political risks

The article examines the category of political transformation, political risks through the prism of gender approach. Examines trends in change the process of formation and perception of women and men in society and politics. The possible mechanisms and stages of transformation of images of women and men in politics and the risky potential of this process in which there is the prospect of changes in contemporary gender order and formation of the new.

The article contains analysis of the reasons why the resource of the historical memory of civil societies and power elites is beginning to be actively used in the modern foreign and domestic policy of many countries, including Russia. The article describes the positive consequences of such a construction of political motivations, as well as the risks associated with the weakening of the influence of ideologies on political processes.