Desertion as a Social Phenomenon of Late European Modernity, 1871-1918
The paper analyzes the influence of modernization on social processes of different European states. On the example of desertion of the Central Power’s soldiers to Russia one comes to conclusion that changes in the manning system of European armies during the 19th century were one of the most important components of traditional society’s transformation and a vital source of new social practices.
1. Вербловский ...
Queuing Russia: The Formation of New Social Practices in the Russian Cities of 1914-1918
The First World War was the time of major social shifts in the life of Russian society, the formation of new social practices that allowed the urban population to adapt to the extreme conditions of the Great War. Queue (the «tail») was one of them, gradually transforming from one of the many social practices into the «focal point» of culture.
1. № 141. Статья «К уничтожению хвостов» об очередях в г. Сызрани Симбирской губернии, 12 сентября 1917 г. // Социально-экономические и общественно-политические...
The system and structure of sources of corporate law
This article considers the system and structure of sources of Russian corporate law. Research approaches to the notion and legal nature of sources of corporate law and their place in the system of civil law sources are analysed. The authors address the legal nature of corporate regulations, including the rules and standards of self-regulatory organisations as sources of corporate law.
1. Диденко А. А. К вопросу о развитии отечественной концепции источников гражданского права // Власть закона. 2012...
Iconostasis of the Late Middle Ages: East Slavic crossroads
The article considers the evolution of the structure and form of Eastern Slavic iconostasis as a reflection of the major social and political ideas of their creators in terms of cultural and confessional affinity. The author emphasizes the role of mutual influences during periods of ideological crises. The role of Western Russian innovations in the development of the appearance of Moscow iconostases of the late 17th century is demonstrated.
1. Архив Юго-Западной России. Киев, 1859. Ч. 1.
2. Бусева-Давыдова...
On transferability of highways
This article considers the transferability of highways in the system of objects of civil rights. Based on a differentiated approach, the author examines the transferability of highways in view of their purpose and permitted use in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation. Avenues of improvement of current highways legislation are suggested.
1. Андреев В. К. Вещь как объект гражданских прав // Гражданское право. 2014. № 1. С. 26—29.
2. Рожкова М. А. Оборотоспособность объектов гражданских...
Models of narrative syntactics as a tool for analysing images of states
This article presents a semiotics-oriented methodology of analysing images of states. Based on the results obtained in the field of structural semiotics of narration, the author introduces a scheme for analysing the syntactics of images suggesting their consideration from the perspective of actantial roles characteristic of the states in question in certain discourses. A. J. Greimas's model of narrative syntactics is used to demonstrate how syntactic descriptions of images of states can be built...
State archive institutions in Russia as part of the party and public administration in the 1960-1980s
This article addresses the problem of development of state archive institutions in Russian in the period of developed socialism in the USSR. It is shown that, despite certain professional achievements, Russian state archives were faced with unfavourable conditions explained by the ideological and political requirements of the Soviet party and state mechanism. The issue of the inequality of the RSFSR in terms the possession and use of national documentary heritage.
1. 20 лет архивного строительства...
Legal consciousness in the context of culture
... of cultures – humanocentric and sociocentric ones. The idea of power underlies legal consciousness in sociocentric cultures, and the idea of freedom that of person-oriented cultures. The deformations of legal consciousness characteristic of modern Russia are explained by an incomplete transition from socio- to himanocentrism.
1. Байниязов Р. С. Основные функции правосознания. URL: legalconcept.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/3-Байниязов.pdf (дата ...
The theoretical aspects of adapting the Kaliningrad region’s economy to the WTO requirements
This paper analyses the risks and expected benefits associated with the transformation of the Russian economy in line with the WTO requirements and provides a theoretical framework for the adaptation of the Kaliningrad region’s economy to Russia’s membership in the WTO.
1. Об Особой экономической зоне в Калининградской области : федеральный закон № 13-ФЗ от 22.01.1996 г. [Электронный ресурс]. Доступ ...
Studies of the Orthodox canon law in the Baltic area in the second half of the 19th/early 20th centuries
This article analyses the emergence of canon law as a science and academic discipline in the Baltic area in the second half of 19th/early 20th centuries. The author emphasizes the role of the Tartu University in the organizational development of ecclesiastical law in legal education system of the Russian Empire. The article describes the general religious situation in the Baltic area and explores the role of the personality of a scientist in the development of a research area.
