Ethnopsychology as the Factor and the Problem of Selfdetermination of Russian Art in the Context of East-West Relationship

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Natella V. Tchakhvadze

Abstract

Our domestic culture brought up a number of prominent figures
whose creative work was formed under explicit or implicit dialogue with
the eastern traditions. The author of this article goes over the reasoning
of philosophers, historians, and artists concerning the specificity of
Russian national character. This allows revealing the hidden causes of the
Russian approach to both West and East. Examples of references to this
topic by composers and artists help to identify the priorities in this field
(the ethnopsychological factor). This becomes possible due to the fact
that, unlike literature, music and painting present not so much the real
historical events, but the facets of emotional relationship of composers
and arcists to the idea of the East and idea of the West.

Keywords: Ethnopsychology, Russian mentality, Russian East,
ethnic perception

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How to Cite
Tchakhvadze, N. V. (2009). Ethnopsychology as the Factor and the Problem of Selfdetermination of Russian Art in the Context of East-West Relationship. Music Scholarship / Problemy Muzykal’noj Nauki, 5(2), 57–61. Retrieved from https://musicscholar.ru/index.php/PMN/article/view/641
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Musical Cultures of Russia
Author Biography

Natella V. Tchakhvadze, Magnitogorsk State Conservatory (Academy) named after M. I. Glinka

Candidate of Arts an Interim Professor of
the Department of History and Theory of Music