Documents of personal origin of Russian jurors of the 1860s — 1890s as a historical source
... characteristic of most memoirs of the second half of the 19th — early 20th centuries: they were originally aimed at publication and intended primarily for contemporaries; the time gap between the original events and the “memories” of them was relatively short (from several months to several years). The selected documents are primarily the ones belonging to jurors who participated in the metropolitan district courts trials. This fact narrows our understanding of the work of jury in the Russian ...
Digitalization of higher education in the context of the COVID-19 and the post-pandemic period: methodological problems
The article discusses expanding the research base in the field of educational psychology through the analysis of methodological issues that arose during the process of systemic digitization of general and professional education in Russia during the COVID-19 pandemic and the post-pandemic period. Digitization during these periods accelerated the transformation of socialization through educational means in a virtual learning environment. The fundamental problem of digital transformation in education...
The relationship between student’s tendency to manipulation and the results of project activities in university education
The results of a scientific study are presented, with participants being students enrolled in the Bachelor's program in "State and Municipal Management," whose future professional activities are closely related to interpersonal relationships in professional communication. The experimental base for the study was provided by the Western Branch of the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation ...
Key guidelines of educational policy in the context of building a new model of higher education
The author examines the main aspects of the modern university activity related to the transformation of the educational system and current socio-cultural conditions of society. Possible strategies for organizing the educational process in a modern Russian university were formulated based on the integration of existing developments ...
Functions of words-realities in S. Rushdie’s novel “midnight’s Children”
... corresponding authorial commentary, the meaning of which can be understood by a non-native reader only within a specific context. Lexico-semantic groups of realia words are highlighted, contributing to the creation of national-cultural color and referentially related to local objects and popular dishes of Indian national cuisine. The artistic pragmatics of realia words in the novel "Midnight’s Children" is characterized. The role of toponyms is characterized by their involvement in structuring ...
Initiative as a type of document
The article is dedicated to identifying factors that determine the documental specificity of an initiative. An initiative is characterized as a document aimed at engaging the addressee in solving a socially significant issue and convincing them of the necessity of societal changes.
The analysis of the text is conducted using a genre-based approach and the parameterization methodology based on the concept of a "genre model," allowing for a comprehensive description that takes into account...
Semantics of abionims in S. Snegov’s novel “People as Gods”
The article studies the onomastic space of the science fiction trilogy “People as Gods” by the Soviet science fiction writer of the second half of the 20th century. Literary abionyms related to the habitats of the heroes of the work are in the focus of the research. It is noted that the space objects of the solar system in the novel retain all real names, on the contrary, the forces hostile to humanity are distinguished by invented ...
Idiomaticity of translation as assessive category
This article will clarify the use of the term “idiomaticity” in its evaluative meaning in relation to translation. Idiomaticity is considered from the point of view of compliance with the norm of usage as a category that ensures the naturalness of translated discourse. The example of translated texts will be used to show the results of the ...
Digital didactic games as a means of remote support for schoolchildren
... platforms and services of the Internet and the relevant methodology, as well as a descriptive algorithm for self-development of such games for teachers. The goals, features and advantages of digital didactic games for the elimination of typical subject-related and psychological difficulties in the educational activities among students of different ages are shown.
The work expands the search base of research in the field of teacher education by analyzing the technology of using digital didactic games ...
The category of pity in «The Great Divorce» by C.S. Lewis and «The Lord of the Rings» by J.R.R. Tolkien
... dedicated to the eternal struggle of good and evil. The confrontation between the two members of the ethical binary opposition of interest to us is at the center of Tolkien’s narrative. In both Lewis’s text and Tolkien’s work, good and evil are not relative categories inherent in the consciousness of the perceiving person, but existential categories of the world order. This binary opposition is, according to Lewis’s thought, “the key to understanding the universe”. The method of comparative ...
Geoecological aspects of various types of archaeological sites in the North-West of the Russian Plain
The study of geo-ecological factors allows not only to determine the nature of human economic activities but also reveals natural influences affecting the placement of archaeological objects in the past. Special attention is given to «Stone piles» («Lappish cairns») — stone piles widely found within the studied territory. Despite years of archaeological research, the nature of these structures remains enigmatic, though archaeological artifacts are often absent. The application of geo-chemical research...
