Knowledge and innovation dynamics of the Northwest Russia under geopolitical changes
Over the past 25 years, Russia has faced several economic and geopolitical challenges, including the 2008 global financial crisis, sanctions imposed in 2014, and the COVID-19 pandemic. To remain resilient in the face of these challenges, Russia needs to adopt a flexible development strategy and transition to a new path of development. This transition requires the development of new knowledge-intensive industries, expansion into promising markets, strengthening trade and economic partnerships, and...
The impact of the food embargo on consumer preferences and cross-border practices in the Kaliningrad region
The Russian food market has been a fascinating subject for researchers investigating food security risks and ways to mitigate them since the embargo was imposed in 2014. The Kaliningrad region, an exclave of Russia, responded more sensitively to the restrictions than any other territory of the country due to the heavy dependence of its food market on imported finished products and raw materials, as well as the transit from Russia via third countries. This study aims to explore how the consumer preferences...
Cross-border tourist mobility as seen by residents of the Karelian borderlands: COVID-19 restrictions
This article offers a new approach to evaluating the significance of cross-border tourism for residents of the border region of Karelia amid COVID-19 restrictions. The work draws on data of a municipal-level survey of the region’s population (575 people), conducted by the author in collaboration with Dr Ekaterina Shlapeko in 2021. Analysis of the survey results has confirmed the customariness of cross-border tourist mobility for the Karelians and the essential role it plays in their lives. These...
‘Definition of poetry’: Frege vs. Jakobson
This article presents a comparative analysis of two approaches to describing the reference within poetic statements: the pragmasemantic approach, which builds upon Gottlob Frege's ideas of the poetic sign as "a sign with meaning but without reference," and aesthetic-functional theories of poetic language linked to Roman Jacobson's concept of the poetic function. The pragmasemantic interpretation of the referential capabilities of a poetic ...
Population change and the settlement system transformation in Poland, as revealed by the 2021 census
This article aims to analyse current geodemographic changes in Poland, based on the data of the 2021 National Population and Housing Census. Methods, traditional for socioeconomic geography, such as zoning, were employed. Poland’s population decreased during the inter-census period (2011—2021), with the urban population declining faster than its rural counterpart. The large voivodeships aligned along the Vistula ‘axis’ — Mazowiecka, Lesser Poland and Pomerania — outperform other Polish...
The text in the context of the Tartu Semiotic School: problems and prospects
... dynamic process. Therefore, language should contain the possibility of dynamics. The TMS offered a twofold solution to this dilemma. Firstly, the text was assumed to have a polysemiotic nature: the verbal text is encoded not by one, but by several sign systems. Secondly, there was an idea of the activity, memory, and responsibility of the text. The two major lines of research within the TMS developed accordingly. The first one focused on polysemiotic systems and mechanisms: the theory of poetic ...
Reputation and status in Denmark’s strategic culture
... June 2014. The memorandum particularised Franco-Danish cooperation in countering piracy, joint actions of Danish and French armed forces in Kosovo and Mali, emphasising the importance of sharing experiences by the Danish and French navies. During the signing of the memorandum, Defence Minister Nicolai Wammen described Denmark as a ‘country with limited resources pursuing an active foreign policy’<24> striving to contribute to operations led by larger allies.<25>
When elaborating on ...
Internet diffusion and interregional digital divide in Russia: trends, factors, and the influence of the pandemic
The demand for digital technologies has been growing due to a shift in the technological and economic paradigm. The need for online services has increased since the beginning of the COVID pandemic. There are significant disparities between Russian regions in the digital technology accessibility and the development of computer skills. In 2020, the Internet diffused rapidly in most regions, although previously, there had been a slowdown. As markets got saturated with digital services, the digital divide...
“Noise” as a key to semiosis: the brain and culture (40 years later)
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Literary communication: from semiotic models to a theory of linguistic aesthetics
The article explores literary communication as one of the types of linguistic communication. The main objective is to develop a linguo-aesthetic model of literary communication based on the models of the sign, semiosis and communication adopted in linguistics, semiotics and poetics. The author employs semiotic methods of modelling the sign and communication, developed in the works of Frege, Peirce, Shpet, Mukařovsky, Jakobson, Lotman, Eco, Novikov, and ...
