Cultural Development of Small and Medium-Sized Cities of Russia as a Factor of Preserving National Identity

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 240-253
Author(s):  
Natalia M. Velikaya
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Urban Communities ◽  
Cultural Policy ◽  
Cultural Landscape ◽  
Cultural Development ◽  
The State ◽  
Case Method ◽  
Cultural Sphere ◽  
Sociological Studies

The article considers the most significant issues of cultural development of Russian small and medium-sizes cities, in the era of globalization, in the context of such major social threats as the erosion of national and cultural identity, the loss of traditional cultural landscape and the reduction of cultural capital.Analyzing the legislative and financial bases of cultural policy in small and medium-sized cities of Russia, the author identifies the key problem areas of the state cultural policy.The empirical base of the study was obtained during the implementation of two research projects conducted in 2015 and 2019, the main methods of which had been document analysis, expert interviewing and case studies of the most successful projects in the field of culture. The data of specific sociological studies allowed us to consider the state of the cultural sphere in small and medium-sized cities and to identify the role of cultural activity of urban communities in the cultural process. The results of the case method indicate the most successful and effective projects in the cultural sphere, implemented on the basis of public-private partnership with the involvement of civil society.The article draws conclusions about potential directions of cultural policy in small and medium-sized cities of Russia, including investments, creation of urban development strategies and interaction with local communities.

A true study of a benevolent state. S.N. Baburin. Moral State. Russian view on the values of constitutionalism

2021 ◽  
pp. 197
Author(s):  
Orlin Zagorov
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Traditional Culture ◽  
The State ◽  
Internal Quality ◽  
Orthodox Christianity ◽  
Solid Foundation ◽  
The Revolution

This article is the author's reflections on the problems of humanism, morality, and traditional culture in connection with the concept of a Moral State put forward by Professor S.N. Baburin. The role of the spirituality of the Slavic peoples and their contribution to the strengthening of European cultural identity is considered. The author argues the importance of the conclusion that the virtue of the state as its internal quality in itself turns the state into a guarantor of virtue as a universal value and the validity of the thesis that the values of both Orthodox Christianity and Slavic spirituality represent a solid foundation of a Moral State. The author sees in the Moral State a mechanism for the harmonious combination of the spirit of the revolution with the revolution of the spirit.

scholarly journals The Role of Education in Socio-cultural Development of the Yakut Region in the Second Half of XIX – Early XX Centuries

2020 ◽  
pp. 105-108
Author(s):  
Agrafena Innokentyevna Makarova
Keyword(s):  
Education System ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Cultural Development ◽  
The State ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Cultural Life ◽  
Archival Documents ◽  
Long Time ◽  
State Educational

Based on archival documents and previously pub-lished materials, an attempt is made to show the role of the pre-revolutionary education system in the socio-cultural development of the Yakut region. Si-beria was a place of exile for a long time and the state was in no hurry to develop education here. But the liberal reforms of 1860–1870 created the prereq-uisites for the development of the education system. The paper shows the formation and development of educational institutions in the region, provides in-formation on the number of schools and the number of students. The role of political exiles in raising the general cultural level of the local population is also revealed. The author comes to the conclusion that in the Yakut region, thanks to the state educational policy on education of foreign suburbs and public initiative, primary and then secondary educational institutions begin to open, which have had a signifi-cant impact on the socio-cultural life of the region.

scholarly journals Cultural policy and social practice in the regions of the Russian Federation

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 29-40
Author(s):  
Sergey N. Komissarov ◽  
Vladimir M. Soldatov
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Social Practice ◽  
Cultural Policy ◽  
Practical Experience ◽  
Cultural Development ◽  
The State ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Government ◽  
Main Components

