Discussion about totalitarianism: a new reading[Дискуссия О Тоталитаризме: Новое Прочтение]

In the 90s, immediately after the collapse of the Soviet Union, a wide discussion on the topic of totalitarianism took place in the scientific community. Over the past three decades, aspects of totalitarianism have been discussed repeatedly in academic journals and public platforms. Structural, ideological, semiotic and other aspects of the totalitarian state and totalitarian consciousness were analyzed. Without exaggeration, the discussion about totalitarianism can be considered significant for post-Soviet Russia. One of its most important aspects is political. Significant volumes of material have been accumulated. However, the political science discussion develops one-sidedly and does not cover several significant aspects of modern life. Over the past twenty years, especially in connection with the massive spread of broadband Internet, totalitarian practices have begun to be applied not only by states, but also by corporations. This article analyzes what the totalitarian trends of our time are.