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History and Culture Studies Abstracts HISTORY AND CULTURE STUDIES Averin V.A., Vozokhin A.V. BURIALS IN PLYOS NECROPOLIS OF THE XVIII-XIX CENTURIES: EXPERIENCE OF ARCHEOLOGICAL – ANTHROPOLOGICAL STUDIES The paper covers the results of the complex archeological – anthropological studies of the XVIII-XIX centuries burials in urban necropolis of Plyos (Privolzhsk region of Ivanovo oblast) . The burials were found during archeological explorations near Resurrection (wooden and brick ) churches and Assumption church by the members of Ivanovo Archeological Expedition, who preformed primary examination and description of the remains. Key words: monument of archeology, exploration, expedition, necropolis, burials, new time, funeral rite, anthropology, legal-medical identification finding. Igol E.L. PRESUMPTION OF LOVE, OR ABOUT THE RULES OF PROPER READING The author has polemics with father Andrey Kuraev concerning the reading of M.Bulgakov’s novel “Master and Margarita”, and proves the possibility of its reading without taking a theological look at it. Key words: M. Bulgakov, “Master and Margarita”, A.Kuraev, literary motive, rules of proper reading. Kvashnin V.A. TWO CENSORSHIPS OF THE OF HANNIBAL WAR AGE The article is devoted to the analysis of Roman censors in 214 and 209 B.C. Both censorships are observed in the context of problems of Hannibal war. The investigation of the main source, namely Ab Urbe Condita by Titus Livius, attracts attention to the problems of verity and adequacy by Livius´work coverage of the censorship of 209 B.C. case. Key words: history of Rome, Hannibal war, censorship, aerarii, lustrum. Savelyeva S.S. SOCIAL-CULTURAL FaCTORS FORMING RELATIONS BETWEEN ART AND SOCIETY IN THE CITY CULTURAL SpaCE The paper covers an investigation of the relationships between society and modern art by the analysis of the contemporary art centres in Moscow. The author identifies three factors which help to represent contemporary art as an indispensable part of the society and means of creating the cultural space in Moscow. They are: acknowledgement by the state government; formation of the interest in contemporary art; communication between contemporary art centres and society not «through» the art but «about» the art. Key words: culture studies, contemporary art, society, sociology of art. Savina N.V. IVANOVO TEXTILE AS A PHENOMENON OF RUSSIAN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN The article contains an attempt to structure the material devoted to the peculiarities of forming the Ivanovo region unique school of textile design. The study gives an overview of the artistic features of the Ivanovo textile, its importance and special position in the industrial design of Russia. Key words: prints drawing on fabtic, Ivanovo printed cotton, ornament, Ivanovo region, industrial design. Известия вузов. Серия «Гуманитарные науки» 5 (1) 79-81 79 Abstracts Tarasov A.V. VOLAND IN MYTHOLOGY, LITERATURE AND CINEMATOGRAPHY In the paper the image of Voland in mythology, literature and cinematography is considered, and the relation of it with M.Bulgakov’s interpretation and current cinematography vision is determined. The origin of this image in mythology is shown, and on the example of “Master and Margarita” novel by M.Bulgakov Voland’s image as of the black messiah one is suggested. Key words: Bulgakov’s novel, devil, hell, mythology, messiah, cinematic image, imaging. PHILOSOPHY AND SOCIOLOGY Rezaev A.V., Tregubova N.D., Zhikharevich D.M. LIBERALISM VS. TOTALITARIANISM: JOHN RawLS AND the “PROBLEM OF PERSONALITY PECULIArity” in sociAL THEORY In the paper the evolution of J. Rawls Theory of Justice is reconstructed, and his critics of utilitarian political philosophy in terms of the problems of social sciences is considered. Key words: utilitarianism, theory of justice, John Rawls, peculiarity of personalities. PHILOLOGY, LINGUISTICS, LITERATURE STUDIES Bagrov Yu.D. GENRE COMBINAtion in ‘EUGENE Onegin’ The problem of genre attribution of the novel “ Eugene Onegin”by A.Pushkin is still actual. The paper considers “Eugene Onegin” as a compound epic poem and specifies the features of this work which provide the integrity of the text. Key words: literature studies, “ Eugene Onegin”, Pushkin, compound genre, novel in verse, Byronic tale. Gorbachev