Development Of Cultural Ties Research Articles

Представительство СССР на XVI Венецианской Биеннале 1928 г.: к истории советско-итальянских культурных связей

The article analyzes the participation of the Soviet delegation in the XVI International Art Exhibition in Venice in 1928. The successful presentation of Soviet art at the XIV Biennale in 1924 noticeably strengthened the USSR’s position in the development of cultural ties with Italy and contributed to the formation of an attractive image of the Soviet man among ordinary Italians. In 1926, the difficult economic situation did not allow the Soviet dele-gation to participate, but two years later, as part of the XVI Biennale in the Russian Pavilion in Venice, the public could once again see the work of Soviet masters. With the success of the 1928 Biennale, Soviet art’s position as a relay of the new state idea was consolidated and a massive response was generated. The official Italian press, despite many negative reviews, noted the timeliness and fullness of Soviet culture, and the system of state order made the strongest impression. The article is based on a large number of documents from the State Archive of the Russian Federation, the Russian Archive of Literature and Art, periodicals and memoirs of the events’ participants.

ЭСТЕТИКА ДЕТСТВА В ПРОЕКТЕ РУССКОЙ ПРОСВЕТИТЕЛЬСКОЙ МЫСЛИ

Russian philosopher A. D. Kantemir is an Enlightener, poet, and translator of Fontenelle, recognized in the history of Russian culture, who laid the foundation for Russian philosophical terminology. His literary work, translation and political activities contributed to the transformation of Russian aesthetic consciousness, since they were a stage in the development of cultural ties with Europe, in the development of Russian philosophical and literary artistic culture, in particular, in the development of the language of Russian literature and philosophy. In the poetic “Satire VII. About upbringing” in the language style of the 18th century, Kantemir presented a number of thoughts about upbringing that are quite modern and give an idea of the aesthetics of childhood in the project of Russian educational thought.

Pan-Turkism and Discussion on Muslim National School in the Middle Volga Region After 1905

This article examinesthe situation in the Muslim school (madrasah) in the Middle Volga region after 1905 and changing aspirations of Russians towards the acculturation of Muslims connected with it. The fears and suspicions of the Russian authorities concerned the development of cultural ties between Russian and Turkish Muslims, which legitimized the idea that these ethnic groups could unite in a new political entity on the basis of common religion or on a common ethno-linguistic basis (Turkish). Much of the blame for the spread of Pan-Turkic and Pan-Islamic ideas was placed upon the new method schools of the region. Muslim traditional educational system also underwent changes which particularly involved teaching of the Russian language and other secular subjects.While Muslim community continued to reform their educational system, the local authorities continued to question the idea of the Muslim “national”school.