The constitutional reforms in Russia are amongst the most significant news for Russia's partners in international relations. The configuration of international law and Russian domestic legal order falls within the scope of the constitutional changes of 2020, and there is no chance that this change will be abandoned by the legislator. This particular amendment was not actively commented on during the nationwide discussion on the constitutional reform; it drew mostly experts' attention. The article alleges that the constitutional amendment restricting the applicability of international case law in Russia is both a transient response to the instant political tension around Russia, and a formalization of the positivistic trend well established in domestic judicial practice. The positivistic trend is part of the process shaping Russia's own approach to international law. The prospective amendment concerning international case law in the Constitution of the Russian Federation will not hinder the rules expressly stated in the treaties of the EAEU. However, the resolutions of the EAEU's structures and institutions, including the case law of the Court of the EAEU, are likely to be scrutinized in a defensive way by Russian Constitutional court in situations extraordinary for the Russian State, ensuring their conformity with the unquestionable and unconditional supremacy of the Russian Constitution.
In the 1960s the Komsomol began to give particular attention to its international activity, which was not only limited to participation, but also involved the organization of many different events for foreign youth and students - international friendship camps, forums, trips of foreign delegations. The creation of the Committee of Youth Organizations of the USSR (KMO USSR) and the Sputnik International Youth Tourism Bureau (BMMT) contributed to the intensification of the tourist exchange between Soviet and foreign youth. Both organizations were subordinate to the Central Committee of the Komsomol and received funding from the Komsomol budget. In 1962, additional funds started being allocated for international activities, as evidenced by a new item of expenditure that appeared in the budget of the Komsomol. Most of this money was spent by the Central Committee, with excessive expenditure on the reception of foreign delegations and gifts, which was repeatedly noted by audit checks. Twelve to thirty committees with international youth camps (out of 86 regional Komsomol committees) received money under the framework of this funding item. During the period under study, the Komsomol actively helped with the payment of organizational fees to the funds of the World Festivals of Youth and Students, and then began to provide direct material assistance to the youth organizations in Eastern Europe, Asia and Africa, which regularly applied for it. It is important to note that the annual increase of spending on international activities occurred in the context of the termination of state funding for the Komsomol, which in 1959 became fully financially self-sufficient. Based on a wide range of archival documents introduced into scientific circulation for the first time, the article presents an analysis of the financial activities of the Central Committee of the All-Union Leninist Young Communist League, its sources of funding and directions for spending the funds allocated for international activities. The relevance of the study is determined by the lack of serious scholarly investigation of this problem and the need to study the financial support of international activities in order to give a comprehensive assessment of its impact and efficiency.
The article presents the International conference Language, Culture, Creativity in Transdisciplinary Dimensions: Traditions and Innovations, which took place on October 22‒24, 2021 in Minsk (Belarus) and was dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the birth of prof. V.N. Teliya and the 100th anniversary of the Belarusian State University. The article contains a brief overview of a wide range of problems of modern linguistics, phraseology, linguoculturology, lexicography, which became the subject of discussion in plenary and sectional reports, as well as during the round table.
In: Vestnik Volgogradskogo Gosudarstvennogo Universiteta: naučno-teoretičeskij žurnal = Science journal of Volgograd State University. Serija 4, Istorija, regionovedenie, meždunarodnye otnošenija = History. Area studies. International relations, Band 21, Heft 2
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.
This article examines the impact of financial crisis of 2008-2009 on allocation of development aid. Using OECD data on Official Development Assistance (ODA) allocation for international development by key donor countries, authors test three hypotheses: first, general impact of crisis on ODA allocation; second, impact of crisis on three recipient income groups; third, impact of crisis on relative importance of analyzed factors for ODA allocation decisions. The results show that general impact of crisis on ODA volumes was negative, although donors preferred to increase aid to low-income countries. Impact of factors describing economic situation in donor countries (public debt level, government expenditures and donor growth) increased after crisis. Donor countries might make use of these results to increase efficiency of their development assistance strategies, whereas recipient countries may exploit these results in order to attract more external financing for development.