On the Semiotic Model of Image
... article is devoted to the development of a fundamental semiotic model of images that is based on the categorical apparatus of Ch. S. Peirce (on the concepts of Firstness, icon, hypoicon and metaphor). The image is proposed to be defined as a complex sign (two-level hypoicon- metaphor), which has a certain “primary” sign as its sign vehicle that represents the object constituted by all the facts (cases of semiosis) that are similar to that primary sign. Three key functions of the image are defined: ...
Reputation core of Russian authorities: the case of the regional level of executive power
The importance of studying the reputation of authorities is connected, on the one hand, with the formation of a consolidated system of political power and, on the other hand, with the highly social orientation of the category of the ‘reputation of authorities’, reflecting the value-based attitude of citizens towards them. The article presents the results of research aimed at the analysis of the reputation of Russian authorities, with a special focus on the regional branch of executive power....
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Evaluation of error probability in determining of reception time of RZS in the presence of white noise
The error origins in determining of reception time of radio probing signal are considered in this article. Also the method of error probability calculation was offered in this work. The analysis of maximum probability of such error was carried out for phase-shift keyed signal on the base of Barker’s code and radio signal without intrapulse modulation.
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Where and how meanings emerge
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Where does the method come from? On the self-sufficiency of semiotic objects
The article aims to illustrate the inadequacy of viewing semiotics as a mere extension of linguistic methods applied to non-linguistic objects. It highlights the dual and recursive nature of semiotic terms. Semiotics' objects are not independent signs but rather the processes involved in establishing sign relations, specifically semiosis and semiopoiesis. Given the dynamic character of semiosis, signs should not be regarded as fixed objects from a predefined vocabulary; instead, they should ...
Semio-poiesis: on the birth of the semiosphere from the biosphere
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A sample assessment of the constellation form influence on noise immunity for reception of the QAM-8 radio signal in the Matlab environment
The study of signals with quadrature-amplitude modulation is an urgent task due to their wide application in the satellite television broadcasting systems, as well as for the communication channel of the INMARSAT satellite communication system and the Sirius satellite. The paper presents the results of a study, when an experimental facility was assembled to assess the probability of receiving bit error for a QAM-8 radio signal, depending on the type of signal constellation for different SNRs in the...
On the problem of signal reconstruction in the case of analog-to-digital conversion in communication systems
The work of analog-to-digital converter and the problems arising in the reduction of the input signal are investigated. A solution to the problem of aperture uncertainty is presented by using a constructive method with an approximate analysis of the reconstructed signal.
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Research of process in bistable system when passing the mix of the harmonious signal and «white» noise
In the work the mechanism of compound harmonic signal and noise through the bistable system which role carries out Schmitt's trigger is considered. Dependence of signal-to-noise ratio on different factors is shows. Necessary conditions for ensuring increase of the signal-to-noise ratio at the output of the system are defined. The decision on practical implementation of the effect in electronic circuits of various purposes is submitted.
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Measurement of the attitude a signal/noise of a mix of a harmonious signal and narrow-band noise
The algorithm of definition of the attitude a signal/noise for a mix of a signal and narrow-band noise is offered at various noise levels that can be used at various ways of processing of signals.
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Improving the efficiency of wavelet signal processing of NQR signals with modified Morlet basis functions
In this work it is shown that application of the modified function of Morle as basic function of wavelet-transformation has allowed α to achieve by a choice of optimum parameter increase in the permission of the non-stationary signals of magnetic resonance, essential localization separate a component of a multicomponent signal and to raise the accuracy of definition of spectral parameters strongly noisy signals.
