Symbiosis of cultures as a philosophical and legal idea, and cultural policy

The article discusses the increasing complexity of relations between cultures within a region or the country, which is caused, on the one hand, by their rapid convergence, and, on the other hand, by the desire to preserve their identity in the context of globalization. The author proves that the most adequate response to the challenges of modern globalizing and integrated world is the symbiosis of cultures as a philosophical and legal theory and political strategy of democratic states. The article shows how the relationship between the general and the particular in culture has been discussed in philosophy from Herder to Spengler. The philosophical and legal aspects of analysis of the symbiosis of cultures as a form of polyculturality are distinguished. The peculiarities of the Russian model of symbiosis of cultures are highlighted. Based on this position, the article undertakes a study of regional cultural processes, in particular, the study of ethnically complex cultural genesis of the Astrakhan region.