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In 2023, exactly 10 years have passed since the proclamation by Chinese President Xi Jinping of the One Belt, One Road Initiative (OBOR), which has become the flagship direction of China's foreign policy. OBOR is a combination of two mega-projects – the Silk Road Economic Belt (SREB) and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road (MSR). A special role in promoting cooperation between China and African countries is played by the MSR, which passes through the states of East Africa – Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Madagascar and South Africa. The book "One Belt One Road Initiative and the Construction of the African Continental Free Trade Area" is devoted to the development trends of cooperation between China and African countries within the BRI, as well as assistance from the PRC in the construction of the African Continental Free Trade Area. Yang Baorong and Ma Hanzhi form the core of the team of authors. The book includes several chapters, the third of which is devoted to tying infrastructure under the BRI and helping to build the African Continental Free Trade Area, and the fourth is devoted to political proposals that deserve special attention. Although some conclusions made by the authors are questionable, the book is a major achievement, on the one hand because of its a qualitative analysis of the formation, development and emerging difficulties of economic integration in Africa, and on the other hand, because it reveals the position of China and the Chinese scientific community on promoting dialogue with the countries of the continent within the BRI and promoting free trade between the PRC and African countries. The red thread in the work traces the idea of the importance of the One Belt – One Road initiative for the successful construction of the African Continental Free Trade Area, as well as for the successful implementation of the 2063 Agenda.

The article discusses the possible transformation of the geopolitical situation in the Francophone countries of Tropical Africa in the context of the coronavirus pandemic, based on the information published in the French media. And also, the analytical report, sent by experts of the Paris Center for Analysis, Forecasting and Strategy (CAPS), to the President and the French Foreign Ministry was used. The article contains a list of the main epidemiological, social, humanitarian, and political threats that will destabilize the situation on the Black Continent, as well asmade a prediction attempt of the dynamics of international relations in the post-coronavirus period. The aim of this study is to find out how the balance of forces of traditional and relatively new actors in international relations has been changed in the countries of Tropical Africa in the period of present observation. Particular attention is paid to the initiatives of the Champs Elysees, designed to preserve the traditional political, economic, and military dominance of the Fifth Republic in African countries, the territories of which were part of the French colonial empire. Emanuel Macron's proposals regarding forgiveness of external debts and economic assistance to African countries are analyzed. It is concluded that the initiatives of the President of France cannot be implemented in political practice and are aimed only at countering the growth of anti-French mood in the Sahel. A political analysis of the situation comes to the conclusion that, as a result of the economic and political upheaval caused by the coronavirus pandemic, it is very likely that the interests of France will be supplanted from Tropical Africa by China and, in part, by Russia.

Cluster-network analysis of online communities will move from rizomnoy paradigm to cluster in the perception of social networks as a form of interpersonal and intergroup communication. This article describes the author's technique created and approved research online communities of political, public and commercial organizations in the framework of the IIP in "AIT" Bashkir State University.

The review presents the results of the international round table On the
Semiotics of Forms in African Literature, which was held on July 19, 2023 as part of
the Festival of African Cultures at the Russian State Library for Foreign Literature
named after M.I. Rudomino. The discussion was organized by the International Center for Semiotics and Intercultural Dialogue of the State Academic University
for the Humanities (MTСS GAUGN) in cooperation with the Cultural Center
Francothèque of the Russian State Library for Foreign Literature. The discussion
was attended by Georice Berthin Madébé, Doctor of Linguistics and Semiotics,
Leading Researcher at the National Center for Scientific and Technological Research
of Gabon (Libreville), and Inna Merkoulova, Doctor of Linguistics and Semiotics,
Associate Professor, founder and director of the GAUGN International Center for
Semiotics and Intercultural Dialogue (Moscow). The participants discussed Professor
Madebe's book On the Semiotics of Forms. An Introduction to Semiotic Criticism of
African Literature (2022).

