The Russian Ministry of Culture offer to abandon the principle of tolerance in cultural policy

It is known the contents of the "Fundamentals of state cultural policy", developed by the Ministry of Culture of Russia. The drafters of the document believe that the basis of cultural policies should be based on the principle of "Russia is not Europe." They also call to abandon the principles of multiculturalism and tolerance, and all projects that do not agree with traditional values, deprived of state support.

"Russia should be treated as a unique and distinctive civilization, can not be reduced either to" the West ", nor to the" East. " Brief statement of this position is the thesis "Russia is not Europe", confirmed by the whole history of the country and the people ", - quotes the project" Interfax ».

"It seems appropriate to include in the document a thesis developed by renouncing the principles of multiculturalism and tolerance. Saving a single cultural code requires non-state support for cultural projects, to impose alien values ​​to society norms ", - the document says.

"No references to" creative freedom "and" national identity "can not justify the behavior is considered unacceptable from the point of view of traditional Russian values. This is not to limit freedom of speech and the rights of citizens, but requires a denial of state support to individuals and communities, demonstrating contrary to the cultural norms of behavior, "- wrote the drafters.

Alien values, according to the authors of the document are "to mental distress, which manifests itself through a rise in crime, alcoholism, drug addiction, through the increase in the number of suicides and children abandoned by their parents, through the growth of morbidity and mortality».

The draft also notes that representatives of contemporary art, whose work contradicts traditional values, will not be able to rely on state support. Projects shall be selected jointly with the expert community believe the drafters of the document. "At least - what art should not receive government support. As a maximum - the state must prevent a negative impact on the public consciousness, "- said in the text.

The Ministry of Culture considered that it was unacceptable to oppose Russian and Russian culture "because of their actual identity." In general, it proposed the development of the foundations of cultural policy based on the "civilizational" principle, which the authors believe the opposite of "liberal pro-Western" supposedly idealized Western path of development.

The document was signed by First Deputy Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation Vladimir Aristarkhovs and submitted for consideration to the Russian presidential administration. This project will also be presented to the public.
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