THE PROPHECY OF F. M. DOSTOEVSKY: RUSSIA AND THE SLAVIC PEOPLES IN THE COMING WORLD ORDER

Aim . To disclose F. M. Dostoevsky’s views on the problem of building international contacts with ethnic groups close to the Russian people. Methodology . Relying on the methods of political-textual analysis and historical-political reconstruction, the authors demonstrate the relevance of the pan-Slavic trend of Russian thought in relation to the modern political agenda and provides a detailed description of the Slavic world described by F. M. Dostoevsky. Results. In accordance with the views of the thinker, the article reveals the historical role of the Slavic peoples in the formation of a unified ideological front aimed at preserving cultural units enshrined in the memory of these peoples. The authors, following F. M. Dostoevsky, single out the creation of a union of fraternal peoples with similar socio-cultural and historical-geographical grounds as a possible way to achieve sustainable development of Russia. As a result, the authors conclude that our state needs to maintain the role of a guarantor of justice and security for the Slavic peoples and a guardian of Slavic identity in the conditions of the current overstrain in the field of world order. Research implications . The article is devoted to the socio-political ideas of F. M. Dostoevsky in their application to modern problems of stability and transformation of the existing world order, systematization of his views on this issue. The forecasts and conclusions of F. M. Dostoevsky make it possible to determine the strategy of behavior towards the Slavic peoples and reduce moments of tension in world politics.