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The modern economy of Russia’s Baltic regions in the municipal context
This article analyses the differentiation of municipalities at the municipal and urban district levels in the Kaliningrad and Leningrad regions based on their economic development and the response of their economies to the crises of 2020 and 2022. Emphasis is placed on the possibilities of conducting such assessments by merging Rosstat statistics with publicly available accounting and tax reporting data from the Federal Tax Service. The contribution also assesses the role of small businesses in municipal...
The geopolitical effect of the maritime factor on the spatial development of post-Soviet Russia: the Baltic case
The article explores the impact of geopolitical processes on the spatial organisation of society, a matter that has gained increasing importance in Russia. It focuses on the utilization of the World Ocean and its coastlines for resource extraction, logistics, military-strategic purposes, and settlement. Methodologically, this study combines modern socio-geographical approaches emphasising the role of the maritime factor in spatial development with classical geopolitical ideologemes drawing a line...
Signs and senses as an epistemological problem
The semiotic problem of the triad “sign – meaning – sense” is discussed as a methodological problem caused by philosophy of external realism and the representational theory of cognition based on it. Reification of linguistic signs, along with the erroneous view of the nature ...
Geopolitical Security of Russia: Remarks on the Problem Statement
This paper summarizes the results of the seminar “Geopolitical Security of Russia: Remarks on the Problem Statement”, held on August 26, 2022, at the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Kaliningrad. During the seminar, the Institute of Geopolitical and Regional Studies of the university announced an initiative to devise a system of monitoring the geopolitical (regional) security of Russia. The debate centred around the development of a conceptual framework and a geopolitical security model...
‘The Word, an Ulcer…’: Aleksey Chicherin’s semiotic utopia
In this article, we analyse the semiotic concept of art created by the constructivist poet Aleksey Chicherin, as presented in his treatise Kan-Fun. We establish the connection between Chicherin’s concept of the ‘sign of Poetry’, on the one hand, and the theoretical research of the early Russian avant-garde and the basic tenets of the semiotic description of the language, on the other. An analysis of Chicherin's theory shows that it rests on an attempt to overcome ...
On the problem of semiosis in the borrowed sign
The data of empirical research of the borrowed sign evolution are ana-lyzed in the article. The study focuses on"creativity"as an Anglo-American borrowing. Reversive nature of semiotic process, typical for interpretation of borrowed words — from sign to it’s meaning, from signifiant ...
Bases of the theory of digital communication systems with not orthogonal carrier frequencies
The algorithm of the solution of the task of permission of signals in communication systems with not orthogonal carrier frequencies is provided. A basis are provisions of the theory of optimum reception in the annex to communication systems. It is shown that the system of equations of credibility allows to solve for communication systems the problem of permission of signals in the field of their nonorthogonality. It is shown that the solution of the task of permission of signals in communication...
Propositional nominant as a special type of a language sign
The article shows why we single out the propositional nominant as a special type of a language sign. The nomination process of functionally structured events is considered in onomasiological strategy. The interpretation of the problem stated in this article's title is carried out on the base of functionally structured sign with the signified as ...
Reseach of loses at propagation of the radio signal of cellular communication on the basis of statistical models
Calculation of level of losses of a radio signal of cellular communication in the conditions of a city with dense many-storeyed building on the basis of statistical models is resulted. On the basis of statistical look-ahead estimations of loss of capacity of a signal on an input of user's stations scientific directions of perfection of parameters of cellular communication can be developed.
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Spatial differentiation of rural territories in the Kaliningrad region: implications for socio-economic policies
The article analyses the challenges associated with the development of rural areas in the Kaliningrad region. The author analyses trends in the development of agriculture, population dynamics, and settlement patterns, while also exploring their interconnectedness and external impacts. The research draws upon comparative-geographical, economic-statistical, and cartographic analyses utilizing official statistical data. The study reveals that since the early 2000s, agricultural production in the Kaliningrad...
Information and propaganda strategies in German non-state media discourse during the COVID-19 pandemic
This study aims to analyse the strategies supporting the German Government’s biopolitical health and life protection practices and how they were promoted in the discourse of non-state media outlets during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is assumed that non-state media used various pandemic communication strategies to achieve common biopolitical goals, striking a balance between propaganda and outreach. A comparative analysis was conducted of German publications that focused on the pandemic and appeared...
