Civilizational values of Russia and India in the media vocabulary of cultural interaction

In current geopolitical conditions, Russia and India are examples of unique civilizations with rich history, formed by spiritual values and traditions, and their cultural interaction has left a deep mark on the history of both peoples and had a signifi cant impact on modern social and political processes. Personal experience of interaction with representatives of Russian and Indian cultures allowed the author to sociologically refl ect on the projections of basic cultural imperatives on the everyday behavior of representatives of both cultures and form a generalized idea of the intersection points of their civilizational values.