ЧАСТНАЯ КОЛЛЕКЦИЯ КАК ПРОСТРАНСТВО КУЛЬТУРНОГО ВЗАИМОДЕЙСТВИЯ РОССИИ И АРМЕНИИ (ТРАДИЦИЯ И СОВРЕМЕННОСТЬ)

Abstract

The paper discusses the role of private collecting phenomenon in the formation of cultural ties between Russia and Armenia in the 20th – early 21st centuries. Private collecting and patronage are deeply rooted in the intellectual tradition of Armenia, including in the Armenian diaspora in Russia, France, the United States and other regions of the world. This circumstance led to the participation of a number of prominent representatives of the Russian-Armenian collection community in many state and public projects, including those related to the development of cultural cooperation between Russia and Armenia in the post-Soviet period. The subject of the study is the collecting and educational activities of the leading collectors of the Soviet period and the present (A.Ya. Abrahamyan, V.A. Dudakova, A.I. Shadrin), which influenced the formation of the Russian-Armenian cultural dialogue. The author also focuses on the implementation of exhibition projects of the Museum of Russian Art in Yerevan, the Armenian Cultural Center in Moscow and a number of other cultural institutions, the history and modern development of which are connected with the world of private collecting. The article focuses on the cultural interaction between Russia and Armenia in the activities of the structures of the international antiques and art market. The author sets himself the task, using the example of Russia and Armenia, to show the integration of the modern world of private collecting into the sphere of public diplomacy and international cultural exchange in the post-Soviet space.