Beauty as a bridge: two tracks of survival

In today's world, intercultural dialogue is increasingly important, building a bridge of mutual exchange and understanding between cultures and peoples. Mutual understanding and peace are realized through the beauty and harmony of relations between individuals and cultures. The article substantiates the idea of the aesthetic foundations of intercultural reconciliation. Beauty is understood as a bridge and a way of organizing and stimulating the dialogue of cultures. Two movements are distinguished on this bridge in the dialogue space of integration - the first path is connected with interstate contacts and intergovernmental agreements; the second path is connected with popular diplomacy and expresses civic initiative and dialogue between public organizations. The article emphasizes the special mission of citizen’s diplomacy as the most effective means of intercultural reconciliation and social integration.