Александр Асмолов: «Если враг не существует, то его изобретают» // «Скажи Гордеевой»

In this episode of "Скажи Гордеевой", Alexander Asmolov, a doctor of psychology and academician, discusses the role of elites in Russia, the crisis of security ideologies, fear mechanisms, and the prevalence of disinformation. He reflects on the unique phenomenon of "притерпелось" in Russia, the absence of alternatives as absolute evil, and the dangers of playing with sociological statistics. Asmolov notes that the word "Russian" is becoming a non‑normative lexeme worldwide, and that the country is experiencing a mental civil war. He also touches on depression as a sign of protest, collective letters as civic heroism, economic disconnection, and the possibility of a mental civil war turning into a real one. The interview concludes with Asmolov confronting his own fear and the prospect of living in another country. The discussion is structured around timestamps: 0:00 – introduction; 0:24 – "We will do everything to prevent this"; 1:32 – role of elites; 7:07 – crisis of security ideologies; 9:31 – fear mechanisms; 12:36 – disinformation; 15:12 – "притерпелось"; 20:56 – absence of alternatives; 24:44 – sociological statistics; 29:03 – the word "Russian"; 31:36 – creation of a new television; 35:56 – depression as protest; 40:46 – collective letters; 43:17 – economic disconnection; 44:33 – mental civil war; 47:51 – confrontation of simple and complex people; 51:56 – potential real civil war; 52:59 – guilt as trigger; 56:56 – living in another country; 58:00 – confronting fear.