bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Dog-Human Coevolution: Cross-Cultural Analysis of Multiple Hypotheses
Authors: Chambers Jaime , Quinlan Marsha B. , Evans Alexis , Quinlan Robert J.
Published: December 2020

Dogs' relationship with humans is pervasive and familiar, and human-dog social bonds serve multiple functions. Yet the breadth and depth of this variation is poorly understood. This study considers our coevolutionary relationship in cross-cultural context as a self-organizing system of mutual-attraction between complementary species. We analyzed Human Relations Area Files (HRAF) texts to develop three scales of dog-human relationships: dogs' utility for humans (DUH), humans' utility for dogs (HUD), and personhood of dogs (PD). Using multilevel regression analyses of data from 844 ethnographers in 144 cultures, we evaluated multiple hypotheses for dog-human coevolution, including: influence of ecological constraints (temperature and pathogen stress), subsistence systems (hunting-agriculture continuum, livestock production), resource defense (intergroup violence, crime), and gendered-relationships (dog affiliation with men and women). Ambient temperature and pathogens showed the strongest and most consistent effects on DUH, HUD, and PD. Mutual-utility and dog-personhood increased as temperature decreased. Pathogens showed non-linear effects: outcomes increased with pathogens up to moderate-high levels, then decreased at higher levels, suggesting zoonotic infection risk. DUH, HUD, and PD were positively associated with hunting and negatively associated with food production. Intergroup violence was positively associated with dog-personhood, but not mutual-utility. Affiliation with adults was positively associated with all three outcomes; however, women showed a significantly stronger effect than men on HUD and personhood. We place these quantitative results in ethnographic context. Together these data suggest dog-human coevolution was constrained by ecological factors, enhanced by cooperative hunting and resource defense, and disproportionately influenced by dogs' relationships with women.
Human-Dog Bond in the Contemporary Mayab: Social Perceptions and Benefits Associated with the Hunter-Milpa Dog in Maya Peasant-Hunter Life Strategies in Yucatan, Mexico
Authors: Plata Elías , Montiel Salvador
Published: December 2020

Human-dog interaction has been examined in various sociocultural contexts, but such relationships have not been well explored for contemporary subsistence practices in Neotropical areas. In this study, we document human-dog bonds in terms of their relevance for Maya peasant-hunters' life strategies in a rural community of the Northwest Yucatan Peninsula. To better understand social perceptions of dogs, we gathered ethnographic data through semi-structured and in-depth interviews with Maya peasant-hunters and participant observation in a Maya community. We paid particular attention to the sociocultural dimensions of subsistence hunting, agriculture, and the everyday activities of peasant-hunters and their families. We found that most peasant-hunters recognized the versatility of dogs in hunting and as sentinels for agricultural and home-gardening practices. We also found that dogs transcend their utilitarian value by granting prestige to their owners through hunting and by protecting them from harmful non-human entities of Maya cosmovision. Based on our results, we propose the “hunter- milpa dog” as a category encompassing the unique bond forged between Maya peasant-hunters and their dogs. Our definition contributes to a more substantive understanding of these canines as social actors linked to the subsistence life strategies in rural settings of Mesoamerica.
Folk Taxonomy of the Inter- and Intraspecific Edible Plant Diversity of Huastec Mayan Farmers in Mexico
Authors: Heindorf Claudia , van ‘t Hooft Anuschka , Reyes-Agüero Juan Antonio , Martínez Javier Fortanelli
Published: December 2020

Understanding how Indigenous people classify their edible plants enriches current knowledge of food crop diversity. The Huastec Mayan or Tének people in Mexico manage a highly diverse food biota. The aim of this study was to describe and analyze their nomenclature and taxonomy of edible plants in their agroecosystem. We determined descriptor types for the terminal taxa of the different ethnobiological categories. As a novel approach, contrasting descriptors of terminal taxa that represent inter- or intraspecific diversity were analyzed separately. The descriptors, expressed in the names and labels of 347 terminal taxa managed by the Tének, were grouped into descriptor sets. The average number of folk descriptor types that farmers use to distinguish inter- and intraspecific diversity is 1.82 (SD 0.88) and 2.78 (SD 1.68), respectively. A comparison with data from a previous study illustrates how the incorporation of additional species and variants into the Tének farming systems leads to more specification in naming and, thus, to changes in classification. Our results lead to three main postulates: (1) Tének people have a deep and specific knowledge about their edible plant diversity; (2) a high correspondence exists between folk taxonomy and Linnaean taxonomy; and (3) to distinguish inter- and intraspecific diversity, they use a practical and minimalistic classification system. The information provided here can be used as a basis for future agrobiodiversity inventories in the study region (called Huasteca Potosina) and other Indigenous regions in the tropics and subtropics.
Osmanlı Dönemi'nde Saraybosna Yangınları (1697-1878)
Authors: KOYUNCU Aşkın
Published: December 2020

Bu makalede Osmanlı kaynakları ışığında 1697-1878 yılları arasında Saraybosna’da yaşanan yangınlar incelenmiştir. Bu bağlamda yangınların sebepleri, ekonomik ve sosyal sonuçları, zararlarının giderilmesinde vakıfların rolü ve 1848 Ebniye Nizamnamesi kapsamında Saraybosna’da 1852 yılından sonra yapılan düzenlemeler ele alınmıştır. Makalede Tanzimat Dönemi’ne kadar Saraybosna’da yangınlara karşı kapsamlı tedbirler alınmadığı savunulmaktadır.

