Education and Culture in the Socio­-Cultural Development of Russian Regions

The article shows the dynamics of innovative development of the Cultural Forum of Russian Regions since 2015, displays the innovations in the content and organizational structure of this Forum in 2017, which expanded the event’s spatial boundaries and temporal parameters. There are reflected the topical issues of interaction between education and culture, participation of non-profit organizations in the promotion of a culture of civic solidarity, preservation of Russian regions’ cultural heritage and development of their creative industries, strengthening of the unified sociocultural space, and formation of expert culturological communities. Six main areas, whose events have taken place in four federal districts, are identified as crucial. The article presents the key problems of the most important areas and provides practical recommendations for joint actions and strengthening both public and non-profit sector.

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