Really: syntactics without semiotics?
... ‘verily’, ‘truly’ discovered by Andrej A. Zaliznjak in 1993. Linguistics and semiotics are different research programmes: the first one deals with specific features of language structures, while the second one discusses general characteristics of all sign systems, from a perspective of interpreting most or all of them as secondary respective to natural language. Formal models of language deal with classes of elements and predict their positions. Lexicographic descriptions provide instructions to the ...
Distributive interpretants in the crossword metalanguage
... information about the encoded word forms a verbalized part of the crossword puzzle cell, and the encoded nomination is a non—verbalized part that is subject to decoding as a result of interpretation of the description. Encoding and decoding of the sign act as two components forming a dialogical unity of the act of indirect communication between the compiler of the crossword and its interpreter.
The purpose of this study is to search for and describe the features of distributive interpretants,...
The dialogue between linguistics and the poetic avant-garde in Russia in the 1920—1930s: experiments with a universal language
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Arvatov, B., 1930. Ob agit- i proziskusstve [About agitation and prose art]. Moscow (in Russ.).
Barulin, A. N., 2002. Osnovaniya semiotiki. Znaki, znakovye sistemy, kommunikatsiya. Ch. 2: Znaki, znakovye sistemy, kommunikatsiya. [Foundations of semiotics. Signs, sign systems, communication. Part 2. Signs, sign systems, communication]. Moscow (in Russ.).
Baudouin de Courtenay, J. N., 2010. Yazykovedenie i yazyk: Issledovaniya, zamechaniya, programmy lektsii [Linguistics and Language: Studies, remarks,...
Changes in the structure and geography of tourist flows during the COVID-19 pandemic
Tourism suffered more than many other sectors amid Covid-19 travel restrictions. This article looks at the impact of the pandemic on the territorial redistribution of tourist flows in the Baltic region. The study draws on regional annual and monthly data on international and domestic tourist arrivals between 2019 and 2021, available on the websites of the statistical offices of the Baltic Region countries. The regions earlier dependent on tourist arrivals from Russia experienced the largest drop...
The sea factor in the federal regulation of Russia’s spatial development: post-Soviet experience and current priorities
Current geoeconomic and geopolitical transformations project on Russian society and its spatial organisation, highlighting the problems of spatial socioeconomic development and its governmental regulation. This article examines the theoretical and applied aspects of the incorporation into the national regional policy of the sea factor, understood as a combination of location and resources, which is determined by a country’s jurisdiction over coasts and waters, its maritime activities and coastalisation...
The evolution of the military-strategic importance of the Kaliningrad region in the context of relations between Russia and NATO
The Kaliningrad region, as an exclave of the Russian Federation, which does not have common borders with the main part of the country, is significantly dependent in its development on the external situation, including the military-political environment. The latter determines the ratio of the military and civilian components of regional development, as well as the military-strategic significance of the region for Russia, the number and composition of the Russian military forces in the region. In doing...
Cross-border digitalization of the western border of Russia: potential and prospects
Border regions are significant geostrategic territories, which long-term sustainable development is one of the priorities of Russia’s national security. The specificity of their economic-geographical position necessitates the development and implementation by the authorities of special governance approaches aimed at finding a balance between the openness and barrier function of the state border. One of the most common tools for the spatial development of border areas is the sustainable cross-border...
Models of endowing artificial intelligence with legal personality
The article discusses some problems related to the legal personality of artificial intelligence. The concept of artificial intelligence and its legally significant features, the ratio of artificial intelligence and robot are investigated. The purpose of the study is to analyze the main models of granting legal personality to artificial intelligence. The following research methods are used: comparative, analytical and historical. Results: The first model denies the possibility of granting artificial...
