The article is devoted to the new methods of teaching Culturology to Russian and international students doing Regional studies at Peter the Great Saint-Petersburg Polytechnic University. Active teaching methods are considered as having new methodological basis in Russian pedagogical science. The problem method is one of the leading technique in developmental teaching that helps to make learning process more effective. Active teaching methods have been used during the workshop. The topic for the workshop is the film by Aki Kaurismaki «The Man Without A Past» of 2002. In the article you will meet a number of questions for the workshop and the overview of the goals and learning outcomes for Culturology course. Problem solving seminar and discussion seminar are the techniques used to solve these goals.