Cultural Self-identification Research Articles

RECONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS AS A METHOD OF PRESERVING HISTORICAL BUILDINGS

Reconstruction of buildings is an important method of preserving historic buildings, as it allows to combine the preservation of architectural and historical values with the needs of modern life. The preservation of historical and cultural heritage is a key strategic direction for the development of modern cities and a way of self-identification of peoples. Historic buildings, regardless of their functional, constructive and aesthetic qualities, allow us to pass on to future generations the material evidence of the past, the spirit of the era, and the unique atmosphere of cities. Modern urban planning policy, despite its offensive nature, provides for the maximum preservation of historic buildings and structures, their reconstruction, modernisation or renovation. The only way to avoid oblivion and destruction is to make full use of them. In today's world, countries' desire for cultural self-identification and interest in authentic architectural surroundings contributes to the preservation of not only unique buildings and structures listed in the registers of architectural and historical monuments, but also high-quality "background architecture" - second-plan architecture, inconspicuous, less valuable, but which is essential for the formation of the "image of the city". It is this type of building that most often becomes the object of active reconstruction. The purpose of the article is to explore the significance of the impact of historical buildings on the formation of the urban environment, to study the experience of reconstruction of historical buildings, and to show the possibilities of reconstruction as a method of preserving cultural heritage. For this purpose, the article analyses the practical principles of foreign experience in reconstruction, renovation, adaptation and modernisation of buildings and structures for various purposes - residential, public, industrial, and engineering. The article provides examples of completed projects for the reconstruction of residential (East Germany, Amsterdam, Bordeaux, Norfolk, Copenhagen, Paris), public (Berlin, Brisbane, London, Hanover, Hong Kong, Nuremberg, Venice) and industrial buildings (Barcelona, Riga, MontjuХre, Leshno, Villars de Dalt, Kyiv, Brooklyn, Roskilde, Brussels, Eindhoven, Lviv) and engineering structures (Bankside, Toronto, Dorset, Utrecht, London) that show a variety of architectural and planning techniques of reconstruction. The study of foreign and domestic experience in the reconstruction of buildings and structures expands the possibilities for the effective use of historic buildings, improves the methods of volumetric and spatial organisation of development, and prolongs the life of historic buildings.

Crowdsourcing approach in the model of digital transformation of a tourism enterprise

Increased economic uncertainty and public concern about the new degree of risks to safe living give rise to changes in the structure of supply and demand in the travel industry. The share of cultural and ecological recreation in domestic tourism is growing, with a focus on the consumption of goods from local producers. The universal digitalization of public life increases the importance of cultural self-identification and creative self-expression, which also affects consumer behavior. All this forces tourism enterprises to look for new solutions to adapt their production processes and increase digital maturity. However, the complex of internal and external factors that have a decisive influence on management decision-making makes it difficult to apply existing models of digital transformation of organizations engaged in the field of tourism services. The expert literature on these issues is limited to examples of large companies and entire resorts. The author conducted an approbation of the methodology for drawing up a digital transformation strategy, proposed by a team of authors in the work "Digital Transformation Strategy: write to execute". The study is presented in the form of a case study of an Internet service development project Biggeo.ru the Sochi travel company. The article presents the experience of developing and implementing a digital transformation strategy for a travel agency, which can be useful both to representatives of the scientific community and creative industries involved in the development of innovative products and services, as well as to the heads of companies of alternative types of tourism. The digital transformation model was based on a crowdsourcing approach in the field of cultural and creative tourism, thanks to which an innovative tourist information resource was developed. The work carried out made it possible to confirm the hypothesis about the possibility of using this model in small enterprises of the tourism sector, to carry out a detailed description of the process of drawing up a strategy and to fill a gap in the scientific and expert literature devoted to this area. New in-demand activities and an innovative digital product, which appeared due to the implementation of the strategy for increasing digital maturity, allow us to characterize the first results of the project as successful, and the developing project is able to meet the needs of stakeholders in tools for promoting cultural and creative tourism.

