Latvian policy on the Russian-language education
The article studies the development of Russian-language school education in independent Latvia from 1992 to 2020, as well as the process of reforming this system by official authorities. At the time of declaration of independence and withdrawal from the USSR, a bilingual education system which was formed in ...
Georgy Shengeli as a verse master and as a verse explorer
The present stage of verse studies is marked by a rekindling of interest in the theoretical approaches of the 1920s and 1930s that emerged in the milieu close to the Russian ‘formal school’. In this respect, one of the most significant figures is Georgii Shengeli (1894—1956), who is known primarily as one of the most insightful researchers of verse theory and Russian non-classical metrics. Less attention has been paid to Shengeli’s ...
Fostering of traditional family values: laws, facts, suggestions
Based on a review of the contemporary state family policy of the Russian Federation regarding the formation of family values, the article presents specific proposals for its improvement, using Saint Petersburg as a case study. The novelty of the study lies in a comprehensive approach that combines the analysis of the legal framework, statistical data, and sociological surveys to evaluate the value-based component of family policy within the specific context of Saint Petersburg. The methodology...
The scientific heritage of economic geographer Gennady Mikhailovich Fedorov
On February 11, 2024, we lost an outstanding economic geographer, mentor, and leader, a person whose name is synonymous with the establishment of the scientific school of socio-economic geography in the Kaliningrad region, recognized by the entire academic community. A graduate of the Faculty of Geography of Leningrad State University, G. M. Fedorov began his career at Kaliningrad State University in 1972, ultimately ...
Maimon’s critique of I. Kant’s theory of analytic judge-ments
... Maimon contributed to the history of the German Idealism primarily through his criticism of Kant’s theoretical philosophy, which largely predetermined some ideas of Fichte and later exerted a certain influence on the thinkers of some very different schools (from Marburg Neo-Kantianism to Deleuze). Maimon’s attitude toward Kant’s views on the nature of analytic judgments underwent an essential change in the process of his theoretical evolution: while in “Essay on Transcendental Philosophy” ...
