The role of symbolic capital of culture in the information society

The article discusses the role and importance of the symbolic capital of culture in the modern information society. The author emphasizes that in the post-industrial era the struggle for cultural values is deploying in the information field, where with the help of information technology the position about the «progressive» and «reactionary» political values and traditions of the «democratic» and «totalitarian» countries and peoples is being formed. That is why it is important for a political culture to adopt a positive symbolic capital in the information space. The author concludes that as the answer to globalization many countries have become more conscious and take care of the maintenance of their cultural diversity, the preservation of cultural identity, which is a key to the sustainability of our civilization during the crisis.