Osmanlı Dönemi’nde kurulan Saraybosna, bir Osmanlı kentinin bütün özelliklerine sahipti. Yangınlar, Osmanlı şehirlerinin başlarına gelebilecek en büyük felaketlerden biriydi. Binaların çoğunlukla ahşap malzemeden ve bitişik nizamda inşa edilmesi, sokakların darlığı, yangın söndürme teşkilatının olmayışı gibi etkenler yangınların yayılmasını kolaylaştırıyordu. Saraybosna’da 1697-1878 yılları arasında en az 15 büyük yangın yaşanmıştır. 1697, 1724, 1756, 1766, 1788, 1803, 1831, 1842, 1848 ve 1852’de meydana gelen yangınlar diğerlerine nispetle şehirde daha büyük tahribata yol açmıştır. Bilhassa 1697’de Avusturya istilası esnasında şehrin yakılması, Saraybosna’nın sosyal, ekonomik, kültürel ve demografik gelişimine büyük darbe vurmuştur. Yangında şehirdeki 104 camiden 92’si yanmıştır. Saraybosna’da yangınlardan en çok Başçarşı ve civarı etkilenmiştir. 1852’deki yangından sonra Ebniye Nizamnamesi uygulamaya konularak Başçarşı ve çevresi yeniden düzenlenmiştir. Ayrıca, sokakların genişletilmesine çalışılmış, yangınlara karşı Viyana’dan tulumbalar getirilmiş ve ahşap yerine kâgir yapılar inşası teşvik edilmiştir. Sebil’in bulunduğu Pazar Meydanı da 1866 yangınından sonra düzenlenmiştir. Saraybosna, Tanzimat Dönemi’nde kentsel reformlar tam olarak hayata geçirilemeden Avusturya-Macaristan hâkimiyetine girmiştir.
Düşman Casusları, Fahişeler ve Osmanlı Hafiyeleri Üçgeninde Beyoğlu'nda Bir Alman ve Birahanesi (1916-1918)
Authors: YÜKSEL Ahmet
Published: December 2020

Bu çalışmaya konu olan olay örgüsü I. Dünya Savaşı’nın devam ettiği günlerde İsviçre’nin (de facto) başşehri Bern’de bulunan Osmanlı elçiliğinden İstanbul’a ulaşan bir istihbaratla başlamıştır. İstihbaratın içeriğinde İsviçre’de Osmanlı aleyhine faaliyet gösteren casuslarla ilgili oldukça enteresan haberlere yer verilmiştir. Bahsedilen casuslar genellikle Rum’dular. İsviçre’de tedavi bahanesiyle bulunmakta, gerçekte ise Babıâli’nin düşmanlarına casusluk etmekteydiler. Kendilerine Osmanlı’nın durumuyla ilgili bilgileri aktaranlar ise İstanbul’daki bazı fahişe ve fuhuş evi işleticileriyle onlara yakın olan kimselerdi. İstanbul ve Bern arasındaki istihbarî bilgi akışını sağlıklı ve güvenli bir şekilde yürütmek için de kendilerince bir sistem geliştirmişlerdi. Bern Osmanlı elçisi bahsedilen casusluk şebekesinde yer aldıkları iddia edilen şahıslarla ilgili olarak kendilerine ulaşan ihbarlardan hareketle bir liste hazırlayıp Hariciye Nezareti’ne göndermişti. Karl Kusch isimli bir Alman da o listeye dâhil edilmişti. Onun hakkında Osmanlı karar alıcıları tarafından evvela bir sürgün kararı çıkarıldı. Ancak müttefik Almanya’nın vatandaşı olduğu için sürgün kararı, sınır dışı edilmesi yönünde değiştirildi. Kararın uygulama sahasına aktarımına geçildi. Gerekli işlemler tamamlandıktan sonra geriye sadece bir adım kalmıştı. İstanbul’daki Alman elçiliği tarafından ilgili şahsın pasaportunun vize edilmesi gerekiyordu. Bunun için Osmanlı makamları tarafından Alman diplomatlarına bir bilgilendirme ve başvuru yapıldı. Ancak elçilikten alınan cevapla birlikte müttefik imparatorlukların temsilcileri arasında beklenmedik ve hayli uzun bir tartışma başladı. O sürece ilişkin olarak Osmanlı arşivinde rast gelinen belgeler serisi takip, tahlil ve terkip edildiğinde bu çalışma ortaya çıktı. Çalışma içerisinde taraflar arasında karşılıklı bir güvensizlik olduğunu hissettirir bazı ifade ve gelişmelere rastlanmıştır. Ayrıca Osmanlı başkentinin daima en işlek uluslararası mekânlarından birisi olan Beyoğlu’nun I. Dünya Savaşı günlerinde nasıl bir fuhuş ve birahaneler ağıyla çepeçevre kuşatıldığı görülecektir. Son olarak düşman casuslarının varlığına ilişkin alınan küçük bir duyum ve ihbarla onlardan doğan bir şüphenin Osmanlı diplomasi ve bürokrasi ağında meydana getirdiği hareketlilik ve hassasiyet de çalışma süresince tanıklık edilecek gelişmelerden birisi olmuştur.
Hymenoscyphus caudatus, a new ascomycete record for the mycobiota of Turkey
Authors: ÇETİNKAYA Ahmet , UZUN Yasin
Published: December 2020

