Holiday performances in the socio-cultural practices of the present: festival tourism

The purpose of the article is to analyze the main features of the holiday spectacle in the context of the popular socio-cultural practice of today - festival tourism. The research methodology is based on an interdisciplinary combination of methods integrated with culturology, management, history. General scientific methods such as analysis, synthesis, deduction, induction, the method of connecting the abstract and the concrete are also used. The scientific novelty lies in the analysis of the peculiarities of holiday spectacles that shape the popularity of festival tourism. Conclusions. Festivals are the main form of presentation of the cultural and entertainment program of modern travel within the festival tourism. Their main advantages that determine the popularity are the creation of a festive spectacle, taking into account culturally historically determined worldviews; a variety of organizational and artistic means; variability; originality; openness and dialogic; continuity and adaptability; situationally and improvisation; interactivity; humor, irony, and self-irony. Keywords: holiday spectacle, holiday, festival tourism, festival, event, traditional culture.

THE PROBLEM OF INTERACTION OF A MODERN CITY AND TEMPORARY ECOLOGICAL VILLAGE IN THE CONDITIONS OF GLOBAL ECOLOGICAL DISASTERS

The modern technogenic civilization is faced with global problems in the form of a threat to the further development of mankind. In connection with the critical situation, the principle of sustainable urban development was put forward as the main form of population settlement at this historical stage. The authors identified the problem of organizing temporary ecovillages to overcome the pandemic, and in general - to compensate for the lack of a clean ecological environment in relation to urban residents.

Peer review: economy, identity, diversity

To meet the needs of their wide-ranging audiences, journals and editors must publish science that reflects the diversity of the communities they serve. And yet we collectively neglect the importance of optimizing the diversity of peer reviewers. This viewpoint explores the vital economy and identity of peer reviewers, and how these can help improve diversity in peer review. Economy, because this form of labour props up a publishing system, doling out the main form of currency within academia, and identity, because what peer reviewers contribute extends beyond their disciplinary expertise to their sense of self and what they represent: the backgrounds, values, and views they bring to the work of reviewing scientific papers.

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN. STAGES OF FORMATION

Conceptual design is the most creative part of architectural activity. In the professional work of architects, conceptual design is given great importance. Various architectural and design forums, exhibitions, competitions are dedicated to him. In Soviet times, an interesting example of the formation of conceptual solutions is the work of Alexander Brodsky and Ilya Utkin (who signed their works as a tandem of "Brutus"). We have other solutions of interesting concepts - the object of the competition "The World of El Lysytsky" - the Globe Theater in Novosibirsk. Here the authors start from the main idea - that the cube is the main form that characterizes the spirit and style of the Russian avant-garde of the twentieth century. Conceptual design ideas are implemented in the construction of unusual hotels, atypical urban environment, non-traditional building materials. All this allows you to think about life according to other rules. Than those prescribed in building codes. The world around us is more interesting and diverse, so we can, in part, paint it in bright colors.

The legal particularities of the bank deposits’ accounting

The article encompasses the description of the bank deposits’ characteristics and the analysis of the legal particularities of their accounting. In the first part of the article, the bank’s functions are described, in particular, the bringing in of deposits. Thus, the bank’s role, which defines it, is in ensuring the economic funding by practicing brokerage, by collecting the untouched funds placed as deposits, by processing deposits and by putting the funds to use with loans, this role is achieved in the context of a diversity of heterogeneous activities, many of them being of the non-banking sectors. Therefore, a bank’s main function is the constitution and the usage of bank deposits, the last one representing the main form of mobilization of capital and savings available for the short-term, belonging to legal entities and to individuals. Furthermore, the deposits evolution’s analysis of the first semester of 2021, in the Republic of Moldova, is presented. In the second part of the article, the legal particularities of the bank deposits’ accounting is examined. At last, on the basis of the investigations that were carried out, certain conclusions and recommendations, which would contribute to the bettering of the bank deposits’ accounting, are devised.

