scholarly journals Processes of ideologization and de-ideologization in Russian religious dictionary

2020 ◽  
pp. 204-215
Author(s):  
E. Yu. Bulygina ◽  
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T. A. Tripolskaya ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Native Speakers ◽  
Political Life ◽  
Soviet Period ◽  
Value System ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The World ◽  
Weak Points ◽  
Corpus Data ◽  
Ideological Context ◽  
Post Soviet Period

The paper is focused on studying the changing fragments of the Russian picture of the world documented in lexicographic sources of the Soviet era and the post-Soviet period, as well as in contemporary discourse. There are “eternal” concepts in the ideological field of society, reflected in the lexicon of native speakers as ideologemes. These lexemes represent the value system of a particular confession, social group, etc. It is this lexical layer that most acutely responds to socio-economic and political changes in society. The authors analyze the dynamic processes of a pragmatically marked fragment of a dictionary (religious vocabulary) during the 20th – early 21st centuries. The starting point is D. N. Ushakov’s Russian Explanatory Dictionary, which provides a thorough representation of religious lexicon, with interpretations determined by the ideological context of 1930–1940. Today, the strong and weak points of describing the lexicon, that was “alien” for the Soviet period, are obvious. The analysis of vocabulary and corpus data allows us to formulate a hypothesis about the emergence of ambivalent (positive and negative) connotations in the lexical array, which has recently been interpreted as neutral by dictionaries. Thus, when filled with new pragmatic content and reflecting significant changes in the socio-political life of society, the semantics of a religious word, as ideologically marked during a century, changes its connotative halo several times. The ideological and related evaluative components reflect one of the most controversial fragments of the linguistic picture of the world in modern Russia.

China’s Relations with Russia

2020 ◽  
pp. 233-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexei D. Voskressenski
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Soviet Union ◽  
The United States ◽  
Soviet Period ◽  
Bilateral Relations ◽  
The Soviet Union ◽  
The World ◽  
Military Relations ◽  
Post Soviet Period

Russia’s relations with China (and vice versa) have evolved steadily during the post-Soviet period. Leaders on both sides have proclaimed, for a number of years now, that their bilateral relations are at their best point in history. How did the China-Russia relationship reach such a stage, especially given their long (and largely discordant) history? This chapter traces the evolution of China-Russia relations since the collapse of the Soviet Union. It identifies the commonalities and common purposes Moscow and Beijing have in world affairs, as well as their bilateral economic, cultural, and military relations. The China-Russia relationship has important implications for the United States, as well as American allies in the world.

scholarly journals Civilisation approach in Russia and its historical evolution

2021 ◽  
pp. 32-38
Author(s):  
Vsevolod V. Shimov
Keyword(s):  
System Analysis ◽  
World System ◽  
Soviet Period ◽  
Western World ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
Capitalist World ◽  
Soviet Space ◽  
Post Soviet Period ◽  
Post Soviet Space

The article examines the features of the evolution of the civilisational approach in Russia. The historical stages of the formation of the civilisational approach in Russian political thought, starting from the pre-revolutionary times and ending with the post-Soviet period, are considered. The works of N. Danilevsky, L. Gumilyov, A. Dugin, V. Tsymbursky are analysed. It is concluded that the civilisational approach in Russia was especially in demand due to the specific nature of Russia’s relations with the Western world and within the discussion about Russia’s belonging to European civilisation. In the perspective of the world-system analysis, the development of the civilisational paradigm in Russia was due to its being on the semi-periphery of the capitalist world-system. It has always complicated relations with the Western countries belonging the world-systemic core. The findings can be used within the study of the processes of formation of national and sociocultural identity in the post-Soviet space, as well as in teaching disciplines of the socio-humanitarian block (political science, history of political doctrines).