Hymenoscyphus caudatus (P. Karst.) Dennis is given as new record for the mycobiota of Turkey. The macro and micromorphological characters of the species are provided together with the localities of collection, voucher numbers and the photographs related to its macro and micromorphologies. .
Specific Features of Animal Metaphor in I. A. Krylov’s Fables
Authors: Xu Zhengyu , Wang Lele
Published: December 2020

The study aims to determine specific features of animal metaphors in I. A. Krylov’s fables. The article clarifies distinctive features of wolf, fox, lion, dog and donkey images, provides a structural analysis of metaphorical images, describes their characteristics. The research is novel in that it identifies the predominant way of metaphorical transfer, as well as a productive model of its creation. As a result, it was proved that the majority of indirect nominations in I. A. Krylov’s fables are based on contrasting human and animal behaviour, and the unique feature of conveying a moral lesson to the reader is built on reinterpretation of the verbal component of a metaphor - on predicativity.
History of Studying Onomatopoetic Words in the Udmurt Language
Authors: Shibanov Aleksej Aleksandrovich
Published: December 2020

The paper discusses a controversial issue of the Udmurt linguistics - categorial status of onomatopoetic words. The research objective is to trace history of studying onomatopoetic words in the Udmurt language. Scientific originality involves a comprehensive analysis of linguistic works dealing with these lexical units which serve to describe the sounds produced by physical objects or to create a sound image of motions, states, qualities, etc. The following conclusions are justified: till the 1990s, the Udmurt linguists tended to classify these lexical units as unchangeable words and from the viewpoint of part-of-speech affiliation - as adverbs or interjections, relying exclusively on the fact that onomatopoetic words are morphologically unchangeable.
Linguistic Features of Creolized Texts of the German Blogosphere
Authors: Kabalina Olesya Igorevna
Published: December 2020

The article examines linguistic peculiarities of Instagram messages by the example of the German language. The research objective is as follows: to reveal specificity of manifestation of the basic textual categories (integrity, coherence, modality, personality, temporality and locality) in creolized texts of the German blogosphere. Scientific originality of the paper lies in the fact that relying on the existing approaches to the text interpretation, the author analyses specificity of textual categories manifestation in the texts under study. The following conclusions are justified: in a creolized text, each textual category is manifested at verbal and non-verbal levels; in creolized texts, in contrast to non-creolized ones, textual categories acquire new features. Relying on the findings, the researcher identifies typical linguistic features of an Instagram message.
Linguo-Didactic Potential of Colloquial Phraseological Units (by the Material of Stories by the Spanish Writer of the XX Century Alonso Zamora Vicente)
Authors: Dolzhenkova Viktoriya Viktorovna
Published: December 2020

The paper aims to develop a new approach to studying phraseological and paroemiological units of colloquial Spanish. The research material includes stories by the Spanish writer of the XX century Alonso Zamora Vicente. The researcher for the first time analyses functioning of idiomatic units in works of the mentioned author, whose name is almost unknown in Russia, presents translation of these idiomatic units, which constitutes scientific originality of the study. The research findings are as follows: the author proposes a different methodological approach to studying colloquial phraseological units, which is based on understanding the key axiological concepts of the Spanish ethno-linguistic worldview.
Content Structure of the Concept LANGUAGE in Language Mentality of the French
Authors: Salikhova Oksana Konstantinovna
Published: December 2020

The article is devoted to studying the concept LANGUE/LANGUAGE in language mentality of the French. The purpose of the study is to determine the content of the considered concept. Although the concept LANGUE/LANGUAGE represents a complex social phenomenon - a natural language, it has not received due attention in the Romance studies. Scientific novelty of the work lies in determining the structure of the studied concept in the French linguistic consciousness. The fundamental principle of the research is a synchronic description of language phenomena. As a result of the study, basing on Z. D. Popova’s and I. A. Sternin’s ideas, basic and peripheral, as well as universal and specific, national-cultural content meanings of the concept LANGUE/LANGUAGE are identified.
Metaphorical Models of the Symbol ‘Yот’ - ‘Fire’ in the Modern Yakut Film Texts
Authors: Androsova Fekla Semenovna
Published: December 2020

The paper aims to reveal semantics of the symbol ‘yот’ - ‘fire’ in the context of the Sakha mythology and folklore. The study is conducted within the framework of the semiotic approach to analysing a literary text. The movie is considered as a “text” in its broad meaning. Scientific originality of the research lies in the fact that the modern Yakut film text has not been previously investigated in the semiotic aspect. The conducted analysis allows concluding that the symbol ‘yот’ - ‘fire’, one of the key symbols of the modern Yakut film text, possesses the following metaphorical meanings: ‘fire - security’, ‘fire - life’, ‘fire (smoke) - procreation’.
Structural Peculiarities of Child’s Worldview Formation: Lexical Aspect (by the Material of the French and Russian Lullaby Poetry)
Authors: Varlamova Olga Nikolaevna , Vorobieva Kseniya Andreevna
Published: December 2020

