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CULTURE AS AN ELEMENT OF EUROPEAN EXPANSION
Authors: Kenispaev Zhumageldy Kubzhasarovich

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The article analyzes the importance of the Greek culture for modern world. The author argues that the
dominance of Greek civilization is the result of focused expansion, done by the Greeks, who thus extended
their spiritual influence on the whole world. The dominance of a civilization leads to oblivion in many other
original forms of cultures, in particular cultures of the peoples of Siberia.
Dominant in our society, culture arose as an evolution of the cultures of the local peoples, and was
purposefully crafted as a role model. The whole process of socialization of a person means mastering them in
European values: philosophy, science, art, and more. The education system is a repeater of the European system
of values, which is contrary to existing in the society of tradition. In this sense, culture acts as a core element
of European expansion in Asia, America and other continents. Cultural expansion is more civilized than the
military intervention as a way of capturing the new territories, expansion of spheres of influence. In any case,
this method of consideration of culture in theory is possible, since science has the right to doubt that the other
is beyond doubt.
If the classical conception of culture associated with the realization of the high spiritual needs of people,
the modern understanding can be described as an expression of the interests of small ethnic groups, which in
concentrated form are reflected in their unique culture. It further enters into the arena of struggle for leadership
with the cultures of other ethnic groups. As you know, this fight is brutal, as there can be only one picture of
the world, the same laws, rules, traditions, myths and so on. Not the best role was played by such features of
national character of many aboriginal people as openness, trustfulness, naivety and curiosity. It disappeared
as a culture, though before meeting the European culture, it had been quite effectively answering the call and
serving as the basis of the social system. On the other hand, inclusion of different peoples into European culture
was the cause of mass migration, which currently is the main issue in European countries. Having adapted to
the benefits of civilization, representatives of traditional cultures have become accustomed to shopping centers,
Internet, comfortable by European standards of life, and the transformation of consciousness means giving up
their own roots, even from their homeland and search for happiness in Europe.