Abstract (English):
The book presents the model development of national socio-political thought from the oldest manifestations of ethno-confessional discourse to the completion of the Soviet ideological project in connection with the collapse of the USSR. Special attention is paid to the state ideology of Russia and power representation at different historical stages. Political theories are considered in their relation to the Russian civilizational identity and in the context of the historical conflict "Russia-the West". The matrix of Russian social science consciousness reproduced by periods of national history is reconstructed. It is focused on use in educational process in higher educational institutions at preparation of the bachelors trained in the directions of pedagogical education, historical profiles, history and political science.