Tsvetkova G.
Abstract. The state cultural policy is considered in order to identify the content of the concept of «culture», which guided statesmen in the post-war USSR, who determined the policy in the field of culture. As a source, state documents on cultural issues are used, reflecting the meaning and content of the concept of «culture».
Key words: Soviet culture, state cultural policy, culture of life, USSR 1945-1985.
Tsvetkova Galina Alexandrovna
PhD in Cultural research, Associate Professor,
Leading Researcher, Russian Scientific Research Institute for Cultural
and Natural Heritage named after D.Likhachev (Moscow)
Email: galinatsvet@rambler.ru