Khrenov Nikolai Andreevich,

Doctor of Philosophy, Professor,

Deputy research Director 

of State Institute of Art Studies,

the Russian Academy of Science.

e-mail: nihrenov@mail.ru

 

 

Culture and Cultures:

Russia, West, East in the Situation of Crisis of Eurocentrism

 

Abstract: The article discusses oriental influences on Russian culture of Silver age in 19th-20th century, and especially the popularity of oriental motifs in poetry. The article states that the fascination with the East in the Russian culture of the time was widespread and it was associated with the ideological crisis of Eurocentrism. The relationships of that artistic Orientalism with the later ideas of Eurasianism are traced. 

 

Key words: Silver age of Russian culture, poetry, oriental influence, eurasianism

 

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