The Theme of Pseudo-Revolutions in the Works of Modern Researchers
https://doi.org/10.18384/2224-0209-2026-2-1816
Abstract
Aim. To conceptualise the phenomenon of revolutionary imitations (pseudo-revolutions) in the modern world.
Methodology. The key research method was the analysis of texts. The analysis of the authors’ works related to the description of revolutionary processes and the evolution of its content in relation to modern processes of imitation of social changes in the context of postmodernism as the cultural logic of late capitalism was carried out.
Results. The qualitative difference between the phenomenon of pseudo-revolutions and classical revolutions, its main characteristics and prerequisites for its emergence, associated with the peculiarities of the socio-economic structure of postmodern society, are revealed.
Research implications consist in classifying the attitude of modern researchers towards pseudo-revolution and outlining the main possibilities for further conceptualisation of this phenomenon within the framework of social sciences.
About the Author
Ruslan V. Golovlеv
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Postgraduate Student, Department of History and Theory of Politics, Faculty of Political Science
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