UNIVERSAL CIVILIZATION: ON THE ISSUE OF TERMINOLOGY

The article examines the issue of the semantic content of the concept of “universal civilization”, provides a retrospective analysis of the terminology of “local” and “universal” civilizations based on cultural concepts of domestic and foreign researchers. The criteria of universal civilization and four types historically formed during world history are given: Hellenistic civilization, Roman civilization, Byzantine civilization and Russian civilization.

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