World order, imperialism and the “theory of the fourth world”. Part one
The article constitutes the first part of a broader study devoted to the analysis of Fourth World theory and the evolution of the contemporary world order. This first part presents the results of a brief analysis of the differences and specific features in the scholarly use of the terms “world order,” “international order,” and “international relations.” The methodological framework combines elements of historical and political analysis, a comparative typological approach, and an interpretation...
Word-combinations в потоке + Genitive and быть в потоке in modern Russian speech
The article deals with the problem of metaphorical verbalization of the inner state of a person using the example of a non-predicative combination в потоке + Genitive and a predicative combination быть в потоке. Attention to the semantics of the lexeme поток (flow) and to the connotative features of these ...
On economic well-being and current measures to support small businesses in agriculture in the Kaliningrad region
... ensuring, among other things, an increase in the quality of life of the rural population. The current geopolitical and geo-economic conditions in which the Kaliningrad region operates have required strengthening and differentiation of measures and forms of state support for such enterprises. The region has a large-scale program to support farmers, including both financial and non-financial instruments. At the same time, it is necessary to assess not only support measures, but also the economic well-being ...
Migration policy of the Baltic states in the context of EU and Russian interests
The European migration crisis has brought scholarly attention to national migration policies, including those of the Baltic states — Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia — all of which border Russia. This study aims to identify the key features of these policies, considering both Russian interests and those of the EU. To this end, this article undertakes, for the first time,...
Pragmatics and prosody: the analysis of oral speech as a principle of linguistic pragmatics
The paper views pragmatic meanings that have regular expression in language. Such meanings are 1) the illocutionary goal (illocutionary force) of an utterance, 2) the illocutionary function of a component of an utterance (theme and rheme of a statement, the known and the unknown of a question), 3) contrast and emphasis, and 4) the meaning of completeness/incompleteness of a speech act as a component of coherent discourse. It is shown that prosody is the main means of expressing pragmatic meanings...
Fundamentals of the theory of legal punishments (problem statement)
... problems of its implementation in legal practice are outlined. Finally, the author proposes concrete directions for the future development of the theory of legal punishments and methodological guidelines for distinguishing punishments from other forms of state coercion.
theory of law, legal science, state coercion, legal responsibility, legal
punishment, system of punishments, legal policy
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10.5922/vestnikhum-2025-2-1