Connotative proper names of the post-Soviet period: features of understanding and reproducibility

2021 ◽  
pp. 177-190
Author(s):  
Irina V. Kryukova ◽  
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Oksana V. Vrublevskaya ◽  
Tamara V. Khvesko ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Native Speakers ◽  
Proper Names ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
Soviet Period ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
Political Processes ◽  
History Of ◽  
Two Stages ◽  
The Russian Language ◽  
Post Soviet Period

The paper presents the results of an experimental study of the proper names that have changed or acquired emotional and evaluative connotations over the last 30 years (the connotative names used in a figurative sense in the texts of different genres). The experiment, 200 respondents from Volgograd and Tyumen involved two stages: first, the degree of names recognition was determined, second, the level of reproducibility of these names in a figurative meaning was identified. Socio-political situation changes tend to lead to significant semantic shifts in the meaning of well-known connotative names. Of particular relevance is the post-Soviet period, a new stage in the history of modern Russia, due to having affected both the economic and political processes in the country and the value priorities of Russian society reflected in the language of the last three decades. Psycholinguistic methods for studying lexical semantics, namely, the method of addition and synonymous replacement and the method of restoring incomplete utterance, were applied to establish the features of understanding and reproducibility of connotative names of the post-Soviet period by native speakers of the Russian language. The results allow ranking the names according to the degree of recognition (low, medium, or high) and marking the levels of reproducibility (names with stable or lost connotations). The regional and age peculiarities of understanding and reproducing the connotative names of the post-Soviet period are noted. The prospects and relevance of the lexicographic description of the connotative names are determined.

Anti-Immigrant Attitudes in the Socio-Political Life of a Siberian City: The Example of Irkutsk

Inner Asia ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. I. Dyatlov
Keyword(s):  
Great Majority ◽  
Political Life ◽  
Soviet Period ◽  
Central Russia ◽  
New Immigrants ◽  
Electoral Strategies ◽  
Local Politicians ◽  
Protective Strategies ◽  
The Stranger ◽  
Post Soviet Period

AbstractAlthough the great majority of Siberians are themselves ‘immigrants’ from central Russia and other Slav regions, the post-Soviet period has seen the re-emergence of previously latent anti- immigrant attitudes even among contemporary Siberians. The article examines the case of Irkutsk and explains why it is that hostility is now directed against the Caucasian nationalities and against the Chinese. One factor is the historical dislike of ‘trading minorities’ by peoples with an egalitarian, labour-oriented ethos; another is the way the new immigrants play into local stereotypes of the ‘stranger’; a third is the exploitation of rising nationalism by local politicians in their electoral strategies. The article concludes that self-protective strategies, especially by the Chinese, often prevent integration. Anti-immigrant attitudes are likely to remain, even

scholarly journals Russia in the world array of scientific publications

2019 ◽  
Vol 89 (8) ◽  
pp. 820-830
Author(s):  
Yu. V. Mokhnacheva ◽  
V. A. Tsvetkova
Keyword(s):  
Web Of Science ◽  
Soviet Period ◽  
Global Flow ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Subject Categories ◽  
The World ◽  
Number Of Publications ◽  
World Ranking ◽  
Ranking Position ◽  
Post Soviet Period

This article presents the results of a study on the representation of Russian publications in the global array of publications that discuss narrow thematic areas within the entire post-Soviet period, using ranking distributions from the Web of Science Core Collection (WoS CC). For extraction and analysis, the classifiers provided by the WoS categories were used. Of the 252 subject categories in the WoS CC, the share of Russian publications for 2010–2017 was not less than 0.4% of the global flow in 132 scientific areas. Therefore, in the period 1993–2000, a gradual recovery was found of Russia’s lost position in the world ranking of countries by number of publications in the WoS CC. Currently, positive changes have been observed both for the entire array of Russian publications in particular in narrow scientific topics. The highest-ranking position for Russian publications fell in 1993–1999, and the greatest decline, when the share of Russian publications fell to their minimum values, was in 2011–2014. Data on the scientific areas in which Russia managed to stay in the top 10 leading countries during its recent history, according to share of publications in the global array, are presented. This list slightly expanded from 2010 to 2017, and today, it includes 39 areas in which Russia is in the top 10 countries, and it is among the five leading countries in eight areas of knowledge.

scholarly journals THE TRANSFORMATIONS OF THE LIFE WORLD IN THE SOVIET AND POST-SOVIET LITERATURE FOR CHILDREN

Doxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 106-119
Author(s):  
Olena Kolesnyk
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Change ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Soviet Period ◽  
Value System ◽  
Life World ◽  
Cultural Traditions ◽  
Cultural Paradigm ◽  
Political Events ◽  
Soviet Literature ◽  
Post Soviet Period