Generalized model of a satellite information transmission channel using Nyquist shaping filters
The results of generalized satellite channel model constructing in MathCAD, including the synthesis of a discrete information signal, the implementation of a convolutional encoder, a forming Nyquist filter and a BPSK modulator, the synthesis of a discrete additive narrow-band Gaussian noise, the implementation of a BPSK demodulator and a decoder based on the Witterby algorithm are presented in this article. As a result of verification of the model, it is shown that in the absence of additive...
Automated training system for studying the complex of radio monitoring and signal analysis
The article proposes ways and principles of creating automated training systems using the example of a training program for studying a radio monitoring and signal analysis complex (Kassandra class) for training information security specialists, which can be used by educational organizations and training centers conducting training in this area.
Sayapina M. E.
training system, radio monitoring, signal analysis, Kassandra
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A literary image as a cognitive phenomenon
... psychology: psychoanalytic approach, the theory of reflection, cognitive psychology. It describes cognitive features of image and the ways of their representation in the novel «The Master of Petersburg» by J. Coetzee. An image is viewed as an iconic sign incorporated in the structure of a concept, being an element of its figurative-and-associative layer. It contributes to cognition of reality, reflecting a specific model of reality which connects concrete perceptible characteristics of an object ...
Implementation of a Software Signal Generator of Various Shapes Based on a Microcontroller of the STM32F10x Family
This paper describes the principle of building an arbitrary waveform generator based on the STM32F10x MCU family. This generator was successfully applied by the authors of the study in the development of the electostimulation device. Waveform generator allows to generate impulses of square, trapezoidal, sawtooth and sinusoidal shape in a wide frequency range, creating minimal computational load on the core of MCU. Software signal waveform generator can also be applied in creating other electonical...
Seven stages of ADC connection for effective analog-to-digital conversion, minimizing noise elements
High-frequency transformations require to correctly design the gain unit before the analog-to-digital converter. To achieve the optimum signal-to-noise ratio, you need to select the correct ADC, and also configure the circuit to receive the signal. The authors focus on several stages for successful conversion of an analog high-resolution signal.
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The problem of meaning in Social Semiotics: deep semiotics as a conceptual extension of Social Semiotics
... former record, store, and disseminate social experience. These systems affect the human consciousness to change the semantic picture of the world, behaviour, and the way one perceives reality. Almost all cultural artefacts perform the function of a sign. As a semiotic system develops special signs emerge to replace the artefacts by denoting them. Iconic signs are based upon resemblance, index signs upon a causal relationship, and symbols on social conventions. Language is the most important system ...
The paradox of the ‘semiotics of life’: Yuri Lotman’s later works
... [Late Lotman]. In: N. S. Avtonomova. Otkrytaya struktura: Yakobson — Bakhtin — Lotman — Gasparov [Open Structure: Jacobson — Bakhtin — Lotman — Gasparov]. Moscow, pp. 219—227 (in Russ.).
Lotman, Yu. M., 1998. Lyudi i znaki [People and signs]. In: Vyshgorod, 3, pp. 133—138 (in Russ.).
Lotman, Yu. M., 1992. Kul'tura i vzryv [Culture and explosion]. Moscow (in Russ.).
Lotman, Yu. M., 2010. Nepredskazuemye mekhanizmy kul'tury [Unpredictable culture mechanisms]. Tallinn (in Russ.).
Salupere,...
The Image of the World Revealed In Words: Ludwig Wittgenstein and The Iсonic Semiotics
... as a logical isomorphism between structures. This allows the author to expand the concept of iconicity — due to the use of verbal means, an image can denote both actual, possible and even non-existent entities. This makes it possible to consider a sign as not only a discrete and symbolic phenomenon based on an arbitrary connection between the signified and the signifier. Alternative semiotics can be based on Wittgenstein’s understanding of a sign as a picture, a holistic structure of non-discrete ...
The solution of a problem of detection of a signal at vertical sounding of an ionosphere
In the real work the solution of a problem of determination of parameters of the radio impulse reflected from an ionosphere is considered. The noise component, and also the multibeam structure of a signal arising at formation two magnetoionic component is thus considered. Expression for definition of probability of reception of a radio impulse in these conditions is received.
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