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On the Ways of Comprehension of the Civil War in Russia: Key Problems and Historical Memory
Authors:   Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M. V. Lomonosov, Goldin V. I.
Published: November 2021

This article describes the all-Russian scientific conference “International Intervention and Civil War in Russia and the Russian North: key problems, historical memory, and lessons of history”, held in Arkhangelsk, September 10–11, 2020. Co-organizers of the conference were the Russian Military-Historical Society and its Arkhangelsk branch, the Government of the Arkhangelsk Region, the M. V. Lomonosov Northern (Arctic) Federal University , and the Association of the Russian Civil War Scholars. Conference sponsors were the Russian Military- Historical Society and the Government of the Arkhangelsk Region. Established and younger scholars from 14 regions of Russia, as well as from Ukraine and Norway, took part in the conference and its proceedings. Conference participators considered the key problems of genesis, origins, and causes for the Russian Civil War, its modern conceptualization, the role of international intervention in Russia and the Russian North, results, consequences, and historical lessons of this war. Special attention was given to preparing of Volume XII (in two books), Civil War in Russia, 1917–1922, of the 20-volume academic series History of Russia and problems of historical and cultural memory of the Russian Civil War. Four sections and three roundtables considered questions of the dialectical relationship of international intervention and Civil War in Russia and the Russian North; of international, national, regional, and local dimensions of the Civil War; and of the individual at war. Conference participators pointed out the necessity of responsible, competent, and objective historical studies of the Russian Civil War, an attitude of care towards existing monuments and memorials, and strict examination and scientific expertise of new memorial projects devoted to this war.
Fighter Battalions of the Leningrad Region Defending the City During the Summer of 1941 — Spring of 1942
Authors:   National Research University Higher School of Economics, Medvedev T. D.
Published: November 2021

The Great Patriotic War became not only the most tragic event in modern Russian history, but also a test for the state system of the USSR, which underwent a number of changes after the outbreak of war. Among other things, the war also affected structures subordinate to the People’s Commissariat of Internal Affairs (NKVD). New irregular units were created in the NKVD structure, the so-called fighter battalions designed to protect the Red Army’s near rear and to maintain order in the frontline zone. The article explores issues related to the formation and application of these units in one of the most difficult sections of the Soviet-German front, the Leningrad front. In particular, the process of creating fighter battalions in this region is studied, the level of their material support, and how these units were used in conditions of the German army’s rapid attack on Leningrad and how they were used somewhat later during the siege. The source base includes previously unpublished documents from the Central State Archive of Historical and Political Documents of the city of St. Petersburg and the State Archive of the Russian Federation. An analysis allows not only a comprehensive study of the above problems, but also possible answers to one of the little-studied questions of the history of the Great Patriotic War: how the Soviet command used irregular military formations at the first stage of the war and what role they played in achieving victory.
USSR and the Red Army through the Eyes of the French Military Attaché E. Mendras (1933–1934)
Authors:   Lomonosov Moscow State University, Vershinin A. A. ,   Ural Federal University
Published: November 2021

The article, largely based on new documents from Russian and French archives, examines an important aspect of Franco-Soviet relations on the eve of the Second World War: the interaction between the militaries of the two countries. The question of cooperation between the two armies was raised immediately after the signing of the Franco-Soviet non-aggression pact in 1932. The following year, the first French military attaché, E. Mendras, arrived in Moscow. A proponent of the revival of the Franco-Russian alliance, he explored Soviet reality to determine the real potential of the USSR as a possible ally. Despite a number of shortcomings of the Soviet socio-political system, Mendras came to the conclusion that the political regime in the country was quite stable, and its armed forces had the necessary resources to conduct a European war. At the same time, he questioned Moscow’s foreign policy goals and was critical of Soviet ideology as a factor in political decision-making. At first, the military attaché recommended that the French leadership enhance the alliance with the USSR. However, his attitude gradually changed against the background of a lack of complete mutual understanding with the Soviets and contradictions on the issue of rapprochement with Moscow, which cleaved the military-political leadership in Paris. In 1934, Mendras was skeptical about the prospects for cooperation with the USSR. This turn, in many ways, reflects a general change in the vector in Soviet-French relations in the mid-1930s, which led to their deterioration on the eve of the Second World War.
Soviet Publishers and Readers of French Literature, Late 1920s – 1930s
Authors:   Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Panov S. I. , Panova O. Yu. ,   Lomonosov Moscow State University,   Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Published: November 2021

