Purpose of the study: The purpose of the article is to solve one of the urgent problems of education: the methodology of the formation of universal competences, which in universities of culture and art is solved due to such a discipline as world art culture. In Russian Federal Educational Standards of the new generation, special attention is paid to the new block of professional qualities of university graduates – universal competences. One of the universal competences is readiness for intercultural communication, which manifests itself in the ability to analyze and consider the diversity of culture in the process of intercultural interaction. Methodology: To achieve the set goal, the authors based their work on the methodology synthesizing the experience of the Berlin School of Comparative Musicology (E. Hornbostel, K. Sachs), the traditions of world ethnomusicology (A. Lomax, A. Merriam, J. Blaking, M. Hood), culturological approach to education (V. Kanke), as well as a multicultural methodological approach. These pedagogical technologies ensure the efficiency of forming the universal competence of university graduates. Main Findings: The main conclusions of the study are as follows. The modern world is not conceivable outside the multicultural paradigm of development. Therefore, close attention is paid to the formation of the universal competence of intercultural communication. This quality of human personality is necessary for solving many world conflicts and problems. Experts in the field of culture and art are able to solve this problem due to their professional competence. Applications of this study: The research results can be useful in the field of scientific and methodological development of university disciplines, development of state policy in the field of education and culture, as well as scientific research on international relations in the field of culture, education, and art. Novelty/Originality of this study: The novelty of the research consists in the idea that expanding one’s understanding of the most important categories of worldview by overcoming Eurocentric restrictions to form universal competencies requires acquisition of the spiritual continuum and artistic conventions of other cultures, which is impossible without conscious effort, need for artistic and aesthetic self-improvement and desire to master practical activities in various fields of art. Any manifestation of culture is a reflection of the type of thinking. Therefore, the introduction to the multicultural traditions leads to the development of different types of thinking and identification of common and particular features, resulting in the development of universal thinking and cognitive techniques in the field of humanitarian knowledge.

Purpose of the study: The purpose of the article is to study the crossover style as a result of one of the increasingly growing world tendencies to mix the characteristics of different types of arts and blur the boundaries between them, to dialogization and integration of traditions through inter-ethnic exchange, combination of different in time phenomena in the process of globalization of culture and activation of intercultural communication. The novelty of this phenomenon and lack of knowledge about it determine the relevance of the study. Methodology: The methodological basis of the study consists of sociological and cultural studies devoted to the phenomena of academic and pop art, its specificity and its role in the modern socio-cultural situation. The study relies on scientific provisions related to the phenomena of "classical crossover" and "mass culture". The main methods were sociological observation, survey and analysis of documents. Main Findings: Due to the high educational and developmental potential of crossover compositions, as well as the aesthetic appeal of this music for young people, it is advisable to use the material of these compositions in the process of vocational training of vocalists, teachers, musicians, social and cultural specialists. Against the background of the problem of familiarizing the new generation with the world music classics, an appeal to the crossover style repertoire seems promising. Working with singers, many modern teacher-vocalists adhere to the principle of "non-separation" of their vocal styles and prefer universal techniques that are effective for training all performers in rapidly changing socio-economic requirements. Applications of this study: This study may be useful in the organization and implementation of educational and cultural, as well as leisure and entertainment programs (radio and television), the development and adjustment of state policy in the field of social life and culture, programs aimed at socialization of youth, the development of tolerance and the solution of social problems related to the spiritual values of generations. Novelty/Originality of this study: The originality of the study consists in the fact that it proves the conclusion that crossover introduces young people classics, minimizing the intergenerational value gap. Intercultural communication is expressed in the dialogue of classics and modernity as the spiritual values of different generations, the convergence of which leads to the solution of social problems of modern society.

This article is devoted to the characteristic and analysis of the problem of spiritual and sociocultural ministry of the leaders of the Russian Orthodox Church in crucial periods of the 20th and early 21st centuries. Reflects the consolidating, mobilizing mission of the Church in the national liberation struggle during the Great Patriotic War. Against the background of anti-religious repression of the post-October period in this difficult period of national history, the Russian Orthodox Church, on behalf of its archpastors, appealed to the patriotic feelings of power and the population of the country, provided spiritual and material support. The article focuses on the study of aspects of the general situation and the social and cultural service of the monasteries - the most important centers of spiritual life and religious and cultural education - in the middle and second half of the twentieth century, which in the postwar period faced a political campaign to mass closure of the monasteries. The fate of the devotees and the lives of the Russian saints, who, in the face of opposition to the repressive regime, continued to serve, accomplished Christian exploits and made their invaluable contribution to the preservation and further development of the spiritual and cultural life of Russia, are described. Article material consists of two parts, the first of which is presented in this publication.

The article is devoted to the disclosure of the content of the creative activities of representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church in a crucial period of spiritual service at the turn of the XX–XXI centuries. During this period, the continuity of religious enlightenment culture was interrupted and needed restoration in order to preserve church culture and art for future generations. In the twentieth century — the century of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia, when persecution and oppression in varying degrees affected the fate of every Orthodox Christian, preserved and survived examples of theological and spiritual educational work they represent a special value, which should be available for the study of modern citizens of Russia and, above all, young people. Spiritual mentors and elders of the past century, who have undergone persecution, but survived and managed to directly convey to their spiritual children their own inner experience of God communion and an example of asceticism — the great wealth of not only domestic, but also world spiritual culture. In the second half of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, the names of many representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church, true devotees of grace, shone with their spiritual experience, wise mentorship and literary works helping thousands of people of different classes to gain faith and the true meaning of earthly existence.

The article is devoted to the analysis of socialization and adaptation of the younger generation, the change of cultural focus, which is largely manifested in the worldview of the generation. The system of values of modern youth and the influence of the spiritual culture of their people and ethnic group on the formation of these values are indicated. The role of the national language, which is the most reliable and scientifically acceptable evidence of the existence of a national character, is also described. The article reflects the most significant meanings and value dominants supported and maintained in the language, which characterize the linguistic picture of the world of the Cossacks and the dominant cognitive zones, which are common in the linguistic picture of the world of modern youth and the Cossacks in the right choice of the vector of spiritual, moral and military-patriotic education. The article pays attention to the need to preserve its own sociocultural matrix and strengthen it with new spiritual and ideological and semantic foundations.