Archaization of modern topos of Russia

The article discusses the current crisis in Russia. Revealing the systemic nature of the crisis, we note the ongoing archaization of topos in all key areas of cultural development. Archaization is a marker of degradation, simplification of the cultural system, which is in a deep structural crisis; it concerns not only the socio-economic sphere, but also the consciousness of modern Russians applying for the revival of tribal relations and the values of pagan culture. We see a particular danger in the growing criminalization of all spheres of life in the country, in the dialectical interaction of government, business, law enforcement agencies, what even more oppresses ordinary citizens. In our opinion a way out of the current situation is in the proper understanding of the role of education and science by the authorities, without which the rise of the country's economy, the solution of social problems and the amplification of topos are impossible.