S. O. Illichevskyi’s introductory studios in the botanical garden of Poltava pedagogical institute

The great ukrainian botanist Serhii Olimpiiovych Illichevskyi (1895–1959?) research activities during his work period in Botanical Garden of Pedagogical Institute of Poltava (1940–1943) had been reconstructed for the first time. Materials on studies of growing heat loving plants on uncovered soil (predominantly tropical species) are given. The most interesting and topical ones are about acclimatization of sweet potato (Ipomoea batataз (L.) Lam.).

Sustainable Development Indicators—Untapped Tools for Sustainability and STEM Education: An Analysis of a Popular Czech Educational Website

Environmental education has been included in Czech curricula since the 1980s, albeit without clear evidence of education for sustainable development (SD), which addresses complex socio-economic issues using SD indicators (SDIs), such as charts, single numbers, tables, maps, and (interactive) images. However, understanding such a comprehensive topic requires developing basic mathematical knowledge and skills. In this study, we aimed to analyse the nature, quality, and availability of teaching materials for SD, primarily using SDIs, which could be applied by Czech teachers. For this purpose, we performed a qualitative and basic quantitative content analysis of several descriptors of documents retrieved from a website for teachers, provided by the National Pedagogical Institute of the Czech Republic. A full-text search identified 1376 records, which were analyzed for SD pillars and SDIs. Our results showed that most records (95%) do not contain SDIs in teaching materials. Only 59 records mentioned (128) SDIs, mostly covering the environmental pillar, 26 of which contain a single SDI. The most frequent issues were waste production, treatment, savings, water parameters, and energy consumption. Mathematical skills were used in 56 SDIs, primarily for evaluating data sets and quantitative expressions of an amount. Overall, only a small number of SDIs are used in education for SD, economic and social SDIs are in the minority, and the STEM potential remains untapped.

THE HISTORY OF THE AMATEUR ART SHOW «STUDENT SPRING» OF THE KALININ STATE UNIVERSITY IN THE 1970s

Статья посвящена истории ежегодного смотра художественной самодеятельности в Калининском государственном университете в первое десятилетие после его преобразования из Калининского государственного педагогического института имени М.И. Калинина в 1971 г. Показано, что серьезные подвижки в характере проведения конкурса, в культурно-массовой работе вуза были начаты еще в институте. Практически не прекращались они на протяжении 1970-х гг. и в университете. Прослеживаются изменения в составе выступающих факультетов, формате проведения смотра, подходе к формированию организационного комитета и жюри конкурса, требованиях и критериях оценки концертов и вечеров и др. Отмечается, что доминирующей в 1970-е гг. была позиция сторонников «профессионализма» в студенческой художественной самодеятельности, но несмотря на предпринимаемые меры, добиться массового систематического занятия студентами художественным творчеством в этот период так и не удалось. The article is devoted to the history of the annual amateur art show at Kalinin State University in the first decade after its transformation from the Kalinin State Pedagogical Institute named after M.I. Kalinin in 1971. It is shown that serious progress in the nature of the competition, in the cultural and mass work of the university was started at the institute. They practically did not stop during the 1970s and at the university. There are changes in the composition of the performing faculties, the format of the review, the approach to the formation of the organizing committee and the jury of the competition, the requirements and criteria for evaluating concerts and evenings, etc. It is noted that the dominant position in the 70s was the position of supporters of «professionalism» in student amateur art. Despite the measures taken, it was not possible to achieve a mass systematic occupation of students with artistic creativity during this period. The article is written on the basis of the materials of the largecirculation newspaper KSPI (KSU) «Kalininets», as well as the memoirs of TvSU teachers.

Problems of physical culture teaching and sports development at the Karelian Pedagogical Institute in the 1930s

The development of the education system in the 1930s, activities to eliminate the illiteracy of the population, the introduction of universal compulsory education, the opening of primary and secondary schools required a significant increase in the number of teachers. In this regard, the state policy of the USSR in the field of higher education was aimed at creating pedagogical and teaching institutes and strengthening their activities in training pedagogical personnel. During these years, a new academic subject «physical culture» was introduced into the course of higher educational institutions. The article is devoted to the problems of teaching physical culture at the Karelian Pedagogical Institute in the 1930s. On the basis of legislative, archival and documentary materials, the author presents the activities of the military-physical culture department, its teachers in teaching physical culture and developing sports among students. The study highlights the difficulties of organizing sports work associated with the lack of special rooms, equipment, as well as specialists in the field of physical education.