K.A. HISTORY OF A TERM IN THE PARADIGM OF A DIACHRONIC STUDY The main issue of the article is the evolution of the terms in the context of the society development as a natural and gradual process. Such significant problems of the terms interpretation as diachronic, homonymy, functions and motivation are considered. Key words: term, diachronic, historical terminology, homonymy, motivation of the term. Nechaeva E.A. SOME PECULIARITIES OF THE TERM “PR” ADAPTATION IN GERMAN, FRENCH AND RUSSIAN LANGUAGES Peculiar adaptation processes of the English term PR denoting the complex social-communicative phenomenon in three languages-recipients (German, French and Russian) are analyzed in the article. The functioning peculiarities of this term are considered on the phonetic, orthographic, lexical and grammatical levels of a language . Key words: PR phenomenon, PR terminology, lexical borrowings, languages-recipients, adaptation, levels of language. Patrikeeva N.A. SPACE AND TIME IN ARTISTIC COSMOS OF ANDREY PLATONOV This article considers Space and Time as phenomena which make the artistic Cosmos of Andrey Platonov and contribute to a complete picture of its organization. Key words: Space, Time, Cosmos, Vertical axis, Circle, Hill, Ravine, center of the Universe, Cross. 80 Известия вузов. Серия «Гуманитарные науки» 5 (1) 79-81 Abstracts Sokolova L.A., Farkhutdinova F.V. RAINBOW IN THE POETICAL WORK OF K.D. BALMONT: FROM A WORD TO AN ARTISTIC CONCEPT The article shows that the word “rainbow” is an important one in poetic discourse of K.D. Balmont. The originality of the poet’s words usage is predetermined not only by the principles of symbolism and aesthetics, but also by the synthesis of images of the world culture and Russian cultural tradition. The word “rainbow” is the poetic symbol and the artistic concept that is significant for understanding K.D. Balmont’s world perception, for observing the changes in his imagery system and for studying his creative method. Key words: Word, image, poetic symbol, artistic concept, sphere of concepts. METHODOLOGY AND PEDAGOGY Daminova S.O. ORAL SPEECH IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN TRAINING NON-LANGUAGE MASTER STUDENTS The paper deals with the comparative analysis of the characteristics of monologue and dialogue speech, aimed at developing foreign language monologue and dialogue speaking skills of chemistry students obtaining a Master degree in a non-language higher school facility. Key words: monologue, dialogue, skills, language competences, professionally-oriented teaching of a foreign language. Ivanova O.E., Esayan V.S. COGNITIVE-DERIvaTIVE METHOD FOR FORMING LEXICAL SKILLS OF THE LINGUISTICS STUDENTS Constant changes in organization of the process of teaching foreign languages require from a contemporary teacher persistent search and application of new methods and techniques for educating future specialists. The paper suggests the application of cognitive-derivative method aimed at forming lexical skills through words’ semantization by means of word-forming suffixes. Key words: higher education, communicative teaching, methods of teaching, cognitive-derivative method of teaching, word formation, derivation. Magamedova A.Z. DEVELOPMENT IN EDUCATION IN CHECHEN REPUBLIC IN 1939-1944 The paper is devoted to the history of the problem of developing school education of Chechen children in pre-war and war years of the XXth century. The reasons on which Chechen children, especially girls, failed to attend schools are revealed, and the work of the local authorities in the field of population illiteracy elimination is described. The great contribution of Muslim Gayrabekov (Republican CPSU Secretary on propaganda and agitation) into the republic development is defined. Key words: school education in Chechen Republic, new education facilities, party guidance, education of girls. REVIEW Stolbov V.P. HISTORY OF RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH SCHISM AS HISTORY OF RUSSIA Critique on monograph by S.V. Taranets “Oldbelievers in Russian Empire (the end of the XVIIth –beginning of the XXth century) in 2 Vols., ed. by Correspondent Member of Ukraine National Academy of Science G.V. Boryaka. Kiev, 2012. 704 p., 2013. 687 p. Известия вузов. Серия «Гуманитарные науки» 5 (1) 79-81 81.
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