DOI: 10.22281/2413-9912-2023-09-01-149-158

Fedosov A.V.

THE EVOLUTION OF THE IDEAS OF THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY
OF GREAT BRITAIN IN THE 1920S — 1930S.

The article is devoted to the development of ideological constructions of the Conservative Party of Great Britain in one of the most important periods of world history — the period between the two world wars (1919 — 1939). It was in these years that ideology had a tremendous influence on the life of various states, and ideological models of building ideal societies were actively implemented. The Great October Socialist Revolution in Russia in 1917, followed by the rise to power of the Fascists in Italy and the Nazis in Germany in 1922 and 1933 respectively, caused fear among traditional British elites. The rise of socialist sentiments in society and the rapid growth of the Labor Party’s popularity were particularly alarming. In these conditions, as well as in the conditions of economic difficulties of the mid-1920s-1930s, the Conservative Party increasingly turned to social issues, and also created an image of a kind of “party of peace”, advocating inter-class peace and cooperation as opposed to socialist class antagonism. At the same time, the Conservatives do not abandon their “eternal” values, such as respect for British customs and traditions, preservation of private property, patriotism, etc.

Keywords: Conservative Party of Great Britain, conservatism, ideology, politics, interwar period.

Bryansk State University named after Academician I.G. Petrovsky, (Russia)

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