Psychology of nations and crowds

The book by the French sociologist and psychologist Gustave Le Bon (1841-1931) "The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind" ('La Psychologie des Foules'), published in 1895, remains relevant to this day. The author focuses on the psychological characteristics of the behavior of nations and crowds. The second part of this work is of particular interest, as it provides a detailed analysis of crowd behavior with numerous examples. Experts believe that "The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind" is a book that has been used, is being used, and will continue to be used as a basis for creating advertising, political, and media technologies. It is quite interesting that the patterns of worldview formation and the characteristics of behavior of large groups of people described by Le Bon are still observed today in social networks and online communities. This edition is of interest not only to sociologists, psychologists, politicians, political technologists, and media workers, but also to readers who do not want to fall prey to manipulation.