Elements of Political Gnosis in the Addresses of Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in 2014–2016

Abstract

The article achieve two main goals, it research what elements of political gnosis were included in the Addresses of V. Putin to the Federal Assembly in (2014–2016) and explain, why precisely these elements were used. In research was used method of source analysis, which let on qualitative analise of three consecutive Addresses. As a result of the research, a new definition of political gnosis was proposed, and its ideal type and main materiality features were constructed. It was also shown how political thought distributed by V. Putin changed over the years (2014–2016).