The article analyzes the contradictions of the narrow specialization of scientists, the commonality and contradictions between science and ideology, which serve to legitimize power. The simplified, linear views of politicians as the reasons for the growing conflict of civilizations within the development of European culture are shown. The substitution of science by science in application to social processes is shown.

In this article, the author introduced the term "radical change of military consciousness" to explore significant changes ^ in the state of national consciousness of the USSR during the Great Patriotic war of 1941-1945. Previously, we analyzed у the crisis of national consciousness of Russia, expressed in the form of division and civil conflict. This crisis has created ^ a crisis of military identity, which was the systemic reason of the defeat of the Russian and Soviet armies in several wars ^ of the XIX and XX centuries.