The article examines the transformation of the image of the life world, reflected in the problematics and value system of significant works of literature for children of the Soviet and post-Soviet period (on the example of Ukrainian and Russian literature). It is shown that literature for children quite clearly reflects the cultural and social environment, which allows the text to be dated to within a decade, but the best works go beyond their immediate context, which allows them to function in fundamentally new social conditions. The study of books that have an enduring popularity even after the country and society where they were created, have ceased to be, demonstrate remarkable vitality. Studying of the complex of ideas and values that underlie these texts can be helpful for better understanding of the axiological constants that can survive political, social and ideological transformations. Other important theme is the transformation of the reception of a text, were some layers of meaning can be actualized, and some – ignored, whether consciously or subconsciously. The study of selective reception of the text according to the dominant cultural paradigm can also have culturological value. Soviet literature for children cannot be evaluated only as a product of a conservative totalitarian society. It was constantly transformed, which led to the fact that the date of writing the text can almost always be set to the nearest decade. The study of these differences helps to see more clearly the trends of cultural change on a civilizational and global scale. Another aspect is the understanding of Ukrainian literature for children, which was formed within the general Soviet paradigm, although it has always had its own uniqueness. With the disintegration of the Union, and especially with the political events of recent years, Ukrainian literature has clearly separated from Russian in terms of both topics and guidelines. It is worth tracing which tendencies are common to both literatures, which are global, and which are peculiar only to our culture. It is also worth researching the comparison of modern Ukrainian literature with other cultural traditions, both to learn from the experience and to assert the uniqueness of their own art and their own world of life.

scholarly journals Travesty of the cult image of Lenin in post-Soviet cinematography on the materials of the films “Comedy of the Strict Regime” and “Village of Khlyupovo Separates from the Union”

2020 ◽  
pp. 27-42
Author(s):  
Vera Vladimirovna Shelest
Keyword(s):  
Soviet Union ◽  
Soviet Period ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The Core ◽  
The Soviet Union ◽  
The World ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Core Problem ◽  
Made In ◽  
Post Soviet Period

This article is written within the framework of the topic “The Image of Lenin in Art Cinematography of Russia of the XX – XXI centuries”. The author explores the period at the turn of eras, from collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 until the appearance of a new state of the Russian Federation on the world map. In the focus of attention are two films made in 1992, which subject to travesty the cult image of Lenin created by the founders of artistic Leniniana on stage and screen. Since the films were made at the turn of historical eras, there are attributes of a new artistic way of thinking – postmodernism, which are also analyzed in the article. The goal of this work lies in proving on the materials of films “Comedy of the Strict Regime” and “Village of Khlyupovo Separates from the Union” that the stylistic method of travesty is applied by cinematographers of post-Soviet period for debunking and ridiculing the cult image of Lenin created by the founders of secular Leniniana. The novelty of research is defined by the fact that these films have not been previously viewed from such perceptive. The article may serve as the foundation for future research on post-Soviet Leniniana. The author comes to the conclusion that it is not the persona of V. I. Ulyanov-Lenin to be debunked and ridiculed, but the image created by the masters of Soviet Leniniana. In ideological aspect, both films fall into the category of “iconoclastic”; the authors refer to the core problem of postmodernism – liberation of a person from totalitarian system, and display it in the ironic way.

Shattered Transition

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mathijs Pelkmans
Keyword(s):  
Collective Action ◽  
Political Life ◽  
Soviet Period ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Practice ◽  
Public Events ◽  
Political Events ◽  
National Hero ◽  
Political Turmoil ◽  
Post Soviet Period

This chapter examines shifts in Kyrgyzstan's ideological landscape. It considers public events that are suggestive of the rhythms of Kyrgyz political life, and the issues that fueled collective action, along with the more slow-paced ideological currents that informed them. To gain an overview of these slower trends, three statues that successively occupied the Ala-Too Square's central 15-meter-high pedestal are discussed: the statue of Vladimir Lenin, the Erkindik (Liberty) statue, and the statute of the national hero Manas. The chapter also discusses the trajectories of socialism, (neo) liberalism, and nationalism in the post-Soviet period and explores how these ideologies translated into political practice, along with the tensions between rhetoric and reality that has characterized Kyrgyzstan's so-called transition. By connecting the succession of statues to the political events unfolding on the Ala-Too Square and beyond, the chapter shows how Kyrgyzstan's unraveling transition became interspersed with recurrent eruptions of political turmoil.