Soviet images of French literature are often reduced to the Stalinist canon of the late 1930s that comprised classical literature, including “modern classics,” like Romaine Rolland or Anatole France; and Communist and leftist writers selected as ideologically and aesthetically suitable for the Soviet reading audience, such as Henri Barbusse, Paul Vaillant Couturier, and others. This stereotype being partially true suggests, however, a simplistic and flattened view of the Soviet reception of French literature. It should be noted that even in the late 1930s there existed a certain amount of diversity in the choice of French authors; for example, International Literature magazine from time to time published ideological opponents like Pierre Drieu la Rochelle or Henry de Montherlant. As for the 1920s, in the course of the New Economic Policy both state and private publishing companies offered a wide and varied range of writers and books that included classics, “proletarian” and “revolutionary” authors along with adventure fiction, love stories, and “colonial novels,” easy reading, “decadent,” conservative, and “reactionary” writers. The paper traces transformations of publishing policy during the pivotal years of late 1920s and early 1930s, the period of the “Great Turn” in Soviet society, marked by processes of centralization, total state control, and tightening of censorship. Archival documents allow us to analyze the role of Soviet intellectuals (literary critics, reviewers, editors, publishers) in the elaborating of new guidelines and implementing new practices in publishing policy and organizing readers feedback. A collection of readers’ letters of the mid-thirties, stored in the archival funds of GIKHL (State Publishing House of Fiction), documents the process of the making of the Soviet reader and shows a range of readers’ opinions and attitudes to French writers and their works at the early stage of Stalinist canon forming.
Behind the Facades of Anniversaries
Authors:   Ural Federal University, Antoshin A. V.
Published: November 2021

The article is devoted to the collective monograph “War, Politics, Memory: The Napoleonic Wars and World War I in the Space of Anniversaries”. Prepared by a large team of academics under the leadership of Olga Porshneva, Nikolai Baranov, and Vladimir Zemtsov (professors at Ural Federal University), it is the first generalizing work dedicated to historical memory and the politics of memory surrounding these wars. The monograph uses a large complex of documents from archives in Russia, France, Great Britain and Germany. This book is distinguished by its high theoretical level, which is supported by concepts from leading specialists on historical memory. The authors characterise the specifics of commemorative practices connected with events that were major milestones in the history of the ‘long’ nineteenth century. The monograph shows the evolution of these practices, which was conditioned by changes in the attitudes of society and the authorities towards the Napoleonic Wars and the First World War. The authors characterise the role of the institutions of civil society in the formation and development of cultural practices connected with the anniversaries of these military conflicts. Most attention is paid to the specifics of commemorative practices related to ‘victory memories’ and ‘defeat memories’ in various European countries. This book helps us to understand the contradictory character of state policies towards historical memory, a relevant issue in modern Russia.
Portraits of Grand Duke Ludwig of Hesse: Return after Neglect
Authors:   State Museum-Reserve “Tsarskoye Selo”, Bardovskaya Larisa V.
Published: November 2021

The article is dedicated to the attribution of two portraits of an unknown German general in the Tsarskoye Selo Museum collection. One of them is a ceremonial knee-high portrait, the other is a small head portrait of the same general. In addition, one portrait was purchased in 1997 at the “Lenfilm” stage properties, the other has always been in the museum. It was believed that the head portrait, by an unknown artist, depicted Grand Duke Ludwig of Hesse-Darmstadt — father of future Russian Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. The weak inscription at the bottom of the knee-high portrait states that it is a copy done by Heinrich R.Kröh in 1896 in Darmstadt, based on Heinrich von Angeli`s original. On the backs of both canvases, monograms from the personal collection of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna were found: the interwoven Russian letters “A” and “F” under a crown and “№ 8” (ceremonial knee-high portrait) and “№ 65” (head portrait). Both images date back to the famous “Family portrait of Grand Duke Ludwig of Hesse”, commissioned by Queen Victoria for the Drawing-room of her Osborne-House in London. In the queen’s letters, it is noted that Angeli had started to work on the head sketches immediately upon his arrival in 1878. Alexandra Feodorovna brought one of them, her father’s head sketch, with her to Russia. Also, in the year of 1878 Angeli painted the knee-high ceremonial portrait with the same regalia for Grand Duke Ludwig’s residence in Darmstadt. The portrait is known in copies executed by Ludwig Hofmann-Zeitz (Royal Collections, London) and Heinrich Kröh (now in Tsarskoye Selo Museum). The fate of Kröh’s replica happened to be tragic. First it was seen in a photograph of the Empress’s study in the Winter Palace of the 1900s made by St. Petersburg photographer Karl Kubesh. The photo shows companion portraits of the Empress’s parents. Both portraits disappeared after the 1917 Revolution. The knee-high portrait of Ludwig was badly damaged and as a result was included into the stage props of the studio as it was deemed unnecessary. After many decades, the portrait was returned to the Tsarskoye Selo Museum collection.
Analysis of the Scroll “Ba Bridge in the Snow”: The Results of the Creative Journey of Shen Zhou (1427–1509)
Authors:   HSE University, Belozerova Vera G.
Published: November 2021