Municipal development in modern Russia: a geopolitical aspect
... challenges for the country, initiate the "municipalization" of approaches both in socio-geographical, regional studies, and in the field of state regulation of spatial development. In the municipal theme itself, at the same time, issues related to geopolitics come to the fore. The article presents general theoretical ideas about the geopolitical aspects of municipal development (with the isolation of their content block directly related to "internal geopolitics"), their ...
NATO militarisation of the Baltic region and risks security of Russia
The article examines the dynamics of the development of relations between the countries of the Baltic region, the influence of NATO and the United States on them in the conditions of the emerging polycentric world order. The main risks and threats to Russian regional security at the present time are identified,...
Mass media and technologies of influence on the electoral behavior of citizens
... amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation, with the aim of identifying the main techniques used to influence citizens’ electoral behavior. The empirical basis of the study, conducted using content analysis, consists of 471 materials related to the topic of voting on constitutional amendments, published on the RG.RU website from June 1, 2020, to July 1, 2020. The research hypothesis assumed that state publications influence audiences toward conformity in electoral behavior by utilizing ...
Political and economic problems of the “Three Seas Initiative” on the research agenda of Polish think-tanks
... which substantively contribute to shaping the zone of Poland’s primary foreign policy and foreign economic interests within the framework of the “Three Seas Initiative.”
“Three Seas Initiative”, foreign policy expertise, international relations in the Baltic Sea region, Polish foreign policy
81-91
10.5922/vestnikhum-2024-3-7
The Kapp Putsch in East Prussia: political consequences
... conflict between the regional elite and the central authorities in Berlin. The defeat of the putschists and the changes in the composition of the East Prussian bureaucracy made by the republican government marked the beginning of a new phase in the relations between the state capital and the East Prussian province.
August Winnig, Weimar Republic, Wolfgang Kapp, East Prussia, Kapp Putsch, Königsberg
70-80
10.5922/vestnikhum-2024-3-6
Interaction between party bodies and police in the Kaliningrad region of the USSR in the post-war period
... region and the ways in which party leadership influenced the militia. The author concludes that the strong influence of party leadership was due to the party’s leading role in the USSR.
Ministry of Internal Affairs, CPSU, USSR, communist party, related activities, Kaliningrad region
31-40
10.5922/vestnikhum-2024-3-3
A reasonable period of trial in a criminal case
... decision-making violates the rights of individuals involved in criminal proceedings. Ensuring the protection of individuals’ rights and legitimate interests is only possible when reasonable time limits in criminal procedure are observed. Based on the provisions related to compensation for violations of the principle of reasonable timeframes during court proceedings, a conclusion was drawn regarding the essence of these provisions, which allows for an evaluation of the criteria of reasonableness outlined by the ...
Ethnopolitical movement of the Sámi in the Arctic region: from development to stagnation
... The author attempts to assess the current stage of the movement’s development and justify factors of its stagnation, proposing potential positive change scenarios based on the analysis of leading scholarly works in ethnopolitics and international relations, as well as open official internet resources of international organizations and periodical news publications. As a result, the author suggests considering five main stages in the development of the Sámi ethnopolitical movement against the backdrop ...
Intangible Factors of U. S. Influence in Latin American and Caribbean Countries in the Entertainment Industry Context
... capabilities of other countries in the region, and the available resources allow for the shaping of new norms for the youth of Latin American and Caribbean countries.
1. Eriksson J., Giacomello G. The Information Revolution, Security and International Relations: (IR) Relevant Theory? // International Political Science Review, 2006. Vol. 27, № 3. Р. 221—244.
2. Brereton E. Communications review. Exploring telecom markets in Latin America // A journal for telecom, cable, satellite and Internet executives....
“And the Young Turks will not resurrect their fatherland”: Russian right-wingers and the Young Turk Revolution
... significant aspects through which the opinion of the Russian right on the Young Turk Revolution was formed are identified: the ideological positions of conservatives rejecting revolutionary social changes; Turkey’s place in the system of international relations and the forecasting of geopolitical changes in light of the Young Turks’ rise to power; and the perception of revolutionary events in Turkey as a negative example of potential further developments in Russia’s domestic political situation....