The article presents the experience of revealing N. Fedorov's philosophical system through an appeal to the theme and image of Easter. It is shown that for Fedorov Easter is the Central category of the philosophy of active Christianity and at the same time a symbol of fundamentally new choice of civilization. The connection between Fedorov's anthropology, ontology, and ethics and the Easter dogma is revealed. The lines of Fedorov's criticism of the anti-Paschal consciousness and the anti-Paschal vector of the world that has lost faith in the reality of the Resurrection of Christ are considered. It is emphasized that appealing to the Paschal dogma, according to which Christ rose in the fullness of two natures (divine and human), Fedorov brings the idea of divine-human synergy to the eschatological plan, extending it to the promise of the resurrection of all the dead. The symbolism of the Easter service Fedorov considers as the origin to such concepts as «extra-temple Liturgy» and «extra-temple Easter» It is shown that the category of paschality in Fedorov's philosophy correlates with the literary and philosophical tradition and simultaneously sets an active and projective understanding of Easter, which influenced the development of the resurrection theme in literature and philosophical thought in the last quarter of the XIX–XX centuries (F.М. Dostoevsky, V. Solovyov, S. Bulgakov, V.V. Mayakovsky, A. Platonov, B. Pasternak, et al).

The article deals with the complex and controversial problems of the new regional communities' formation and the impact of the interethnic relations sphere on them. The author notes that the processes of interaction between representatives of different cultures and civilizations, ethnic groups and religions have become increasingly controversial and tense in the context of continuous social dynamics. Similarly to the Russian society as a whole, regional communities are in a state of transitivity. They get transformed, they acquire new qualities such as multicasting and heterogeneity, multi-ethnicity and multi-confessionalism, fragmentarity and multiculturality.

This fact increases the risks and uncertainties, problematizes future prospects. National non-governmental organizations are increasingly positioning themselves as civil society institutions at the present stage of social development at the regional level. They perform a difficult dual task: on the one hand, they ensure the preservation and development of history, native language, culture, ethnic traditions, and on the other hand, they work on the integration, on the common identity and the Russian nation formation.

On the territory of the Volgograd region, largely due to the active cooperation of regional authorities and local authorities with national public associations, international and inter-confessional relations are stable. The basis of such activity is respect for history, native language, culture, tradition, religion, national dignity of all people in the region, regardless of their belonging to a certain ethnic group or religion. Over two decades of accumulated considerable experience of joint inter-ethnic dialogue and cooperation, provided tolerance and peace, harmony and mutual understanding between people of different ethnicities and religions in the country.

The author analyses A.A. Fet's poem "The Nightingale and the Rose", included in the collection "Poems" (1850). He points out that the collection aroused the interest of leading critics of the second half of the 19th century such as Apollo Grigoriev, Lev May and Osip Senkovsky. A.A. Fet's poem "The Nightingale and the Rose" particularly attracted their attention. The most significant characteristics of the poem are identified in the present study from the point of view of these critics; similarities and differences in its assessment are noted, and their reasons are explained. In particular, attention is drawn to the lively interest of the romantic era (both in European and Russian art culture) for the East. Characteristics of the image of the East are given, as well as names of writers and titles of their works. The author points to a foreign source of A.A. Fet's poem "The Nightingale and the Rose", which turned out to be an inaccurate translation of Hafiz, reflecting not so much the specifics of Hafiz's ghazals as their interpretation by the translator with his European vision of the East. The text of A.A. Fet is a version of the Eastern ghazal in Russian. A digression about the historical and philological study of the word "rose" in the works of A.N. Veselovsky, and the tradition of using the theme of love between the Nightingale and the Rose in the poetry of A.S. Pushkin, N.M. Yazykov, A.V. Koltsov are presented. The author notes the original features in the interpretation of these images in the poetic text of A.A. Fet and points out the programmatic nature of the poem "The Nightingale and the Rose", as testified by the poet's repeated references to the text and the corrections he inserted in view in a new publication.

Most of the participants in the network community passively absorb information in the form of characters included in the communication codes. Which in turn are formed on the basis of values worldviews, ideas and ideals. Distribution and perception of information more effective, closer communication code communication community codes. This leads to a positive perception of the (support) posts supporters and opponents of the condemnation of the ideas promoted. The article deals with the creation of modern technologies in political communication strategy of propaganda.

The article deals with the social characteristics of the Internet audience,
virtual social communities, as well as examples of using the Internet space in realsociety. Subjected to analysis of user behavior in virtual reality. Provide new social characteristics of Internet users.

На основе многолетних исследований структуры
коммуникационных связей сетевых сообществ стало возможным выделить
этапы жизнедеятельности и описать виды трансформации связей и некоторые
другие метрики сетевого сообщества на каждом из этапов.

