Intercultural Dialogue: in Reference to the Yudin’s West-European Graphic Heritage of the Second Half of the 19th Century - Early 20th Century
Intercultural dialogue among civilizations as a factor in the exchange of spiritual values supposes cross-cultural diffusionism and its important role in evolutionary processes of cultures. The paper addresses cultural ties established by Russian private collectors and bibliophiles that recreate cooperation and perception of achievements in the art sphere of other cultures through the works of visual arts, which reflect all the multifaceted nature of being. The article explores interaction of cultural views of the world, the process of borrowing other culture’s concepts, particularly spiritual values and their influence on individually designed cultural values in the subject’s conscience. The author’s interest is driven by the problem of studying positive practical capacity of intercultural dialogue through artworks. There is an objective need to reproduce the most significant components of cultural dialogue: to reveal interference, interrelation, cooperation in the art sphere by example of forming Yudin's Siberian collection. The study is relevant due to the experience gained of collecting West-European engraving (English, French, German) by Russian bibliophiles and the need for detailed examination of the deeply rooted heritage of regional schools. The purpose of the research is to determine the influence of positive aspects of interaction between the European and Russian regional cultures. The author has defined the nature of forming the graphic collection in the context of artistic life in Siberian region and Russian culture. The collecting methods and tendencies are also reproduced.