Shen Zhou is the founder of the Wumen-Pai movement, which was prominent in southern China in the XV–XVI centuries. Shen Zhou became famous as a poet, painter, and calligrapher. In the article, the late stage of his creative work is investigated by the example of the vertical scroll “Ba bridge in the snow”. The technique of monochrome writing and the composition of the winter landscape are analyzed. The article examines the influence of biographical and social factors, Confucian teachings and Taoist practices on Shen Zhou’s painting. A comprehensive study of the scroll makes it possible to reveal the master’s worldview. The scroll, without any topographical accuracy, depicts an imaginary view of the bridge on the Bashui River. The study of the poetic inscription demonstrates the discrepancy between the poetic rhyme and the rhythm of calligraphic forms. The gradations of ink tone in calligraphy combine it with the color of painting. Shen Zhou transfers the calligraphic technique of working with the wrist and holding the brush to painting. The scroll uses the composition type “one river three banks”, in which the elements mirror each other upside down. The artist creates a dynamic balance of empty and filled spaces. The most valuable quality of Shen Zhou painting is considered by Chinese experts to be its “desalination” (tribute), which implies a balanced mental attitude, sublime clarity of thoughts and heartfelt sincerity of their expression. Behind the simplicity and naturalness of Shen Zhou’s painting are effective energetic practices and a high mastery of hidden stylistic quotations from masterpieces of previous eras. By the end of his life, Shen Zhou realized the utopian ideal of unlimited longevity and, as the analysis of the scroll shows, found humility before the inevitability of death. Shen Zhou’s art has made his name famous for centuries.
The Works of I.S.Turgenev in the Art of M.V.Dobuzhinsky
Authors:   Research Institute of Theory and History of Fine Arts of the Russian Academy of Arts, Zavyalova Anna E.
Published: November 2021

The article is the first to examine the issue of the influence of Ivan Turgenev’s works on the art of Mstislav Dobuzhinsky not only in scenography, but also in illustrations and vignettes. Thanks to the artist’s memoirs, it was established that Turgenev’s works did not arouse his creative interest. It is concluded that Dobuzhinsky read the novels The Noble Nest and Smoke in his youth. In the design of Turgenev’s plays A Month in the Village; Breakfast at the Leader; The Workman; Where it is thin, there it is torn; and Provincial for the Moscow Art Theater, Dobuzhinsky turned to the proposal and choice of Konstantin Stanislavsky. The author used a comprehensive method that combined a formal-stylistic analysis of the sketches of sets and costumes, illustrations and vignettes, with a source-based analysis of the artist’s diaries and letters. It was revealed that the silhouette-figure “Girl with Flowers” can be attributed to the complex of these vignettes. The article is the first to address the issue of Dobuzhinsky’s appeal to the art of the Italian Renaissance. It is established that the Cathedral of Santi Giovanni e Paolo in Venice influenced the image of the greenhouse in the sketches of the scenery for the play based on the play A Month in the Village, while the portraits of Pietro della Fancesca and Sandro Botticelli influenced the portrait of actress Lydia Koreneva.
Formation and Development of the Iconography of the Mesmeric Seance in the Second Half of the 18th — Late 19th Centuries
Authors:   St. Petersburg Repin State Academic Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, Martynova Daria O. ,   ITMO University
Published: November 2021

Analyzing the evolution of the iconography of such a phenomenon as mesmerism in the second half of the 18th — mid-19th centuries, the author shows that the scenario of modern hypnotic representation and its gestures were established by mesmerists in the second half of the 18th century, followers of the parascientific theory that caused discussions and intrigued doctors and artists for centuries. Analyzing the development of the iconography of mesmeric seance, the author identifies two waves of popularity of this subject: the first wave in the 70–80s of the 18th century and the second wave during the first decade of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century. Such a duration is due to the fascination with the supernatural and inexplicable, reflected in various styles and trends. In this article, the author tries to show how the development of the iconography of the mesmeric seance provoked the appearance of the hypnotist or magician trickster, who became integrated into popular culture that later began to mark the majority of hypnotic actions, spiritualistic sessions or miracle shows. The author also illustrates how the image of a “controller” in the face of a man formed and confirmed the paradigm of a powerless, mysterious and controlled woman. As a result, it is concluded that hypnosis and mesmerism became common theatrical spectacles in the 20th century, cultivating the power of men (patriarchal society) over an exhausted woman, which is reflected in the works of Georges Méliès, Alfred Hitchcock, and even in the comic book Wonder woman.
The Image of the Madrasah in Illustrations of Medieval Arabic Manuscripts
Authors:   Institute of Theory and History of Fine Arts of the Russian Academy of Arts, Starodub Tatiana Kh.
Published: November 2021

