Cross-cultural communication between Russia and France in 1920-1930s: literature, journalism, periodicals Cross-cultural communication is mainly concerned with intellectual history, which during the past years has become the key research area in the humanities. A new approach to intellectual history encourages to challenge stereotypes of 1920-1930s and to regard them as essentially confrontational. The section aims to research mechanisms of intellectual osmosis in the humanities on literature, journalism, and periodicals, which, consequently, reveals the scope of Soviet-French inter-relations in this period.