scholarly journals KULTŪROS STUDIJŲ IDĖJOS IR VARDAI LIETUVOJE

Problemos ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 79 ◽  
pp. 90-102
Author(s):  
Tomas Kačerauskas
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Studies ◽  
Interwar Period ◽  
Regional Identity ◽  
Soviet Period ◽  
Scientific Society ◽  
Period 2 ◽  
The World ◽  
Post War ◽  
Creative Role ◽  
Post Soviet Period

Straipsnyje nagrinėjamos Lietuvos kultūros studijos. Autorius analizuoja tris laikotarpius: 1) tarpukario; 2) pokario, kuris apima tiek kultūros tyrimus Sovietų Lietuvoje, tiek Lietuvos emigrantų užsienyje kultūros studijas; 3) posovietinį. Kultūros tyrimai interpretuojami vadovaujantis šiomis prielaidomis: 1) kultūros studijos neatsiejamos nuo modernybės diskurso, net kalbant apie postmodernios kultūros situaciją ir jos atstovus; 2) kultūra interpretuotina kaip integrali visuma, prieinama filosofinei refleksijai; 3) kultūros studijos balansuoja tarp regioninio tapatumo ir globalių tendencijų; 4) kultūros studijos plėtotinos atsižvelgiant į mūsų hermeneutinius siekius; 5) kultūros fenomenai, įtraukiami į kultūros studijas, nurodo gyvenamąjį pasaulį kaip kultūros aplinką ir mūsų kūrybinį vaidmenį joje; 6) kultūros studijų tyrinėtojai dalyvauja tiek vertikalioje tam tikro regiono kultūros bendrijoje, tiek horizontalioje pasaulinėje mokslo visuomenėje; 7) kultūros studijos iškyla kaip tarpdalykinis diskursas, t. y. kaip „ilgojo kelio“ (Ricoeuras) taktikos išdava.Pagrindiniai žodžiai: kultūros studijos, kultūros idėja, regionas, tapatumas.The Ideas and the Names of Cultural Studies in LithuaniaTomas Kačerauskas SummaryThe article deals with cultural studies in Lithuania. The author interprets three periods: 1) the interwar period, 2) the post-war period that covers both culturalresearch in Soviet Lithuania and research of Lithuanian emigrants abroad, and 3) the post-soviet period. The author interprets a number of Lithuanian cultural researchers on the basis of the following assumptions: 1) cultural studies are inseparable from the discourse of modernity even if we speak about postmodern cultural situation and its representatives; 2) culture should be interpreted as an integral whole available for philosophical reflection; 3) cultural studies balance between regional identity and global tendencies; 4) cultural studies should be developed with respect to our hermeneutic intentions; 5) cultural phenomena have been used by cultural studies referring to our life world as cultural environment and our creative role within it; 6) the researchers of cultural studies take part in both vertical cultural community of a certain region and horizontal scientific society around the world; 7) cultural studies emerge as interdisciplinary discourse, i.e. as a result of “long way” (Ricoeur) tactics.Keywords: cultural studies, idea of culture, region, identity.

How Do Post-Soviet Citizens View Democracy? Democratic Knowledge and Support in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 401-425
Author(s):  
Emily Look
Keyword(s):  
Political Socialization ◽  
Soviet Period ◽  
World Values Survey ◽  
Political Learning ◽  
The World ◽  
Support For Democracy ◽  
Democratic System ◽  
Democratic Support ◽  
Democratic Knowledge ◽  
Post Soviet Period

Abstract Recent concerns around the declining support for democracy worldwide add urgency to the question of why ordinary citizens desire a democratic system. An emerging theory is democratic knowledge, which argues that knowing more about the rights and liberties provided by a democratic system leads citizens to want democracy as a result. This paper tests this theory in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, where conventional wisdom suggests that citizens will be less familiar with the features of a democratic system. Using the World Values Survey, it finds that democratic knowledge is a stronger predictor of democratic support than modernization, political learning or political socialization. Moreover, this effect is strongest amongst Ukrainians who grew up in the post-Soviet period, indicating that democratic knowledge is a powerful antidote to the disillusionment that flawed or limited democratization may bring.

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