In the first part of this article the authors consider the foundations of the English mentality, which was formed over the centuries on the basis of natural genetic resources, cultural and historical potential and the dogmas of insular Protestantism. The unyielding dogmatism of the British mentality is messianically, uniformly and totally realized in global politics. The unique political competitiveness of Britain is a testament to the consistency, persistence, pragmatic ethics and cruelty of the British government irrespective of changes among the figures at its head. Britain maintains its long-term political influence through the successive development of elites, the system of Protestant values, project-oriented thinking, reflexive management, pragmatic flexibility, a particular system of law, financial strategies, intelligence-gathering, the globalization of the English language and humanitarian technologies. The authors note that the policy of achievement on a global scale is the ultimate expression of national subjectness. In the context of its continuous national history, Britain has been a systemic political super-subject for centuries.

In this second part of their article, the authors attempt to consider what might be called British political personology. Since representatives of the ruling elites played a leading role in the formation and development of a unique British civilization, a politiсo-psychological study of their personal characteristics would seem to have considerable relevance. Yet in British political science, despite the great importance of the role of the Prime Minister and other high offi cials of the state, political personology has not yet developed as such. Nevertheless, the authors consider it possible to identify two main aspects in the study of national political leaders — historical and modern — as well as a number of research trends, including historiographical, biographical, linguistic, literary, and artistic subsets. Most of the analyses identifi ed are devoted to the study of the country's Prime Ministers, who historically occupy a special status in the structure of the British political system. The authors proffer examples of the application of concrete ideas and models in the study of English Prime Ministers.