1. Библиотека Российского...
The potential of structural changes in the economy of the Kaliningrad region
The issue of structural policy in the Kaliningrad region remains pressing. Russia’s commitment to modernisation based on innovative development, overcoming the dependence on raw materials, and the current crisis phenomena require a transformation of the structure of region’s economy.
An effective structural policy requires ...
Problems of interpreting legal norms in the court of justice
This article discusses the interpretation of legal norms by courts, which consist primarily in understanding the law. The interpretation of the law is often conducted alongside the interpretation of the statute, which requires serious professional and academic training, especially, if it involves the use of constitutional norms, analogy of law, and the principles of law. The authors stress that the courts of the Russian Federation do not create sources of law, but merely interpret them in the framework...
On the legal nature of collateral in view of the reforms in the Russia civil legislation
This article addresses certain issues of the legal regulation of collaterals in view of the civil law reforms. The author considers the problem of establishing the legal nature of the collateral, as well as the possibilities of using certain types of collaterals.
1. О совершенствовании Гражданского кодекса Российской Федерации : указ Президента РФ от 18 июля 2008 г. № 1108 // Собр. законодательства Рос. Федерации. 2008. № 29, ч. 1, ст. 3482.
2. Концепция развития гражданского законодательства...
Problems of law enforcement in legal responsibility of public authorities
This article discusses certain features of the enforcement mechanism in the legal regulation of public authorities’ responsibility. The author conducts a critical analysis of the possibilities of using laws as enforcement acts of the legal responsibility of public authorities. The shortcomings of certain legal constructions associated with public enforcement measures against public authorities are identified. The article addresses the issues for improving the related legislation of the Russian Federation...
Grigory Landau: A twice forgotten philosopher
This article considers the main provisions of philosophology — the system developed by Grigory Landau, a Russian philosopher abroad. The author identifies the grounds on which the philosopher distinguishes between philosophology and philosophy, as well as the correlation between the notions. The basic elements of the system developed – the motive of thinking and philosopheme — are identified and characterised. These elements are supertemporal, their interaction in the consciousness of a subject is...
The role of customer loyalty programmes in the modern market
This article examines the main trends in the development of customer loyalty programmes and describes companies’ approaches to creating and implementing them. The authors identify the challenges facing companies that modify customer loyalty programmes in accordance with the features of the Russian institutional environment.
1. Гордон Я. Х. Маркетинг партнерских отношений. СПб., 2001.
2. Плотникова Е. А., Куликова З. В. Программа лояльности — дань моде или эффективный маркетинговый инструмент //...
The Pythagorean-mathematical component of P. A. Florensky’s social philosophy
This article considers the amalgamation of N. Bugaev’s arrythmology and G. Leibnitz’s monadology supplemented by G. Cantor’s set theory as the methodological basis of P. A. Florensky’s teaching on future state, which made it possible for the Russian philosopher to create a holistic social and philosophical project – the quintessence of development of a new culture, where the fate of a person and the state are indivisible. In the future state, people are units, Pythagorean numbers, or monads that...
Betwee the thing and the human being: the ethical and anthropological problems in V. Nabokov’s novel Despair
The article considers the ethical and anthropological component of double discourse in V. Nabokov’s novel Despair. The author considers the problem of comparison between a person and a thing addressed by Nabokov. Parallels to the doppelganger discussion and ethical criticism in Russian philosophy and literature abroad are drawn.
1. Яновский В. Поля Елисейские: книга памяти // Яновский В. Соч. : в 2 т. М., 2000. Т. 2.
2. Мулярчик А. С. Русская проза Владимира Набокова. М., 1997.
3. Вейдле В. В...
Changes to the legal entity system in Russia in the conditions of reforms in civil legislation: the problems and prospects
This article considers the introduced and planned changes to the Civil Code of the Russian Federation relating to the construction of a system of legal entities. It is concluded that there is a deviation from earlier doctrinal statements about the directions of system development. The changes do not take into account the existing interconnections and may have a negative impact on law enforcement practices.
1. О внесении изменений в главы 1, 2, 3 и 4 части первой Гражданского кодекса Российской Федерации...