General legal principles in modern Russian law: concept and features
The article examines the main theoretical approaches of legal scholars related to the essence and understanding of general legal principles, and analyzes the distinctive aspects of general legal principles compared to others. The relevance of the article is due to its contentious nature regarding the content and essence ...
The Use of Big Data in the appointment and conduct of forensic environmental examinations
The article explores contemporary issues and questions related to the application of forensic environmental expertise within the framework of preliminary investigations, and evaluates its role in law enforcement activities. The research formulated and proposed the main tasks of forensic environmental expertise ...
Opportunities for Using Data on the Perpetrator in Human Trafficking Investigations
... attempts to construct a descriptive model of the individual committing human trafficking. Conclusions: In the Russian Federation, the detection, solvability, and prosecution of human trafficking crimes committed by organized criminal groups remain at a relatively low level. It appears that improving the specific methodology for investigating human trafficking, particularly by constructing a criminalistic model of the individual committing the crime as stipulated in Article 127.1 of the Criminal Code ...
Military rule in Sudan: historical preconditions and the current situation
... Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. L., 1934.
13. Mohammed D. J. The contribution of Sayed Ali al-Mirghani, of the Khatmiyya, to the political evolution of the Sudan, 1884—1968. University of Exeter, 1988.
14. Muddathir A. Changing patterns of civilian-military relations in the Sudan. Up¬psala, 1978.
15. Niblock T. Class and Power in Sudan: The Dynamics of Sudanese Politics, 1898—1985. N. Y., 1987.
16. Breaking the Bank. How Military Control of the Economy Obstructs Democracy in Sudan. URL: https://c4ads....
Legal regulation of extradition in Russia: the interplay between international and national provisions
This article analyses the theoretical provisions of international acts and domestic legislation regulating extradition and explores the interplay between international and national legal frameworks for extradition, focusing on a mechanism for safeguarding national interests within international treaties on extradition. The study follows the general research principle of objectivity, using, in particular, the formal legal method, abstraction, generalisation and general logical methods. The investigation...
Legal nature of marketplaces
The advancement of information technology and the digital economy pose a challenge that calls for developing specific legal approaches to comprehend phenomena such as marketplaces. This article reviews the stances adopted by Russian and international legislators regarding the understanding of marketplaces. It is shown that legislators apply a similar legal regulation logic and consider marketplaces as subjects in a legal relationship, defining them based on a set of distinctive traits. Some lawmakers...
Determination of students personality type and its impact on the quality of learning
The article presents the results of a study on the influence of students’ personality types on the quality of education, based on the example of the “Public and Municipal Administration” degree program. The study proposed and tested a hypothesis regarding the statistically significant relationship between a student’s professional personality type and their educational outcomes. To assess students’ professional personality types, John Holland’s methodology was employed, which determines a student’s...
The intermedial features of Kazuo Ishiguro’s “musical short story” Nocturne
The article traces the genre characteristics of the “musical” nocturne used by Kazuo Ishiguro in his prose “stories” (a range of themes related to the musical biography of the main character-musician, the distinctive musicality of landscape descriptions, genre specificity, the unique atmosphere inherent to the nocturne, etc.), which, on the one hand, allow them to be identified with similar ...
An onomasticon-based quantitative method for identifying of storylines in a literary work
One of the branches of digital humanities research is the analysis of the structure of literary works. Among the research directions in this field, the creation of a social network of character interactions is particularly popular. Another important task is the analysis of the structure of a work, the identification of narrative units, and their comparison. This article proposes a quantitative method for identifying plot lines based on the analysis of character names and location names. The author’s...
Translating quotes in media texts: a linguistic and translation teaching perspective
The article addresses certain translation challenges related to rendering quotes from Spanish and English into Russian: interference that occurs when formatting quotes in the target language, the phenomenon of mixed quoting and its features in different languages, and, finally, macro-level issues such as ...
Transdisciplinarity as a mechanism of educational innovations: synthesizing pedagogical experience
Due to the relatively recent emergence of transdisciplinarity in the educational sphere, the mechanisms of innovations, whose philosophical basis it constitutes, remain insufficiently studied. The aim of this article is to present a systematic experience in which ...
