Monography discusses a complex of questions related to the socio-cultural prerequisites of the russian-Ukrainian war. The origins and origins of the ideology of ruscism are investigated. The authors analyze: features of the neo-imperial, totalitarian ideology of ruscism, aimed at neglect national and cultural values, formation of inferiority consciousness and self-awareness of Ukrainians; impact on ideology russian world of historical and political myths; the role of the individual in the implementation of the practice of ruscism.