Investment in the fixed asset replacement: Models and mechanisms
This article analyses the need for, and barriers to, the replacement of fixed assets for enterprises. The author presents a business model of renovation funds for the replacement of enterprises’ fixed assets based on the optimal ratio between an increase in depreciation expense and growth in the expected revenue from an opportune technological upgrade. Special attention is paid to the integration of the innovative mechanism of depreciation charges and savings in regulating the depreciation policy...
The role of notary system in establishing correspondence between the will and expression of will of citizens of the Russian Federation
This article considers the problems of analysing will and will expression of citizens when performing legally significant actions. The author stresses the importance of analysing citizens’ will in view of the changes to the provisions of the law on the limitation of legal capacity of natural persons. The article stresses the need to extend the role of notaries in documenting the will and will expression of civil circulation participants.
1. Токарева М. В. Взаимная ответственность государства и личности...
The economic problems of rational management of vital resources in regional enterprises
This article addresses the issues of rational resource management as the priority areas of modern Russian public policy. The study focuses on vital resources and the identification and optimization of losses associated with such resources. The authors propose a system of indicators for assessing loss management designed to facilitate the solution of problems of increasing resource utilization efficiency.
1. Об электроэнергетике [Электронный ресурс] : федеральный закон от 26.03.2003 № 35-ФЗ : ред...
On the fight against corruption
This article considers the current problems of fight against corruption in Russia. The author analyzes the capacity of the state and society to combat corruption. It is concluded that the scale of criminal factors affecting corruption is not proportional to the means of combating this phenomenon. In the current conditions, the ...
The cluster modelling of complex forecasting of economic and marketing processes
This article suggests forecasting socioeconomic and marketing processes in the Russian market conditions of a transitional period with the help of cluster modelling, which would significantly increase the objectivity of assessing the identified processes and the impact of research.
1. Воробьев Д. Н. Регулирование асимметрии социально-экономического развития муниципальных образований региона : автреф. дис. … канд. экон. наук.Пермь, 2005.
2. Макаров В. Л. Социальный кластеризм. Российский вызов...
The Russian and American approaches to studying the phenomenon of “investigative mindset”
This article examines the origin of the term ‘investigative mindset’ and different opinions on the term’s meaning. In particular, the article focuses on the scientific approaches to the investigative mindset in Russia and the United States of America. The authors analyse the prospects for the development of an investigative mindset theory.
1. Яблоков Н. П. Криминалистическое мышление и его роль в повышении ...
Modern marketing practices: a preliminary comparative analysis of studies in developed and developing countries
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17. Sheth J. N., Parvatiyar A. The Evolution of Relationship Marketing // International Business Review. 1995. Vol. 4, № 4. P. 397—418.
18. Wagner R. Contemporary marketing practices in Russia // European Journal of Marketing. 2005. Vol. 39, № 1/2. P. 199—215.
19. Иган Д. Маркетинг взаимоотношений. Анализ маркетинговых стратегий на основе взаимоотношений....
The Awareness Department of the Don Government in 1919
... Government and its activities during the Russian Civil War. The author describes in detail the structure of the organization, it principal activities, and the reasons behind its closure. The author pays special attention to the political situation in Russia in 1919 and the importance of agitation during the disintegration of the old foundations of the state.
1. Государственный архив Российской Федерации (ГАРФ) Ф. Р-440. Оп. 1. Д. 35.
2. Бугаев ...
The asymmetry of small and medium business development at a regional level
This article proposes a practical method for estimating the regional asymmetry of small and medium business development and presents the results of its approbation in the Northwestern Federal District of Russia. The author makes a conclusion that small and medium business is developing unevenly. The author's method can be used in studying other aspects of the asymmetry of economic development as well as in drawing up small and medium enterprise stimulations ...
The diagnostics of regional asymmetry of innovative development of small enterprises
The subject of this study is the influence of area factors on the innovation activities of small enterprises. The main theoretical aspects of regional asymmetry of economic development are analyzed. The article presents the author’s method of assessing regional asymmetry of small enterprise innovation development and the mechanism of its diagnostics tested in the case of the regions of the Northwestern Federal District of the Russian Federation. The most meaningful factors affecting innovation activities...
The political success of the Baltic People’s Fronts as a result of the 1989—1990 elections
This article considers the political success of the Baltic Popular Fronts in the years of perestroika on the materials of 1989—1990 elections. The author analyses the motives behind the establishment of mass movements and their ideational imperatives, describes the dynamics of changes in the demands of popular fronts, and comes to a conclusion about their significance for the establishment of a multi-party system in the Baltics.