The paper aims to reveal structural peculiarities of a child’s worldview formation by the material of the French and Russian lullaby poetry. Basing on the Russian and French languages, the authors identify two trends of a child’s social world formation: developing models of “their own” and “outer” world. Scientific originality of the study lies in the fact that lullabies are considered as a source to create a child’s social world model. This model is presented in the article. The research findings are as follows: using the frame modelling method, the authors identify components of a child’s social world model, describe lexical units associated with a child’s inner circle, reveal linguo-cultural peculiarities of their functioning.
Functioning of New Written Majoritarian Languages of Dagestan in the Sphere of School Education and in the Periodical Press
Authors: Kirilenko Svetlana Vladimirovna
Published: December 2020

The research objectives are as follows: to analyse the modern state of new written majoritarian languages of Dagestan and to reveal current tendencies in this sphere. Scientific originality of the paper lies in the fact that the author for the first time examines functioning dynamics of the languages under study in the sphere of school education and in the periodical press over a quarter of a century, compares recent data with the data of 1995. The research findings are as follows: the author traces functioning dynamics of the languages under study in the sphere of school education and in the mass media sphere, which allows concluding on their actual vitality. Relying on the findings, the researcher identifies possible factors influencing language vitality.
Lexicographical Aspect of Military-Political Discourse Lexical Units in a Bilingual Educational Dictionary
Authors: Kramarenko Olga Leonidovna , Bogdanova Oksana Yurievna
Published: December 2020

The study aims at considering the military-political discourse as a special discursive type, identifying the distinctive features and the main groups of military-political discourse lexical units and determining the set of lexicographic parameters relevant for the description of military-political discourse lexical units in the educational dictionary. The scientific novelty of the research is based on determining these parameters according to modern requirements imposed by researchers on the genre of educational dictionaries in general and on the cultural aspect of educationnal lexicography in particular. The attained results have shown that the lexicographic parameters set presented in this work is comprehensive and suitable for describing the military-political discourse lexical units, which allows users to read and understand the texts of military-political orientation.
Semi-Affixation Role in Word-Formative System of the Modern English Language
Authors: Spasova Maria Valerievna , Savelieva Olga Gennadievna
Published: December 2020

The research objective includes identifying semi-affixation role in the word-formative system of the modern English language. The article examines semi-affixation as a means of word-formation in the English language, describes the basic features of the English semi-affixes, singles out differential criteria of semi-affixes, reveals their morphological, semantic and functional peculiarities. The authors identify differential criteria of semi-affixes, trace changes in their semantics, explore the hierarchical structure of semi-affixes within the framework of the word-formative field theory, which constitutes scientific originality of the study. The research findings are as follows: differential criteria of semi-affixes are ascertained, their hierarchical structure is revealed.
Pronominal Forms of Address in the English, Russian and Korean Languages
Authors: Antonova Anna Aleksandrovna
Published: December 2020

The study aims to compare the features of functioning of pronominal forms of address in languages with different structures. The research is novel in that it is the first to conduct a comparative-contrastive analysis of the English, Russian and Korean address pronouns, through which convergent and divergent features of the specified type of addressing are identified. As a result, it was found that English has one neutral pronoun used in all the registers of communication. The author has identified two pronouns in the Russian speech culture and four pronouns in the Korean one. The choice of an address pronoun is determined by pragmatic features of communication in the considered languages.
Comparative Study of CHRISTMAS Concept in the Context of Intercultural Dialogue
Authors: Shvetsova Victoria Mikhailovna , Goncharova Natalia Aleksandrovna
Published: December 2020

The paper aims to reveal the meaningful multi-level structure of a spiritual concept and to identify specificity of its interpretation in Catholicism and Orthodoxy in the context of intercultural dialogue. Scientific originality of the study lies in the fact that the single-level lexical unit ‘Christmas’ is for the first time analysed taking into account the multi-level structure of the appropriate concept represented in the national linguo-cultural consciousness by a set of meaningful dominants. In accordance with the research objective, the authors provide a comparative analysis of the CHRISTMAS concept in the Russian and British linguistic worldviews. The research findings are as follows: relying on the data of the conducted linguistic experiment, the authors identify specificity of the CHRISTMAS concept representation in the Russian and British linguistic consciousness.
On the Problem of Catalogization of Tambov Regional Toponyms
Authors: Gordova Juliana Juryevna
Published: December 2020

The paper aims to identify the basic principles of Tambov regional toponyms catalogization. The author’s attention is focused on the following issues: sources of factual material, catalogue structure, specificity of regional hydrographic, landscape, toponymic system, orthography of toponyms. Scientific originality of the study lies in the fact that regional toponymy is considered as big data requiring systematization; unfortunately, alphabetic and administrative-territorial approaches do not satisfy the purpose. The following conclusions are justified: hydrographic and basin approaches can be applied to catalogue regional toponymic material; a catalogue of regional toponyms can serve as a basis for a comparative study of regional toponymies with a view to identify trends of the Russian toponymic system development.
Literary Cinematography in Alexey Ivanov’s Novel “Food Unit”
Authors: Kulikova Daria Leonidovna
Published: December 2020

