RUDN Journal of Political ScienceRUDN Journal of Political Science2313-14382313-1446Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)8860The Concept of Civilizations in Social SciencesKitinovB UКафедра всеобщей истории; Российский университет дружбы народов; Russian Peoples' Friendship Universitybkitinov@yahoo.comRussian Peoples' Friendship University15012011111412209092016Copyright © 2011,2011The study of civilizations is one of the central themes in political science, history, religion and other social sciences, which theoretical innovations have significantly improved the discourses of cultural and civilizational orientations of societies and states. The author believes that religion is an endemic factor in determining the most essentially contextual characteristics and trends of interaction between civilizations.civilizationculturereligionthe interaction of civilizationsцивилизациякультурарелигиявзаимодействие цивилизаций