Personal Mobility and Life Strategies in Later Age: Research Result

The article is devoted to the problem of building a life strategy in later age. Three types of life strategy are described, depending on the level of personal mobility of the subject. The empirical study compares the characteristics of people with low-, medium- and high-mobility strategies. It is concluded that the prerequisites for choosing a highly mobile life strategy are developed cognitive resources and learning ability, a strong motivation to master external and internal changes, and a high level of biographical reflection.

Non-linear educational practices of students of Russian universities in conditions of social uncertainty

The study of Russian students’ non-linear educational practices is necessary to understand the changes taking place in university youth’s qualitative characteristics. The article is aimed at studying new non-linear educational practices carried out by students of Russian universities. To achieve this goal, the author determines the concepts of linear and non-linear educational practices for the students are determined. The specificity of non-linear educational practices is revealed, and their classification is carried out.

The Features of Coping with a Specific Challenging Situation (COVID-19 pandemic)

The empirical results of the research devoted to the problem of coping behavior with stressful and the pandemic situations among youth (n=100) are discussed. The instruments are the following: Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations (Endler N.S., Parker J.D.A.) and Ways of Coping Questionnaire (Lazarus R., Folkman S.). The problem-oriented coping style is predominant among participants aged 17-31. Significant differences in coping strategies related to pandemic between the respondents who have been exposed to COVID-19 and respondents who were not infected with COVID-19 were not found (p>0.50). Respondents who have been exposed to COVID-19 demonstrated social avoidance style in stressful situations (p=0.021). The structure of coping behavior in group of participants who have been exposed to a new coronovirus infection included a greater number of correlations between stable coping styles and strategies for overcoming the pandemic situation. The female respondents demonstrated higher rate of avoidance behaviour and tend to seek social support more often than male respondents.

Media Aesthetic Functions of the Interface of Cultural and Educational Journalism (on the Example of Project «Arzamas»)

This article examines the influence of «interface effects» (A. Galloway’s term) on the perception of information in cultural and educational journalism. On the basis of the theory of machines by F. Guattari, the analysis of the inter­face is carried out by the parameters of content, perceived territories, propositions and noem. As a result, its media-aesthetic functionality was revealed, based on the cognitive trajectories offered to the user.

Polish Music Culture in the Life and Work of the Composer Sergey Slonimsky

The article is devoted to the problem of cultural relations between Poland and Russia in the second half of the 20th and early 21st centuries, which are studied using the example of musical culture and Russian-Polish relationships in the creative life of the St. Petersburg composer Sergei Mikhailovich Slonimsky. The significance of the genealogical and genetic roots and musical and creative contacts of the greatest master of modern culture with Poland and Polish music, both in the 19th and 20–2I-th centuries, is proved. It is concluded that it is musical culture, represented by its outstanding creative figures, that is capable, despite political differences, to establish strong, fruitful creative and friendly relations between the two Slavic countries.

Innovations in Ornamental Culture as a Process of Loss of the Sacred (on the Example of Russian Textile Ornament of the XVIII — Early XX Centuries)

The article examines the process of interaction between tradition and innovation in the culture of textile ornament. The stability of the tradition of ornamental elements is investigated from the point of view of the ontology of an archaic society, its inextricable connection with the ritual. The process of shifting the cultural significance of the phenomenon of ornament from the sacred to the decorative is considered as a mechanism for the formation of innovations on the material of the ornament of Russian embroidery and printed pattern on fabric of the 18th — early 20th centuries.

Media Consumption of Cultural and Educational Content: Modern Realities

The article examines the dynamics of media culture in relation to modern trends in media and digital consumption of cultural and educational content in Russia. The emphasis is placed on the demand for books and reading in the everyday culture of Russians (including audio and electronic versions of books on Internet resources). Everything that is outside the media space practically does not exist for many Internet users — there is only what is “read”, mastered in a media format today. The literary preferences of our contemporaries during the pandemic are considered in the article in relation to popular forms of leisure, taking into account the influence of digitalization processes. Attention is drawn to the fact that, on the one hand, there are processes of activating the use of open resources, on the other — the production of a new type of content of cultural and leisure activities and social interaction. This is evidenced by the indicators of consumption of digital educational resources and services, online podcasts, broadcasts in the context of a pandemic.

Some Aspects of the Editorial activity of I. I. Evfimovsky-Mirovitsky in Public and Private Publications of the City of Orenburg in the Late XIX — Early XX Centuries

The article examines the activities of I. I. Evfimovsky-Mirovitsky-editor-publisher, journalist, owner of a private printing house, public figure of the city of Orenburg in the late XIX-early XX centuries. Editor of three publications — “Orenburg diocesan Vedomosti”, “Circular on the Orenburg educational district”, “Orenburg leaf” — Ivan Ivanovich published a private newspaper for more than 30 years, and did much for the development of private printing in Orenburg and the province.

Search for an Ideological Conception and the Semantics of Ideologeme

The article considers the semantic shifts referred to the meanings of such ideologemes as “empire”, “civilization”, “globalization” attested in media texts when a new ideological conception is being explored. The ideas of L. M. Maydanova, N. A. Kupina, N. I. Klushina provided the methodological basis for this study. The research leads to the conclusion that the official mass media often use the term “empire” towards Russia. They develop the rhetoric of “a powerful state”, “capable of defending and maintaining its sovereignty and interests”, “a powerful state as a specific way to survive for Russia’s citizens”, “a people’s empire which has much commitment to the demographics and the well-being of the population”. In order to achieve this goal, the state “plans to re-explore its territory, i.e. to build new modern cities behind the Urals”, “to develop its own industries”. “The people’s empire” is set against “the liberal Western empire” which has delegated its monitoring role to “the progressive communities” spreading terror among the dissenters. At the core of Russia as “the people’s empire”, there are traditional values of a distinct Russian civilization based on orthodoxy. Previously regarded as a flawless model, Western society is now presented as something completely odd for Russian mentality. Characteristic features of Russian civilization include “the tendency to consolidate in case of difficulty”, “value of family” and “fraternal feelings towards other ethnicities”. The semantic of “globalization” ideologeme includes the following meanings: “transnational corporations’ ambition for world domination” that implies “blurring national, cultural, political borders”, “transforming people into depersonalized perfect consumers”, “utilizing unwanted majority”, “destroying nation states through hybrid warfare”. The opposition of globalization is a strong nation state defending its sovereignty and interests. This state is able to get its region under control. Thus, there is another tendency countervailing globalization; it is regionalization, which is understood as the division of the world into macro regions, each headed by a major power responsible for reducing tensions and maintaining peace. Supposedly, the “globalization” ideologeme will soon be replaced by a new ideologeme of “macroregionalization”.

Features of Monetization in Top Rated Russian Media

The article examines the features of monetization in top rated Russian media. These appear to be media enterprises focused on obtaining possible profits from their activities, since today information has turned into a commodity. Taking into account that the sphere of media business does not quite fit into the traditional understanding of economic processes, it is important to clarify how information differs from ordinary goods and whether public and market interests can harmoniously exist in the modern media industry.