Статья посвящена актуальной проблеме определения процессов, связанных с энергетическими аспектами в международных отношениях (в том числе и на региональных уровнях). Отмечено, что наиболее остро энергетические отношения между государствами проявляются в международных энергетических конфликтах (МЭК). Особенностью структуры которых является то, что в качестве одного из вероятностных элементов в составе каждой противоборствующей стороны находиться жертва, которая возникает либо в ходе конфликта, либо вне конфликта, и может стать причиной или поводом для его начала. Из анализа структуры МЭК сделаны соответствующие выводы.
The article is devoted to the study of methods of combating coronavirus infection in the Republic of Armenia in the context of international cooperation. Attention is focused on the interaction of country with international organizations to overcome the pandemic in the country. This paper presents the author's table based on the analysis of the mass media in order to summarize the full range of cooperation between the Government of Armenia and external actors during the COVID-19. The article emphasizes the importance of creating an anti-crisis committee to combat coronavirus, as well as the need to increase funding for the health system.
The article presents the overview of International Scientific Conference «The Russian Systematic Reconstruction as a Strategic Inevitability: Neoeconomic, Neoindustrialization, Neodirigizm», which had taken place at 5—7 of December 2016 on Faculty of Economics of MSU. The questions of fundamental understanding of the state national economy of Russia during structural crisis, search the main directions of Russian social economic reconstruction for strengthen Russian economy, the need and the prospects of «soft mobilization» were discussed at this conference.
In: Mir nauki: sociologija, filologija, kul'turologija : naučnyj žurnal otkrytogo dostupa = World of science : sociology, philology, cultural studies, Band 11, Heft 3
Today, digital diplomacy tools are used by governments in many countries in their efforts to build effective collaboration with an international audience. However, sometimes digital interaction with the audience takes forms unusual for the traditional understanding of diplomatic communication. For example, the use of humor in social networks is becoming the new reality of official diplomacy. It is not surprising that diplomats use humor to attract a foreign audience, but at the same time, this affects the formation of the country's image. Little is known about the humorous interaction between official state actors and their target audience. The role of such communication in building the country's image has not been studied. This paper analyzes the ability of humorous interaction between government officials and the target audience through digital communication channels to influence the formation of stereotypes regarding the country's image. Methodologically, this study is a two-component content analysis of the news media and the Russian embassy Twitter account in London. The goals for which official state representatives use humor in the communication process are specified in the paper. In addition, the study attempts to analyze the basic components of the «image of the country» complex construct and to trace the role that humour plays in the formation of this image. The most obvious conclusion from this study is that a positive image of Russian humor is being formed among the followers of the Russian Embassy's Twitter account. This perception outweighs the negative stereotypes about Russian humour broadcast by the press.
В статье рассматриваются чувашские и немецкие пословицы о природосообразном воспитании, проводится их сравнение, выявляется общее и специфичное, обнаруживается потенциал для совершенствования образовательного процесса через его этнопедагогизацию. Активное обращение к опыту народного воспитания актуально сегодня ввиду сложной политической и экологической ситуации в мире. Материалом для исследования послужили малоизвестный труд немецкого филолога А. Виттштока «Воспитание пословицей», высказывания реформатора М. Лютера о воспитании детей, труды академика Г. Н. Волкова, а также деятельность этих ученых в сфере образования. Основное внимание в статье уделено немецкоязычному труду «Воспитание пословицей», который можно по праву назвать энциклопедией немецкой народной педагогики, где автором дано представление о принципах воспитания молодежи, идеях прогрессивных педагогов того времени, приведены примеры из жизни выдающихся людей. Несмотря на разницу в несколько веков между источниками паремий, сравнительно-сопоставительный анализ чувашских и немецких пословиц позволяет выявить общие черты в педагогических представлениях народов о последовательности в воспитании, ценности детской игры в обучении детей, роли матери, семьи, специфике женского образования, уважении к труду, бережном отношении к единой для всех народов природе. На основании проведенного исследования делается вывод о способности паремий внести вклад в приобщение современного поколения к истории, коллективной этнической памяти, воспитание достойных граждан своей