A. V. KOSTINA

Vice Rector for Research, Educational and International Affairs of Moscow University for the Humanities, Director of the Institute of Fundamental and Applied Research at Moscow University for the Humanities, Dr. Sc. (Philosophy), Dr. Sc. (Cultural Studies), Professor. Author of 376 scientiﬁc publications, including monographs and textbooks: “Culture as a Factor of National Security of Modern Russia: Signiﬁcance and Role Model” (co-authored), “Russia: The Way to the Future. Technologies of New Society Formation”, “Culture: Between the Slavery of Conjuncture, the Slavery of Custom and the Slavery of Status” (co-authored), “The Ratio of Traditionalism and Creativity as the Basis of Socio-Cultural Dynamics”, “National Culture – Ethnic Culture – Mass Culture: ‘Balance of Interests’ in Modern Society”, “Theoretical Problems of Modern Culturology: Ideas, Concepts, Research Methods”, and others. Editor-in-Chief of the “Scientiﬁc Council” journal, member of the editorial boards of the journals “Knowledge. Culture. Skill”, “Culture and Civilization”, “Context and Reﬂexivity: Philosophy about the World and Man”, and “Politbook”. Awarded a Certiﬁcate of Merit from the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation.

Report — VALUES AND MEANINGS OF CULTURE AS A FACTOR OF NATIONAL SECURITY