scholarly journals Priorities in Protecting the Informational and Cultural Space:a Historical-Geopolitical Interpretation

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 157-173
Author(s):  
Alexander Shalak
Keyword(s):  
National Security ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Historical Memory ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
External Influence ◽  
Traditional Values ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Traditional Language ◽  
Constant Growth

Being a hallmark of the current epoch, the constant growth of the civilizational consciousness manifests itself in large-scale societies’ urge to protect their historical roots, language and traditional values. This explains the topicality of the problem stated by the author. From the position of the historical-geopolitical approach, the key element in providing national security is control over the country’s infosphere. The content of activities in Russian information ecosystem should be determined by the necessity to protect the cultural core of the Russian civilization and preserve the national identity. Such strategy will be able to provide for a sovereign policy concerning the language and culture, and become the basis for determining the aims and the content of mass media's activities. Retrospective understanding of the historical background helps to formulate the key forms of civilizational control to build up the axiological identity of Russian society. Since external influence on the norms and vocabulary of the language is always aimed at undermining the basis of a civilization, it is vitally important to exercise control by preserving the traditional language and broadening the areal of its usage. It is also crucial to preserve the historical memory and prevent history rewriting and imposing false historic symbols. Besides, formation of civil identity of Russian people based on common values and ethical and religious roots requires pragmatic support of Оrthodox Christianity. The country’s academia is the most important agent of implementing this strategy.

scholarly journals VECTORS OF EXOGENOUS LINGUISTIC AND SOCIOCULTURAL INFLUENCES (on the material of I.S. Turgenev, s works)

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 96-107
Author(s):  
A.D. Vasiliev ◽  
Keyword(s):  
19Th Century ◽  
French Language ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
External Influence ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Sociocultural Influences ◽  
Clear Separation ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
The 19Th Century

Two fundamentally important phenomena of human existence, language and culture, are constantly interacting at the same time being subjected to various influences from outside. As a rule, such developments usually and completely voluntarily succumb to the upper strata of the society – not just and not only as the order of the day, but also as a means of additional and unambiguous differentiation of society, clear separation of aristocracy from plebs. The most resonant and long-term external influence on the Russian nobility was the Gallomania of the 18th–19th centuries, expressed both in the preference of the French language to the native language, and in the learning of the French etiquette and fashion tastes, and finally in the adoption of axiological guidelines. All this was widely reflected in our literary classic. However, almost synchronously there was English influence, especially since the beginning of the 19th century. The Anglomania of Russian aristocrats was relatively not so visible, especially since it found embodiment in slightly different forms. This is also evidenced by the literary and artistic works of Russian writers. The article considers a number of texts by I.S.Turgenev, who well presented the realities of the society of his time, in particular – its top classes. Numerous examples of two dominant tendencies, gallomania and anglomania, in speech behavior and the household of noble characters are given. The analysis of informative material makes it possible to conclude that in the 19th century there were two dominant exogenous linguistic and sociocultural vectors which complemented one another. Their combination served as an insurmountable barrier between the higher and lower strata of the Russian society that had the most negative consequences for the latter.

Large Scale Impact in Intelligence, National Security, and Defense

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth B. Kolmstetter ◽  
Stephanie Platz-Vieno ◽  
John Mills ◽  
Jeffrey Neal
Keyword(s):  
National Security ◽  
Large Scale

Pro linhvistychni pokaznyky vzayemodiyi mova – kulʹtura na prykladi analizu polʹsʹko- ukrayinsʹkoho pohranychchya XV-XIXst.

2020 ◽  
pp. 129-148
Author(s):  
Halyna Маtsyuk
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
Historical Memory ◽  
Linguistic Knowledge ◽  
Social Functions ◽  
Subject Field ◽  
Theoretical Concepts ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
The Social ◽  
Polish Language

The article is devoted to the formation of a linguistic interpretation of the interaction of language and culture of the Polish-Ukrainian border territories. The material for the analysis includes nomic systems of Ukrainian and Polish languages, which are considered as a cultural product of interpersonal and interethnic communication and an element of the language system, as well as invariant scientific theory created in the works of Polish onomastics (according to key theoretical concepts, tradition of analysis, and continuity in linguistic knowledge). The analysis performed in the article allows us to single out the linguistic indicators of the interaction of language and culture typical for the subject field of sociolinguistics. These are connections and concepts: language-territory, language-social strata, language-gender, language-ethnicity, social functions of the Polish language, and non-standardized spelling systems. Linguistic indicators reveal the peculiar mechanisms of the border in the historical memory and collective consciousness, marking the role of languages in these areas as a factor of space and cultural marker and bringing us closer to understanding the social relations of native speakers in the fifteenth-nineteenth centuries.