The article considers the visual image of the Madrasah in miniatures of Arabic manuscripts of the 13th century as both scientific and theological treatises, and literary works. Illustrated Arabic manuscripts are relatively rare, but they exist, and constitute one of the most fascinating, but little-studied pages in the history of the spiritual and artistic culture of the Arab Middle Ages. Amongst the hard-to-solve riddles there are some colorful pictures in the frontispiece design or in the text of a manuscript, which can raise the question: what is depicted here? The inscriptions on the margins of a page or inside the miniatures, added as explanations by the later owners, do not always provide the correct answer, since from one era to another the concepts and representations change significantly. In the life of Medieval Muslim society, the Arabic word “madrasah” could mean both a general education school and a theological university, where scientists study the works of their predecessors, conduct scientific research, make new discoveries, and defend their theories. In all cases, madrasahs remain religious institutions and buildings, second in importance after the Mosque. However, unlike a Mosque, with a niche of a mihrab or a ladder of a minbar, the image of a Madrasah is difficult to distinguish from buildings such as a dwelling house, a caravanserai, a Sufi abode or a courtroom. In miniatures of medieval Arabic manuscripts, the image of a Madrasah can also arise by association with portrayals of sages and their listeners, scientists and their students, authors who write their works, or scribes who rewrite them. The architectural image of the Madrasah can be created both by a detailed illustration of its interior, and by the conditional “architectural” decoration of a scene of a lesson at school or meeting of scientists.
Beyond the Threshold of the Visible: The Photographic Objects of Alexander Ugay
Authors:   Russian State University for the Humanities, Fomenko Andrey N.
Published: November 2021

One of the features of photography is the fact that the process of formation of the image is invisible — in contrast to painting. It is as if photography, which makes the world more visible, evades visual control. The transition to digital techniques partly reduces this “dark side” of photography, but it also allows us to make better sense of analogous photography and reflect on its dual nature. Alexander Ugay, a contemporary artist from Kazakhstan, who in his practice shifts from photography as an image to photography as an object, substance and process, is an example of such a reflection; the thematization of the nature of the medium is combined in his practice with the theme of memory and oblivion. In his Objects of Memory (2013), he photographed the back of pictures from several archives of the Stalinist camps — the procedure that emphasizes the material and ephemeral character of the prints. The iconic aspect is almost entirely excluded from Time Capsule (2011 — present time) that reveals the self-destructive nature of the act of taking picture. The series of “obscuratons” (2017–2018) — complex pinhole cameras with a lot of holes — is a preliminary result of this reflection of photographic dialectics of the visible and the invisible. Every obscuraton functions alternately as a devise for creating an image (equivalent to human vision) and as an object integrated in some environment side by side with the other things. The polemics with an idea of total visual control can be read here; the machines of vision prove to be machines of blindness. The general impression is that the sole purpose of the emphasis on physical and chemical processes, the use of the particular iconographic resources and references to historical realities have a single goal in Ugay’s projects: the dissolution of meanings and disintegration of forms.
From heart to image: In honor of the 75th anniversary of professor B. V. Markov
Authors:   St. Petersburg Mining University, Dorofeev Daniil Yu.
Published: November 2021

The article is dedicated to the anniversary of Boris Vasilyevich Markov, the famous philosopher of Saint Petersburg, Russia. The author of the article, basing on many years of personal experience and professional communication with the hero of the day, presents an expressive and holistic image of Markov as a person and as a philosopher according to his biography and creativity. An attempt is made to consider the complex philosophical evolution of Markov, which took place in key periods for Russian philosophy when Russian thought actively absorbed the key philosophical texts of the 20th century that had become available. Markov is distinguished by a unique ability to creatively rethink a variety of philosophical trends — classical philosophical schools, phenomenology, existentialism, hermeneutics, analytical philosophy, structuralism — actualizing their significance for modern philosophy and synthesizing their experience in their original understanding. The specificity of Markov’s oral and written language is distinguished by its expressiveness, brightness and aphorism. It is no coincidence that the philosophy of language had a great influence on his philosophical development, remaining as one of the main research topics throughout all his works. Touching upon some of the key books of Professor Markov, written by him at different times, the author strives to briefly mention and analyze the main features of his philosophical style, thinking, and worldview. Special attention is paid to philosophical anthropology, which is directly related to the philosophical activity of the hero of the day over the past few decades. In this regard, emphasis is given to Markov’s book “Mind and Heart”, which marked the beginning of the most productive period of his philosophical work, which is currently associated with the problems of visual anthropology of communication.
The first-person perspective description error in naturalism
Authors:   HSE University, Gasparyan Diana E.
Published: November 2021

