POLITICS AS A CULTURAL PHENOMENON
The paper reveals the specifics of politics as a sphere of public life, defines its special categories and concepts as well as reveals a close relationship between politics and culture. With the help of comparative method and content analysis two key concepts "culture of politics" and "political culture" are examined, their interaction and interdependence are observed. The result of the work brings a definition of the importance of culture to the world of politics. The paper can be used for studying contemporary problems of political culture, cultural studies, and political science as a whole.