RUSSIA AND THE EAST. AT THE JUNCTION OF CIVILIZATIONS
Culture and mentality of any nation are determined by its history. The authors of the article are interested in the history of the relationship and the formation of the mentality of the Russian people since ancient times. Neighbours of our ancestors of the Eastern Slavs, were known to be people of Iranian origin: Scythians, Sarmatians, Alans. This neighborhood is manifested in the formation of the so-called “Iranisms” in the Russian culture. The analysis of some of these “Iranisms” is the content of the work. Relying on the theory of Carl Gustav Jung’s archetypes, the authors found in the general behavior of the Russian people the “introvertiveness” of the worldview common among the peoples of the East.
Keywords: iranism, horse, tree of life, the firebird, Ivan the Fool, introversion, space art, Eurasia
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Issue: 9, 2016
Series of issue: Issue 9
Rubric: HISTORY OF RUSSIA
Pages: 9 — 13
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