In this article, it is shown that in some theories defending the non-reductive nature of the firstperson perspective it is possible to find a very inconsistent attitude. Such theories are associated by the author to a so-called moderate naturalism. The article demonstrates the difference between moderate and radical naturalism. Radical naturalism completely abandons the idea of subjectivity as unobservable from a third-person perspective. On the contrary, moderate naturalism defends the irreducibility of subjectivity, but believes subjectivity to be a part of the nature. As a case of moderate naturalism, the article considers the approaches of Lynne Baker and Thomas Metzinger. Exemplifying these approaches to the first-person perspective, it is shown that in the case of certain work strategies focused on the first-person perspective, it is possible that a so-called description error may appear, by which a description error of subjectivity — when it is placed in the world as a part of nature, existing according to its laws — is understood. The logic of this error points to one of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s statements about the incorrect placement of the eye in the perspective of the eye view itself. If the first-person perspective is introduced as a point of view (or a point of observation), then its subsequent shift to the observation result area leads to description error. If there is no observation, as well as no viewpoint, we lose the very idea of first-person perspective and actually take the position of radical naturalism.
Basic norms of the scientific ethos
Authors:   Tyumen State Medical University, Gubanov Nikolai I. , Gubanov Nikolai N. ,   Bauman Moscow State Technical University,   Finance University under the Government of the Russian Federation
Published: November 2021

The article aims to formulate and differentiate the norms of classical science, modern fundamental science, and applied science as wel as determine the areas where they intersect. The four standards of scientific ethos (CUDOS) proposed by R. Merton are considered: 1) Communalism: belief in the common achievements of scientific knowledge; 2) Universalism: the truth of statements should be evaluated regardless of the age, gender, race, authority and titles of scientists; 3) Disinterestedness: the primary stimulus of a scientist’s activity is a disinterested search for truth; 4) Organized Skepticism: the scientist is responsible for evaluating the soundness what other colleagues have done as well as the reliability of their results. Using the golden rule of morality, 12 more norms are formulated (5–16 in the text). A tendency of abandoning of Merton’s norms has arisen with the development of applied science and its commercialization. As an example, standards of the PLACE system by J. Ziman are described (ownership, patent; solution of local problems determined by authoritarian management; work orders; implementation of work by a limited circle of experts). When rejecting Merton’s norms, the features of fundamental and applied science are not taken into account. The article shows that Merton norms and the norms provided in paragraphs 5–16 relate to classical science and modern fundamental science. Ziman’s norms as well as the norms in the paragraphs noutid are applicable to applied science. The norms (5–16) are common to fundamental and applied science. Violations of the norms of scientific ethics, such as falsification of empirical material, plagiarism, incorrect quotation, undeserved authorship, and sale of dissertations, are highlighted the article. Their objective and subjective reasons are revealed. Although the behavior of scientists does not fully coincide with the norms of scientific ethos, it produces an important regulatory influence on the scientific community as an ideal, orienting scientists to achieve maximum objectivity of knowledge and its use for the benefit of society.
The invention of reality
Authors:   Ukrainian Institute of Strategies of Global Development and Adaptation, Levytskyy Viktor S.
Published: November 2021

The subject of the article is the process of forming ideas about the world as reality, which is most accurately described by the word “invention”. The author, relying on classical texts in this respect (E. Husserl, M. Heidegger) and modern studies (A. Makushinsky, J.-F. Kurtin) substantiates the position according to which the idea of reality is not a cultural invariant. The notion that reality has always existed, and thanks to scientific reason has been most adequately reflected, understood and described, is a significant modernization. This has been evidenced by both the etymology of the concepts of “reality” and “reality”, which first appeared only in scholasticism (D. Scotus, M. Eckhart), and the process of their content filling, which is inextricably linked with the formation of scientific rationality. The article shows that both the scientific mind and the integral image of the world created by it, which we call reality, genetically date back to the Christian value-semantic universe. Initially, it was within the framework of the discourse of natural theology that the image of the autonomous world has been conceptualized, developing according to the universal principles established by God. In the first scientific programs (R. Descartes, G. Galilei, I. Newton), these ideas were continued, as a result of which the world began to be understood as an immanent reality that is subject to the laws of nature. The new ontological beliefs received the ultimate philosophical foundation in the philosophy of Immanuel Kant, to whom the phenomenal world exhausts the reality available to man. Accordingly, the world turns into a one-dimensional detranscendentalized reality. This methodological approach allows the author to make the following conclusions: 1) the image of world “reality” is a rather modern “invention”, which was unknown in previous eras; 2) at the same time, it is genetically connected with the Christian semantic universe, outside of which it could not appear; 3) the world in it is understood as a one-dimensional immanent reality.
Rаtionality, conceptual imagination and myth
Authors:   Alpen-Adria University of Klagenfurt, Soboleva Maja E.
Published: November 2021