The research aims to identify peculiarities of using cinematic techniques in the novel “Food Unit” by A. V. Ivanov. The article studies involvement of horror images and motifs developed in cinema and reinterpreted by Ivanov; describes film techniques: editing, change of narrative perspectives, colour imagery. Scientific novelty of the work lies in defining the genre nature of “Food Unit” as a film novel, i.e. a literary work oriented towards intermedial perception. As a result, it is proved that Ivanov taps into cinema as a medium for horror motifs, which allows him to create his own model of the vampire world against the background of the cinematic tradition.
Colloquial and Vernacular Vocabulary as Means to Form Power Image in the Russian Print Media of the Late XX Century
Authors: Lonskaia Anna Yurievna
Published: December 2020

The paper aims to show how linguo-cultural peculiarities of colloquial and vernacular vocabulary influence the Russian state image formation in the domestic print media of the late XX century. Scientific originality of the study involves identifying colloquial and vernacular vocabulary influence on the linguo-cultural component of the power image in newspaper journalistic texts of the 1990s. The conducted research allows concluding that colloquial and vernacular vocabulary often forms a primitive, simplified, ironic, vulgar image of power. The research findings are as follows: the author reveals linguo-cultural peculiarities of colloquial and vernacular vocabulary and shows how its usage influences the power image formation in the Russian print media of the late XX century.
Perception of L. N. Tolstoy in the Far Eastern Emigration’s Opinion Journalism
Authors: Struk Anna Andreevna
Published: December 2020

The purpose of the study is to identify peculiarities of consideration of L. N. Tolstoy’s creative work and personality in the Russian emigration’s opinion journalism in Harbin (China). Scientific novelty of the paper lies in studying rare archival materials (the newspapers “Zarya”, “Russkoe Slovo”) to determine the unique nature of perception of L. N. Tolstoy’s personality and creative work in the Far Eastern emigration community. As a result of the study, it was found that Tolstoy’s personality is of considerable interest in emigrant criticism; his creative works are interpreted on the basis of the biographical approach; perception of the writer’s personality is based on memoirs, recollections and eyewitnesses’ observations and is almost completely devoid of apologetics; Tolstoy’s religious and philosophical views are perceived critically.
Mythopoetics in K. Ivanov’s Creative Work
Authors: Artemyev Yuriy Mihaylovich , Sofronova Irina Vladimirovna
Published: December 2020

The research objective is to identify the role and place of mythopoetics in the Chuvash literary classic Konstantin Vasilievich Ivanov’s works, to analyse his mythopoetical images and motives. Originality of the poet’s mythopoetics is conditioned by specificity of his epoch, his artistic intentions. The researchers for the first time examine mythological elements functioning in K. Ivanov’s creative work, identify their folkloric meaning, reveal motives for their usage, which constitutes scientific originality of the study. The conducted research allows concluding that mythological images use emphasizes psychologism of plots, situations, introduces elements of romanticism.
Motifs of Suffering and Death in Abuzar Aydamirov’s Prose (by the Material of the Historical and Philosophical Novel “Long Nights”)
Authors: Tovsultanova Dzhamilya Salavdiyevna
Published: December 2020

The study aims to characterise the conception and narrative strategies of the Chechen writer A. Aydamirov, who depicted the period of time when the North Caucasian highlanders had been subjected by the Russian Empire army in his creative work. The paper is novel in that it is the first to analyse the motifs of death and dying in A. Aydamirov’s novel “Long Nights”, which is reflection of the author’s historical and philosophical view on the past events. For the first time, Aydamirov’s narrative specificity is shown as a form of concrete historical and mythopoetic account of the tragedy suffered by his people. The attained results have shown effectiveness of demarcating the notions “narration” and “event of narration” when analysing the author’s content and style.
Ideas of the Russian Cosmism in the Novels “The Orchid Cage” and “The Ivory Tower” by H. W. Franke
Authors: Karmaeva Elena Aleksandrovna , Tsvetkov Yuriy Leonidovich
Published: December 2020

The study aims to find ideological convergence points between the concept of the universe developed by the Austrian science-fiction writer Herbert Werner Franke (born in 1927) and philosophical ideas of noosphere introduced by the Russian philosophers-cosmists P. A. Florensky, N. F. Fyodorov, V. F. Kuprevich and V. I. Vernadsky. The research is based on the Russian philosophers’ works and Franke’s science-fiction novels “The Orchid Cage” (1961) and “The Ivory Tower” (1965). Scientific novelty is conditioned by considerable influence that the Russian school of Cosmist thought had on formation of the worldview of science-fiction writers from other countries. This is the first time that Franke’s novels are being compared with conceptual ideas of the Russian scientists. As a result, it was proved that the Russian Cosmism ideas more than likely could be familiar to the Austrian novelist, as the main philosophical concepts of noosphere are present in the artistic form in Franke’s novels.
Female Images as Realisation of the Mythologeme “The Holy Grail” in K. Vonnegut’s Novel “Bluebeard”
Authors: Nefedova Olga Igorevna
Published: December 2020

The study aims to determine features of female images realisation in the novel “Bluebeard” by the American writer of the second half of the XX century Kurt Vonnegut through the lens of referencing the whole narration to the legend of the Holy Grail. The research is novel in that it is the first to study the opposition of male and female in the considered creative work through the analysis of symbolical and mythological features of women’s images. As a result, it was found that the writer uses his characters to trace the history of attitudes towards women in the western culture and also offers a possible solution to the problem of imbalanced relationships between genders by means of a dialogue through art.
Representation of the Concept IMPOLITENESS in the Russian Linguoculture: Gender Aspect (by the Material of Associative Experiment)
Authors: Petrova Anastassia Arkadievna
Published: December 2020