Features of grifonym functioning in English-language fantasy video game texts
... in English-language video games. The relevant term “grifonym” is introduced for these nominations, proposed to denote quasi-anthroponyms of beings with a high degree of fictionality, possessing a one- or multi-component structural composition and relating to the appearance, unique characteristics, social role, activities, and origin of a fantasy character endowed with certain anthropomorphic traits. Considering the nature of the activities of grifonym bearers, it is established that, in addition ...
Some aspects of intra-category connections axiological and situational modality (based on somatic phraseological units of the Russian language)
... expressions with somatic components to form a modal context and express both specific situational meanings of subjective modality (possibility / impossibility, desirability, necessity, etc.) and various aspects of axiological modality, which are directly related to the value picture of the world of the Russian people. Special attention is paid to the analysis of those shades of modal meanings that overlap and are in motivated interrelated relationships in stable combinations.
modality, axiological ...
Self-acceptance and social support of younger students with different levels of stress
This study posits a correlation in younger school children between high levels of current stress and reduced self-acceptance, as well as between an increase in current stress and decreased satisfaction with emotional and instrumental support. The respondents were 131 pupils aged 8 to 12 years from years 3 and 4 of a school in the Moscow region. Methodologically, the study relied on the Bazhin-Etkinds colour relationship test, which helped analyse the ranks of preferred colours associated with the...
Semantics of the image of the bee in Valery Pereleshin’s lyrics: the book of poems On the Way
... of Pereleshin’s book of poems On the Way (1937). The study focuses on three poems where this image is central. Analysing the image of the bee in the context of literary tradition and mythological connotations suggests that the bee is metaphorically related to the persona. This image embodies Pereleshin’s vision of the poet’s role and the nature of poetic work: the spiritual endeavours of a wordsmith should be accompanied by hard work, self-sacrifice and, ultimately, submission to the Higher ...
Problems of linguistics as presented in university textbooks
... engaging in other activities. These and other problems of the course Introduction to Linguistics stem from a notable lack of discussion of its content and teaching methods in scientific periodicals. Discussing the general, rather than specific, issues related to the content and teaching of the course is essential for teaching it effectively in current conditions. This approach would also help unify educators teaching this course into a cohesive community with shared challenges and goals.
introduction ...
Commentary on a poetic work as philological genre
... science but also among those in broader society interested in poetic creativity, commentary is one of the most sought-after genres of philological discourse that elucidates poetic works. This is linked to the distinctive position of the commentator in relation to the poem, characterized by flexibility, reliance on facts, and various interpretational possibilities. While numerous scholarly materials have been written in the genre of literary commentary, there appears to be a limited reflection on ...
Company history as a subgenre of the corporate website
A corporate website serves as a current business channel for presentation in Internet communication. The aim of this study is to determine the genre status and identify genre features of the “Company History” subsection on the corporate website. It has been established that the corporate website is a hypergenre, its sections are genres, and subsections are subgenres. Pragmatic, media-related, structural-semantic, and stylistic-linguistic subgenre parameters of the “Company History” subsection are...
Cultivation of Chlorella sp. microalgae isolates with biomass productivity assessment
Green microalgae belong to a phyletic category of organisms that have adapted to a wide range of ecological conditions. This study explores a novel freshwater microalgae isolate, Chlorella sp. B1, as a potential platform for biomass production. The research evaluated the isolate’s ability to grow in mixotrophic media. The results reveal a relationship between growth rate and dynamic changes in biomass composition. The use of granulated forms of the fertilizer “Fertika Universal” as a nutrient medium...
Russia's geostrategic position in the Baltic area as a threat of naval blockade in the current circumstances
... findings of this study and an analysis of the geopolitical and military-strategic situation in the Baltic Sea region suggest that this threat may become a reality. Its significance is also evidenced by steps taken by US and NATO towards escalation in relations with Russia, attempts to damage the country’s economy and the anti-Russian hysteria of the Baltic States.
Russia, NATO, USA, Baltic Sea, geopolitical confrontation, naval blockade
57-75
10.5922/gikbfu-2024-1-4
Spatial aspects of regional energy security: the case of the Kaliningrad region
Problems of energy security remain relevant for Russian regions in the current conditions. On the one hand, there is a pressing need to protect the economy and the population from energy-related threats at a regional and national level. On the other hand, the tense post-2022 international situation poses new industrial development challenges for regions, prompting some to reorganise domestic and export energy supply. Energy security issues encountered by Russian regions exhibit spatial variation...
