The Attitude to Technical Innovations as a Mental Feature of Russians and Americans

Spreading of new technologies, constantly increasing role of technologies and technological progress, its influence on an individual personality in the field of science as well as in the sphere of ordinary consciousness has positive and negative sides, therefore the said above problem is becoming more and more of current importance nowadays. To clarify the lacks in the field of the given problem, it is necessary to turn to the conceptions ldquotechnical innovationsrdquo and ldquomentalityrdquo and to open their essence. The conception ldquoinnovations of techniquesrdquo means the achievements of scientists in the field of high technologies, which find an application in scientific spheres, in public life and on the governmental level (general computerization, space technology). There exist many definitions of mentality, let´s take into consideration the most common ones: 1.) Mentality is the steady type of mind that has a system character that affects all sides of life. 2.) Mentality is everyday cast of mind of the collective consciousness of people. 3.) Mentality isn´t something, imposing on a person on, but it is manifestation of originality, peace feeling, peace-attitude of society and person. From the said above it is possible to make the conclusion that mentality is psychic features of people and spiritual beginning of the very conservative character, changing a little in time. That´s why technical innovations, made artificially and being changed during insignificant period and affecting the culture of people, have the result of partly or full their unacceptable by the socium in the whole. It is obvious, that accelerating process of innovation results in changing of the conditions of the vital space, environment of inhabit, that is: the conditions of work, the values of life and orients of life are changed.