The article is devoted to the mermaid motif in poetic works of A.S. Pushkin and its origins in world literature and culture. The closest source for Pushkin wasV.A. Zhukovsky's ballad “The Fisherman” (1818), a creative translation of Goethe's ballad “Der Fischer” (1778—1779). Pushkin wrote a whole gallery of works on this theme, starting with short […]
Kopytova E.A., Tyuleneva E.M. L.V. Garelina — the first Ivanovo woman writer: to the problem of the formation of the Ivanovo literary text
The article presents L.V. Garelina as the first Ivanovo female writer. Lyubov Vasilyevna Garelina (1821—1885) was the heiress of the famous Yaroslavl mer-chant dynasty of the Sobolevs, the wife of an Ivanovo merchant and industrialist, one of the first heads of the city and initiators of its formation, philanthropist, and local historian Ya.P. Garelina. At […]
Dzhamalova Ya.Ya. Tradition vs innovation: Zinaida Gippius’ “new people”
The article is devoted to the problem of the relationship between “old and new”, considered on the Zinaida Gippius’ works (1890s). The focus is on image of the “new man” created by Gippius in her provocative called collection “New People” (1896), which, on the one hand, demonstrates the author's claim to create new anthropology and […]
Kiseleva I.S. Sleep and life creation in Max Frisch's play “Santa Cruz”
The romantic play Santa Cruz outlined the main lines of Max Frisch's work. The main theme of his books is often the desire of a person to break the deadening monotony of his daily reality at any cost, to escape from the gray routine, which day after day kills all vital energy, all interest and […]
Poluektova T.A., Prudius I.G. D. Lefèvre, E. Guibert, F. Lemercier’s “Le Photographe” as a (photo) graphic novel: representative specificity of the genre
The article considers an example of a (photo) graphic novel based on the work of French authors D. Lefèvre, E. Guibert and F. Lemercier “The Photographer”(Le Photographe, 2006) in which text, drawing and photography are equivalent structuralartistic components. “The Photographer” tells the story of one of the book’s authors, Didier Lefèvre, who worked as a […]
Zimina M.V., Moskaleva S.I. Features of the translation of the Russian word still into German (based on the material of the novel by M.A. Bulgakov “The Master and Margarita”)
This article examines the ways of translating the Russian word “still” into German based on the material of M.A. Bulgakov's novel “The Master and Margarita” andits translation into German by R. Schroeder. In the course of the study, the partial belonging of this lexical unit is revealed. All cases of the use of the lexeme […]
Gubanov S.A. Epithetation of a proper name in M. Tsvetaeva’s poetry
The article is devoted to the study of the specifics of proper names epithetation in Marina Tsvetaeva’s poetry. The work establishes that a proper name orientedtowards a qualitative characteristic as a result of epithetation appears as a semiotic center of the utterance. The strategies and directions of epithetation in M. Tsvetaeva’s poetry appear as the […]
Kuzmina I.S., Mosyagina M.S., Vladimirova S.M. Functions of vestimentary descriptions in English-language works for children
Taking into account the multi-vector nature of research into vestimentary vocabulary in modern linguistics, as well as the small number of works on the study of thislexical layer based on texts intended for children's audience, a very timely attempt is being made to study the functional features of vestimentary descriptions in texts for children. The […]
Ananyina M.A. Prototype as a form of realization of an allusive anthroponymic concept
The study of the functioning of an allusive anthroponym in an artistic text is of considerable scientific interest, but within the framework of traditional philological analysis it is not possible to reveal the mechanisms of actualisation of cultural and historical information of an allusive anthroponym and analyse the peculiarities of its interaction with the receiving […]
Atdaev S.J. Mahtum-Kuli-Khan, or “Heavy is the head that wears the crown”
Makhtum-Kuli-khan was the son of the famous head of Ahal Noor-Berdykhan. His father’s authority, recognized far beyond the oasis, weighed heavily on the shoulders of a young khan yet to be strengthened. The position and status of Makhtum-Kuli-khan in society has had to be proved during many years of his difficult life. The last quarter […]
Nikitenko S.D. Military maneuvers of the American troops at the Fort Riley in 1902 in the reports of military agent N.N. Raspopov
The history of studying the Russian intelligence industry against the background of the current difficult international situation is more relevant than ever, includingin the context of the evolution of Russia's foreign policy cooperation with Western countries and the United States. And one of the central positions in this regard at the beginning of the XX […]
Reshetov E.A. The struggle of RSFSR/USSR diplomats for recognition the Soviet state by Sweden in 1920—1924
The article examines the little-studied history of the establishment of official Soviet-Swedish diplomatic relations in 1924. Special attention is paid to the efforts made by officials of the RSFSR/USSR to establish relations with the Kingdom of Sweden, starting in 1920. The role of Soviet diplomats M.M. Litvinov, P.M. Kerzhentsev, and N. Osinsky (V.V. Obolensky) in […]
Ryzhov I.V., Dubinin A.I. Middle Eastern ethnic confessions and the system of regional international relations in the 21st century
This article focuses on the ethnic and religious diversity of the region, as well as the problems faced by the countries of the Middle East in recent years. The following research methods were used during the writing of the article: historical-systemic and general scientific (synthesis and analysis). The object of this research is the ethnic […]
Yudin K.A. “The Soviets should not underestimate our resolve”, or “let's engage in culture”: the specifics of the Soviet-American “cold” dialogue in the late 1970’s — 1980’s
The article is devoted to the specifics of Soviet-American relations. The main sources were documents of the Ministry of Culture of the USSR, mainly introducedinto scientific circulation for the first time, as well as memoirs, journalism and other materials. It is shown that the Ministry of Culture was the leading institutional channel with a wide […]