The Imperishable Kant: Deleuze on the Consistency of the Faculties of Reason
... solution in the Critique of Judgment. Deleuze refers to the free coherence of the faculties as to “something third”, which gives options for reactualising Kant’s philosophy without striving to overcome it. I also provide a brief history of the issues related to Kantian philosophy, appearing in the works of Deleuze — from a course of lectures on the problem of grounds, given by the young Deleuze at the Lyceum Louis the Great in Paris, to his last article published in his lifetime, “Immanence: ...
Mass, Community, Communion
Georges Gurvitch’s research paper summarises the Paris period of his scientific activity and introduces the results obtained during this period to the anglophone reader. Gurvich analyses the degrees of cohesion of various social groups and shows the relationship between group cohesion and the sociality (or sociability) of the individuals who make up these groups. The first Russian translation of this article, as well as its English-language original, are provided with the publisher’s notes, revealing...
The Boundaries of Ecological Ethics: Kant’s Philosophy in Dialog with the “End of Human Exclusiveness” Thesis
... intuitions of the representatives of deep ecology and the opponents of anthropocentrism as such.
Attfield, R., 1983. The Ethics of Environmental Concern. New York: Columbia University Press.
Barker, M., 2018. The Argumentative Significance of Relative Purposiveness. International Philosophical Quarterly, 58(2), pp. 139-155.
Breitenbach, A., 2009. Die Analogie von Vernunft und Natur: Eine Umweltphilosophie nach Kant. Berlin & New York: De Gruyter.
Breitenbach, A., 2014. Biological Purposiveness ...
Open Use of Reason: Socrates and Kant
Kant is compared with Socrates because the two philosophers have much in common. Both thinkers were central figures in their time. Kant revolutionised the philosophy of the modern period dealing with questions of ethics and epistemology; Socrates brought about a similar revolution in ancient Greek philosophy. The image of Socrates continues to inspire modern scholars, the main features of this image being rationality and publicity. Socrates is seen as an arch-rationalist and the founder of science...
Kant als metaphilosophischer Skeptizist?
... Burwood, S., 2013. An Introduction to Metaphilosophy. New York: Cambridge University Press.
Plant, B., 2012. Philosophical Diversity and Disagreement. Metaphilosophy, 43(5), pp. 567-591.
Quine, W., 1969. Natural Kinds. In: W. Quine, 1969. Ontological Relativity and Other Essays. New York: Columbia University Press, pp. 114-138.
Rescher, N., 1985. Der Streit der Systeme. Ein Essay über die Gründe und Implikationen philosophischer Vielfalt. Würzburg: Könighausen & Neumann.
Ribeiro, B., 2011. Philosophy ...
Kant and Analysis
... there are no generally agreed tenets and methods of what is being called ‘analytic philosophy’, the name is to be replaced by a more specific one or abandoned. Williamson defends the use of this phrase, claiming that it is quite serviceable, as it relates to a broad tradition of influence, while it is not even required to adhere to the method of analysis in any distinctive sense. Lewin counters that, in this case, ‘analytic philosophy’ is too empty. One could heal this by conceptual analysis ...
Pure and Impure Philosophy in Kant’s Metaphilosophy
... metaphilosophy has three main parts: (1) an essentialist project (“What is philosophy?”); (2) a methodological project (“How do we do philosophy?”); and (3) a taxonomic project (“What are the different parts of philosophy, and how are they related?”). This paper focuses on the third project. In particular, it explores one of the most intriguing yet puzzling aspects of Kant’s philosophy, viz. the relationship between what Kant calls ‘pure’ philosophy vs. ‘applied’, ‘empirical’ ...
Dare to Know, or the Gospel According to Kant
In the course of a close analysis of Kant’s essay in which he gives his original answer to the question, “What is Enlightenment?” I examine the causes and consequences of the theses about Enlightenment which makes a plea for emancipation from the shackles of guardianship, above all by getting rid of one’s own cowardice. In search of an answer to the question, “What is the real reason of self-incurred immaturity?” I consider the bifurcation: Is it all about unjust social institutions established in...