The article analyzes the practical experience of the participation of the authors of the article in the development and implementation of the republican program for the implementation of the state cultural policy in the Republic of Dagestan. In terms of methodology, the analysis is based on the concept of regional cultural policy previously developed for this program in this subject of the Russian Federation (RF). It takes into account the most important provisions of the approved presidential "Fundamentals of the State Cultural Policy" in 2014, the government "Strategies of the State Cultural Policy for the period until 2030" in 2016, as well as other documents of strategic planning and programming of culture in the Russian Federation. The study showed that these documents require a significant update of the main components of cultural development programs in the regions of the Russian Federation. In this connection, the greatest attention is paid to the authors of the new goals and objectives of the state cultural policy in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, as well as indicators (indicators) of evaluating the effectiveness of implementing regional programs in general, the effectiveness of achieving goals and solving problems in its main areas (sub-programs), in particular.

scholarly journals Cultural Development and the Open Economy: A Democratic Issue and a Challenge to Public Policy

1994 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc Raboy ◽  
Ivan Bernier ◽  
Florian Sauvageau ◽  
Dave Atkinson
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
Open Economy ◽  
Public Life ◽  
Economic Globalization ◽  
Cultural Development ◽  
The State ◽  
Dynamic Approach ◽  
Politiques Publiques ◽  
Cultural Sphere

Abstract: The context of economic globalization poses an unprecedented challenge to public policy in the area of culture, as the fragile balance between economics and culture, formerly ensured by the state, is called into question. Far from indicating that the state no longer has a role to play, the imperatives of cultural development demand a dynamic approach to public policy. The democratic stake of cultural development is to re-establish the citizen's right to contribute to public life and, in this respect, to promote access to and participation in the cultural sphere which, the authors maintain, is increasingly centred in the mass media. Résumé: Le contexte de la mondialisation économique pose un défi inouï aux politiques publiques dans le domaine de la culture, dans la mesure où l'équilibre fragile entre économie et culture, jadis assurée par l'État, est remise en question. Loin d'indiquer que l'État n'a plus un rôle à jouer dans ce contexte, les impératifs du développement culturel exigent une approche dynamique aux politiques publiques. L'enjeu démocratique du développement culturel est de rétablir le droit des citoyens à contribuer à la vie publique et, dans ce sens, de promouvoir l'accès et la participation à la sphère culturelle qui, selon les auteurs, est de plus en plus centrée dans les médias.

Writings on Media

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuart Hall
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
The State ◽  
Popular Media ◽  
Media Culture ◽  
The Political ◽  
News Photography ◽  
Contemporary Media ◽  
Politics Of Race ◽  
Changing Role

Writings on Media gathers more than twenty of Stuart Hall's media analyses, from scholarly essays such as “Encoding and Decoding in the Television Discourse” (1973) to other writings addressed to wider publics. Hall explores the practices of news photography, the development of media and cultural studies, the changing role of television, and how the nation imagines itself through popular media. He attends to Britain's imperial history and the politics of race and cultural identity as well as the media's relationship to the political project of the state. Testifying to the range and agility of Hall's critical and pedagogic engagement with contemporary media culture—and also to his collaborative mode of working—this volume reaffirms his stature as an innovative media theorist while demonstrating the continuing relevance of his methods of analysis.

Beyond the Sixties

2019 ◽  
pp. 184-194
Author(s):  
Yasmine Ramadan
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Revolutionary Change ◽  
Career Trajectories ◽  
The Sixties ◽  
Cultural Sphere ◽  
Contemporary Writers ◽  
Sixties Generation ◽  
The Impact

The book concludes with a discussion of the continued importance of this generation beyond the decade of the sixties. It traces the transformation of the sixties generation from an emerging group of writers to established members of the literary and cultural sphere in Egypt, who came to occupy positions of prominence in the field. It presents the career trajectories of the figures at the heart of this book including; the reception of their fiction; the conferral of awards; and the translation of their works. In doing so it also explores the impact of the sixties generation upon contemporary writers, particularly the nineties generation in Egypt. Despite the differences in political and ideological positions, the struggles of the writers of the sixties generation are not wholly divorced from those of their successors. Both were generations contending with the aftermath of revolutionary change, the realities of the failings of democratic projects, and the role of artists and intellectuals in confronting the injustices of the state. As the chapters of this book show, with the sixties generation came the disappearance of the idealised Egyptian nation in the novel. The works of their successors continue to grapple with its aftermath.

