One of the most important tasks of a state in defending its sovereignty is to counteract hostile propaganda aimed at imposing a different way of life designed to promote the decay of a traditional society and the loss of its identity. Counteraction to the destruction of state foundations is the protection of historical truth and combat against all kinds of falsifications of the history of the past, present and future of a country. Bringing the goals of the West home to the population of our country, analyzing the methods and means of propaganda brought against us, refuting the facts of falsification and outright attempts at manipulation are an important area of activity of Russian social scientists, and this article is intended to make a certain contribution to solving this problem.

Chernykh Vladimir Vasilyevich, Doctor of Sciences (History), Professor, Department of Philosophy and Socio-Humanitarian Disciplines East, Siberian Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, 110, Lermontov st., Irkutsk, 664071, Russian Federation, e-mail: tchernykhsa@mail.ru

Chernykh V.V. Dismantlement of State Foundations through Substitution of Meanings and Adulteration of Values. The Bulletin of Irkutsk State University. Series Political Science and Religion Studies, 2021, vol. 37, pp. 19-26. https://doi.org/10.26516/2073-3380.2021.37.19 (in Russian)

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