Mythological Conceptualization in A.O. Balabanov’s Films and Interpretation of “The River”

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 262-277
Author(s):  
Aleksey G. Pudov
Keyword(s):  
Fairy Tale ◽  
Narrative Structure ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Traditional Society ◽  
Close Attention ◽  
The North ◽  
Self Development ◽  
Symbolic Meanings ◽  
Main Thing ◽  
Subsequent Splitting

This paper attempts to uncover the semantic message of “The River”, an unreleased film that was supposed to be a new program product in the filmwork of Aleksei Oktyabrinovich Balabanov. At the beginning of the article, the author reveals the director’s method of conceptualizing his films that appeal to the mythological conceptualization of the narrative structure in addition to the plot and genre of the film. The latter is clarified in the process of comparing the films with the structure of a fairy tale, which has also already been noted by some researchers of Balabanov’s movies. The novelty of the article is connected with a philosophical analysis of the indicated conceptualization of “The River” film-project (2002) and an attempt to identify aesthetic effects and symbolic meanings encoded in the film production.The author believes that the close attention of “The River” project’s director to the cultures of traditional society, and especially the culture of northerners — the Tofalars (Tofa), the Yakuts (Sakha), is due to the proximity of the traditional cultures of the North and the Arctic to the mythological method of conception in culture. In this sense, “The River” project was, in all likelihood, to become the director’s experiment in building an archaic topos with a crystalline mythological concept of the abundance of the natural over the cultural and the corresponding mentality and psychology of the actions of the “old era”. The main thing in this cinematic experiment was to take the culture “off the table” and analyze the natural spontaneity in human nature, with the subsequent “splitting” of mythological consciousness, breaking the epic circle of tradition with a symbolic outcome, through the concept of “boat” and “river”, to a universal human principle, metaphysical topos of thought. The prophetic gift of the director, embodied in a number of his films, is interpreted on the example of “The River” and reflects the message for the path of self-development of the cultures of Russian peoples.

scholarly journals Implementation of national projects as a factor of providing favorable conditions for self-development of territorial communities of the Far North and the Arctic

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (4-2021) ◽  
pp. 188-197
Author(s):  
Dmitry L. Kondratovich ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Essential Element ◽  
The Self ◽  
Information Support ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Territorial Development ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Far North ◽  
The North ◽  
Self Development ◽  
The Government

The article examines a number of aspects of the implementation of priority national projects in the context of their impact on the self-development of territorial communities of the Far North and the Arctic, as an essential element of systemic spatial regional development. Regional and municipal aspects of self-development of territorial communities of the Far North and the Arctic are largely associated with economic, social, educational, legal, cultural and other features of interaction between the public and public authorities at all levels, including through the implementation of state programs for the development of regions. The paper analyzes the specifics of national projects implemented in the Russian Federation at the level of a number of municipalities belonging to the regions of the North and the Arctic, including: a list of national projects in which the municipality participates; the main problems hindering the implementation of national projects; issues requiring priority attention from municipal authorities; an assessment of the implementation of each national project. The analysis made it possible to determine the prerequisites for the creation of effective mechanisms and tools for interaction between the government and society as a whole, which are based on state priorities related to the implementation of socially oriented development of the territories of the Far North and the Arctic and the achievement of national interests. It is established that the state has a high interest in the self-development of territorial communities, which in particular is implemented through a set of national projects aimed at providing conditions for scientific, technical and socio-economic territorial development, as well as the possibility of self-realization of each person locally and improving the quality of life of the population. It is concluded that, despite the obvious successes in the implementation of priority national projects, there are limitations associated with both objective and subjective reasons — insufficient funding, weak information support, management organization at both local and regional and federal levels.

THE ROLE OF NATIONAL PROJECTS IN THE PROCESSES OF SELF-DEVELOPMENT OF MUNICIPALITIES OF THE NORTH AND ARCTIC OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (12) ◽  
pp. 91-98
Author(s):  
Irina A. Gushchina ◽  
◽  
Dmitry L. Kondratovich ◽  
Olga A. Polozhentseva ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The Arctic ◽  
Effective Implementation ◽  
The North ◽  
Self Development ◽  
Russian North ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
June July ◽  
Factor Of Influence

This work is a logical continuation of our article published in the 10th issue of the journal, devoted to such a factor of influence on the processes of self-development of territorial communities of the North and the Arctic as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Since the basis of both articles is sociological information obtained from the results of an expert survey of heads of municipalities conducted in June-July 2021, we found it possible not to dwell on the methodological and methodological approaches described in the previously published work. This article focuses on determining the role and significance of national projects in the processes of self-development of municipalities in the regions of the Russian North and the Arctic. The scale of participation of municipalities in national projects, assessment of the process of their implementation are revealed, the main problems hindering the effective implementation of national projects are identified.

SOCIOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AS A FACTOR INFLUENCING THE SELF-DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES OF THE TERRITORIAL COMMUNITIES IN THE NORTH AND THE ARCTIC

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (10) ◽  
pp. 58-70
Author(s):  
Irina A. Gushchina ◽  
◽  
Dmitry L. Kondratovich ◽  
Olga A. Polozhentseva ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
Economic Consequences ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Existing Problems ◽  
The North ◽  
Self Development ◽  
The Impact

The article presents the results of the sociological research (expert survey of the heads of municipalities of the Far North and the Arctic) on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the processes of self-development of territorial communities of the North and the Arctic. The most acute problems of socio-economic development were identified (lack of financial resources and investment budget revenues, housing and utilities operations, logistical problems, poor transport accessibility, etc.) Against the background of al-ready existing problems, the negative impact of COVID-19 was assessed, which manifested primarily in the lack of financial resources, shortage of medical personnel, weak material and technical base of healthcare system. The experts' assessments indicating significant losses in the sphere of small and medium business were revealed, the measures suggested by the experts for overcoming social and economic consequences of the pandemic COVID-19 were grouped.

To the issue of application of thermoplastic reinforced pipes for the construction of oil and gas pipelines in the Arctic

2020 ◽  
pp. 88-99
Author(s):  
A. A. Tolmachev ◽  
V. A. Ivanov ◽  
T. G. Ponomareva
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Labor Costs ◽  
Hydrocarbon Production ◽  
Environmental Disasters ◽  
The North ◽  
Reinforcing Fibers ◽  
Wear And Tear ◽  
Oil And Gas Companies ◽  
Reinforcing Layer

Ensuring the safety of oil and gas facilities and increasing their facility life are today one of the most important tasks. Emergencies related to rupture and damage of steel pipelines because of their wear and tear and external factors are still the most frequent cases of emergencies during the transportation of hydrocarbons. To expand the fuel and energy complex in the north, in the direction of the Arctic, alternative types of pipelines are needed that solve the problems of reducing energy and labor costs in oil and gas companies, reducing the risk of environmental disasters and depressurization of pipelines during hydrocarbon production. Fiber-reinforced thermoplastic pipes can be such an alternative. This article is devoted to a comparative analysis of the materials of a composite system consisting of a thermoplastic pipe (inner layer) and reinforcing fibers (outer layer); we are discussing the design of the structural system consisting of polyethylene (inner layer) and aramid fibers (outer reinforcing layer).

Healthcare System in the Arctic Zone of Russia. Known and Emerging Issues and Solutions to Them

2019 ◽  
pp. 3-20
Author(s):  
V.N. Leksin
Keyword(s):  
Metallurgical Industry ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Russian Arctic ◽  
Arctic Zone ◽  
Shift Workers ◽  
The North ◽  
Medical Institutions ◽  
Emerging Issues ◽  
The Impact

The impact on healthcare organization on the territory of Russian Arctic of unique natural and climatic, demographic, ethnic, settlement and professional factors of influencing the health of population, constantly or temporarily living on this territory is studied. The necessity is substantiated of various forms and resource provision with healthcare services such real and potential patients of Arctic medical institutions, as representatives of indigenous small peoples of the North, workers of mining and metallurgical industry, military personnel, sailors and shift workers. In this connection a correction of a number of All-Russian normative acts is proposed.

Ten Demi-Culverins for Aldeburgh: Whitehall, the Dunkirkers, and a Suffolk Fishing Community, 1625–1630

2019 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 315-337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Cogswell
Keyword(s):  
North Sea ◽  
East Coast ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Fishing Community ◽  
Close Attention ◽  
The North ◽  
The North Sea ◽  
The Impact

AbstractHistorians have not paid close attention to the activities of freebooters operating out of Dunkirk in the late 1620s. This essay corrects that omission by first studying the threat from Dunkirk to England's east coast and then addressing how the central government, counties, and coastal towns responded. A surprisingly rich vein of manuscript material from Great Yarmouth and particularly from the Suffolk fishing community of Aldeburgh informs this case study of the impact of this conflict around the North Sea.

scholarly journals Holocene polynya dynamics and their interaction with oceanic heat transport in northernmost Baffin Bay