THE CORE AND PERIPHERY OF THE CURRENT CULTURE OF ARTISTIC CREATION ABOUT THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR IN THE STUDENTS’ VIEWS

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 130-149
Author(s):  
Elena N. NARKHOVA ◽  
Dmitry Yu. NARKHOV
Keyword(s):  
Historical Memory ◽  
Soviet Period ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
Student Culture ◽  
The Core ◽  
Musical Works ◽  
Great Patriotic War ◽  
History Of ◽  
Current Student ◽  
Historical Periods

This article analyzes the degree of demand for works of art (films and television films and series, literary and musical works, works of monumental art) associated with the history of the Great Patriotic War among contemporary students. This research is based on the combination of two theories, which study the dynamics and statics of culture in the society — the theory of the nucleus and periphery by Yu. M. Lotman and the theory of actual culture by L. N. Kogan. The four waves of research (2005, 2010, 2015, 2020) by the Russian Society of Socio¬logists (ROS) have revealed a series of works in various genres on this topic in the core structure and on the periphery of the current student culture; this has also allowed tracing the dynamics of demand and the “movement” of these works in the sociocultural space. The authors introduce the concept of the archetype of the echo of war. The high student recognition of works of all historical periods (from wartime to the present day) is shown. A significant complex of works has been identified, forming two contours of the periphery. Attention is drawn to the artistic work of contemporary students as a way to preserve the historical memory of the Great Patriotic War. This article explains the necessity of preserving the layer of national culture in order to reproduce the national identity in the conditions of informational and ideological pluralism of the post-Soviet period. The authors note the differentiation of youth due to the conditions and specifics of socialization in the polysemantic sociocultural space.

National Security and Public Anxiety: Our Changing Perceptions

2010 ◽  
pp. 32-40
Author(s):  
Sir Richard Dearlove
Keyword(s):  
Cold War ◽  
National Security ◽  
Security Policy ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Security Threats ◽  
Nation States ◽  
Private Citizens ◽  
Russian Military ◽  
Full Force ◽  
The Cold War

This article discusses the changing perceptions on national security and civic anxiety. During the Cold War and its aftermath, security was rather a simple and straightforward issue. The countries knew their enemies, where they are and the threats they presented. On the event that, the enemies's secrets were unknown, probing techniques were employed to determine the weaknesses of the enemy. This formulaic situation which seeped through in to the twenty-first century left little room for innovation. In fact, in some countries, security maintained at the Cold War levels despite criticisms that new and emerging national security threats should be addressed at a new level. Of the powerful nations, America maintained the role of a world policeman and adapted its national security priorities according to its perception of a new series of strategic threats; however these new security strategies were without a sense of urgency. However, the perception of global threats and national security radically changed in the event of the 9/11 attack. The sleeping national security priorities of America came to a full force which affected the national security priorities of other nations as well. In the twenty-first globalized world, no conflict remains a regional clash. The reverberations of the Russian military action in Georgia, the Israeli intervention in Gaza, and the results of the attacks in Mumbai resonates loudly and rapidly through the wider international security system. While today, nations continue to seek new methods for addressing new security threats, the paradox of the national security policy is that nation-states have lost their exclusive grip of their own security at a time when the private citizens are assailed by increased fears for their own security and demand a more enhanced safety from the state. Nation-states have been much safer from large-scale violence, however there exists a strong sense of anxiety about the lack of security in the face of multiplicity of threats. Nations have been largely dependent on international coordinated action to achieve their important national security objectives. National policies and security theory lack precision. In addition, the internationalization of national security has eroded the distinction between domestic and foreign security. These blurring lines suggest that the understanding of national security is still at the height of transformations.

Vietnamese Proverbs From a Cultural Perspective

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thanh Quy Ngo Thi ◽  
◽  
Hong Minh Nguyen Thi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Language Use ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Research Direction ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Traditional Values ◽  
Cultural Perspective ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Speakers Of Other Languages ◽  
New Research

