Russia's existential problems in the context of the globalization crisis

The article analyzes the situation of choosing the historical path of development of the Russian society that has survived the pandemic in the conditions of increasing instability of the world order. The planetary spread of the COVID-19 virus, across national boundaries, has highlighted the strengths and weaknesses of global integration on a global scale and, at the same time, showed the reserves of national solutions to economic and cultural problems in a difficult social situation. The author defines the specifics of the civilizational development of the country, which determines decision-making in the management of social processes. The negative influence of the pro-Western model of civilizational development on strengthening the stability of Russian society has been substantiated. The result of the study is the substantiation of the provision on the crisis of the globalization project, the signs of which are the inability of the world community to ensure intercultural interaction and consolidate in solving problems affecting the interests of all people of the planet (pandemic, poverty, etc.), as well as the refusal to recognize Russian achievements in the fight against COVID-19.