Си Цзиньпин полагает, что у Китая есть возможность до 2035 года сделать страну ведущей экономической, технологической и, возможно, даже военной державой в мире. На основании этого в статье рассматривается современная модель ведения внешнеполитической деятельности КНР, в которой страна стремится не только занять центральное положение на мировой арене, соизмеримое с собственной экономической и военной мощью, но также перестроить, изменить и переопределить элементы существующей системы в соответствии взглядам и интересам Китая.
Автором утверждается, что несмотря на уверенность в растущей материальной мощи Китая, стране все еще не хватает «дискурсивной силы» –способности оказывать влияние на формулировки и идеи, лежащие в основе международного порядка. Хотя китайское руководство мобилизовало интеллектуальные ресурсы, чтобы заполнить этот пробел, оно не изложило явно альтернативное видение того, как должен выглядеть мир.

One of the most prominent and at the same time the most complicated storylines of Lithuanian history between two world wars — the conflict between Lithuania and Poland for Vilnius. It is important to note that dramatic events occurred in Vilnius and around it, which essentially determined the democratic relations between Lithuania and Poland in the interwar period, influenced not only Lithuanians and Poles, but also national minorities living there for many centuries, first of all — the most numerous and influential Jewish communities. Geopolitical changes, the loss of historical capital and proclamation of Provisional capital affect the new search of coexistence of Vilnius and Kaunas Jewish communities with the dominant nation and directly affects cultural, political development. This paper attempts to present how the Vilnius question influenced the positions and choices of the Kaunas Jewish community in interwar years. Kaunas Jews have survived the crisis of identity in a provisional capital. In this period, Kaunas Jews began to create a new system — the alternative "Jerusalem of Lithuania". Furthermore, Kaunas Jews joined the Vilnius liberation campaign in 1930s together with Lithuanians.

The paper considers the features of the demographic processes in the Russian Arctic zone by the example of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug in the period from 1939 to 2017. The future of the Arctic depends in large part on its demographic potential. What should be the population of the territory, how the space is organized, whether the population is needed, or enough of the watch organization of production: what should be done (or what not to do) so that the way of life of the native and the indigenous population remained in harmony with the environment, and at the same time solved large-scale tasks in the interests of the country. The study uses the method of constructing and comparing demographic pyramids for different time periods. There are specified demographic groups that differ in their reproductive behavior. On this basis, time periods were identified, within which demographic processes were going in different ways that allows us to assess the relationship between the nature and outcome of these processes and the structure of population at different stages of history. Based on the prospective analysis of the demographic processes in the territory of development of this part of the country, there was revealed the specific in the dynamics and features of the formation of the demographic potential through natural reproduction and migration movement of the indigenous people and newcomers. The authors examined the changes in the population structure at the time of population growth due to intensive arrivals before 1990 and the dramatic decrease as a result of the outflow in the 1990 s, which significantly changed the structure of the population, the ratio between different groups. This approach to analysis of demographic indicators may be used in elaboration of strategic plans for socio-economic development of the region. It gives an adequate assessment of the current situation, helps to formulate in strategic documents the goals and objectives of socioeconomic development, to determine the priorities in the regional demographic policy.

On the basis of the system approach, the specifics of various concepts to the definition of the phenomenon of cyberterrorism are revealed. The conclusion that modern cyberterrorism aimed at threatening international and state security is one of the effective levers for achieving political goals on the world stage is argued. Modern cyberterrorism in its scale, technical capabilities and consequences can be put in line with traditional terrorism and organized crime with full confidence. Through comprehensive analysis, topical problems of countering computer terrorism in modern society have been identified. Priority forms of inter-State cooperation have been justified, as well as the necessary measures aimed at improving the effectiveness of the fight against cyberterrorism have been identified.

The specific of development of South African society was in a great deal predefined by the level of socially-historical development of the South African region to colonial encroachment, and by the features of the transformations introduced southward the African continent by the English colonialists. The colonial past of South Africa continues to be saved in memory and psychology of new generations of native population. And for the best comprehension of socio-political difficulties into that the people of this region run on the modern stage of their development, it is necessary from positions of retrospective analysis to study the process of colonization and influence of methods of her realization on a political, socio-economic and cultural situation in South Africa.