The role of political consciousness in building Russia as a country-civilization

This article primarily examines the importance of studying political consciousness as a phenomenon that can become the basis for the development and construction of Russia as a country of civilization. The article provides information on the achievements of Russian scientists who have contributed to the study of political consciousness. An important component of the article is to emphasize the fact that, based on the ongoing work with the population that existed during the Soviet era, in particular, on developments that made it possible to unite not only certain categories of the population, but also the entire society as a whole, scientists and politicians can borrow certain elements of social management of the past era to integrate them into modern realities. The article pays special attention to the importance of forming political consciousness with the expectation that the geopolitical changes taking place in the modern world can cause social upheavals, which can be leveled through the introduction of a well-structured system of political consciousness of the population, serving as a socio-psychological shield against possible future political turbulence.