Abstract
Political beliefs are considered as submission on political objects and phenomena, which a person admits fully and unconditionally, without questioning their correctness. In the paper three kinds of political beliefs are considered: beliefs-ideals, refl ecting the value orientation of the individual, his ideas about the desired images of the political future; beliefs-myths, refl ecting the conviction of the individual in the existence of certain forces, infl uencing the political processes; heroic beliefs, refl ecting the conviction of the individual in the exceptional features and qualities of certain political leaders, capable to play the role of savior of the fatherland in the crisis situations. In the paper the reasons of political beliefs and their functions are described, it is suggested that they help people to make the world more understandable and predictable, to fi nd reference points of political activity. The thesis is justifi ed that the more is the political instability of the society, the higher role in the system of personal motivation is played by the political beliefs.
Keywords
political beliefs, beliefs-ideals, beliefs-myths, cognitive system of a personality
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