PSYCHOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF THE INTERACTION BETWEEN SOCIETY AND AUTHORITY IN THE ERA OF CATHERINE II

The article analyses the interaction between society and government during the reign of Catherine II. Various components of this interaction are considered on the basis of general psychological, socio-psychological and psychological-historical concepts. The authors describe the features of communication between the authorities and various social groups - the nobility, merchants, burgers, peasants, other power structures and social institutions. As part of the description of communication between the authorities and the people, special attention is paid to the nature of feedback and the dependence of consciousness on o cial values, which are understood as a set of ideas and symbols aimed at ensuring internal stability, building an image of power and mobilising human resources. The need-based, emotional, cognitive and communicative components of the interaction between society and government during the reign of Catherine II are shown.