1. Барсенков А. С. Введение в современную российскую историю. 1985—1991...
World War I refugees from the western regions of the Russian Empire: Sustaining life in the places of temporary residence
This article analyses the process of development and functioning of the state system of support for World War I refugees from the western territories of the Russian Empire in case of the central provinces of European Russia. It is concluded that the state system of refugee support proved to be efficient and managed to solve the problem of evacuation and relocation, as well as that of meeting the basic needs of millions of refugees throughout the war period.
1. Белова ...
The transition to the federal contract system in Russia: the centralisation of procurement and the enhancement of its efficiency
The introduction of the contract system in the field of procurement in the Russian Federation entails significant changes in the established practices. The scope of legal relations governed by the rules of regulation of public and municipal procurement is increasing. The expansion of methods for procurement centralization contributes to the efficacy of actions of those participating in the process. The introduced limitations on procuring from a single supplier support the principle of competitiveness...
The ethnocultural identification of the Belarusian population in the Russian publications of the late 18th — early 19th centuries
This article analyses the ethnonymy and other ethnocultural markers (denomination, language) of the residents of Belarusian lands during the partitions of Poland on the basis of works by S. Plescheev, H. F. Hackmann, L. M. Maksimovich, V. M. Severgin, and other scholars. The urban population was ethnically identified as Polish, whereas the rural peasant one as predominantly Lithuanian.
1. Вуглік І. Р. Этнаніміка беларусаў XVII—XVIII ст.: экзаэтнонімы // Весці БДПУ. 2009. Сер. 2. Гісторыя. Філасофія...
“Am I a trembling creature, or do I have the right”. Legal capacity in the election procedure
This paper analyses the legal capacity in the election legislation, including the differentiation between individual and collective rightsholders. The author considers the issue of inclusion of the power of citizens to participate in establishing the election results into the core of voting rights. The thesis about the peremptory nature of right to the judicial protection of voters is proved and the one about the influence of the electoral system type on the deprivation of voters’ rights is disproved...
The alignment of stakeholders’ interests in interfirm networking
... H., Johanson J. Dyadic business relationships within a business network context // Journal of Marketing. 1994. Vol. 58, № 4. P. 1—15.
3. Bek N. N., Bek M. A., Sheresheva M. Y., Johnston W. Perspectives of SME innovation clusters development in Russia // Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing.2013. Vol. 28, № 3. P. 240—259.
4. Benson B. W., Davidson W. N. III, Wang H., Worrell D. L. Deviations from Expected Stakeholder Management, Firm Value, and Corporate Governance // Financial ...
The development of a mechanism for stimulating the innovative activity of small enterprises
This article analyses the current problems of stimulating innovation activity of small businesses in the Russian Federation. The problems of development of financial institutions for innovation support, financial and production-technological subsystems of the innovation infrastructure, and staff recruitment are examined in the case of the Kaliningrad region. Special attention is paid to the problems of business incubator creation and functioning.
1. Наумов И. В. Формирование организационно-экономических...
The impact of innovative factors on the development of Russian regions
... are chosen as factors: the volume of innovative goods, works and services and expenditure on technological innovations. The calculations are performed through the method of correlation analysis for thirty three regions and three federal districts of Russia. The 2000—2010 official statistical data are used. The authors substantiate the possibility of using the correlation analysis for evaluating the connection between innovative processes and regional development.
1. Орлов А. И. Прикладная ...
The synergetics and rationality of modern Russian society
... analyses the features of the modern Russian society from the perspective of synergetic concept of social development. The author maintains that the type of rationality formed by synergetics can become the basis for practical activities in the 21st century Russia thus contributing to the solutions to acute socioeconomic problems.
1. Гэлбрейт Д. Новое индустриальное общество. М., 2004.
2. Гэлбрейт Д. Экономические теории и цели общества....
The legal regime of taxation of education organisations in the Russian Federation
This article considers the features of the regime of taxation of educational organizations in view of the latest changes to the tax law; the author analyses major issues pertaining to specific tax exemptions granted to organizations, pays attention to legal disputes relating to the application of the tax law, and comes to a conclusion about the current need to optimize the taxation of educational institution activities.
