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The study of the problems of information society development, social patterns, trends of further development is becoming an important area of research interest and determines the relevance of the theme, as well as theoretical and practical importance of study of the information society in Russia. The methodological base of the research is the structural-functional approach, allowing to consider the society as a self-developing system, and also elements of dialectical and synergetic approaches. As an empirical base used the results of a longitudinal study of media communities of Russia on the example of a virtual community of Internet resources: www.rufa.ru, various communities of the Russian Internet and network of online communities, social networks, Twitter, Facebook, LiveJournal, etc. is conducted by the author in the period 2005-2013.

Torture is prohibited under art. 5 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and art. 7 of the International Pact on civil and political rights, the Convention against torture and other cruel, Inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, other international acts, including the European Convention on Human Rights. However, torture continues to be applied in many states, including the Republic of Moldova. This article is devoted to the fight against torture, the role of civil society in this process is mentioned. It is about the creation by non-commercial organizations of an international network of prison education in the countries of the Eastern Partnership and Central Asia, which also includes organizations from Moldova, including the Institute for Democracy.

Development of information society is closely linked with the country's economic development, the development of this sector is relevant to each country seeking economic development. The research aims to answer what steps and measures must to be taken to accelerate the development of Lithuanian information society process and thus to achieve at least the EU average in this area. The research object of information society development process and its results in the EU Member States. Research aim – to assess the Lithuanian information society development opportunities and prospects for the EU to catch up in the context of indicators. The work must meet the following objectives: to analyze the information society development in the EU policy and legal regulation in this area and assess the development of information society indicators for the EU and Lithuania, the performance of their benchmark. Research hypothesis: The Lithuanian Information Society Development in 2009 Results below the EU average on institutional and social reasons. Master's thesis of the tasks to the theoretical and analytical research methods and tools. The paper gives a brief outline of the EU Member States in the Information Society Benchmarking: comparison of parallel fields, implemented initiatives to achieve results. A comparative analysis between EU Member States has shown how different formation of information society development in Europe, as unevenly developed and developing the sector's development. All EU Member States in preparing their national strategies for information society development in the EU should follow the directives and planning documents, the development of information society concept has no major differences of principle. They all seek to resolve the fundamental efficiency of public administration, the active population in the governance and effective public service delivery problems. Experience in other countries, the factors influencing the success of at least some of the information society in the implementation: a clear responsibility, civic participation and open approach to information society, standards and standard technology, the business sector in development. The results showed that the national government should be concerned not only statistical data, quantitative indicators, such as what the population have cell phones or computers, but also the qualitative side of the sector.

Development of information society is closely linked with the country's economic development, the development of this sector is relevant to each country seeking economic development. The research aims to answer what steps and measures must to be taken to accelerate the development of Lithuanian information society process and thus to achieve at least the EU average in this area. The research object of information society development process and its results in the EU Member States. Research aim – to assess the Lithuanian information society development opportunities and prospects for the EU to catch up in the context of indicators. The work must meet the following objectives: to analyze the information society development in the EU policy and legal regulation in this area and assess the development of information society indicators for the EU and Lithuania, the performance of their benchmark. Research hypothesis: The Lithuanian Information Society Development in 2009 Results below the EU average on institutional and social reasons. Master's thesis of the tasks to the theoretical and analytical research methods and tools. The paper gives a brief outline of the EU Member States in the Information Society Benchmarking: comparison of parallel fields, implemented initiatives to achieve results. A comparative analysis between EU Member States has shown how different formation of information society development in Europe, as unevenly developed and developing the sector's development. All EU Member States in preparing their national strategies for information society development in the EU should follow the directives and planning documents, the development of information society concept has no major differences of principle. They all seek to resolve the fundamental efficiency of public administration, the active population in the governance and effective public service delivery problems. Experience in other countries, the factors influencing the success of at least some of the information society in the implementation: a clear responsibility, civic participation and open approach to information society, standards and standard technology, the business sector in development. The results showed that the national government should be concerned not only statistical data, quantitative indicators, such as what the population have cell phones or computers, but also the qualitative side of the sector.

