Virtual network community and far-right political traditions among young people

The article deals with the far-right political traditions on the Internet as a source of political, ideological, racial, national and religious xenophobia as well as hostility towards a social or ethnic group. Far-right political traditions are a powerful ideological concept that leads implicitly to actual or potential conflict within the social practices. These practices are implemented on the Internet. The Internet is understood as a global social and communicative network that has both constructive and destructive impact on users. Social network is a platform for extreme right organizations which in virtual space use information warfare technologies primarily against the youth. The article determines the theoretical and ideological significance of the far-right phenomenon in contemporary Russian social and political practices.