1. Об образовании в Российской Федерации : федер. закон от 29 дек. 2012 г. №...
The evolution of the essence of the concept of “business efficiency” and its features in the regional media business
... which have been used by economic scholars for a long time. The innovative component of this work lies in the authors’ definition of media business efficiency alongside the identification of the primary goal of media company management in today’s Russia. The article offers a classification of methods of identifying different types of efficiency of media structures.
1. Бабань Ю. А. Совершенствование бизнес-процессов в современной философии ...
Modern trends in the Baltic countries in the discourse of identity: between sovereignty and European integration
... Ehin P., Berg E. Incompatible identities? Baltic-Russian relations and the EU as an arena for identity conflict. URL: http://www.ashgate.com/pdf/SamplePages/Identity_and_Foreign_Policy_Ch1.pdf (дата обращения: 23.03.2013).
7. Sleivyte J. Russia’s European agenda and the Baltic States. URL: http://www.da.mod.uk/colleges/arag/documentlistings/monographs/Shrivenham%20Paper%207.pdf (дата обращения: 28.03.2013).
8. «Eurobarometer surveys». URL: http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/index_en....
The basic trends in the development of bilateral trade between the Kaliningrad and Grodno regions
This article examines foreign trade activities between the cooperating regions of the Union State of Russia and Belarus determined by the bilateral convergence of national economies for solving common economic problems and developing regional economies. The author identifies the degree of present cooperation, explores possible future scenarios, and emphasizes ...
The features and prospects of programming as a basis for the development of research in Russia
This article considers the aspects of programming evolution and the features and prospects of applying this tool in the modern economic conditions. The author makes suggestion regarding the improvement of national research management.
1. О федеральной целевой программе «Научные и научно-педагогические кадры инновационной России» на 2009—2013 годы : постановление Правительства Российской Федерации от 28 июля 2008 г. № 568. Доступ из справ.-правовой системы «Гарант».
2. О федеральной...
A methodological approach to the typology of regions on the basis of competitiveness evaluation
This article offers an approach to the typology of regions based on competitiveness as an integral index of socioeconomic development. The author justifies the key criteria of systematization – the level and dynamics of competitiveness.The regions of three federal districts of the Russian Federation were grouped and competitive and problem regions were identified on the basis of earlier (2002-2011) calculated data on competitiveness.
1. Чернова Т. В. Экономическая статистика : учебное пособие. Таганрог...
Tools for developing and implementing the innovative policy of a region
... presents the results of innovative activity ranking of Russian regions, pays attention to the innovative potential of the Kaliningrad region, and considers the decisions of public authorities and the recent developments in the field of innovations in Russia.
1. Литвинова А. Рейтинг: инновации по формальному признаку // Сайт ежедневной деловой газеты «РБК daily». URL: http://www.rbcdaily.ru/ (дата обращения: ...
Европейское пространство высшего образования: германский опыт преподавания конституционного права
... (State (Constitutional) Law of Germany) course and the main structural elements of the course. On the basis of the research conducted, several conclusions and proposals regarding the optimization of the structure of the Constitutional (State) Law of Russia course are made.
1. Авакьян С. А., Несмеянова С. Э. Беседа профессоров С. А. Авакьяна и С. Э. Несмеяновой // Российский юридический журнал. 2010. № 2. С....
Russia and the way out of the civilizational crisis: N. A. Berdyayev’s historiosophy and aesthetics
Berdayev’s works The New Middle Ages, The Meaning of History, The Crisis of Art help reveal the essence of the eschatological consciousness of the 20th century. The principal feature of New Middle Ages in European culture is proved to be the polarization of consciousness, which is most vividly manifested, according to Berdyaev, in the structure of Russian soul (the apocalyptic and nihilistic type), as well as the divergent trends of contemporary art (synthetism and analytism).
1. Бердяев Н. А. Духи...
Проблемы современного доказательственного права в уголовном процессе
Исследуется процессуально-правовая природа источников доказательств в уголовном судопроизводстве. Анализируются основные точки зрения, высказанные в современной отечественной литературе. Высказывается авторское видение этой проблемы. Предлагается внести изменение в нормативное определение понятия источников доказательств.
This article focuses on the procedural and legal nature of sources of evidence in the criminal procedure. The authors analyse principal perspectives presented in modern Russian...