страны, ценящих традиции и ответственно относящихся к окружающей среде. The article deals with the Chuvash and German proverbs about nature-based education, compares them, reveals some common and specific features, presents their potential for improving the educational process through its ethnopedagogization. An active use of the experience of folk education is relevant today due to the difficult political and environmental situation in the world. The little-known work of the German philologist A. Wittstock "Education through a Proverb", the statements of the reformer M. Luther on the upbringing of children, the works of academician G. N. Volkov, as well as the activities of these scientists in the field of education provided the material for the current work. The main attention in the article is paid to the book "Education through a Proverb" in German which can be called the encyclopedia of German folk pedagogy, where the author gives an idea of the principles of educating young people, the ideas of progressive teachers of that time, and also provides examples from the lives of prominent people. Despite the difference of several centuries between the sources of paremias considered, a comparative analysis of the Chuvash and German proverbs reveals some common features in the pedagogical ideas of peoples about consistency in education, value of children's play in teaching children, the role of mother, family, specifics of women's education, respect for work, care for nature. On the basis of the study, a conclusion is made about the ability of proverbs to contribute to familiarizing the modern generation with history, collective ethnic memory, educating worthy citizens of their country who appreciate traditions and treat environment responsibly.
The scientific report presents the results of a study of various approaches to the construction of modern quality management systems in medical organizations. Trends in the development of healthcare systems in the world and in the Russian Federation are analyzed, it is shown what role, on the one hand, the development of the infrastructure of medical care for the population, the staff of medical organizations, and on the other hand, the satisfaction of patients with the quality of the services provided to them by the medical organization, plays.
Статья посвящена одному из основных этапов Международной просветительской акции «Пушкинский диктант» - конкурсу методических материалов. Как считают учредители этой акции (АССУЛ), при составлении конкурсных заданий допустимы широта подхода к исходному материалу, свобода выбора микротем и мотивов пушкинского творчества. Данная позиция не может быть принята безоговорочно. Для того чтобы обеспечить равные условия всем категориям участников «Пушкинского диктанта», необходимо создание единой научно-методической основы для разработчиков заданий. Авторы статьи, исходя из собственного опыта проведения «Пушкинского диктанта - 2022», выработали систему принципов составления конкурсных заданий, которые могут быть приняты как базовые для Пушкинского диктанта на постоянной основе. В работе приводятся примеры конкретных заданий разного типа, в методологическом и историко-литературном аспектах анализируются их сильные и слабые стороны. Отдельно подчеркивается, какие содержательные составляющие могут влиять на успешность конкурсного задания. В статье прослеживается механизм реализации предлагаемых принципов при составлении заданий Международной акции, где главная цель - просветительская. Статья представляет интерес для составителей заданий «Пушкинского диктанта - 2023», а также всех тех, для кого «Пушкинский диктант» стал средством широкого межкультурного общения. The article is devoted to one of the main stages of the international educational campaign "Pushkin Dictation", which is the competition of teaching aids. According to the founders of this action (Association of Teachers of Literature and Russian), a wide approach to the source material, freedom of choice of micro-themes and motives of Pushkin's works are acceptable in compiling the contest tasks. This position cannot be accepted unconditionally. In order to provide equal conditions for all categories of participants in the Pushkin Dictation, it is necessary to create a single scientific and methodical basis for task developers. Based on their own experience in the Pushkin Dictation - 2022, the authors have developed a system of principles for compiling contest tasks, which can be accepted as basic for the Pushkin Dictation on a permanent basis. The paper presents examples of various types of tasks and analyses their strengths and weaknesses from both methodological and historical and literary perspectives. It is also emphasized which content components may influence the success of a contest task. The article traces the mechanism of implementation of the proposed principles in compiling contest tasks for the international campaign, the main goal of which is educational. The article is of interest to the compilers of the tasks for the "Pushkin Dictation - 2023", as well as to all those for whom the "Pushkin Dictation" has become a means of cross-cultural communication.
