Labels:bulletin board | fountain | person | sculpture | sky | tribute album OCR: The 18th century opens a new chapter in the history of Russian culture. The turn of the 17th -18th centuries marked the end of the Middle Ages in Russia The new policy of the state ruled by Peter athe Great aimed to develop every aspect of the country life along European lines The emerging secular culture played significant role in this OI rocess because as distinct from Middle Ages culture was orientated towards reality The art of the new period focused on the human being un his or her inimitable appearance and character, his or her attitude to life Thus the secular culture energet tically began to form people C mentality propagating new moral values and providing visible representation of public ideals process nimitable energetically oroviding epresentatio deals