"The “Nestorian Chronicle” in the Prague “Lectures...” of Alfred Bem

During the interwar period, Prague was truly an academic capital of emigration. A unique scientific environment that formed therein a century ago was favorable for the study of Russian literature, including the ancient period. Among the philologists, who emigrated to Czechoslovakia, was Alfred Bem, known to modern science as a talented researcher of the works of Pushkin, Dostoevsky, Blok, Gumilyov and Mayakovsky. However, hardly anyone remembers Bem as Medievalist. The article analyzes the “Lectures” on the history of Old Russian literature (up to the mid XVII century) read to the students of Russian Pedagogical Institute named after Jan Amos Komenský in Prague in the winter semester of 1923 that have been nearly forgotten by now. These are the sheer bibliographic rarity. The circulation of this unique publication is small, just a few copies taken by duplicating machine from the typewritten original, which contains typos and corrections made by the author. “Lectures...” – a full textbook on the history of Russian literature of the XI – first half of the XVII centuries. A significant part of is dedicated to the “Tale of Bygone Years”. A. L. Bem’s view of the "Nestorian Chronicle” reflected in the Prague “Lectures...” is analyzed within the framework of studying the extensive historiographical topic of the “Research of Old Russian Literature in Czechoslovakia in the 1920s – 1930s”. This defines the novelty of this article. The conclusion is made that Alfred Bem made a considerable contribution to the study of the major Russian chronicle, provided in-depth and accurate characteristics to the “Tale of Bygone Years”, determining its historical and literary role. His contemplations on the genre and stylistic uniqueness of the “Tale” have subsequently found reflection in the works of Russian and foreign Medievalists. He also paid special attention to the history of the Corpus, thereby touching upon the question that is yet to be resolved.

The constitution of the academic accordion art in the Moldavian SSR in the period 1940–1960

With the annexation of Bessarabia to the USSR, the process of professionalization of accordionists, convering all levels of artistic education in the country, is influenced by the evolution of performing arts in Eastern Europe (especially Russia, Belarus, Ukraine). The academic bases are consolidated by illustrious pedagogues, such as Iziaslav Birbraier, Valentin Zagumionov (I. Birbraier’s student), Ivan Folomkin (one of the first graduates of the Gnesin State Musical-Pedagogical Institute in Moskow) and others. Durind the years 1940–1960, the establishment of the accordion interpretive art in the Moldavian SSR was directly conditioned by the massive ideologization of the ex-Soviet cultural space, which largely blurred the national identity aspect in the accordion academization process. Based on the classical-romantic aesthetics „adjusted” by the doctrine of socialist realism, the professionalization of Bessarabian instrumentalists is distinguished by a prominent conservatism compared to other accordion schools of that period, such as German, Danish, Czech etc. (we refer primarily to the compositional domain). Even if in this time segment the accordion failed to fully integrate into the „family” of European academic instruments, taking into account some areas (organological, compositional, pedagogical, interpretive) that needed to be intensely perfected, the first postwar decades can still be considered the reference point for establishing the academic status of chromatic harmonics in the Moldavian SSR

Plaidoyer pour la traduction de la poésie à l’École Normale Supérieure au Gabon

In the educational world of Gabon, the poem is an accepted pedagogical support in the progress made by the National Pedagogical Institute. But in the three foreign language departments of the Ecole Normale Supérieure in general and in the Spanish Department in particular, the lack of translation of poetry as an educational activity is a fact which, until today, weakens the training and hence, the students-teachers leaving and in class situation. This essay, which focuses on interpretative, literary and linguistic theories, aims to understand the reasons behind this deficient situation, but above all to propose an exploitation of the poem A Dorila of Juan Meléndez Valdés. Il will be a question of exposing the path that leads to the translation of a Spanish poem and implicitly to highlight the contribution of this activity in the leaners.

National Academic Conference “Ivan Bunin’s Russia and the Culture of the Russian Sub-Steppe” (dedicated to the 150th anniversary of Ivan Bunin) (Yelets, September 24–26, 2020)

The academic event was dedicated to two anniversaries: 150th birthday of the Nobel prize winner Ivan Bunin and the 20th anniversary of the transformation of Yelets State Pedagogical Institute into Yelets State Ivan Bunin University. The key objective of the conference was to discuss new trends in the study of the artistic heritage of the great Russian writer, analyze the academic and creative achievements of outstanding persons of literature, philosophy, education, and culture connected with the Russian sub-steppe. Participants’ papers were devoted to the study of literary, journalistic and correspondence heritage of Ivan Bunin and other writers in the context of cultural and artistic continuum of the Russian sub-steppe region.

MARI STATE PEDAGOGICAL INSTITUTE NAMED AFTER N.K. KRUPSKAYA IN 1992–2008: THE END OF HISTORY

The relevance of the research topic is due to the fact that in 2021 the Republic of Mari El celebrates the 90th anniversary of higher education. The Mari State Pedagogical Institute named after N.K. Krupskaya in the 1990s–2000s was represented by the following faculties: historical and philological, physical and mathematical, industrial and pedagogical, foreign languages, primary classes, pedagogy and psychology, physical culture, supplementary pedagogical professions, pre-university training. In 1992, the Law of the Russian Federation «On Education» was adopted, which determined restructuring of the higher education system as a whole and the Mari State Institute named after N.K. Krupskaya in particular. Until 2000, the state funding of the institute was used only for sharply reduced salaries and scholarships of students. Despite financial difficulties, the staff of the Mari State Institute named after N.K. Krupskaya achieved good results in the 1990s. The Institute was successfully attested. In 1997, he was attested in all specialties for the period of five years. In 1998, the university underwent an accreditation process. In 2003, the Institute was also successfully attested, passed licensing and accreditation. In general, the state attestation commissions noted a good level of specialists’ training. In 2008 The Mari State Pedagogical Institute named after N.K. Krupskaya merged with the Mari State University. The classical University became the legal successor of the pedagogical institute. The Mari State Pedagogical Institute named after N.K. Krupskaya during the period of its activity since 1931, has trained more than 40 000 specialists with higher professional education for the schools of the republic. It was the only university in the republic that trained specialists with the qualification of «teacher».