Cultural Cooperation on Space of the CIS

Abstract

The common cultural space of the CIS countries has appeared as a response of their citizens to destruction of the former Soviet culture. Despite of the controversial goals established by political elites, who led the newly independent states, cooperation has continued to preserve the further interaction and mutual enrichment of the cultures which meet the needs of their peoples. In some cases, cultural cooperation outpaces the progress in political and economic cooperation between states, creating favorable conditions for interaction in other fields. There are new forms of cultural cooperation, which appear and make possible to the CIS members to act together on the international arena. It is important that such trends were noticed by the political elites on time and skillfully used in the common interests of the Community of Independent States.