Creative society is a type of society in which the most important social group is a creative class. The creative class consists of people employed in science and engineering, research and development, high technology industries (i.e. innovation industries), art, music, culture, aesthetics and design (i.e. creative industries), as well as knowledge-based workers in health care, financial and legal services. According to calculations of scientists, a country has a creative society if representatives of the above-mentioned areas make 25-30 percent of all employees in that country. Promotion of culture is the main pre-condition for development of a creative society. This pre-condition is confirmed by the European research "The Impact of Culture on Creativity". The aim of the article is to find the level of promotion of culture (as a pre-condition for development of a creative society) in different countries. Research method was statistical data analysis (Eurostat database was used). It was found that the average level of promotion of culture in the European Union was 0.4 percent of GDP, and in Lithuania – 0.5 percent of GDP every year. Statistical data analysis revealed that the financially reasonable level of promotion of culture (as a pre-condition for development of a creative society) could reach 3 percent of GDP every year because there were other state functions (e.g. general public services, social protection) in the European Union that got even 7 percent of GDP every. [to full text]

Creative society is a type of society in which the most important social group is a creative class. The creative class consists of people employed in science and engineering, research and development, high technology industries (i.e. innovation industries), art, music, culture, aesthetics and design (i.e. creative industries), as well as knowledge-based workers in health care, financial and legal services. According to calculations of scientists, a country has a creative society if representatives of the above-mentioned areas make 25-30 percent of all employees in that country. Promotion of culture is the main pre-condition for development of a creative society. This pre-condition is confirmed by the European research "The Impact of Culture on Creativity". The aim of the article is to find the level of promotion of culture (as a pre-condition for development of a creative society) in different countries. Research method was statistical data analysis (Eurostat database was used). It was found that the average level of promotion of culture in the European Union was 0.4 percent of GDP, and in Lithuania – 0.5 percent of GDP every year. Statistical data analysis revealed that the financially reasonable level of promotion of culture (as a pre-condition for development of a creative society) could reach 3 percent of GDP every year because there were other state functions (e.g. general public services, social protection) in the European Union that got even 7 percent of GDP every. [to full text]

Creative society is a type of society in which the most important social group is a creative class. The creative class consists of people employed in science and engineering, research and development, high technology industries (i.e. innovation industries), art, music, culture, aesthetics and design (i.e. creative industries), as well as knowledge-based workers in health care, financial and legal services. According to calculations of scientists, a country has a creative society if representatives of the above-mentioned areas make 25-30 percent of all employees in that country. Promotion of culture is the main pre-condition for development of a creative society. This pre-condition is confirmed by the European research "The Impact of Culture on Creativity". The aim of the article is to find the level of promotion of culture (as a pre-condition for development of a creative society) in different countries. Research method was statistical data analysis (Eurostat database was used). It was found that the average level of promotion of culture in the European Union was 0.4 percent of GDP, and in Lithuania – 0.5 percent of GDP every year. Statistical data analysis revealed that the financially reasonable level of promotion of culture (as a pre-condition for development of a creative society) could reach 3 percent of GDP every year because there were other state functions (e.g. general public services, social protection) in the European Union that got even 7 percent of GDP every. [to full text]

The article discusses the main characteristics of modern art journalism, which allow us to assert its anthropocentricity. It is proved that the subject of creativity, which creates artistic images, as well as the work itself as a reflection of the value picture of the artist's world, his worldview and ideological concept are the subject of reception and analysis of art journalism. The anthropocentricity of art journalism as a whole is obvious because art itself is anthropocentric. However, in modern conditions of globalization and the development of postmodern worldview, the anthropocentricity of art journalism is undergoing certain transformations. The specificity of art discourse lies, first of all, in a pronounced appraisal and authorial modality, and the very representation of a work of art in a media text is determined by the level of professionalism and the degree of talent of its producer, as well as the social recognition of the artist and the very status of the work of art, determined by the interest of the public in it, the artist's innovation, the demand for a particular genre in the art industry. In the text-discursive space of mass art journalism, one can find the most revealing cases of interaction between institutional, professional and everyday discourses, which, on the one hand, significantly characterizes modern art journalism from the standpoint of its anthropocentricity, and on the other hand, allows us to evaluate the dynamic transformations inherent in it in postmodern conditions. The postmodern worldview deprives the art discourse of any stable coordinates in terms of terminology or the presence of professional art criticism competencies in an art journalist. A positive assessment in the discourse of art journalism is aimed at reflecting success, the predominance of the best qualities in the interpreted object, which is further enhanced by the use of art criticism terminological apparatus, however, texts with ambiguous evaluation and authorial modality are also presented in the text-discursive space.