Narrative Expression of Light in Contemporary Oil Paintings

In modern and contemporary times, under the background that artists enjoy full freedom of choice, the use of light gets rid of the traditional role, takes light as the main form of expression to express the painter’s personal subjective emotion, and makes attempts in various painting styles, which makes the appearance of today’s paintings diverse. This paper studies the contemporary oil paintings of the development and innovation of light and the content expression of new forms, analyzes and summarizes the characteristics of the narrative expression of light with the word “narrative of light” combined with the works of contemporary art master Heimer Xiuyi, and discusses the significance of the narrative expression of light in Contemporary oil paintings.

MAIN APPROACHES TO DEFINING THE CONCEPTS OF FORMS OF TAX CONTROL IN THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN

Статья посвящена изучению основных подходов к определению понятий форм налогового контроля в Республике Таджикистан. В статье анализируются правовые нормы, регулирующие порядок осуществления налоговой проверки и других форм налогового контроля. Отмечается, что основной формой налогового контроля является проверка, осуществляемая налоговыми органами для обеспечения соблюдения налогового законодательства и правильности исчисления, полноты и своевременности уплаты (перечисления) налогов и сборов. The article is devoted to the study of the main approaches to the definition of the concepts of forms of tax control in the Republic of Tajikistan. The article analyzes the legal norms governing the procedure for conducting tax inspections and other forms of tax control. It is noted that the main form of tax control is an audit carried out by tax authorities to ensure compliance with tax legislation and the correctness of the calculation, completeness and timeliness of payment (transfer) of taxes and fees.

Entwicklung des Air mit Da capo von Lully bis Rameau und seinen französischen Zeitgenossen

The starting-point is the rudimentary Italian aria with da capo, respectively with a frame, which surrounds a much longer central part. This type widely spread in the 17th century gets the main form of Quinault’s and Lully’s monologue (the other one is through-composed). It remains present in the Italian opera in a small quantity when the classical aria da capo has already been the main type of aria, whereas in France its number decreases much slower and gets rare in the 1750th. The French cantata imported from Italy blazes the trail for the classical da capo aria firstly in the opera-ballet, then in the divertissements of the tragédie lyrique in Italian, soon also in French and slowly also in arias with dramatic content and expression in all types of French music theatre. The aria with da capo and the classical da capo aria are examined in detail in operas of Rameau and his contemporaries, especially their individual solutions of text, musical forms and expression. Finally J.-J. Rousseau’s typology of the da capo aria is examined, verified and criticized. (Autor)

USE OF ESSENTIAL OILS IN MEDICINE AND SPA

This article is a short historical overview of the use of essential oils and aromatherapy from ancient times until present days. It presents brief characterization of essential oils and the possible ways of application as well as the main methods of their extraction. The focus is on aromatherapy as a main form of essential oil use, the mechanism of action of these oils and the basic biological and physiological effects on the human organism. The main modes of their application are described together with some possible side effects. Special attention is paid to the use of aromatherapy in spa. Conclusion: Aromatherapy can be used as a means of restoring the balance and harmony between the individuals and the environment they live in by helping the organism with managing the stress. Essential oils are not panacea, but are an excellent and efficient way of improving the mood, conquering the emotions, and balancing the hormones. There is a need of current and more thorough studies on the effect of essential oils and aromatherapy on the different organs and systems, and in many diseases and functional conditions.

Descriptive understanding and prediction in COVID-19 modelling

COVID-19 has substantially affected our lives during 2020. Since its beginning, several epidemiological models have been developed to investigate the specific dynamics of the disease. Early COVID-19 epidemiological models were purely statistical, based on a curve-fitting approach, and did not include causal knowledge about the disease. Yet, these models had predictive capacity; thus they were used to ground important political decisions, in virtue of the understanding of the dynamics of the pandemic that they offered. This raises a philosophical question about how purely statistical models can yield understanding, and if so, what the relationship between prediction and understanding in these models is. Drawing on the model that was developed by the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation, we argue that early epidemiological models yielded a modality of understanding that we call descriptive understanding, which contrasts with the so-called explanatory understanding which is assumed to be the main form of scientific understanding. We spell out the exact details of how descriptive understanding works, and efficiently yields understanding of the phenomena. Finally, we vindicate the necessity of studying other modalities of understanding that go beyond the conventionally assumed explanatory understanding.