Flier Andrey Yakovlevich,
Doctor of Philosophy, Professor,
Chief Researcher
Lykhachev Russian Research Institute
for Cultural and Natural Heritage
e-mail: andrey.flier@yandex.ru

The Portrait of History with Culture on Its Knees

Abstract. The article covers different regularities and algorithms of cultural stability and changeability and their dynamics, being closely interconnected with processes of historical development of society. It argues that history and culture are just different lines of sight on social reality and its various interpretations.

Key words. Culture, history, dynamics of social development, cultural stability, cultural changeability.

The article is prepared with the support of the Russian Humanitarian Scientific Fund, grant № 15-03-00031 Cultural Regulation of Social Dynamics.
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