Ch.T. Aitmatov: a constructivist dimension of desontologization as a challenge of technogenic civilization

The article highlights the problem of dezotologization as a challenge to technogenic civilization. The author sees in the formation of the realities of a contemporary possible assumption in the interaction of man-nature-society. The basis of cultural self-identification and self-preservation of the Kyrgyz is explained as the unity of the nomadic spirit, the polymorphic Kyrgyz reality and the transcendent rebellion of freedom. Its types are shown: zaman – social time, abal – states, dynyyө – everyday life.This problem is revealed by humanist Ch.T. Aitmatov, who outlines the contours of the future concept of «Kyrgyz world».In his works, Ch.T. Aitmatov sets the preconditions for the formation of Kyrgyz ontological modernity. Boundless heroes of socio-cultural constructs come out from under the pen of the writer: the boy-fish, mankurt, tavro and falling mountains. These heroes of Aitmatov’s world warn of the deformation and depersonalization of the world, pushing the truths and blurring the boundaries. He derives his constructivist dimension of this socioanthropogenesis through understanding the inner world (presence, will, meaning and purpose) of his countrymen

Online resources on cinema art as a component of ukrainian culture studies at educational institutions

The article examines the issue of cinematography as one of the ways of cultural self-identification. It is noted that while studying cinema art within cultural disciplines at higher education institutions as an important part of our culture, its influence on consciousness and Russian propaganda in cinema, it is important to use various online resources in the field of cinema. The article analyzes a number of the most popular online resources on the cinematography of Ukraine, and an attempt is made to structure these resources. It is pointed out that most of the selected online resources, as a rule, expand their activities in various communication channels, namely, in social networks, Telegram channels, author’s blogs, podcasts, etc.
 Descriptive characteristics of the specified online resources and relevant examples with links to typical Internet content are provided. The advantages and prospects of using the mentioned online resources at higher education institutions while studying cultural disciplines, as well as for all those who want to learn interesting facts about the cinematography of Ukraine, especially during the war, when we have to study and know our culture are outlined. It is concluded that the use of theoretical material or practical cases of selected online resources in the field of cinema in classes will ensure the diversification of the material presentation, as well as increase the interest and motivation to study own culture. Using them in classes will facilitate the exchange of important and interesting information, views, values and will contribute to individual development and professional growth.

TEXTOCENTRICITY OF RUSSIAN CULTURE AND ITS REFLECTION IN THE LANGUAGE CONSCIOUSNESS OF THE YOUTH

The article is devoted to the problem of national and cultural self-identification and its criteria in the view of young people. The results of a survey of one and a half thousand respondents aged 15 to 21 — students of schools, institutions of secondary vocational education and higher educational institutions — were analyzed, who were asked to name the most cited and recognizable Russian films and cartoons. The results of the verification of the received data are characterized. It has been revealed that knowledge of mass Soviet (1960–1980s) and post-Soviet (1990s) culture plays an important role in the process of self-identification of a linguistic personality as a citizen of Russia. The criterion that makes it possible to identify “friends” in the context of a communicative situation is the knowledge of precedent phenomena — quotes and visual images from Soviet entertainment films and cartoons, as well as mass cinema of the post-Soviet period.

Exploring the Synergy of Music and Medicine in Healthcare: Expert Insights into the Curative and Societal Role of the Relationship between Music and Medicine.

Our study aimed to investigate the correlation between medicine, health perception, and music as well as the role of music in the healthcare setting. To gain insights into the dynamics between these two fields, we gathered opinions from attendees and presenters at an international conference on music medicine, musicians' health, and music therapy. A team of six interviewers conducted a total of 26 semi-structured interviews. The interview guide focused on four predetermined themes: (1) "music in medicine", (2) "performing arts medicine", (3) "music for the individual", and (4) "music for society". The responses were analyzed using grounded theory methods as well as thematic and content analysis. To enhance the analytical strength, investigator triangulation was employed. Within the predefined themes, we identified several subthemes. Theme 1 encompassed topics such as "listening and performing music for treating diseases and establishing non-verbal relationships", "the value of music in specific disorders, end-of-life care, and pain management", and "the design of sound spaces". Theme 2 explored aspects including the "denial and taboo surrounding physical and mental health issues among musicians", "the importance of prevention", and an antithesis: "pain and suffering driving creativity". Theme 3 addressed the "mental role of music in ordinary and extraordinary life" as well as "music's ability to enable self-conditioning". Lastly, Theme 4 examined the role of music in "cultural self-identification" and "development and education for children". Throughout the interviews, participants expressed a lack of knowledge and awareness regarding interdisciplinary research and the fields of music and medicine. Our findings affirm the significance of music therapy and performing arts medicine as well as the broader relationship between music and medicine. They highlight the potential benefits of perception and experiential pathways for individuals and, consequently, for human society.

“We Post and Post, and Others Will Come to Like Us...”, or Translingual Practices in B. Anfinogenov’s Poetry

The article deals with the study of translingual practices in the works by the Udmurt poet B.V. Anfinogenov. The interest to the questions of transcultural literature is due to the importance of research in cultural diversity of multilingual regions of Russia. The methodological basis of the article is the linguistic analysis of a literary text, synthesis-generalization of the achievements of modern literary criticism, structural analysis of a poetic text, etc. The collection of poetic texts by B. Anfinogenov “Dz’ikya Promo” (2023) is used as the material for analysis. Based on the analysis, the peculiarities of translingual practices representation in the works by B. Anfinogenov are revealed, extra-textual (ethnic and cultural self-identification of the author, themes, foreign language inclusions) and intra-textual (hybrid cultural canons and codes) levels of representation of translingualism are outlined. Special attention is paid to the analysis of the role of graphic determination as well as the use of interlanguage homophony and intertextuality in transcultural literature.

Conceptual basis of state policy in the sphere of museum affair

The purpose of the study is the analysis of the conceptual bases and directions of implementation of state policy in the museum sphere, as well as the definition of practical state management concepts in the sphere of museum affairs in Ukraine. The methodology is based on the use of problem-oriented approaches, which are based on the systematic and legal analysis of normative legal acts with the aim of improving state-management decisions as the main direction of the state’s regulatory activity. The following methods were used: interpretative-analytical, comparative-historical analysis, theoretical generalization, historical-comparative, historical-typological, historical-legal, statistical. Scientific novely. The article, based on the analysis of existing scientific works, defines the main directions of state policy in the museum sphere in general, and in the direction of preservation of monuments of material culture in particular. Prospects for improving state support for the educational activities of modern museums are also determined; attention is also focused on the positive experience of organizing cultural and educational activities of foreign museums in the context of preserving the cultural self-identification of society. Conclusions. It is emphasized that in order to ensure state management of socio-cultural processes in the context of museum development, Ukraine should focus on the implementation of innovative forms and methods of state management of the museum industry, which are based on world experience. The conceptual foundations of state policy in the field of museum affairs should be: analysis of the work of museum institutions with the determination of measures to improve their activities; development of measures to ensure the protection of monuments of museum funds; prevention of theft of historical and cultural values located in museums; replacement of security guards with technical ones; provision of financial resources for the creation of new exhibitions in museums; equipping museums with alarm systems and video surveillance; creation of a list of measures regarding the initiative of new expositions and exhibitions that will show the heroism of the defenders of the sovereignty of Ukraine.

Syncretism of Church Burial and Ritual Music and Folklore Elements in Orthodox Tradition

The purpose of the article is to discuss the mutual influence of funeral and ritual music and folklore ritual traditions of Ukrainian Orthodoxy. The specifics of the development of folk beliefs, customs and church ritual, and burial music are investigated. It is indicated that Orthodox sacred music developed in interaction with centuries-old folk melos and became the basis for the development of church musical culture. The study aims to identify the relationship of burial ritual music and folklore elements in church chants of the Orthodox tradition, to outline the phenomenon of church burial and ritual music as a specific way of spiritual communication, catharsis, emotional and figurative assimilation, and reflection of personal worldview. The research methodology comprises the general scientific methods of analysis: historicism, systematisation, comparison, and generalisation of the problem under study. Scientific novelty of the research lies in clarifying the fixation and elaboration of the Orthodox taphological repertoire; in the study of the mutual influence of folk household and burial beliefs, customs and church ritual, and burial music of Orthodox Christians on the cultural identity of Ukrainians, their worldview, and national genotype. Conclusions. In the musical burial ritualism of Ukrainians, the symbiosis of customs, beliefs, and church rites is still clearly traced. All of them are aimed to convert an Orthodox Christian to a righteous, sinless life, to the hope of forgiveness and remission of sins, and to giving peace to the soul after death in anticipation of the Kingdom of Heaven, eternal life. They also intend to cleanse the living space from negative action, to ensure the successful transition of the soul of the deceased to the Kingdom of God, to protect living relatives and to unite the living and the dead from the family in Holy Communion (Eucharist). The Orthodox musical and aesthetic tradition states that the soul’s prayer of the deceased is strong and effective in God. Consequently, Christians have a firm belief that the souls of the dead pray for their living descendants of each kin, and the mission of the living is to pray for the eternal peace of their souls and the universal resurrection in the Kingdom of Heaven. If we are to achieve a fullness of synergistic communion with the Lord, we must not only rely on God's help, but also make our spiritual contribution through spiritual effort and compassionate strain, kenosis, self-sacrifice, and personal predestination to the Good. The phenomenon of church burial and ritual music appears as a specific way of spiritual communion, emotional and figurative mastering and reflection of the worldview of an Orthodox Christian, which gives rise to an ethno-national type of a person’s musical and aesthetic thinking, and cultural self-identification. With the help of church chants, including pure funeral and ritual songs, Ukrainian musical culture became the personification of religious and aesthetic ideals, and mental-ideological attitudes of Orthodoxy. This influenced the processes of national identification and left a characteristic imprint on the ethno-national mentality and spiritual and musical culture of Rus-Ukraine throughout the centuries.
 Key words: Ukrainian Orthodox tradition, burial and ritual music, church chants, ritual folklore.

Intra-European Unions and Their Role in the Settlement of International Conflicts

The formation of the Lublin Triangle occurred on July 28, 2020. The historical value of the issue of actualizing the mediation role of the Lublin Triangle lies in the stated purpose of this Agreement - to resolve issues of political, economic and social cooperation. In order to achieve this goal, military units of the participating countries have been created for rapid response in a threat situation, cooperation has been established with other intra-European unions and associations - the Bucharest Group, the Minsk Group, for greater integration of Ukraine along the path chosen by it into the European Union and NATO. The article makes a historical digression into the era of the conclusion of the Union of Lublin and analyzes the perepetias of the entry of modern Ukrainian territories into the Commonwealth during its union with the Principality of Lithuania. Ukraine's attraction to alliances with its Western neighbors finds its historical continuity in the conclusion of this Agreement and has prospects for more successful implementation for the participating countries, creating new problems and challenges for Russia, the peoples that make up it, the integrity of their families, civil, cultural self-identification and determining the trajectory of life. This problem is relevant in the light of recent events in Europe. Key words: political, economical, military interaction, intermediary, commonwealth, union

KEY TENDENCIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS BRAND OF UKRAINIAN CINEMA AFTER A FULL-SCALE RUSSIAN INVASION

The article examines key trends and achievements of the Ukrainian film brand after the full-scale Russian invasion. The realities of promoting the Ukrainian film brand involve festival engagement and representation of Ukrainian perspectives on international platforms. In Ukraine, a unique cinematic brand is actively developing. Each year sees the creation of new initiatives dedicated to promoting Ukrainian cinema, introducing new talents to the industry. Ukrainian cinema reflects values shaped throughout history, such as resilience, independence, innovation, cultural self-identification, and authorship. The research employs problem-solving, systemic, and content analysis methods, along with descriptive, observational, and analytical approaches. Sociological research, expert assessments, and festival monitoring are also utilized. A crucial aspect is identifying the target audience, consisting of diverse groups showing interest in various aspects of the film industry, requiring interaction and adaptation of promotional strategies. Successes in Ukrainian cinema, exemplified by the box office success of films like «Mavka» and «Dovbush,» offer hope for a change in audience perception and the attainment of canonical status. Comprehensive support for Ukrainian cinema in international film institutions and organizations is of utmost importance. The attentive focus and interest in Ukrainian cinema during the 2023 Berlinale indicate a shift in global attitudes. Ukraine successfully utilized the festival platform to showcase its cinema and demonstrate solidarity in the context of Russian aggression. The new image of Ukraine at the Berlinale is marked by a symbolic change in the colors of the Berlinale bear to the colors of the Ukrainian flag. However, state support and effective development mechanisms are necessary to overcome challenges and enhance the influence of Ukrainian cinema on the global stage.

Topic and Content of Personal Narratives of Children from Three East Asian Cultures and Three English-Speaking Cultures: A Collaborative Qualitative Analysis.

Narrative language skills are critical for effective social interactions and academic success. Consequently, narratives are regularly an aspect of assessment and intervention for children with communication impairments, supporting the need for information about typical development from children across cultures. Development of coherent personal narratives is associated with growth of both one's individual identity and cultural identity which are linked to psychological well-being. The topics and contents of children's personal stories can provide insight into cultural influences on what children consider important, how they interpret experiences, and their values and beliefs, which in turn contribute to their developing individual and cultural self-identity. The purpose of this study was to investigate the topics and content of personal narratives told by typically developing 10-year-old children from East Asian and Western English-speaking cultures. There were 20 children in each of three East Asian language groups - Mandarin, Cantonese, and Korean; and 62 children in the English-speaking groups (22 in the USA and 20 each in the Australian and New Zealand groups). In each group, half were boys and half were girls. Children responded to prompts from the Global TALES protocol to elicit personal narratives. All language samples were transcribed, translated, and coded for topic choices using qualitative content analysis in collaborative discussions by the four authors, who included an English-speaking author from the USA (C.E.W.), and three authors, who are native speakers of the three East Asian languages, Mandarin (K.-M.C.), Cantonese (A.M.-Y.W.), and Korean (J.P.L.). Results on topics in stories from East Asian and Western English-speaking cultures are described in relation to literature on anthropology. English-speaking children and East Asian children in this study talked about similar topics in their personal narratives, but the frequency of these topics within their stories varied. Possible explanations for differences in story topics are discussed within a framework on cultural dimensions. Evaluation of the topics of children's personal narratives provides insight into what is important to the children and the way they view their worlds. This information may inform clinical approaches to assessment and intervention with children with communication impairments, encouraging clinicians to go beyond analysis of language structure to consider multiple factors that influence communicative competence.

Russian Philosophical and Cultural Studies as Expert Knowledge: Concept, Practice, Institute

The article substantiates the interdisciplinary synthesis of philosophy and cultural studies in a wide field of Russian studies. This paper presents the author’s approach to the study in philosophy of Russian culture, history and art as a constellation of creative experience in Russia’s intellectual and social history. The article proves both the need to develop new methodological approaches to the study of the cultural heritage of Russia and institutional (organizational) research models in this subject area. The fulfillment of these conditions is designed to ensure, on the one hand, the growth of new knowledge, on the other hand, to ensure the continuity of intellectual, artistic, spiritual traditions in the process of deep transformations of Russian society, which is being rebuilt to a new technological and socio-cultural way of life. The author defines the conceptual core of the institutionalization project of Russian philosophical and cultural studies in the university system, and also shows some practical forms of its implementation on the example of the HSE University. The project developer draws a conclusion about the expert role of modern humanities, designed at a high level of philosophical and cultural reflection to assess both the creative, social and ethical potential of Russia’s cultural traditions and new cultural practices, including its diverse digital and media forms. Expert knowledge in this system of social and intellectual communications is a mediating link between the cultural experience of the past, its ideal-value content and modern practices, and it provides a procedure for capitalizing heritage as well as cultural self-identification of a person and society.

A Comparative Approach to Belarusian Ethnicity

The article is a scholarly review of the monograph “Faces of the Other in the Multilingual Belarusian Literature of the 19th Century” written by N. L. Bakhanovich. The book examines the image of “The Other” in Belarusian literature of the 19th century. Bakhanovich refers both to Polish-speaking romanticists (for example, A. Mickiewicz) and to some Russian-speaking authors to illustrate the main message of the book. From a methodological point of view, Bakhanovich follows the traditions of the Russian school of comparative literature and develops the thoughts of A. N. Veselovskii, Yu. M. Lotman, and others about the importance of describing the perception of “the other”, i.e., of a different cultural, religious, and ritual space reflected in literary works, for a more accurate understanding of the Belarusian culture and ethnicity. Although the book attempts to use the methodological framework of “imagined communities”, as presented by the British political scientist and sociologist B. Anderson, it is not convincingly justified. The book touches upon the difficult issue of cultural self-identification of the lands of modern Belarus; a number of the conclusions made by the author are controversial and in need of additional commentary, as is the terminological apparatus chosen to represent several political issues (for example, an attempt to consider the inclusion of the territories of the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania into the Russian Empire as an act of colonization). Such a publication is undoubtedly a significant contribution to the development of scholarly ideas about the formation of the Belarusian literary tradition in the 19th century.

Volyn regional Museum archaeological collection on scientific periodical pages of Independence time

The article examines Volyn regional Museum archaeological collection (hereinafter – VRM) through the prism of scientific researches published in domestic periodicals during the period of Ukraine's independence. The relevance of the research is related to the necessity of study and popularization of the transitive archaeological heritage, which performs important sociocultural functions, such as the restoration of historical memory and the preservation of cultural self-identification of identity, which is especially relevant due to modern events, the influence of neighboring cultures and growing globalization. During the research, author characterized the quantitative composition of VRM archaeological collection. At the end of 2022, it had 23,880 registration numbers, which makes the collection one of the largest archaeological collections in Western Ukraine. The author noted that the accumulation of archaeological objects inVRM collections did not go unnoticed by scientists from various cities and institutions. The results of their researches were usually published in the form of articles and reports in domestic scientific periodicals and magazines. The main tasks followed by the researchers were the involvement of the archaeological collection objects to the scientific circulation, their attribution clarification, comprehensive analysis of the incomes. The author assorted all scientific publications related to the VRM archaeological collection according to several criteria. One of the main ones is their writing form and style. Reviews and analytical publications are highlighted. In the first ones, authors described collections or selections of objects, characterized their external features and functional purpose. Most of them are written in short informative messages form. On the other hand, in analytical publications objects from different monuments were compared, was presented their in-depth interpretation, and were drown conclusions about particular ethno-cultural or ethno-historical issues. Almost all analytical publications are written as large scientific articles. Another important criterion for the publications systematization of the VHLM archaeological collection is the scientific publications type in which they were published. Conventionally, they can be divided into informative archaeological collections, regional historical and local history publications, all-Ukrainian specialist publications on archeology and ancient history. The largest number of articles written about the VRM collections belong to H. Okhrimenko, and they were also actively researched by the State Enterprise "Volyn Starozhytnosti" employees. Researchers paid special attention to materials from the Neolithic, Bronze Age, Middle Ages, and early modern times. Despite a significant number of publications, most objects from the VRM archaeological collection have not been introduced into scientific circulation, and many artifacts require re-attribution.

