DEFINITION OF THE ELITE QUALITY INDEX AS A NEW TYPE OF THE SOCIAL RESEARCH

The article is devoted to the consideration of such an object of interdisciplinary research as the elite, namely, the latest trends in its study. It is shown that the consideration of this phenomenon has been going on for a long time, but now there is a sharp change in the focus of research – a new methodology is being developed. This is due to the fact that the axiom taken is the provision of a significant influence of the elite not only on the distribution of resources (economic, political, administrative) but also on the development (or recession) of the nation as a whole. The article presents a detailed analysis of the methodology for measuring the elite quality index which formed the basis for an international study conducted in 2020.

EDUCATION: NEW CHALLENGES IN THE DIGITAL ERA

The article analyzes various concepts and approaches towards organizing the educational process at the Academy of EMERCOM of Russia, substantiates the necessity to train multi-skilled specialists in the era of digital technologies dominance and interdisciplinary ties deepening.

ANTINOMY OF FREEDOM AND FATE IN THE LIFE OF DOSTOEVSKY: FROM DEPENDENCE TO HUMILITY (TO THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WRITER’S BIRTHDAY)

The second article of the cycle examines the resolution of the freedom and fate antinomy in the period of the writer’s maturity. It is shown that towards the end of his life Dostoevsky comes to rethinking the concept of fate in the spirit of the modern (postclassical) understanding within the framework of which the latter is interpreted by him not as an evil fate but as an ally of a man in the search for himself. The true antipode of freedom is no longer fate, but the world of necessity, represented both by the grip of material need and by the character of the writer closely related to his illness.

THE ROLE OF STATE INVESTMENT PROGRAMS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF RUSSIAN REGIONS

The article is of an overview nature. The authors of the article have analyzed the main directions of implementing the Federal Targeted Investment Program and its impact on the development of the Russian regions. The review has identified the main priorities in regional development that will increase the investment attractiveness of the territories. The article has summarized the results of implementing the investment programs during 2018–2020 with generalizing unfulfilled budget funds.

FORMINF UP THE SYSTEM OF INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE AWARDS IN THE RUSSIAN ARMY DURING THE REGION OF EMPEROR PAUL I (1796–1801)

Based on the analysis of previously published documents, museum catalogs, reference books, stories from the regiments, scientific monographs and articles, this article examines forming up the system of individual and collective awards in the Russian army during the reign of Emperor Paul I (1796–1801).

PECULARITIES OF TEACHING POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS OF HIGHER SCHOOLS OF EMERCOM OF RUSSIA PROFESSIONALLY-ORIENTED VOCABULARY

The article is dedicated to the issues of translating general scientific and terminological vocabulary in authentic texts in a foreign language at the advanced stage of teaching a foreign language at the higher schools of EMERCOM, namely in postgraduate studies, revealing the causes of errors when translating texts, as well as the methods and techniques that contribute to their elimination.

COMMUNICATIVE METHOD IN TEACHING UNIVERSITY STUDENTS FOREIGN LANGUAGES

In this article the main principles, relevance and prospects of the communicative approach in teaching university students foreign languages are considered. Special emphasis is given to the versatility of the method application in teaching a big variety of themes, including highly specialized ones, by creating a comfortable teaching/learning environment that makes it easier for students to study the material and overcome the difficulties that are typical for classical teaching methods.

A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF TRANSLATION DICTIONARIES OF FIRE-TECHNICAL TERMS (BASED ON GERMAN AND RUSSIAN LANGUAGES)

This paper provides a brief overview of Russian printed dictionaries of fire-technical terminology based on the material of German and Russian languages. The mega-, macro- and microstructure of the analyzed dictionaries are described, their information content is evaluated. It is concluded that it is necessary to form an electronic terminological base for fire-technical vocabulary based on these languages. The author has also presented her ideas about further prospects for the compilating bilingual terminological dictionaries in this area.

IDEOLOGICAL ORIGINS AND EVOLUTION OF GERMAN RIGHT-WING PARTIES AND MOVEMENTS

The article provides a description of the German right-wing parties and movements of the new generation, reveals their similarities and differences regarding the traditional right-wing and radical right-wing parties. The study traces the evolutionary path and continuity of the new right-wing parties, analyzes the reasons for the popularity of alternative right-wing ideas among the German electorate. Based on the analysis of the electoral campaigns from 2013 to 2021, assessing the effectiveness of the Alternative party political strategy for Germany as the only influential right-wing force is given. In conclusion the prerequisites for the decline of the new legal movement are described, and the conditions necessary for the movement to maintain the positions won in the society are also listed.

TEACHING INTERNSHIP IN A NON-EDUCATIONAL HIGHER SCHOOL: OBJECTIVES AND CHALLENGES

The article is devoted to the analysis of teaching internship at the fire safety and technosphere safety postgraduate course as a form of training future lecturers for teaching. The authors consider the features of teaching internship in a non-educational higher school and the main problems related with. The article’s target group is that of university lecturers and postgraduate students.