The USSR was rightfully considered one of the most educated and cultural countries in the world. Families had libraries (albeit small ones). In addition, people regularly wrote literary magazines, went to museums, theaters and philharmonic. It was hard to get a ticket for the premiere of interesting films. After the collapse of the USSR, the successor of which became Russia, the situation changed dramatically for the worse. And to this day, despite the fact that the period of the “crazy 90s” has remained in the past, the Russians are little interested in culture.
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The economic and social upheavals experienced by most Russian citizens after December 1991, when the Soviet Union ceased to exist, had a profound effect on literally all aspects of their lives. People literally had to survive, overcoming huge difficulties. Among them were also cultural workers, whose work was unacceptably low, not even providing the minimum subsistence level. As a result of this situation, many museums were closed (primarily local history, which did not receive centralized funding), libraries, clubs, and cultural centers. But it is precisely such institutions, especially in the "outback", that introduced to the culture a lot of residents of small towns and villages. The result was not slow to affect. And this process "by inertia" continues to the present.
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The ideal of a “strong hero”, a successful unprincipled businessman, was persistently introduced into the consciousness of Russians. A flood of base films, idealizing the world of crime, poured onto the screens. All this led to the fact that education, well-readiness, culture began to be perceived by people (primarily young people) as an unfortunate obstacle to the cherished goal. Especially when you consider what they saw with their own eyes: an actor or a world-famous scientist earns as much as a seller in a supermarket, if not less. Therefore, one should not be surprised that the prestige of knowledge, culture, has declined markedly. This trend has persisted today, because although the financial situation of most workers in the sphere of education and culture has grown in recent years, it still leaves much to be desired.
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To some extent, the Internet also played a negative role. Without denying its most important advantages (the ability to communicate at a distance, quickly receive any necessary information, etc.), we must admit that at the same time he weaned Russians, especially adolescents, from the desire to engage in self-education, without which a person simply cannot become cultural. People prefer to “sit” on social networks for long hours, instead of reading an interesting book or going to a museum. This is characteristic, of course, not only for Russian citizens, but also for other people on the planet. Also, people know that any information of interest to them can be found on the Internet using search engines. Previously, to obtain the necessary information, it was necessary to use the library.
