On the issue of fascist justification

Fascism is one of the topical themes of modern social studies. Recently, there have been processes aimed at justifying fascism, developing mainly in the post-Soviet space. The article is devoted to the study of its new manifestations, unexpected forms of its existence in modern socio-cultural circumstances. It is a systemic, almost official fascization of society, when circumstances and facts of the revision of the historical process in favor of national defense doctrines often lead to the justification of national fascist movements, their glorification, and their partial revival. The authors suggest studying an idea of official fascism or retro-fascism, replicating the cultural-historical concept proposed by Hitler's propaganda about the so-called cultural mission of Europe. The authors identify main characteristics of this phenomenon.