This collection of articles is the materials of the first International Scientific Forum "Culture and Peace", which was held by the St. Petersburg Cultural Society on October 78, 2008 . the St Petersburg State University of Culture and Arts . It was attended by more than 80 speakers from various scientific and university centers of Russia (Moscow, St. Petersburg, Stavropol, Novosibirsk, Murmansk, Samara, Serpukhov), as well as Germany, France, Switzerland, India .. The main purpose of the forum was to discuss the problems that lie at the intersection of culture, politics and economics - one of the most significant areas of manifestations of initiatives of public groups and individuals both in the modern world and in historical retrospect. Based on the materials of the forum, the collection includes articles, New Concepts for the Development of World Culture , The Interaction of Peace and Culture , Politics and Culture , Religion and Culture , Arts and Culture , On the influence on the formation of a new phenomenon in culture in connection with a powerful communicative tool - the Internet Globalisation of education in the modern world .