Culture of a New Order

Strategic document • Moscow • 2026

Annotation

“Culture of a New Order” is a concept for the transition from a culture of consumption, fragmentation and short-term gain to a culture of dignity, belonging, creation and responsibility for the future. It describes a shared civilisational framework, rather than a single mandatory way of life, within which peoples, generations, territories, professional communities and creative communities develop freely.

The document combines a value doctrine and a practical program: defines the image of the person and society, cultural rights and duties, institutional architecture, mechanisms of public participation, the economy of culture, the digital environment, the system of indicators and the road map to 2040.

Status and purpose of the document

• The basis for public discussion, strategic sessions and cultural development programs.
• Framework for federal, regional, municipal and corporate initiatives.
• Methodological module EQUILIBRIUM, associated with SFERA, ECO-PPA and social cooperation.
• The designer of pilot projects, which requires legal, budgetary and expert adaptation to a specific territory.

Table of contents

1. Initial situation and challenge

2. The Vision of the New Order

3. Value Core

4. The Human Being of the New Order

5. 13 principles of cultural policy

6. 20 contours of culture

7. Institutional architecture

8. Culture in the Life Cycle

9. Economics and social cooperation

10. Digital Cultural Outline

11. Territories and Spaces

12. Media and Communication

13. Education and science

14. Intercultural dialogue

15. Management system

16. Outcome indicators

17. Road map 2026–2040

18. Portfolio of First Initiatives

19. Risks and guarantees

20. Manifesto of the Culture of a New Order

1. Initial situation and challenge

Modern society has unprecedented access to knowledge, technology and communication, but at the same time suffers from a lack of trust, meaning and long-term connections. Information abundance does not guarantee understanding; economic growth does not automatically create solidarity; digital connectivity can be accompanied by loneliness and polarization.

1.1. Seven Systemic Gaps

1.2. Subject of transformation

It’s not just cultural institutions that are changing. Everyday norms are changing: how people learn and work, make decisions, resolve conflicts, care for the weak, interact with nature, create and distribute social value.

2. The Vision of the New Order

2.1. Five transitions

2.2. Targeted social impact

• A person feels dignity, belonging and the ability to influence the environment.
• The community is able to negotiate, create common and take care of the heritage.
• The state provides rights, infrastructure and fair rules, not replacing live initiative.
• Business sees culture as a capital of trust, human development and sustainability.
• Technology expands freedom and access to knowledge, while preserving human authorship and responsibility.

3. Value Core

3.1. Ethical formula of the solution

1. Does the decision respect the dignity of the person?
2. Does it build trust and cooperation?
3. Does it create long-term social value?
4. Does cultural and natural diversity exist?
5. Can the consequences and responsibilities be explained openly?

4. The Human Being of the New Order

The purpose of culture is not to produce the “right person,” but to reveal the ability of a person to think, feel, create, cooperate and be responsible for the consequences of his or her decisions.

4.1. Nine Maturities

5. Thirteen Principles of Cultural Policy

1. Man is a goal

Any program is evaluated by human development, not by the number of events.

2. Unity in Diversity

Shared values do not eliminate linguistic, ethnic, religious and creative differences.

3. Freedom of creativity

Government support does not translate into management of artistic content.

4. Availability

Residence, age, health and income should not prevent access to culture.

5. Subjectivity of communities

Residents are involved in setting objectives and evaluating the outcome.

6. Continuity

Heritage is passed on through living practices, not just storage.

7. Dialogue of generations

Children, adults and seniors create joint projects.

8. Creative work

Workmanship and quality are recognized as cultural values.

9. Technological Humanity

Digital tools are subordinated to freedom, security and development.

10. Environmental ownership

Culture brings back to man the experience of connection with nature.

11. Partnerships with boundaries of responsibility

The state, society and business have clear roles and transparency.

12. Evidence

The result is measured by change, not just coverage.

13. The Long Horizon

The decisions take into account the interests of future generations.

6. Twenty contours of culture

7. Institutional architecture

7.1. Distributed system

7.2. Role of the system EQUILIBRIUM

EQUILIBRIUM forms an analytical and value contour: observes changes in the cultural environment, identifies imbalances, models the consequences of decisions and connects initiatives with measurable social results. SFERA Become a space of initiatives and cooperation; ECO‑PPA — pooling of resources for programmes with demonstrated impact; SPECZASHCHITA — Co-operative Contour of Execution.

8. Culture in the human life cycle

9. Culture Economics and Social Cooperation

The culture of the New Order creates measurable social and economic value: trust, qualifications, attractiveness of territories, health, reduction of conflict, new products and employment. Funding should support not only institutions and events, but also sustainable communities of practice.

9.1. Financial model

• Basic public funding of cultural rights and infrastructure.
• Competitive programs for inter-sector missions and pilot projects.
• Social order and contracts of social result.
• Cooperative funds, mutual mechanisms and earmarked capitals.
• Responsible patronage with full transparency of conditions.
• Marketplace of Cultural and Social Initiatives at SFERA.

9.2. The Cultural Cooperative

The Cultural Cooperative brings together authors, masters, educators, residents, venues and investors around a common program. It ensures shared ownership of infrastructure, equitable income distribution, procurement and marketing, training, risk insurance and preservation of local value in the territory.

