Media rhetoric of historical video games in Russian youth life and national security of the country

The article analyses the phenomenon of historical video games and their influence on the formation of the world picture and ideas about the past among the younger generation. According to sociological surveys computer games are widely distributed among young people of different ages, while they are not only part of the entertainment industry, but also the strongest mean of broadcasting the values and behavioural attitudes and often knowledge (including false) about the world and the past. In this regard, it seems necessary to conduct a state policy to ensure the control of the video game sphere, which is an instrument of the “soft power” in the conditions of the modern global world.