scholarly journals Food in African Brazilian Candomblé

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 264-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Souza
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
World View ◽  
Belief System ◽  
The State ◽  
Ritual Language ◽  
Historical Trajectory ◽  
Food Offerings

The aim of this article is to highlight the importance of food in the rituals of African Brazilian Candomblé, as well as in its cosmovision (world view). A brief description of Candomblé’s historical trajectory is provided in order to show how food offerings became part of its rituals and how specific ingredients became symbolically significant in this belief system. According to the theories applied, it is possible that food has at least two functions in Candomblé: to materialize principles and also to work as a ritual language. To show the role of food in Candomblé the state of Bahia was taken as a case study – firstly because Candomblé started there and secondly because, as this article shows, the sacred foods of Candomblé are also consumed in everyday life, outside of religious situations, but just as importantly constituting a part of Bahian cultural identity. The dishes that feature in the ritualised meals and at the same time in Bahians’ everyday eating are described at the conclusion of the article, with a mention of their ingredients and to whom they are offered. The research sources included publications by Candomblé believers and scholars of religion, as well as cooks and journalists specialising in Bahian cuisine.

scholarly journals Subnational identities in the context of the changing internalgeopolitics. The case of post-revolutionary Ukraine

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (39) ◽  
pp. 79-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentin Mihaylov ◽  
Stanisław Sala
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
Cultural Landscape ◽  
Nation Building ◽  
The State ◽  
The Political ◽  
Social Divisions ◽  
Development Of Identity ◽  
Critical Overview ◽  
Russian Identity

Abstract The main changes in the development of identity of Ukrainians after the Euromaidan revolution and their influence on internal geopolitics of the state are presented in the paper. The authors have made a critical overview of the key psychological and symbolic domains of Galician and Little-Russian identity, drawing attention on their changes in the context of the current geopolitical conflict which led to the loss of territory in 2014. Throughout all the 20th century and nowadays, these identities form the political and cultural landscape of Ukraine and generate a number of social divisions. Apart from those identity issues and their preconditions, the obstacles for the realisation of the policy of Ukrainian nation-building are also discussed. The authors conclude that there is a tendency to strengthen the role of the Ukrainian language and break the ties with Russia in a radical way as well as expansion of the pro-Western attitudes and expectations. In terms of mentality and civilizational values, the widening gap between millions of Russians and Russian-speaking Ukrainians from the East and the population of the central and western regions of Ukraine is also pointed out.

scholarly journals Strategic documents to define the role of the libraries

2019 ◽  
pp. 21-30
Author(s):  
E. N. Guseva
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Cultural Policy ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
The State ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Retail Sector ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Government

Currently, the creation of strategic documents and the implementation of the action plan to achieve the goals and objectives set out in such documents is widespread among large business companies, both manufacturing and mining sectors, the retail sector, as well as elevated to the rank of mandatory for corporations with state participation, Federal state unitary Enterprises and a number of similar organizations. Such requirements are imposed on a number of sectors of the economy, and the cultural sector, where there are two documents of strategic goal – settingthe Basis of the state cultural policy and the Strategy of the state cultural policy, has not escaped this.It is important that these strategic planning documents, which represent a whole body of normative legal acts defining the goals and directions of the country's development, are of significant legal significance, as they are approved by the Decrees of the President of the Russian Federation or by resolutions and orders of the Government of the Russian Federation, which, in particular, means that they are binding.The article is devoted to the analysis of approaches to the definition of the role of libraries presented in various strategic documents of the Federal level, approved in recent years, which in a General sense can be considered clearly formulated "state order" for the implementation of which the activities of public libraries of the country should be focused in the coming years and in the long term.

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