Аннотация
The article deals with the relations and interrelations of culture and politics. Politics, both in terms of its formation and functioning, is constantly influenced by cultural patterns. In this context, they, on the one hand, reflect the common socio - cultural foundations (realities) that unite, integrate, and consolidate people, and on the other-on the contrary, what separates them according to their worldview orientations, political behavior, life attitudes, and personal preferences. In politics, differences arising from the distinctiveness of national cultures and national character traits are of particular importance, determining whether and how ethnic and cultural differences can affect the perception.