The study aims to determine differences in representation of the concept IMPOLITENESS in the Russian linguoculture from the positions of gender groups (men and women). Scientific novelty: basing on the data of a conducted associative experiment, the researcher singles out the categories of perception of the concept IMPOLITENESS peculiar to each group, as well as the basic similarities and differences. The research findings amount to determination of commonalities in understanding the concept IMPOLITENESS by men and women (rudeness, aesthetic unattractiveness, tabooing, greater hostility associated with high complexity/indirectness/covertness of utterances), as well as determination of the components of this concept that differ considerably for representatives of the respondent groups (male respondents tend to understand impoliteness as impudence and hostility, men interpret offence as a direct communicative act; female respondents perceive impoliteness as an offence, an unacceptable and uncommon communicative act).
The Russian Narodnik Movement Philosophy and Nihilism: Approaches to Personal Autonomy Problem
Authors: Vyazinkin Aleksei Yur'evich
Published: December 2020

The paper analyses specificity of the nihilistic doctrine interpretation in the Russian Narodnik movement philosophy in the context of the personal autonomy problem. In scientific literature, the Russian Narodnik movement philosophy is often identified with nihilism, which distorts true picture of the Russian philosophical thought development. Scientific originality of the study lies in the fact that nihilistic and Narodnik conceptions are examined through the lens of the personal autonomy problem. The conducted research allows concluding that nihilism accentuates individualism and personal autonomy, whereas the Narodnik movement philosophy focuses on social issues (social ideal, building a fair and equitable society) often abandoning the postulate of personal autonomy.
Ethnic Identity of the Ukrainians and Descendants of the Ukrainian Immigrants to Siberia in Research Works of the 1990-2010s
Authors: Lyulya Natalya Victorovna
Published: December 2020

The purpose of the study is to identify a range of scientific issues in the Siberian researchers’ works on ethnic identity of the Ukrainians and descendants of the Ukrainian immigrants taking into account regional specificities within multi-ethnic space. Scientific novelty of the article lies in conducting the first historiographical analysis of the issue of ethnic identity of the Ukrainians and descendants of the Ukrainian immigrants, as well as in characterising its local specificity. The results of the study have shown that it is necessary to develop a comprehensive programme for researching this sphere in combination with the interdisciplinary approach to designing questionnaires or surveys, broadening the problematic area and collecting new field data.
Specificity of Traditional Gender Role Realization by the Modern Udmurt Males
Authors: Pozdeev Igor Leonidovich , Russkikh Tatiana Nikolaevna
Published: December 2020

The paper aims to reveal specificity of traditional gender role realization by the modern Udmurt males depending on their value orientations. Scientific originality of the study lies in the fact that relying on the survey results, the authors for the first time describe views of the Udmurt males of different age groups on the following issues: transformation of values and gender ideals, process of their self-realization in essential social roles, self-analysis and reflection on this subject. The conducted research allows concluding that traditional gender roles are still relevant for the males, they are considered as a model of masculinity, but the Udmurts of different age groups choose their own ways to implement them.
Quranic Ontology
Authors: Rakhmatullin Rafael Yusupovich , Semenova Elvira Razifovna , Uraev Rail Raufovich
Published: December 2020

The study aims to identify specific features of Quranic ontology. Difference between the notions “Quranic worldview” and “Quranic ontology” is demonstrated. Quranic ontology amounts to philosophical considerations of worldview presented in the Quran, its critical analysis. The study is novel in that it provides rationale for: a) legitimacy of apophatic nature of Islamic theology; b) teleological reasoning behind the world’s creation in the Quran. The research findings are as follows: the main objects of Quranic ontology are the God and a man. The God is interpreted in the Quran in the spirit of the apophatic tradition - as “neither this, nor that”. The Quranic man is the most prefect creation of the God. All the other creations are made taking into account a man’s existence.
Evolution of Alexander Zhurbin’s Musical Theatre: From “Orpheus and Eurydice” to “Love’s Metamorphoses”
Authors: Matusevich Alexander Petrovich
Published: December 2020

In his 40 years of creative search in musical theatre, the composer Alexander Zhurbin has worked his way from zong/rock operas and musicals to grand operas of academic variety. The purpose of the study is to characterise evolution of creative work, the author’s aesthetics in the context of philosophical consideration of culturological shifts, to identify its stages. The work focuses on studying the very first musical-theatrical opus of the composer and his latest work, which shows qualitative changes in the method and aesthetics. Scientific novelty of the study lies in the fact that for the first time in scientific literature, twelve works created by A. Zhurbin for musical theatre are considered, their genre is determined according to the composer himself and also taking into account theatre practice. As a result, six definitive operas and six opuses falling between genres and combining features of opera and different types of musical are identified.
Philosophical Aspects of Micro- and Macro-Approaches in Historical Science
Authors: Kaziev Eduard Viktorovich , Sudakova Tatyana Grigor’evna
Published: December 2020

The paper aims to provide a critical survey of the Russian and West European historians’ views on the problem of correlation of micro- and macro-approaches in historical science. Scientific originality of the study lies in the fact that the issue is examined taking into account differences in approaches to defining the subject of historical cognition (an individual or a society). According to the authors, the difficulty is that the use of universal historical theories is essential when conducting historical studies in a particular research area, and it is the main problem.
Identity Concept Functioning in Jacques Lacan’s Discourse
Authors: Lezer Victoria Alexandrovna
Published: December 2020

