The article deals with the social functions of a philosophy teacher at a modern university. The assertion about the necessity of a philosopher presence in a university is substantiated: first of all, a philosopher is necessary as a representative of the intelligentsia and an educator of the intelligentsia of subsequent generations. The concept of intelligentsia […]
Smirnov G.S., Smirnov D.G., Melikyan M.A. Virtual noospheric university: educational universe in iso-philosophic representation
The article is devoted to the actual problem of virtualization of the modern university educational space. It is noted that global digitalization creates ample opportunities for the emergence of numerous representations of distance virtual education. It is shown that “zoom-” and “skype” technologies reveal one of the modes of virtuality — the replacement of personal […]
Aksenov G.P. University in V.I. Vernadsky’s noospheric picture of the world
The article focuses on the socio-political views of academician V.I. Vernadsky on university education in Russia. An analysis of the state and prospects of higher education in the context of the noospheric picture of the world is preceded by a brief excursion into the history of the emergence and development of the university as an […]
Tyulenev V.M. Roman villa in the context of the Christianization of the Latin West
The place of roman villa in the process of Christianization of the Latin West in the 4th—6th centuries is analyzed in the article. Particular attention is drawn to the fact that a special Christian piety could be cultivated in the villa, the formation of which was influenced by the views of the owner of the […]
Tumakov D.V. Crimes of law enforcement workers of post-war years in the historical context of the epoch (Based on archival materials of Yaroslavl region)
On the basis of declassified documents of party organizations and law enforcement agencies of the Yaroslavl region, the article analyzes the causes of gross violations of the law by local policemen in the first post-war years. The most striking and characteristic examples of this kind are given. As a rule, they took place in the […]
Kostyleva E.L., Tochenov S.V., Chervyakov A.I. Documents of the epistolary genre in the museum and archival foundations of Ivanovo State University
The letters of a person, in which his era is reflected, are no less interesting than the letters of great figures in literature, art, science or politics. In relation to the 20th century, such representatives include Regina Mikhailovna Grinberg, head of the Ivanovo Youth Folk Theater in the 1950s—1990s, and Dmitry Aleksandrovich Krainov, Doctor of […]
Kozub E.A., Manahov I.A. Naval battles in the fate of the Ottoman Empire in the XVI century
The article examines the role of naval battles in the fate of the Ottoman Empire in the XVI century. Special attention is paid to key personalities, thanks to whom the Ottoman fleet almost always won naval battles. Among them, a special place was occupied by Hayreddin Pasha Barbarossa and Turgut Reis, former pirates who came […]
Evdokimova T.V. A new look at the first Reich President of the Weimar Republic: Friedrich Ebert and his children
The article examines the little-studied side of the life of the famous German politician and statesman Friedrich Ebert, his family life and relationships with children. Using mainly published for the first time personal letters of members of the Ebert family, the author describes the main values and virtues that traditionally existed in the German family […]
Suvorova N.V. Russian and Polish Names of the Christian holiday of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Linguoculturological aspect)
The article raises a number of topical issues in modern linguistics related to the comparative study of closely related languages. In the lexical system of each language, the naming of festive dates (georthonyms) occupies an important place. Forming an integral part of the linguistic picture of the world, they make it possible to detect both […]
Paniutina M.N. Users’ participation in dictionary making process with special reference to dictionaries of new generation
The article raises a number of issues related to the professional activities of lexicographers at the present time, who set themselves the task of the most complete satisfaction of the needs and requests of users of reference publications. The concepts of anthropocentrism and the functional approach in lexicography are considered. The most relevant methods of […]
Manik S.A., Smirnova V.L. Contemporary approaches to analysis of complexity of educational text based on data of English textbooks
Nowadays linguistics is actively engaged in the study of text, its features, functions and properties in an interdisciplinary perspective, thus, a special branch of linguistic science has been formed, called “Text Linguistics” or “Text Theory”. The article discusses contemporary approaches in linguistics to the analysis of educational texts, as well as the problem of assessing […]
Grigoryan A.A. Types of sexism in English (Pejoration of women)
In present-day linguistics sexism serves as kind of an “umbrella” term covering and uniting quite a lot of seemingly heterogeneous and contradictory variants (from a covert or even benevolent sexism to overt or blatant one). Despite this multiplicity and variability, all versions of sexism share the idea of the opposite sex discrimination. Scholars have suggested […]
Tikhomirov V.A. Physical genius and atrophy of self-reflection in David Foster Wallace’s “How Tracy Austin Broke My Heart”
“How Tracy Austin Broke My Heart”, an essay by an American post-postmodernism writer David Foster Wallace, is formally a review of the autobiography of once a child prodigy in women’s tennis Tracy Austin. However, the text quickly overcomes the initially outlined framework and develops into sharp criticism of sports autobiography as a literary genre. Austin’s […]
Polovinkina O.I., Bychkova K.I. J.M. Coetzee and H.D. Thoreau: the motif of wandering in the novel “Life and Times of Michael K.”
The article analyses the narcissistic nature of J.M. Coetzee’s novel “Life and Times of Michael K.”; the artistic whole in this novel is based upon the principles of metafiction. Emphasizing the peculiarities of Franz Kafka’s and Henry David Thoreau’s style, Coetzee integrates certain motives of their works into his narrative. The article focuses on the […]