The current socio-demographic situation in Russia is characterized by an increase in the proportion of people who need social services, namely, older people and people with disabilities. As a rule, these groups of people are not only limited in material resources, but also often deprived of the possibility of implementing minimal social ties, communication, and cultural entertainment. The provision of social services is implemented at the local level, but the limited municipal budgets do not fully satisfy the needs of citizens, and payment for services for this category of needy is inaccessible. Social protection services within the framework of state policy provide various types of material services to low-income citizens, but they do not have such a socio-economic effect that would be fully able to solve the problems of this category of people, therefore the quality of life of the vulnerable groups of the population is characterized by extremely limited opportunities and a wide range of practically unsolvable needs. The purpose of the scientific article is to determine the urgent needs of those in need and identify the reserves of additional assistance for citizens in difficult life situations based on data from in-depth interviews. The questions of the insufficiency of the use of the state's most powerful resource of volunteering when popularizing the activities of volunteers and creating appropriate conditions for it are raised. Discusses on the legitimacy of the identification of the concepts of "volunteering" and "volunteering", which are traditionally considered identical in the works of domestic researchers, legal acts. It has been established that people with disabilities need communication, joint leisure activities, assistance in attending events and just mobility, computer literacy training. It is emphasized that the word "volunteer" is perceived by our compatriots as borrowed, not evoking emotionally colored associations, contrary to its national character, the word "volunteer", on the contrary, is noted as one's, native – a person of good will, kind, merciful. Summarized, the experience of the territories in which volunteering is developed shows that volunteers are united not only by the focus and nature of the activity, but also by the territory in which they interact, and this fact is a powerful factor in securing a person in the region, which is especially important for the regions of the Far East and especially the Jewish Autonomous Region.

Egypt's official climate resilience plans highlight a key role for civil society. But empowered, networked, and resourced nonstate advocates face tangible obstacles.

In the transitional period of changes in all spheres of social life, the formation of new views and relations in the economy, politics and socio-cultural environment is taking place. The struggle between the new and the old leads to social tension in society. In our opinion, the main reason for the growth of social tension in modern Kyrgyz society is the crisis in the field of economics and politics. To a large extent, the crisis manifests itself in the growth of unemployment and an increase in the population with incomes below the subsistence level, which leads to the marginalization of society and a change in the image, quality and lifestyle. There are so-called "points" of concentration of social tension in modern society. In social terms, these are groups of people of retirement age, youth, the unemployed, public sector workers, the intelligentsia, low-income, large families, etc. The purpose of this article is to show the role of the intelligentsia in building a new Kyrgyz society.

The article deals with the concept of psychological condition of society, which is quite new for psychology. This concept is developed in the framework of so-called macropsychological approach. Various indices are often used to assess the condition of society, for example, so-called Happy Planet Index. This index, like the others, is determined on the basis of analysis of official statistical information and mass surveys. However, while using it objective and subjective indicators often do not coincide. The article proves the evaluability of the psychological condition of society based on the concept of psychological polarization, developed by French social psychologist S. Moscovici. The model and the technique, allowing to estimate a psychological condition of society in units of psychological polarization, are offered. The article presents the results of a pilot empirical study (n = 199), according to which the conclusion on the possibility to use the model for the society psychological condition assessment has been made.

The purpose of the article is to attract attention to the role of press and its meaning in the context of civil society in one of the developmental stages of democracy. After the social structure had changed in Lithuania, as in other post soviet countries where the totalitarian ideology deformed the concepts of truth and identity, the need and expectations of psychological security to create a better future were directly related to the press. On the grounds of political philosophy, the imperative of public space as an imperative of a basic democracy institution which appears when the members of community create and support it, is analyzed. Analyzing the way in which the press as one of the governmental blocks participates in the maintenance of public space because of itself and represents the citizens, shows the level of public discussion quality and community information. The right of society to receive information is political since the awareness guarantees the realization of universal freedom; the purification of press links with civil society is important as a theoretical basis when examining the role of media in the periods of societal changes.

The purpose of the article is to attract attention to the role of press and its meaning in the context of civil society in one of the developmental stages of democracy. After the social structure had changed in Lithuania, as in other post soviet countries where the totalitarian ideology deformed the concepts of truth and identity, the need and expectations of psychological security to create a better future were directly related to the press. On the grounds of political philosophy, the imperative of public space as an imperative of a basic democracy institution which appears when the members of community create and support it, is analyzed. Analyzing the way in which the press as one of the governmental blocks participates in the maintenance of public space because of itself and represents the citizens, shows the level of public discussion quality and community information. The right of society to receive information is political since the awareness guarantees the realization of universal freedom; the purification of press links with civil society is important as a theoretical basis when examining the role of media in the periods of societal changes.