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• Historical perspective on the word gospoda as a form of address

  Using the method of corpus analysis, this article explores the history of the Russian hon­orific gospoda and related forms of address: damy i gospoda, gospoda-tovarischi, and other noun-noun and adjective-noun collocations (gospoda publika uvažaemye gospoda). It draws on examples from literature to demonstrate that although, contrary to popular belief, the honorific damy i ...

• Full and short personal names in Russian: a quantitative study

  ... depends on various factors, such as the length of the full name and the gender of its owner: for longer names and female names, the short form is more common. Based on data from the Russian National Corpus, it is proved that the use of the full name as a form of address has been increasing in the last 15 to 30 years. Krongauz, M. A., 2001. Changes in Russian speech etiquette. In: S. M. Kuzʹmina and L. A. Kapanadze, eds. Zhizn' yazyka: sbornik statei k 80-letiyu M. V. Panova [Life of language: collection ...

• History of the words starina and starik as terms of friendship in Russian

  ... and starina emerged as terms of friendship in standard Russian language. These terms were often used by male characters in the prose of the Khrushchev Thaw — students, scientists, and engineers. It was initially assumed that these words had become forms of address at that time. Analysis of data from the Russian National Corpus shows that these terms of friendship date back earlier than that. Starik was used to address a male friend in the 19th century and starina in the 1920s—30s. Decades apart, the two ...

• Problems of Studying Russian Hagiography

  ... problems of studying Russian hagiography. The author responds to the challenge of performing a comprehensive analysis of a hagiographic text, while preserving the unity of the content and the form. Considering hagiography as an ecclesiastical genre and a form of the Sacred Tradition, the author addresses the analysis methodology and proposes to combine the principles of hagiology and literary and philological research on hagiographic texts. The primary focus is on understanding the category of hagiographic topoi, which is linked to the concept ...

• The Role of the Sublime in Kant’s Religion: Moral Motivation and Empirical Possibility

  I show that Kant’s depiction of the christic figure in Religion within the Boundaries of Mere Reason is not contingent ... ... four points show that the image of Christ functions in a dual manner. Points 1) to 3) address Christ as a prototype/archetype (Urbild) — awakening and making possible a... ... Aesthetic Judgment. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Engstrom, S., 2009. The Form of Practical Knowledge: A Study of the Categorical Imperative. Harvard: Harvard...

• The images of dreams and symbolic forms of culture

  This article addresses the issue of the underlying cognitive unity of the symbolic forms of culture and the symbols of “prophetic” dreams. In this connection, the author justifies, in particular, the introduction of similar objects in the object area of modern cognitive linguistics, gives a definition of prophetic dreams, and identifies ...

• Playing with spectres

  This article analyses the science of spectres addressed in J. Derrida’s book Spectres of Marx. The methodological approach employed is Julia Kristeva’s ‘semiological ... ... characteristics of artistic imagination and its poetic keys opening the ‘doors of perception’ that are closed to the other forms of social consciousness/unconsciousness. The article analyses E. T. A. Hoffmann’s novel The Sandman, which is interpreted ...

• Dilemmas of logical hylomorphism

  Logical hylomorphism considers logic as a theory of formal relations. However, it is difficult to give a precise definition of these ... ... logical hylomorphism. It is argued that, as a metatheory, Aristotelian syllogistics addresses formal relations between the perfect and imperfect rules of inference rather... ... logical hylomorphism of Alexander of Aphrodisias, who connected it with metaphysical form vs. matter dichotomy. Thirdly, it is argued that Kant’s transcendental logic...

• Local Border Traffic as a Form of Visa Liberalisation and Territorial Development

  This article addresses the issue of visa liberalisation between Russia and the European Union, which constitutes a key aspect of the parties’ diplomatic cooperation.... ... traffic, expert interviews, and related analytic reports. Specifically, local border traffic is viewed as the most effective form of interaction in the field of visa regime simplification and border territory development. An assessment of the positions ...