The research objective is as follows: to reveal specificity of the identity concept functioning in Jacques Lacan’s discourse relying on an analysis of the “subject” category and the key notions of his psychoanalytic theory. The article traces origins of Lacan’s psychoanalytic conception, identifies content of the concept “subject”, shows that the mirror stage determines subjectivity formation, examines the identity concept. Scientific originality of the study involves justifying the thesis that Lacan’s conception of identity correlates with the subjectivity formation process, and the subject position is interpreted in terms of “me” and “the other”. The conducted research allows concluding that Lacan introduces paradox of identity: “me” conception forms only through aspiration to become “the other” so as to compensate the lack.
Russian Caucasus: Challenges for Ethno-Political Safety
Authors: Abdulkadyrov Yusup Nurmagomedovich
Published: December 2020

The research objectives are as follows: to reveal ethno-political tensions in the North Caucasian region and to identify political, socio-economic and geopolitical factors that somehow influence ethno-political safety. Scientific originality of the study includes analysing essential risk factors promoting ethno-political conflicts. The research findings are as follows: the author proposes a new approach to developing ethno-political strategy which allows achieving the balance of socio-cultural, traditionalistic and fundamentalistic values.
Anti-Corruption in the Russian Empire in the Second Half of the XIX - Early XX Century
Authors: Martynenko Alexander Valentinovich , Mileshina Natalia Alexandrovna , Potapova Lyudmila Aleksandrovna
Published: December 2020

The study aims to identify new trends and relevant mechanisms of anti-corruption in the setting of the second half of the XIX - early XX century, the period of major liberal reforms and “great upheavals” in the Russian Empire. Basing on an analysis of legislative, memorial, epistolary and statistical sources, the researchers have shown a unique potential of historical experience in preventing and fighting corruption in critical and transformative periods in the country’s history. The research is novel in that it puts emphasis on the anti-corruption methods used during radical transformation of the state’s political system. As a result of the study, effective anti-corruption practices are outlined, which are still applicable today.
Consumerization as Dominant Tendency in Post-Industrial Society
Authors: Sabirov Askadula Galimzyanovich , Sabirova Lilya Andreyevna
Published: December 2020

The paper aims to develop mechanisms for overcoming negative consequences of consumerization as a dominant tendency in the forming post-industrial society. The article identifies objective causes of consumerization, analyses its positive and negative aspects, suggests recommendations to overcome negative influence of consumerization on a human being. The authors justify the thesis on global nature and controllability of the consumerization process; reveal its essential features and specificity of manifestation, which constitutes scientific originality of the study. Relying on the findings, the researchers conclude that the modern post-industrial society focuses on consumerism.
The Role of French Musical Culture in the Development of Russian Romance: Poetical Component and Performance Tradition
Authors: Stepanidina Ol'ga Dmitrievna
Published: December 2020

The paper aims to identify the influence of French musical culture on the development of Russian romance, taking into account a poetical component and performance tradition. The article compares French romances and romances of the Russian composers to the French texts, genre stylizations. The role of French dance music in the formation of Russian lyrical poetry is identified. The scientific originality of the research involves a comprehensive approach to studying the influence of French musical art on the development of Russian chamber vocal performance. The research findings are as follows: the author proposes a scientifically grounded approach to choosing expressive means taking into account the origins of Russian lyrical romance.
Ontological Status of Art in R. Ingarden’s Philosophy
Authors: Makovetskaya Maria Vladimirovna
Published: December 2020

The study aims to determine the ontological status of art in R. Ingarden’s phenomenological aesthetics. The author touches upon the issues of specificity of an art piece existence within the framework of the phenomenological approach, the problem of identity and ontological structure of an art work. The study is novel in that it develops and provides rationale for the phenomenological approach to the issue of the ontological status of art demonstrated in R. Ingarden’s works. The research findings amount to the following points. Within the framework of the phenomenological approach to existence, Ingarden shows that an art piece cannot be reduced to its material existence and that it is necessary to acknowledge its existence as being of a special non-material kind - as an intentional object. The main characteristic of a work of art, according to Ingarden, is its schematic nature, so that the content expressed by it has an infinite potential for its actualisation.
Interaction of Russia and the North European Countries in the Sphere of Sport: Historical Aspect
Authors: Tiunov Viacheslav Aleksandrovich
Published: December 2020

The article examines development of cooperation between Russia and the North European countries in the sphere of sport. The author suggests his own periodization of the Russian - North European sports relations history from the moment of professional sport origin and regular sports competitions introduction till nowadays, identifies peculiarities of each period. Scientific originality of the study involves a comprehensive analysis of Russia’s sports relations with the North European countries. Influence of intensive cooperation in sport on international relations is revealed. The research findings are as follows: the author proves that cooperation in sport helped to overcome political tension and to establish friendly neighbourhood relations between Russia and the North European countries.
Worship and Command of Faith within the Framework of Theological Voluntarism: Maimonides and Crescas
Authors: Sleptsova Valeriya Valerievna
Published: December 2020

