Dem’ianenko A. Historical, political, ideological, socio-cultural and mental dimensions of European reality in the second half of the 1970s – the first decade of the XXI century in the works of Alexander Zinoviev.

Thesis is devoted to the analysis of Alexander Zinoviev’s interviews and works of different genres, aimed at identifying the historical, political and ideological, socio-cultural and mental characteristics of European reality of the 1970s – the first decade of the XXI century. There were: defined the methodological tools of research; conducted a historical reconstruction of the formation and development of A. Zinoviev’s intellectual space; revealed the historical, political, socio-cultural and other factors shaping scientific logic of A. Zinoviev as a social philosopher, psychologist, analyst, writer and satirist, poet, graphic artist, citizen. The essence, philosophical and applied dimensions of the proposed by A. Zinoviev new ethics presented in the form of specific life rules for man in the modern globalized supersociety was examined. The content of the westernizm concept was investigated, there was found its characteristics and differences in the context of comparative analysis with society of real communism. The concept of «humant hill» as base in the interpretation by Alexander Zinoviev various aspects of life in western supersociety was defined in thesis, there were also traced the philosopher’s views on western statehood and governance; found heuristic potential of philosopher’s academic and journalistic legacy which helps to found out the essence of the character and social values of western people; outlined perspective directions for the further scientific development of the investigated problem.