• Time in Sergey Trubetskoy’s and Boris Chicherin’s metaphysical concepts: A discussion on Kant

  ... controversy between Sergey Trubetskoy and Boris Chicherin, which followed the publication of Trubetskoy’s monograph the Foundations of Idealism. This analysis focuses on the... ... philosophers to revise the traditional approaches (Kant’s teaching of time as an a priori form of sensibility, the post-Kantian idea of time as a manifestation of the absolute... ... individual person but the humanity as a community of sentient and intelligent beings. In addressing Platonism, the Kantian tradition, and the philosophy of all-unity, Trubetskoy...

• Problems of introducing various forms of social entrepreneurship in the Kaliningrad region

  This article addresses the interpretation of social entrepreneurship in the Russian legislation, as well as the introduction of various forms of social entrepreneurship in the Kaliningrad region. The author analyses the cases of social entrepreneurship development in the Kaliningrad region and identifies the problems of interpreting the term “social entrepreneurship” in the Russian ...

• Symbolical interactionism: A methodology for ana-lysing processes in an administrative system

  This article considers the role of symbols in the system of social interactions. Symbolical interactionism is examined ... ... wide range of meanings including, alongside linguistic structures, determinants in the form of cultural, organizational and group factors. The efficiency of management process... ... of symbols of the subject and the object of administrative interactions. The authors address the problem of correlation between the categories of “management” and “situation”...

• The Baltic-Pontic region in the Europe-Eurasia dual system

  This article considers the Baltic-Pontic Sea region not only as a geographical space of Intermarium (Międzymorze, Tarpjūris etc.) but also as Intermundium or the interface ... ... the models of intercivilisational interaction between Europe and Eurasia. The author addresses the issue of the political identity of the region and its ability to play... ... hronopoliticheskoj tipologii. Problemy i vozmozhnosti tipologicheskogo analiza jevoljucionnyh form politicheskih sistem. Chast' II. Hronopoliticheskaja perspektiva. Chast' III. Otechestvennaja...

• Ontological taxonomy as a means to inventory the elements of the semantic metalanguage of cognitive analysis (based on E. V. Rakhilina’s monograph Cognitive Analysis of Object Names (Semantics and Collocations))

  In this work, I address the problems of inventorying the semantic metalanguage used in cognitive analysis to describe the meaning and collocation characteristics of ... ... result of the study — the ontological taxonomy of the researcher’s metalanguage — is presented in the appendix in the form of a dictionary. Rakhilina, E. V., 2010. Kognitivnyi analiz predmetnykh imen (semantika i sochetaemost') ["Cognitive ...

• On a new corpus dictionary of dreams

  This article addresses the problem of “prophetic” dreams. It considers the issue of compiling a new dictionary of dreams, which should contain such necessary ... ... the following: easily find certain symbolic dream images, conduct their qualitative analysis, and compare them with symbolical forms of culture. The articles of the proposed dictionary can contain information on other aspects of dreams — cognitive, psychological,...

• An economic complexity analysis of the Kaliningrad region: identifying sectoral priorities in the emerging value creation paradigm

  The ongoing technological development leads to the emergence of a new value-creation paradigm that calls for changes and structural transformations ... ... paramount importance. Economic complexity (EC) analysis is a new effective tool to address the issue. Its application at a subnational level is, however, limited by methodological... ... practice, the study involved the development of methods, algorithms, and software to form a source database and measure economic complexity. The findings may guide the use...

• Scientific writing in teaching foreign languages to future researchers

  This article highlights the need to address the stylistics of scientific writing when teaching a foreign language to future scientists. The author presents a historical overview of the ... ... writing in the following aspects: field of use, topic and content, characteristics of the sender and recipient, purpose and forms of speech, and general properties, linguistic features, and types of texts. 1. Кожина М. Н. К основаниям ...

• The category of the psychosomatic in the psychological discourse of the 20th century

  This article analyses key approaches to interpreting the content of the ‘psychosomatic disorder’ construct, which can be viewed through the prism of various psychogenic factors of development and understood as a form of soma-tization of affective or psychopathological conditions. The author addresses the theoretical and methodological problems of modern understanding of psycho-somatic disorders associated with the multiplicity of their psychological mod-els, criteria for the presence/absence of organic disorders, and the possibilities of ...

