Mono-ideologies (‹See Tfd›Russian: моноидеология) are a concept in Russian political and philosophical discourse.[1][2][3]
Mono-ideologies have been described as fundamentally being linked to totalitarianism and Millenarianism.[1]
A totalitarian political system requires an equally total mono-ideology. It can be built on various grounds: nationalist, class, but in any case, it performs two main functions - legitimizing the power of the party (state) and mobilizing the masses. [2]
Alexander Yakovlev criticized mono-ideologies in 1993.[3] He was called the "godfather of glasnost"[4] as he is considered to be the intellectual force behind Mikhail Gorbachev's reform program of glasnost and perestroika.[4]