The study aims to prove that faith as a voluntary act cannot be a command due to an issue arising within the divine command theory (DCT). This issue was explicated in the article “I can’t make you worship me” by the prominent religious philosophers Campbell Brown and Yujin Nagasawa, published in the journal “Ratio” in 2005, and it consists in the fact that it is impossible to combine the DCT and moral obligation to worship the God. It is proved that the critical approach proposed by C. Brown and Yu. Nagasawa is applicable not only to worship but also to the command of faith. Scientific novelty of the research lies in utilising a number of texts by the medieval Jewish philosophers in the analysis and considering them through the lens of the methods belonging to modern analytical philosophy of religion so that the author can provide arguments to support her position. As a result of the study, the idea that there are a number of human actions that cannot be commanded under the DCT was substantiated.
What Is the European Union? A Cultural Shared Risk Community!
Authors: Pichler Peter
Published: December 2020

In this commentary, the author continues his first reflections on European Union cultural history, which opened up this field and introduced the theory of ‘paradoxical coherence’. Revisiting sociological and cultural-historical works by Beck and Gumbrecht, he argues that the EU can be seen as a ‘cultural shared risk community’, the sources of identity-building and sense-making consisting of the European citizens’ shared cultural risks and fears. From this he suggests a new agenda for cultural-historical research on the EU.
Framing the European Fund for Strategic Investments: A Comparative Analysis of the EU's Institutional Discourse
Authors: Amerkamp Andreas , Stephenson Paul Jeffrey
Published: December 2020

In 2014, newly elected Commission President Juncker pushed to create the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), with the aim of creating jobs and stimulating growth. With guarantees offered by the fund and the involvement of the European Investment Bank, the plan was to use €21 billion to leverage €315 billion of investment in the European economy. The EFSI legislative process was very fast with legislation emerging in just a year, with the first EFSI regulation appearing in mid-2015. Using policy frame analysis, this article zooms in on the discursive patterns of the European Commission, European Parliament and Council, expecting to find transport infrastructure a key theme given the low investment levels in this sector after the financial crisis in 2008. Analysing key documents at two periods in time, and drawing on interviews with officials, it explores the arguments used to make the case for EFSI and how these changed over time, leading to the extension of EFSI through an amended regulation in December 2017. In so doing, it shows the strategic positions of the institutions during Agenda-setting for EFSI. Moreover, the article explores questions of legitimacy and accountability. It reveals how key events including the Paris Agreement on climate change (December 2015) and Brexit referendum (June 2016) increased the persuasiveness of its framing.
Farmacopuntura: nivel de neuroleptoanalgesia en felinos utilizando xilacina-tramadol en acupunto yintang
Authors: González R. , Arguello J. , Britez C. , Viveros R. E. , Bazán Y.
Published: December 2020

El presente trabajo fue realizado con el objetivo de determinar el efecto del protocolo xilacina-tramadol en acupunto yintang versus administración intramuscular, sobre el nivel de neuroleptoanalgesia en felinos sometidos a orquiectomía. Para tal fin, fueron utilizados 20 felinos clínicamente sanos, mayores de 8 meses de edad, con serología negativa a virus inmunodeficiencia felina y virus leucemia felina, divididos en dos grupos. El grupo 1 recibió premedicación vía intramuscular con xilacina 1 mg/kg + tramadol 2 mg/kg y el grupo 2 recibió premedicación vía subcutánea en el acupunto yintang con xilacina 0,1 mg/kg + tramadol 2 mg/kg. Luego de 15 minutos los pacientes fueron valorados según la Escala de Otero para la evaluación de sedación y 15 minutos después se estimó la valoración post quirúrgica, según la escala multidimensional de la UNESP-Botucatu para valorar el dolor agudo post-operatorio. Los resultados obtenidos no arrojaron diferencias estadísticamente significativas (p>0,05) entre los niveles de neuroleptoanalgesia registrados en ambos grupos en estudio.
Diversidad genética y estructura poblacional del cangrejo del manglar (Ucides occidentalis) en Tumbes, Perú
Authors: Ordinola Z. A. , Vieyra E. G. , Ramírez B. E. , Saavedra K. Y.
Published: December 2020

El manglar es uno de los ecosistemas costeros más deteriorado a nivel mundial. En el presente caso, su funcionamiento ecológico depende en parte de la actividad de la especie clave: Ucides occidentalis. Este cangrejo ha sido sobreexplotado en los manglares del Perú. La fuerte reducción de su población (hasta 35,8% en 11 años) puede hacer necesario cultivar larvas de este cangrejo para repoblar los manglares. Sin embargo un adecuado repoblamiento requiere conocer su diversidad genética y estructura genética poblacional. Es por ello que en esta investigación se propuso determinar estos aspectos de U. occidentalis en el manglar de Tumbes, Perú. Un total de 56 ejemplares de U. occidentalis fueron colectados, de los cuales se obtuvieron 42 secuencias nucleótidas de un fragmento del gen COI. Los resultados indicaron un alto nivel de diversidad genética (evaluada a través del número de haplotipos: 30, frecuencia del haplotipo más frecuente: 14,29%, diversidad de haplotipos: 0,9721; promedio de diferencias en nucleótidos: 4,396 y diversidad nucleótida: 0,00810), así como una baja estructura genética poblacional evaluada mediante AMOVA (variabilidad genética entre poblaciones: 4%).