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Leskova I.V., Osadchaya G.I., Yudina T.N. [Russia and the European Union: sociological notes on the role of culture and prospects for dialogue] World of Science. Series: Sociology, Philology, Cultural Studies, 2019, Vol. 10, No. 4. Available at: https://sfk-mn.ru/PDF/66SCSK419.pdf (in Russian). DOI: 10.15862/66SCSK419

Russia and the European Union: sociological notes on the role of culture and prospects for dialogue

Leskova Irina Valerʹevna
Russian state social university, Moscow, Russia
E-mail: leskova.i@yandex.ru
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6083-6692
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Osadchaya Galina Ivanovna
Institute of social and political research of the Russian academy of sciences, Moscow, Russia
E-mail: osadchaya111@gmail.com

Yudina Tatʹyana Nikolaevna
Russian state social university, Moscow, Russia
E-mail: ioudinatn@mail.ru

Abstract. The dialogue between Russia and the European Union is a relationship between two major geopolitical actors, which has never been unambiguous and simple in history, although it is due to the proximity of the geographical location and mutual interest in long-term cooperation. The EU’s cultural policy is quite pragmatic, in comparison with the significance of the factors of the economic space and the presence of the Euro zone, culture is not considered by Europeans as a binding factor in the development of the two countries. In order to enter the common European economic market, States are forced to apply for participation in cultural programs and grants funded by the EU.
The article emphasizes the idea that any attempts to block the development of national cultures will inevitably lead to conflicts. Only through culture is it possible to achieve true self-expression of each nation and dialogue among civilizations. The concept of «strategic culture» is considered as a tool of analysis and a way of knowledge, and identity and national character as a predisposition to a certain type of policy. As part of the study of strategic culture, the analysis of national ideology is of great practical interest.

At the governmental level, Russia and the European Union follow the course of a long-term strategic partnership, primarily in the fields of culture, education, science, and the humanitarian sphere. Large-scale challenges and the ongoing systemic transformation of the European Union add politicization and uncertainty to Russian-European relations. At the same time, cultural, scientific and humanitarian ties are seen as promising, and the Russian-European dialogue in the field of culture will promote and stimulate the expansion of Russia’s cooperation with both EU member States and the EEU member States.

The article examines the cultural policy and cultural diplomacy of the European Union. It is proved that full-fledged cooperation between Russia and the European Union is possible only within the framework of a common humanitarian space – a value-ideological communication environment determined by equal and mutual respect of the participants and the nature of the relationship between the ideologies of independent international actors, excluding unilateral ideological expansion of any of the parties.

Keywords: culture; Russia; the European Union; the Eurozone; identity; ideology; civilization; cultural policy; cultural diplomacy

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