The theme of the forum is stated as "a return to culture." But perhaps a return to culture is not just a revival of the arts, a renaissance of creative professions, and classical forms. It is a return to civilization, to a system of values, to their origins.
What system of values formed the civilization we seek? Is a return to this civilization a step backward or a step forward? In what forms can this civilization exist today? What is the purpose of culture—entertainment, education, transformation, or the preservation and transmission of a system of values and traditions? What is a cultured person today—a creator and consumer of "cultural products" or a personality who embodies a set of ethical norms? What is the role of culture in the dialogue between civilizations? Will local civilizations survive, or will global culture absorb them?
These and other questions will be considered by participants in a discussion organized with the participation of the Synodal Department for Church Relations with Society and the Media.
Moderator:
Ilya Kuzmenkov, Editor-in-Chief, Radio Vera.
Speakers:
- Alexander Zhuravsky, Deputy Head, Presidential Directorate for Public Projects;
- Evgeny Knyazev, theater teacher, Rector of the Shchukin Theater Institute;
- Simeon Tomachinsky, Associate Professor, Department of Philology, Moscow Theological Academy; literary scholar;
- Alexei Kozyrev, Dean, Faculty of Philosophy, Lomonosov Moscow State University;
- Vladimir Legoyda, Chair of the Synodal Department for Church Relations with Society and the Media; Professor at MGIMO and Sirius University;
- Nygusie Kassae Wolde Mikael, Doctor of Historical Sciences; Professor, Department of Theory and History of International Relations, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba.