The artist as the subject of interaction between Russian and Ukrainian cultures in the first quarter of the 20 century

The role of an artist in the process of interaction between Russian and Ukrainian cultures in a complex transitional period of the first quarter of the 20 century is studied using an interdisciplinary approach and system analysis. Such analysis employs an understanding of these cultures united by a common fate and history of the two brotherly nations. The investigation of this problem becomes even more important with the revival of the policy of Ukrainization which appeared in the modern Ukrainian community in the 20s of the last century. In connection with this the tendency to divide culture into Russian and national, together with a limited interpretation of the cultural national heritage as the only source of progressive development have acquired the solid basis. The purpose of the research is to reveal the peculiarities and the importance of the historic experience of the artist as a subject in the conditions of the interaction and mutual enrichment of the Russian and Ukrainian national cultures. One such example is A.A. Kokel whose heritage belongs to the Chuvash, Russian and Ukrainian cultures. Unfortunately, the name of A.A. Kokel, who is justly considered to be one of the most prominent artists of the first half of the 20 century, has been forgotten for a long time, just as the names of other talented artists the Russian and Ukrainian nations were proud of. In the given research work Kokel's active role in the dialogue of cultures is reconstructed in the chronological order

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