The article addresses the problem of how myth relates to rationality. In the classical formulation, this question appears in the following manner: are mythos and logos opposites? It can be stated that myth has become one of the key themes of philosophy in the 20th century. It has been studied in ethnography and anthropology, cultural studies, art theory, political science and even in the theory of knowledge. Myth is understood not only as a special artistic form, but also a special form of intuition, form of thinking, and form of life. Despite the sometimes cardinal difference in approaches to the analysis of myth, one common feature in its understanding can be identified. Mythical thinking is considered either as irrational or as protorational. For example, in Cassirer and Blumenberg, myth appears as an affective rationality, in Vico and Schelling — as a poetic rationality. The reason for this can be seen in the fact that myth is considered as a product of imagination. The latter is indisputable, but does this mean that myth and rationality are incompatible? In order to answer this question, the concept of imagination should be analyzed. Drawing on the theories of Hume, Aristotle, and Kant, the author contends that there is a special type of imagination referred to as “conceptual”, which is a human capacity of spontaneous production of concepts. The conceptual imagination seems to be a distinctive feature of human rationality. However, if this is so, then rationality is a condition of myth and not its counterpart. Myth and discursive thinking thus turn out to be merely different forms of realization of our human rationality, of which discursive imagination is the common basis.
Problem of human rights violations during the migrant crisis in Europe
Authors:   St. Petersburg State University, Matveevskaya Anna S. , Pogodin Sergei N. ,   Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Wang Juntao ,   Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University
Published: November 2021

The aim of this study was to identify how Europe’s migrant crisis affected human rights in the European Union. It focuses on the observance of fundamental human rights in the context of migration. Violations directly related to migrants and refugees are considered. Human rights law is the most universal and general branch of law on which all other laws rely. The issue of observance of these rights becomes even more critical in regard to forced migration. While these rights are guaranteed to ‘all members of the human family’, there are conditions under which universally recognized human rights should be protected and justified with particular care. Obviously, inalienable human rights may easily be compromised when it comes to prisoners or refugees. Ensuring human rights in the European Union is based on a variety of international treaties, EU regulations and internal legislation of the member countries which have adopted high standards in the field of human rights protection. With regard to the right to asylum as an essential component of the human rights law, it can be stated that an unprecedented level of integration has enabled the EU to establish a pan-European asylum system based on the standards enshrined in the 1951 Geneva Convention and the 1967 Additional Protocol, as well as to gain considerable experience in dealing with migrants and refugees and ensuring their inalienable rights. In general, legislation in this area is constantly being improved and it reflects modern challenges and threats. The member countries of the European Union are on the way to developing a unified approach to migration policy and international protection issues. However, the asylum system is imperfect and has numerous gaps, which have been repeatedly mentioned by experts and members of the academic community even before the migrant crisis began.
Educational practices in urban spaces of Ancient India
Authors:   The Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Desnitskaya Evgeniya A.
Published: November 2021

The urbanization of Ancient India dates back to the middle of the first millennium BCE. In the early days, urban culture was influenced by unorthodox religious movements from the East of India, and by social practices adopted from western Hellenistic states. Urban culture contributed to the genesis and spread of scripts and literacy in India. It was in urban spaces and at royal courts that Sanskrit evolved from the oral language of Brahmanic ritualism to the written language of the cosmopolis, the language of literature and philosophy. By the beginning of CE, urban spaces in India became the place of modernization of Brahmanism. Arts and theoretical disciplines blossomed in towns and at royal courts. Urban educational practices were focused on practical disciplines and on skills connected with aesthetic pleasure. The basis of education was reading and writing. Urban culture in the 1st millennium CE was multireligious. Buddhist universities at the monasteries were leading educational centers supported by kings, including the non-Buddhist ones. Buddhist philosophy was taught there along with traditional Brahmanic and lay disciplines (grammar, normative poetics, etc.). Therefore, the urban space in ancient India was the place of mutual interaction between Brahmanical, Buddhist, and secular scholarship as well as educational traditions. It was in towns, at Buddhist monasteries and royal courts that written culture and the corresponding educational practices were established.
The role of the narrative approach in forming ecological culture, or on the question of human-sizedness
Authors:   HSE University, Shchedrina Irina O.
Published: November 2021

Narrative both as a phenomenon and practice is constituted in philosophical methodology and the humanities due to non-classical philosophical projects in the 20th century. Ultimately, it is the fundamental theoretical and methodological problematics, in which the word is considered as the source of cognition (E. Husserl, M. Heidegger, P. Ricoeur, G. Shpet), that become essential for the following comprehension of history, culture and science through the prism of narrative. Today, the problematics of the narrative is gaining more and more attention from representatives of different scientific disciplines (methodologists of science, psychologists, philologists, sociologists, jurists, historians, culturologists) who comprehend the influence of cultural factors on a scientist’s motivation, on the ways of functioning and translation of knowledge in society and also on forming and saving the ecology of culture as an exceptional phenomenon, which emphasizes significance and diversity of the narrative approach in modern conditions. In this context, V. S. Stepin’s philosophical and methodological developments, in particular, the ideas of “human-sizedness” and “human-sized system” (“human sized complexes”) formulated by him take on a specific dimension. The article suggests that an appeal to narrative themes in a socio-cultural and ecological context makes it possible to fix the role and place of a person in human-sized systems, as well as to clarify the boundaries of these systems. It is precisely about the ecological culture of a technogenic civilization: civilization is impossible without culture, without value-based, aesthetic and humanitarian components. The narrative is included in the study of the human-sized system, since the person himself is immersed in the cultural situation of the narrative.
Analysis of DIP2C as a novel regulator for epithelial-mesenchymal transition of rheumatoid arthritis synovium and a potential therapeutic target
Authors: Tanaka Masao
Published: November 2021

