Master-Monster: Notes on the anthropology of power
The author reflects on the anthropological aspects of the Russian authorities. Anthropology of power is one of the levels in the study of power relations in our society, including analysis of sexuality, corporality, aesthetics of power, and other aspects. According to the author, by the mid 90-ies of XX century a figure of new sacral ruler is emerged in Russia: the master-monster as a winner of the male and female. It is a matter of the grotesque Master who possesses the slave identity and relies on traditional methods of domestic power - the mystery, the wonder, and the authority.