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Jackson ◽  
Anna Bang Kvorning ◽  
Audrey Limoges ◽  
Eleanor Georgiadis ◽  
Steffen M. Olsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sediment Cores ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Atlantic Water ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Baffin Bay ◽  
The North ◽  
North Water ◽  
History Of ◽  
Ocean Conditions

AbstractBaffin Bay hosts the largest and most productive of the Arctic polynyas: the North Water (NOW). Despite its significance and active role in water mass formation, the history of the NOW beyond the observational era remains poorly known. We reconcile the previously unassessed relationship between long-term NOW dynamics and ocean conditions by applying a multiproxy approach to two marine sediment cores from the region that, together, span the Holocene. Declining influence of Atlantic Water in the NOW is coeval with regional records that indicate the inception of a strong and recurrent polynya from ~ 4400 yrs BP, in line with Neoglacial cooling. During warmer Holocene intervals such as the Roman Warm Period, a weaker NOW is evident, and its reduced capacity to influence bottom ocean conditions facilitated northward penetration of Atlantic Water. Future warming in the Arctic may have negative consequences for this vital biological oasis, with the potential knock-on effect of warm water penetration further north and intensified melt of the marine-terminating glaciers that flank the coast of northwest Greenland.

scholarly journals Change in the North Atlantic circulation associated with the mid-Pleistocene transition

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 1639-1651 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gloria M. Martin-Garcia ◽  
Francisco J. Sierro ◽  
José A. Flores ◽  
Fátima Abrantes
Keyword(s):  
North Atlantic ◽  
Major Change ◽  
Water Masses ◽  
Meridional Overturning Circulation ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
North Atlantic Current ◽  
The North ◽  
Oceanic Fronts ◽  
Surface Circulation ◽  
The North Atlantic

Abstract. The southwestern Iberian margin is highly sensitive to changes in the distribution of North Atlantic currents and to the position of oceanic fronts. In this work, the evolution of oceanographic parameters from 812 to 530 ka (MIS20–MIS14) is studied based on the analysis of planktonic foraminifer assemblages from site IODP-U1385 (37∘34.285′ N, 10∘7.562′ W; 2585 m b.s.l.). By comparing the obtained results with published records from other North Atlantic sites between 41 and 55∘ N, basin-wide paleoceanographic conditions are reconstructed. Variations of assemblages dwelling in different water masses indicate a major change in the general North Atlantic circulation during MIS16, coinciding with the definite establishment of the 100 ky cyclicity associated with the mid-Pleistocene transition. At the surface, this change consisted in the redistribution of water masses, with the subsequent thermal variation, and occurred linked to the northwestward migration of the Arctic Front (AF), and the increase in the North Atlantic Deep Water (NADW) formation with respect to previous glacials. During glacials prior to MIS16, the NADW formation was very weak, which drastically slowed down the surface circulation; the AF was at a southerly position and the North Atlantic Current (NAC) diverted southeastwards, developing steep south–north, and east–west, thermal gradients and blocking the arrival of warm water, with associated moisture, to high latitudes. During MIS16, the increase in the meridional overturning circulation, in combination with the northwestward AF shift, allowed the arrival of the NAC to subpolar latitudes, multiplying the moisture availability for ice-sheet growth, which could have worked as a positive feedback to prolong the glacials towards 100 ky cycles.

The Last Interglaciation in Northeast Siberia

1995 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anatoly V. Lozhkin ◽  
Patricia M. Anderson
Keyword(s):  
General Circulation ◽  
General Circulation Models ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
The North ◽  
River Terraces ◽  
Atmospheric General Circulation ◽  
Winter Temperatures ◽  
Atmospheric General Circulation Models ◽  
Arctic Coast ◽  
Organic Deposits

AbstractAlluvial, fluvial, and organic deposits of the last interglaciation are exposed along numerous river terraces in northeast Siberia. Although chronological control is often poor, the paleobotanical data suggest range extensions of up to 1000 km for the primary tree species. These data also indicate that boreal communities of the last interglaciation were similar to modern ones in composition, but their distributions were displaced significantly to the north-northwest. Inferences about climate of this period suggest that mean July temperatures were warmer by 4 to 8°C, and seasonal precipitation was slightly greater. Mean January temperatures may have been severely cooler than today (up to 12°C) along the Arctic coast, but similar or slightly warmer than present in other areas. The direction and magnitude of change in July temperatures agree with Atmospheric General Circulation Models, but the 126,000-year-B.P. model results also suggest trends opposite to the paleobotanical data, with simulated cooler winter temperatures and drier conditions than present during the climatic optimum.

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