The basic value PEACE in German and Russian linguocultures

Abstract

The aim of the research is to determine the psychologically relevant content of the basic value PEACE in German and Russian linguocultures. It should be noted that in modern extralinguistic conditions, this value is discussed by many scientists, but its real content has not been determined. In the study, the data from Russian and German explanatory dictionaries, in which the invariant of the meaning of the word representing the basic value of the same name is given, are compared with the data obtained as a result of a 2023 free association experiment involving the bearers of German and Russian linguocultures. The scientific novelty of the research lies in developing a methodology for verbal detection of the content of a basic value, as well as in establishing similarities in the content of the basic value PEACE in German and Russian linguocultures by experimental means, which undoubtedly indicates the universality of the value under consideration. As a result, it has been proved that the content of the basic value PEACE in German and Russian linguocultures is similar. This may suggest the closeness of Germans’ and Russians’ worldview and ways of world cognition, as well as the fact that the PEACE value is perceived by the representatives of Russian and German linguocultures as a basic value. The research findings demonstrate the universality of the PEACE value, the most important value that underlies the formation of other social and personal values.