructive nature of these definitions is emphasized. Clearing up the emergence and establishment mechanism of the national idea at the public consciousness we show the importance of the large-scale communication processes and cultural – ideological pluralism in the modern society. Analising the contents of the Byelorussian national idea we consider the concrete historical character jf this phenomenon of the spiritual culture. The thesis of filling of Byelorussian national idea in the XXI century with the aims concerning the establishment of the European values in the country is motivated.