CROSS-CULTURAL ANALYSIS OF THE HOLOCAUST THEME BY MATERIALS OF SCHOOL PROGRAMS (IN RUSSIA AND GERMANY)

Purpose: The article deals with the problems associated with the transformation of historical memory in the teaching of the theme of the Holocaust. The relevance of this issue is connected with the growing problems of migration flows, intercultural and racial conflicts in the world. The authors conducted a comparative analysis of approaches to the study of this issue in the context of modern educational reality of Germany and Russia. Methodology: The main method was the discourse analysis of the texts in modern textbooks. It is noted that in recent years the Holocaust has been the subject of attention in school education. Result: Ideological goals pursued by the state are most often realized through the translation of ideas in the school literature. A similar situation was observed in the period of the Soviet state when a number of historical facts were distorted; the same situation is observed in the post-Soviet period. The results of the discourse analysis reveal the main context of the transmitted ideas. It is that the Holocaust is being studied as a tragic page in history. At the same time, this topic is allocated a very small amount of space in textbooks, which leads to the conclusion of its weak accentuation. It is concluded that it is necessary to increase the importance of this page of history in the process of formation of adequate historical memory of schoolchildren and the development of their tolerance. Applications: This research can be used for universities, teachers, and students. Novelty/Originality: In this research, the model of Cross-Cultural Analysis of the Holocaust Theme by Materials of school Programs (In Russia and Germany) is presented in a comprehensive and complete manner

Aesthetics of Interactions by Nicolas Bourriaud in the View of Criticism and Search for an Alternative

Art critics and artists conduct an intensive search in defining the tasks of artistic creation. Culture is undergoing a major shift in the field of modern art towards social interaction. What achievements have been made in the field of social art, as defined in the aesthetics of the interactions of "? How does critical thought develop in contemporary foreign art? What are the requirements of the art practices of critics Miwon Kwon, Maria Lind, Claire Bishop? In order to answer these questions, the authors examine the works of social artists, as well as the writings of critics, in which an alternative to the views of N. Bourriaud is expressed

Gerhard Richter's Creativity as a Transformation of Historical Genre in European Art of the Xx Century

The second half of the twentieth century is marked by a high rhythm of change, which is very clearly manifested in art as a reflection of real time. In the 1960s, a new genre - a photo-painting - got its life. This genre has actively declared itself in the work of Gerhard Richter. Synthesizing paintings and photographs symbolizes the beginning of the artist's creative path. Richter's work is multidimensional and specific. This led to an increase in interest in him from the art historians and cultural experts of our time. The purpose of this article is an art history and cultural analysis of Gerhard Richter's paintings as a reflection of the transformation of twentieth-century art.The article uses the methods of discursive analysis, immersion method