• Foreign economic activity of Saint Petersburg, the Leningrad Region, and the Republic of Karelia: problems and opportunities for development

  ... this paper, we look at the interregional cooperation in adjacent areas. Specifically, we focus our attention on the cluster of regions formed by the city of St. Petersburg, the Leningrad region and the Republic of Karelia. All three areas face a number of challenges ... ... of strategic documents of regional development, however, shows that the issue of interregional cooperation has not been duly addressed at any level, theoretical or practical. It is important to strengthen international trade capacity and to increase cooperation ...

• Translation of sociolect texts

  ... represented by a set of language variants or language existential forms, reflecting the hetero­geneous character of the national culture. Notwithstanding variable nature of language, lin­guistic theorizing has been mostly based on standardized languages forms, rather than on natu­ral speech dialects. The present research addresses the fundamental issue of variability within a language and aims at studying the specific fragment of the Russian language of the XXth centu­ry — Soviet camp sociolect within the frameworks of contrastive sociolectology. Sociolect nature of the source text is viewed as one ...

• The Disproportionate Expansion of the Object of Legal Regulation: The Concept and Forms

  In this article, I address the problem of the disproportionate expansion of the object of legal regulation. I stress the general tendency towards an overly broad understanding of the object of legal regulation in Russia and delineate the boundaries of legal regulation. In conclusion, I demonstrate ...

• I. Kant in the development of N. O. Lossky’s philosophical views: The case of a translation

  This article considers the development of N. O. Lossky’s concept of intuitivism in the context of the translation of Kant’s ... ... nature of judgement and inference, and that of the synthetic and analytic. The article addresses the interpretation of the concept of ‘intuition’ by Lossky and the influence... ... [Critique of Pure Rea¬son. Translation by N. O. Lossky], Petrograd.9. Kant, I., 1910, I. O forme I nachalah mira chuvstvennogo i umopostigaemogo. II. Uspehi metafiziki. [I. On...

• The antinomy of political reason. Some deliberations on Kant’s “Answer-ing the Question: What is Enlightenment?”

  ... political project. The author focuses on the philosophical prerequisites and the essence of this project and analyses the difference between the “public” and “private”... ... function only when the interests of government and citizen coincides. Russian history is addressed to illustrate that even “common interests” of the ruler and the citizen... ... article proposes a hypothesis about the dissident movement as a possible political form of implementingthis paradox. This dilemma helps to formulate the idea of antinomy...

• Memory phenomenon in the German literary criticism after 1989

  This paper focuses on different theories proposed by German literary scholars currently addressing the concept of "memory", and reconsider the role of literature as a medium for keeping and transferring cultural legacy through ... ... that literature-as-a-medium and memories are interconnected. It is also demonstrated how reading evokes spe-cific memories and forms a certain image of the past. 1. Ассман Я. Культурная память: Письмо, память о прошлом ...

• Some remarks on the concept and function of Kant’s theory of schematism in the Critique of Pure Reason

  The article introduces Kant’s doctrine of schematism (Critique of Pure Reason A 137-A 147; B 176-B 187). The inclusion of the ... ... undetermined concept of objects in general. To support this interpretation, the author addresses main concepts of the schematism theory (for instance, those of schema, imagination... ... Kritik der reinen Vernunft. In: Kant-Studien 69. P. 17—45. 8. Hepfer, K. 2006, Die Form der Erkenntnis. Immanuel Kants theoretische Einbildungskraft. Freiburg/München...

• The history of the integration between Russia’s Kaliningrad region and Poland’s northeastern voivodeships: A programme approach

  ... genesis of integration at the regional level is explored by identifying the major areas and tools for collaboration. The authors address research works of Russian (Soviet) and Polish researchers, intergovernmental agreements, EU-Russia crossborder cooperation programmes, expert ... ... analytical reports. Special attention is paid to programme-based interregional and cross-border cooperation as the most efficient form of collaboration for accelerating integration and socio-economic development in border areas. Based on their evaluation of ...

