Miejsce animacji kulturalnej w działalności polskich i rosyjskich lokalnych ośrodków kultury po przełomie ustrojowym (na wybranych przykładach)

The place of cultural animation in the activity of Polish and Russian local institutions of culture after the fall of communism (selected examples)The main objective of this article is to explore and compare the role of cultural animation in the activity of local institutions of culture in Poland and Russia after the fall of communism. Among the significant issues are the strategy of local cultural institutions within the terms of the market economy, the system of values that they promote and the conditions of effective cooperation of these institutions with their audiences. One of the important questions is the institution’s ability to meet the cultural needs of a local community and simultaneously create a ‘civic conscience’ in people. The author has explored the activity of selected local institutions of culture in Poland and in Russia.