Ministry of Culture: "Russia is not Europe"

© Press Service of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin: “In Russian society, it is necessary to form such a cultural environment, such values that would be based on our history, traditions, unite time and generations, contribute to the consolidation of the nation, March 25

Today, April 4, a number of media, citing Interfax, publish the text of the project “Fundamentals of State Cultural Policy”, prepared by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation. The document is based on the principle of “Russia is not Europe”.

The development of “foundations” told the Kremlin on March 25 at the ceremony of awards to young cultural figures and bonuses for works for children, Russian President Vladimir Putin, emphasizing that “this should be a document of wide social sound”.

“Formers of culture, art and literature, representatives of the pedagogical community, business, parties, and public organizations participate in its development and discussion,” Putin said.

On March 31, presidential adviser Vladimir Tolstoy informed Interfax that the working group for the development of the project “Fundamentals of the State Cultural Policy” will accept proposals for refinement of the document for another two weeks, after which the project will be received for public discussion.

“Russia should be considered as a unique and distinctive civilization, not reduced to either the“ West ”or to the“ East ”. - quotes the project "Independent Gazeta" . “A brief wording of this position is the thesis" Russia NOT Europe ", confirmed by the entire history of the country and the people."

The newspaper reports that the document was prepared by the Ministry of Culture, signed by First Deputy Minister of Culture Vladimir Aristarkhov and was sent to the presidential administration.

“It seems appropriate to include the thesis on the rejection of the principles of multiculturalism and tolerance in the developed document. - The document says. “The preservation of a single cultural code requires the abandonment of state support for cultural projects imposing value norms alien to society.”

The authors of the project consider it necessary to protect the traditional values of Russian society: “No links to“ freedom of creativity ”and“ national identity ”can justify the behavior that is considered unacceptable from the point of view of the values traditional for Russia. This does not mean restrictions on freedom of speech and rights of citizens, but requires refusal to state support to persons and communities who demonstrate behavior contrary to cultural norms. ”