• The metaphysics of science

  A reflection on the meaning of Kant’s manuscript where he uses the expression ‘metaphysics of science’. 20th ... ... science acknowledged empiricism and it was anti-metaphysic and positivistic. However, all forms of empiricism and positivism lead to a negation of philosophy, replacing it with... ... metaphysics. The anti-philosophical nature of 20th century philosophy of science necessitates addressing Kant’s theory of science when searching for a truly philosophical understanding...

• Modern understanding of ‘geoeconomic position’ and the Saint Petersburg agglomeration

  This article presents a modern interpretation of the concept of ‘geoeconomic situation’ as applied to one of the most important ... ... approaches) and the geoeconomic approach developed by the authors. The article also addresses recent findings in regional economy and spatial studies. It is aimed at the... ... interest for researchers of geographic clusters, agglomerations, and such cross-border forms of cooperation, as growth triangles, for example. 1. Artobolevsky, S. S., Baklanov...

• The formation of the political elite in Lithuania at the turn of the 1980s—1990s: the role of “moral politicians”

  This article considers the trend of structural changes in the political elite of the Republic of Lithuania in the post-Soviet ... ... the context of research on the processes of postcommunist transformations. This work addresses the scientific interpretation of the content of mechanisms of «new» political... ... Change: Historical Stories of Political Development, Boston. 3. Bourdieu, P. 1986, The forms of capital. In: Richards, J. G. (ed.), Handbook of Theory and Research for the...

• Energy and the Ways of its Conceptualisation in Cognition: an Attempt at an Epistemological Analysis

  Thе article examines the connection between conceptualisation and transfer of knowledge in the humanities and analyses the role of these processes in the formation ... ... latter case, the conceptual sources of the borrowed elements are unclear. The author addresses the need to develop a special epistemological discipline — conceptual comparative... ... 1—2(5), pp. 120—164. 3. Bibikhin, V. V., 2008. Vnutrennyaya forma slova [Internal form of a word]. St. Petersburg. 4. Bredshou, D., 2012. Aristotel' na Vostoke i na Zapade...

• Local border traffic and the development of retail trade in the Kaliningrad region and Polish borderlands

  Signing the agreement on local border traffic (LBT) between the Republic of Poland and the Russian Federation was welcomed by experts as an important step towards ... ... When considering retail trade as a structural element of economy, it is important to address the differences in the effect LBT has had on the development of this sector... ... (accessed 12.05.2015). 8. Kretinin, G., Mironyuk, D. 2014, Local Border Traffic as a Form of Visa Liberalisation and Territorial Development, Balt. Reg., no 4, p. 27-41...

• Clusters in the institutional perspective: on the theory and methodology of local socioeconomic development

  This article addresses the problem of definition and identification of clusters as localized mesoeconomic systems with fuzzy boundaries that stimulate the development ... ... Porter, M. 2003, Konkurencija [Сompetition], Moscow, Izdatel'skij dom «Vil'jams». 13. Shastitko, A. Ye. 2009, Clusters as a Form of Spatial Organisation of Economic Activity: Theory and Practical Observations, Baltic Region, no. 2, p. 7—25. doi: 10....

• Immaturity and the objective of a true reform in ways of thinking. Part II

  The originality of Kant’s answer to the question of the Enlightenment in a 1784 article consisted not in addressing the words of Horace, but in linking it to the revised legal notion of immaturity, which is now interpreted from the ... ... dominated by negative characteristics; secondly, unlimited use of one’s understanding can lead to logical egoism (and other forms thereof) consisting in denying the necessity of verifying one’s judgements with the help of the understanding of others....

• Immaturity and the objective of a true reform in ways of thinking. Part I.

  The originality of Kant’s answer to the question of the Enlightenment in a 1784 article consisted not in addressing the words of Horace, which was commonplace in Germany of the time, but in linking it to the revised legal notion of ... ... dominated by negative characteristics; secondly, unlimited use of one’s understanding can lead to logical egoism (and other forms thereof) consisting in denying the necessity of verifying one’s judgements with the help of the understandingof others....