“NОVY GRAD “ ON THE SOCIALIST SYSTEM IN RUSSIA
The subject of this research is the attitude of the authors of the emigrant magazine “Novy grad” to the Soviet reality in the 30s of the XX century. In order to understand the features of this reception, which is determined primarily by the ideals and ideas of Novograd residents, the author considers the basic principles of their worldview. The relevance of this research is determined by the interest in the Soviet project, which was strongly criticized by the staff of this publication. The authors of the New city in the historiography of the Russian abroad of the XX century refer to the so-called “post-revolutionary consciousness”, which was characterized by partial recognition of the achievements of Soviet Russia. At the same time, the authors of the journal, rejecting both capitalism and socialism, suggest a third way of social development -the”labor system”, in which human rights and freedoms would be realized and the priority of spiritual values over material ones would be realized. Methodologically, the work is based on the historical and philosophical analysis of primary sources and research literature. As a result of the research, the author finds that the criticism of the Soviet system by Novograd residents is carried out in the following directions: the Soviet regime carries out its transformations by exterminating millions of people, it is based on lies and treachery, it rejects the freedom of the individual, degrades the intelligentsia, and reduces the quality of spiritual culture by destroying the freedom of creativity. But most importantly, this is a terrible distortion of the people’s soul, caused by the need for lies and treachery, which leads the Bolshevik regime.