Proverbs are important data depicting the traditional culture of each nation. Vietnamese proverbs, dated thousands of years ago, are an immense valuable treasure of experience which the Vietnamese people desire to pass to the younger generations. This paper aims to explore the unique and diversified world of intelligence and spirits of the Vietnamese through a condensed and special literary genre, as well as a traditional value of the nation (Nguyen Xuan Kinh 2013, Tran Ngoc Them 1996, Le Chi Que and Ngo Thi Thanh Quy 2014). Through an interdisciplinary approach, from an anthropological point of view, approaching proverbs we will open up a vast treasure of knowledge and culture of all Vietnamese generations. The study has examined over 16,000 Vietnamese proverbs and analysed three groups expressing Vietnamese people’s behaviors toward nature, society and their selves, and compared them with English and Japanese proverbs. The research has attempted to explore the beauty of Vietnamese language, cultural values and the souls and personalities of Vietnam. Approaching Vietnamese proverbs under the interdisciplinary perspective of language, culture and literature is a new research direction in the field of Social Sciences and Humanity in Vietnam. From these viewpoints, it is seen that proverbs have remarkably contributed to the language and culture of Vietnam as well as and constructed to the practice of language use in everyday life which is imaginary, meaningful and effective in communication. Furthermore, the study seeks to inspire the Vietnamese youth’s pride in national identity and to encourage their preservation and promotion for traditional values of the nation in the context of integration and globalisation. In the meantime, it would be favourable to introduce and market the beauty of Vietnamese language, culture and people to the world, encouraging the speakers of other languages to study, explore and understand Vietnam.

scholarly journals Social contract in the era of the 90s

Inter ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (18) ◽  
pp. 55-79
Author(s):  
Elena Rozhdestvenskaya
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Social Contract ◽  
Historical Memory ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
Social Actors ◽  
Social Contracts ◽  
Public Opinion Polls ◽  
Opinion Polls

The article deals with the changing social contract in the era of the 90s. Combined several levels of analysis: reconstruction of the era of the 90s by methods of public opinion polls and a qualitative analysis of narratives about the era of the 90s, representatives of various social groups (workers, employees / civil servants, entrepreneurs). If public opinion polls the most important events of the era, which made up the historical memory of the generation who participated in the changes of Russian society, the narratives of the 90s contain a description of the experience and reflection of social actors regarding the limits and possibilities of this era. The conceptual framework of the study describes the concept of a social contract as a balance of expectations between its performing individuals and social institutions. The social contract is operationalized as a set of action strategies that have been implemented by individuals and are the subject of their memories in the biographical interview mode. As a result of the study, a specifcation was made for representatives of the above-mentioned social groups of various social contracts that have undergone devaluation and changed during the 90s.

New methods of metaphor identification in various types of discourse (Review of publications)

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
pp. 19-31
Author(s):  
Peter M. Shitikov ◽  
◽  
Svetlana V. Vershinina
Keyword(s):  
Corpus Linguistics ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
Great Success ◽  
Research Groups ◽  
Identification Procedure ◽  
New Methods ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Theoretical Foundations

This article presents a review of the latest procedures for identifying metaphor in multilingual texts and different types of discourse. The choice of methods for identifying and decoding metaphorical expressions is the starting point of any research in the field of metaphorology. With the development of corpus linguistics methods, the volume of analyzed material has grown thousands of times. So, the identification of linguistic expressions in discourse that realize conceptual metaphors has become one of the most challenging issues of modern metaphorology. The paper describes theoretical foundations and historical background for the solution of this issue. It is shown that it is impossible to verify this or that method without a large-scale approbation; in this connection, the developments of research groups (PALASIGMET, PRAGGLEJAZ) proved to be the most perspective. The MIP (metaphor identification procedure) was finalized in the metaphor laboratory of the Free University of Amsterdam with the name MIPVU. This methodology was a great success all over the world, however, in Russia only a few articles of introductory character have appeared. This article summarizes the experience of applying the procedures of metaphor identification in different languages and types of discourse.

Confronting Linguistic Legacies

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingunn Lunde
Keyword(s):  
Short Story ◽  
Historical Memory ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
The Novel ◽  
True Story ◽  
Different Parts

This chapter sets out to investigate how the implications and broader dimensions of the Soviet linguistic legacy is represented in two post-Soviet prose texts, Evgenii Popov’s novel Podlinnaia istoriia ‘zelenykh muzykantov’ (The True Story of the ‘Green Musicians’, 1998) and Vladimir Sorokin’s short-story ‘Monoklon’ (2010). Popov’s ‘novel in footnotes’ comments on a text from the 1970s (reproduced in the novel), using humour and satire to expose the emptiness of clichés and make links to the present-day language debates. Sorokin, in turn, invokes the historical memory of Soviet speak through fragments, slogans, words and concepts, creating in his text a ‘simultaniety of the non-simultaneous’ by juxtaposing elements from two very different parts of the Soviet past and showing the need to tackle this past (or these pasts) in present-day Russian society.

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