Myth

Yuri Chekalin19.07.2026

The preceding articles have developed a conceptual framework for examining the relationship between myth, symbolic politics, and political authority in the modern age. From Concepts to History: Applying the Analytical Framework The purpose of this framework is not to provide a universal theory capable of explaining every political system. Historical realities are invariably more complex […]

Yuri Chekalin12.07.2026

The concepts employed throughout this article are not presented as fixed or universally accepted definitions. Concepts and Terminology: A Framework for Analysis Terms such as myth, mass, power, charisma, and political religion have acquired different meanings across history, sociology, anthropology, political science, and philosophy. Rather than attempting to resolve these longstanding conceptual debates, this article […]

Yuri Chekalin11.07.2026

“The good historian resembles the ogre of the fairy tale. Wherever he smells human flesh, he knows there is his prey.” — Marc Bloch. Author’s Note This article examines political myth as an object of historical inquiry rather than as an instrument of political advocacy. Its purpose is neither to defend nor to condemn particular […]

Natalia Tanshina09.07.2024

A significant date is approaching — 235 years since the beginning of the French Revolution. Which we called either the Great French Bourgeois Revolution or the French Bourgeois Revolution (without the great one, because the great one is only ours, the October Revolution, because it is socialist). Now they also call it ambiguously: some, the […]

Yuri Chekalin08.04.2024

Since ancient times, in Japanese mythology they have been portrayed as jokers, shapeshifters — they can transform into people: commoners, monks, samurai, etc. If in Chinese fairy tales raccoon dogs are evil and treacherous, then in Japanese they are more likely to be pranksters, lovers of a good life. Since these tanuki are everywhere looking […]

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Political Myths: Authority and Legitimacy (Part.6)

Political Myths: Authority and Legitimacy (Part.2)

Political Myths: Authority and Legitimacy

The French Revolution’s 235th Anniversary

Tanuki is Japanese for Raccoon Dog

A Tragedy That Shook Russia

Tucker Carlson Draws a Line

Russian Strongmen

Gold Is Moving Back Into the Settlement System