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease that can cause damage to the joints, cartilage and bone. There is no cure but early diagnosis can help mitigate damage. Sometimes RA is particularly difficult to treat, for example when the disease took a long time to be diagnosed.
Associate Professor Masao Tanaka, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Japan, leads a team of researchers working to improve understanding of the causes of poor response to treatment in RA with a long morbidity. The goal is to restore patients' therapeutic responsiveness, thereby
improving outcomes. A previous focus for Tanaka was on a protein called FSTL1. He is now exploring DIP2 as a binding molecule for FSTL1. Other important mechanisms Tanaka is exploring are DNA methylation and the mechanisms of carnitine, which has been found to decrease a variety of activation
signalling by inhibiting ceramide production in T cells. He and the team are exploring the involvement of these mechanisms in DIP2. In his most recent investigations, Tanaka is exploring DIP2C as a novel regulator for epithelial-mesenchymal transition of RA synovium and a potential therapeutic
target. He is focusing on molecules that are expressed in the cells in joints, making the work directly applicable to RA. The team is carrying out a cohort study called KURAMA (Kyoto University Rheumatoid Arthritis Management Alliance) that involves around 2,000 outpatients with RA. Ultimately,
Tanaka hopes to identify a reproducible combination of patient conditions and therapeutic interventions that achieve better treatment results for RA patients.
Supporting research and innovation
Authors: Annette Lucy
Published: November 2021

At the third Research and Innovation Day, which took place in June 2021, Mariya Gabriel, EC Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, stated: 'Our ambition is to build a renewed innovation policy that provides smart investments for scaling up companies, new
forms of financial instruments and how to best exploit synergies between EU, national and regional funds.' Cross-border cooperation is key to overcoming challenges such as climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic and, as such, the recently released Communication on Global Approach for Research
and Innovation document defines a global strategy for cooperation with other countries and entities. A key focus for Horizon Europe is on improving health, mobility, energy efficiency and food security, as well as tackling climate change and preserving cultural heritage. The programme encompasses
diverse instruments for covering a range of projects, an extended duration and an increased budget. In order to be as impactful as possible, Horizon Europe collaborates with other European programmes and Gabriel believes that public-private cooperation is another tool that can be used to maximise
the impact of the programme. For example, she said that collaborating with industry is key to overcoming technological challenges such as the development of clean Hydrogen or High Performance Computing. The development of a flexible and collaborative innovation ecosystem that involves the
input of diverse stakeholders is a key part of Horizon Europe's strategy. A key word here is synergy and this includes synergies at all levels, between policies, programmes and instruments.
Development research that contributes to saving lives of patients with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS)
Authors: Saijo Masayuki , Morikawa Shigeru , Suzuki Tadaki , Takahashi Toru , Maeda Ken , Yasukawa Masaki
Published: November 2021

Severe fever with thrombocytopaenia syndrome (SFTS) is a tick-borne viral haemorrhagic fever with a high case fatality rate. Clinicians, veterinarians and scientists are working together to elucidate its pathophysiology and develop effective vaccines and treatments. The work is led
by Dr Masayuki Saijo from the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) and also involves researchers from Yamaguchi University, Ehime University and Yamaguchi Grand Medical Center. The team is investigating the maintenance of the SFTS virus in nature by exploring the relationship of
the virus between animals and ticks and the researchers are also working to clarify the pathophysiology of the disease, which will lead to the development of diagnostics, specific treatments and additional treatments and contribute to the further development of a vaccine. The researchers believe
that a 'one health' approach to tackling SFTS is crucial, which is why they are tackling human and animal treatment and prevention in parallel. Favipiravir is an antiviral agent developed by Dr Yosuke Furuta from Toyama Chemicals and is the primary candidate for treatment. The team believes
that if favipiravir can be administered to patients in the early stages of SFTS, this will reduce the case fatality rate of the disease. So far, the team has developed two recombinant vaccine candidates for SFTS that have so far demonstrated no major adverse effects. The researchers plan to
develop other types of vaccines that will be safe for humans and animals.
Conditions to utilize video feedback using a tablet device in physical education classes
Authors: Nishimura Saburo
Published: November 2021

