The article deals with the theme of the war in the collection of short stories by E. M. Remarque ―Annette‘s Love Story‖, which Remarque wrote in the period from 1930 up to 1931, between two most important novels ―All quiet on the Western Front‖ and ―The road back‖. Unlike the novels, Remarque‘s stories are still […]
Lakerbay D. L. Both the horse and the delicate trembling doe: notes on the phenomenon of the Soviet writer-journalist
This article is devoted to the problem of the indistinguishability of artistic and journalistic texts in the works of the ―grand style‖ of the Stalin era. The concept of ―literature‖ is historical, so it is necessary to study the historical configuration of literature, first of all determining the relevant contexts. Such a context for the […]
Kapustin N. V. Chekhov’s story “Fear”: genre metamorphoses and obertones of meaning
The article is devoted to the short story of Anton P. Chekhov «Fear». Chekhov himself considers his story as a «Сhristmas story» (it was published on December, 25, 1892 in «Novoe Vremya» newspaper). It is a bit paradoxical because the narration covers summer time. That seems to extremely distance the story from the traditional Christmas […]
Grigoryan A. A., Grigoryan A. Yu. Objectifying women as a manifestation of sexism
One might have assumed that by the start of the XXI century the problem of sexism has been successfully solved due to very energetic and fruitful efforts under-taken by the so-called gender-sensitive layers of the society. Indeed, their efforts have led to quite tangible results. However, in reality it turns out that sexism is still […]
Kogalovskii S. R. Reading Ilyenkov (how should a school teach to think?)
Judgments of the author of the book “School should teach to thinkˮ correlate with problems of developmental teaching of mathematics. The fundamental limitations of the genetic approach to training are shown. Following it hinders the development of the mechanisms of cognition of students. The genetic method is contrasted to the ontogenetic approach to training, the […]
Pirozhkova S. V. The tasks of the university in cognitive and biocapitalism: from a competent consumer to a participant in socio-technological design
The article presents a model of the development of forms of work with social expectations within the framework of the evolution of the predictive and managerial support of technological development. It is shown that social expectations are one of the important factors in the development of science and technology in the context of the formation […]
Paley E. V. Axiospace of contemporary natural science and technical education: opportunities for the integration of the humanities
The article examines several topical aspects of the integration of the humanities into the natural science and technical education. This process is closely interlinked with the inclusion of explicit and implicit value attitudes in the process of education. The negative character of the deficit of the values fostered by humanities within the framework of contemporary […]
Petryakov L. D. Ontology in semantic names of places and institutions: statement of the problem
The article examines the concepts of culture, created in the classical era, such as: “time”, “progress”, “modernity with its problems”, which have firmly entered our everyday language. It is shown that they largely determine our thinking, allowing to act effectively in typical situations. Their ambivalence is revealed in situations requiring out-of-the-box thinking, when they also […]
Yudin K. A. “The way of cinnabar” by Julius Evola: experience of intellectual autobiography and philosophical self-knowledge
This article can be seen as a continuation of a series of publications by the author, which began several years ago, devoted to the study of the works of the famous Italian right-wing conservative philosopher-traditionalist, Baron Julius Evola. An attempt is being made to focus on his particular work, which is an intellectual autobiography of […]
Khripunov A. S. The emergence and evolution of the liberal program of public education development in Russia in the late XIX — early XX century
The article deals with the main provisions of the liberal program for the development of public education in Russia at the turn of the XIX—XX centuries. Particular attention is paid to the institutionalization of the liberal movement in Russia, the development of various projects of programs for reforming the Russian school. An analysis of the […]
Stepanov A. V. Memoirs of Lidia B. Tvel’kmeier as a piece of evidence on daily life of a middle class family in early XX century St. Petersburg
Upon the reminiscences of Lidia Tvel’kmeier (Rozing), some aspects of daily life of a family of an early 20th century Russian university lecturer are studied, such as housing conditions, nutrition, leisure activities, upbringing of children. The author makes suppositions about probable family income level. Features of life that are typical and atypical of the “so-called […]
Pikin A. V. Response to Chalcedon? The embassy of Leo the Great to Attila and its place in the discussion of the canon 28 of the Council of Chalcedon
The author of the article considers the question of necessity for Pope Leo the Great to participate personally in the embassy to Attila in 452. The history of the embassy is considered not only from the political expediency, but also in the context of the struggle of the Roman Holy See for leadership in the […]
Kornikov A. A. Old coats of arms of the cities of the upper Volga provinces
Тhe article is devoted to the study of pre-revolutionary coats of arms of some cities in three regions of the upper Volga area — the provinces of Vladimir, Kostroma and Yaroslavl’. The process of developing and approving of their coats of arms is described, some groups of city coats of arms are specified, their quantitative […]
Evseev V. A. The specifics of England’s foreign policy in relation to the German principalities at the turn of the XVII and XVIII centuries
This article is devoted to the investigation of England’s policy to different principalities of Germany at the turn of XVII—XVII centuries. France — the main opponent of Britain in Europe — in order to restrain British influence in Europe created a successful system of alliances with different principalities of Germany. However, these alliances were temporary, […]