10. Digital Cultural Outline

10.1. Appointment

• Unified navigation on opportunities, spaces, communities and projects.
• Digital passport of the cultural environment of the territory and accessibility map.
• Register of initiatives, competencies, heritage and confirmed results.
• Tools of joint design, crowdfunding and cooperation.
• Open educational collections and safe creative tools AI.

10.2. Digital rights

• the right to privacy and control of personal data
• Right to know when content is created or modified AI
• The right to a human decision in important matters
• Right of author to attribution and fair remuneration
• Children’s right to a safe digital environment
• The right of the community to access data about its own territory

11. Territories and Spaces

The New Order manifests itself in the everyday environment. The street, courtyard, school, enterprise, library, park and digital space are seen as a single cultural ecosystem.

11.1. House of Creation

The basic municipal node, which unites the library, workshop, media laboratory, small stage, family club, project office and intergenerational communication space. Its program is formed together with the residents, and the result is assessed by the emergence of sustainable initiatives and connections.

11.2. Cultural passport of the territory

12. Media and public communication

• Transition from an economy of resentment to an economy of trust and meaningful attention.
• Support of socially significant, regional, scientific and children's content.
• Media literacy as a compulsory competence of all ages.
• Open labeling of advertising, synthetic content and conflicts of interest.
• Dialogue formats in which different positions are heard and the logic of arguments is visible.

12.1. Drafting standard

1. The fact is separated from the opinion.
2. The source and degree of confidence are indicated.
3. The error is corrected openly.
4. Human dignity is not sacrificed to inclusion.
5. A difficult topic is not reduced to the image of the enemy.

13. Education, science and transfer of skills

Education becomes a culture of continuous development, not just the transmission of standardized content. Science comes into public life as a way to honestly ask questions, test hypotheses, and understand the boundaries of knowledge.

13.1. Obligatory practices

13.2. Status of mentor

A mentor is not a controller or a carrier of ready-made answers, but a person who conveys skill, work ethics and the ability to make decisions independently. The system includes the training of mentors, a register of competencies, public recognition and remuneration.

14. Intercultural dialogue

Unity is built not through the erasure of differences, but through the ability to translate meanings, see the dignity of the other and create a common cause. Cultural policy ensures equal respect for peoples and traditions, with unconditional respect for human rights and the common legal space.

14.1. Four levels of dialogue

• Knowledge: languages, history, religious and secular traditions.
• Meeting: live communication, hospitality, cultural exchange.
• Work together: work, volunteering, restoring the environment, creativity.
• Shared responsibility: agreed norms of peace, dignity and justice.

15. Management system

15.1. The Cultural Solution Cycle

1. Observation: data, history, map of the cultural environment.
2. Dialogue: residents, experts, bearers of tradition, youth and partners.
3. Design: purpose, theory of change, rights, resources and risks.
4. Pilot: limited scale, open criteria and feedback.
5. Verification: independent evaluation of outcome and unintended consequences.
6. Scaling: only after confirmation of effectiveness and adaptation.
7. System training: publication of experience, adjustment of standards and funding.

15.2. Organs and Responsibility

16. Outcome indicators

17. Road map 2026–2040

17.1. First year

1. To approve a public charter of values and guarantees of freedom.
2. Create an intersectoral working group and a scientific and methodological council.
3. Select pilot areas of different types.
4. Conduct cultural diagnostics and form passports of territories.
5. Launch 20 design laboratories along the contours of culture.
6. Establish a pilot fund and a transparent selection procedure.
7. Expand the basic digital registry and public feedback.
8. Prepare the first 260 mentors and facilitators.
9. Publish an open report on results and errors.

18. Portfolio of First Initiatives

19. Risks and guarantees

19.1. Inviolable grounds

• Dignity and fundamental human rights.
• Freedom of conscience, thought, speech and artistic expression within the law.
• Equality of cultures and citizens before the law.
• Protection of children, privacy and human authorship.
• Inadmissibility of violence, humiliation and incitement to hatred.

20. Manifesto of the Culture of a New Order

1. We recognize a person not as a resource of the system, but as a bearer of dignity, freedom and a unique gift.

2. We build unity not on equality, but on mutual respect and common cause.

3. We return to work the meaning of skill, service and creation.

4. We accept heritage as a living conversation of generations, not as a fixed museum of the past.

5. We use technology to empower people and protect people from the exploitation of attention and data.

6. We do not consider nature an external resource, but a living basis for a common destiny.

7. We create a culture in which the strong respond, the knower shares, the needy gets support, and everyone can become part of a common future.

8. We measure success not by the volume of words, but by the growth of trust, dignity, skill, beauty, and the ability to act together.

9. We leave to future generations not only monuments and archives, but also working institutions of freedom, solidarity and creativity.

Annex. Passport of the pilot project

Readiness Checklist

• The initiative responds to a real need confirmed by the participants.
• There is a specific group that will be able to act, not just consume the service.
• Roles and conflicts of interest are disclosed.
• Cultural rights and exclusionary risks have been identified.
• There are initial data and results criteria.
• Open feedback and adjustment are provided.
• After the pilot remains competence, communication or infrastructure.