The use of ICT equipment in schools has not reached its full potential due to a number of limitations. Video feedback in physical education classes is one way that computer equipment is used and, according to Dr Saburo Nishimura, Heisei International University, this has proven to be
effective and beneficial. However, there remains room for improvement and Nishimura and his team want to maximise its impact. The researchers are seeking to fulfil research gaps concerning the process of acquiring skill proficiency with the use of video feedback and how ICT equipment can be
effectively used in physical education classes. As such, the team is working on a project that is seeking to elucidate the learning time that students require in order to grasp areas for improvement regarding physical movement by watching videos of their movements and also videos of the same
movements being expertly performed. In addition, the researchers want to clarify the minimum number of trials (number of exercises) required to improve their skills. This work will involve the participation of high school students and Nishimura has already obtained consent for this from a
number of high schools. It will also involve the use of tablets. The effect of video feedback will be analysed from two perspectives: eye movement analysis and motion analysis.
Overview of research work of Prof. Chu on two medical devices
Authors: Chu Woeichyn
Published: November 2021

Surgical procedures are relatively common and procedures for broken bones often involve intramedullary nailing to repair the bone and keep it stable. However, there are challenges associated with the process and Professor Woeichyn Chu, who is a distinguished professor based within the
Department of Biomedical Engineering at the National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University in Taiwan, is developing a medical device to help surgeons overcome these challenges, benefiting patients and clinicians. The device is called iMET (intra-medullary endo-transilluminating) and came about after
Woeichyn Chu spoke with his brother, Dr William Chu, General Orthopedic Department, Cheng Hsin General Hospital, Taiwan, about some of the challenges relating to intramedullary nailing which led the brothers to begin working together to develop a medical device to help target distal locking
holes in intramedullary nailing procedures. The iMET device that the brothers are developing is designed to improve target aiming accuracy and reduce dose absorption concerns. In the process, it will save significant time, effort and money. As well as benefiting patients and clinicians, iMET
also reduces X-ray fluoroscopy time, which has health benefits for all involved. Woeichyn Chu and his brother are also developing a device called iKypho, which applies negative pressure during bone cement injection in percutaneous vertebroplasty surgeries. iKypho reduces bone cment leakage
risks when using low viscosity cement and reducing the costs associated with high viscosity bone cement.
G20 Declaration on Health
Authors: Annette Lucy
Published: November 2021

Health ministers met to discuss global recovery and the G20 Declaration on Health was subsequently published. It sets forth the G20's intentions for achieving global health goals, including tackling the COVID-19 pandemic and fulfilling priorities surrounding healthy and sustainable
recovery, One Health resilience, coordinated and collaborative responses and the accessibility of vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics. A key focus is on collaboration and people-centred preparedness, a need for which was highlighted by the pandemic, as well as strengthening healthcare systems
through continuous investment. The Declaration underlines the need to, 'strengthen our collective preparedness to prevent, detect, report, and respond to health emergencies and notably promoting resilience of health systems and communities; to create trust by exchanging reliable information,
data and scientific knowledge in a timely manner to develop science- and evidence-informed policies, measures and tools; and to sustain financial support and economic recovery in order to achieve full implementation of the 2019 Political Declaration on Universal Health Coverage (UHC).' A primary
commitment for the G20 health ministers is providing 'timely, equitable and global access to safe, affordable and effective COVID-19 vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics (VTDs).' This includes promoting confidence in vaccines by providing reliable information. Further important elements
of the Declaration are whole-society cooperation and cross-border collaboration, as well as the importance of a One Health approach. Concerns that emerged from the meeting were antimicrobial resistance (AMR), food systems and environmental health. Solutions will involve improved surveillance
of antimicrobial use and the rise of resistance to new and existing therapeutics.
Синтез и оптические свойства кристаллов метабората меди, легированного никелем
Authors: Молчанова А.Д. , Мошкина Е.М. , Молокеев М.С. , Тропина Е.В. , Бовина A.Ф. , Болдырев К.Н.
Published: November 2021

This work presents information on the growth and spectroscopic study of single crystals of copper metaborate doped with nickel Cu1-xNixB2O4 (x = 0.05, 0.1). In the absorption spectra of both crystals, satellites related to Cu centers distorted by impurity Ni atoms were observed near the lines of zero phonon transitions. Polarization studies in the isotropic ab-plane of the tetragonal crystal Cu1-xNixB2O4 show the presence of linear magnetic dichroism in the magnetically ordered state, which was previously observed both in manganese-doped and undoped copper metaborates CuB2O4. The temperature of magnetic phase transitions into the collinear antiferromagnetic and into helicoidal structures, TN = 19.1 K and T* = 8.6 К, respectively, were determined from the temperature dependence of the dichroic signal.