Totalitarianism, crowd psychology and collective responsibility

Abstract

In this article, the author examines related topics: totalitarianism, crowd psychology and collective responsibility. The subject matter of the paper is specified in the introduction. Then, the phenomenon of totalitarianism is defined and the possible reasons for its universal nature and longevity are listed. The second segment of the article is devoted to an analysis of mass psychology, as an inevitable companion of totalitarianism. This analysis serves to comprehensively examine the question of responsibility, which makes up the third and central segment of the article. The issue of collective responsibility in the context of crimes committed in the name of totalitarian regimes is stressed and paid particular attention to. This issue is developed gradually and conclusions are drawn, which finalizes this research into a comprehensive whole.