It seems that the relevance of the study of expansionism is obvious. The importance of the philosophical analysis of social expansion is determined, first of all, by the significance of the influence of this phenomenon on the development of society in the course of the historical process. At the present stage, the theme of successful expansionism is acquiring special significance. Today, a global order is being formed -a new type of governance of society that is becoming a sovereign power, a kind of geopolitical entity carrying out global expansion. Owing to this, in turn, the phenomenon of «successful expansionism» is of increasing interest for researchers in both political and legal, cultural, social, military, economic, ideological and many other fields. In order to identify and Информация об авторе: Евгений Владимирович Дегтярев, доктор философских наук, профессор, заведующий кафедрой экономики, управления и права, Магнитогорский филиал Российской академии народного хозяйства и государственной службы при Президенте Российской Федерации,