노년기의 내러티브 경험 서사 활동 참여를 통한 사회·문화적자아정체성의 변화에 관한 연구

This study examined to explore the process of changing social and cultural self-identitythrough participation in narrative activities in old age. To do this, the activity consisting of 15sessions was constructed in consideration of the life-span development process. As s result, itwas possible to examine the process of changing social and cultural self-identity in three stages. In the first stage of 1-5 sessions, it was found that self-exploration and identification werestarted in social relationships with caregivers, brothers, and sisters in the early stages of life. Inaddition, in the second stage of 6-11 sessions, it was found that friends and rational friends assurrounding characters, and social and cultural situations as marriage and child birth form aself-relationship. Finally, in the third stage of 12-15 sessions, it was found that a new form ofsocial and cultural self-identity was formed in the second half of life ahead of death by sharingthe experiences so far with others, families, and community members. This suggests that socialand cultural self-identity in old age can be reformed and restructured through narrative activitiesin old age.

Fostering Latino Cultural Self-Identity among Mexican American Adolescents

Fostering Latino Cultural Self-Identity among Mexican American Adolescents

Поэтика романа инициации в современной литературе США

The aim of the research is to identify the genre features of the poetics of the initiation novel in the national literary tradition of the USA. The paper highlights the genre-forming features of the initiation novel: invariant elements of composition, chronotope, motif-thematic complexes, character systems; determines the role of the genre in the formation of the national identity of American literature. The research makes a theoretical contribution to the study of the genre: the term “initiation novel” is introduced, an intra-genre classification is proposed, which accounts for the scientific originality. Three genre forms are distinguished within the initiation novel: the novel of release, the novel of overcoming and the novel of discovery. Works of the American literature of the early XXI century the plot-forming basis of which are the themes of growing up, gender, existential, cultural self-identification of teenagers, problems of overcoming crises, post-traumatic syndrome serve as the research material. As a result, it has been proved that the genre under study has unique features that can be traced at all levels of the literary text.

Биография и творчество М.Ю. Лермонтова в поэтической рефлексии Г.В. Иванова (на материале эмигрантской лирики)

Based on the material of G.V. Ivanov’s emigrant lyrics, the author examines some content-formal features of his poetic reflection aimed at comprehending the biography and creativity of Lermontov. Its evolution, functions and methods of artistic embodiment are characterized. It is shown that this creative reflection forms the Lermontov code of Ivanov’s poetics, which participates in the process of Ivanov’s cultural self-identification and ensures the creation of a special “ensemble unity” in his diary lyrics. The interpretation of images and motifs perceived from Lermontov in Ivanov’s foreign poetry is invariably accompanied by the leitmotif of a plucked and withering rose, which plays the role of a kind of semantic accompaniment. The archetype of the rose is interpreted by Ivanov in the key of the Dante tradition: as a sign of involvement in the world of creative choice and beauty. At the same time, the image of a withering rose in Ivanov’s “Lermontov” poems, as well as in the space of all his emigrant poetry, symbolizes beauty broken by the elements of evil. Most often, Ivanov’s poetic reflection results in a lyrical dialogue with Lermontov, expressed in an intertextual game. The specificity of Ivanov’s artistic reflection is largely determined by his ecphrastic worldview. The phenomenon of Lermontov is revealed to Ivanov through the prism of the creative individuality of his favorite painters: Watteau and Vrubel, who are perceived as spiritual and creative counterparts of the great Russian poet of the 19th nineteenth century. The evolution of Ivanov’s poetic reflection, focused on understanding Lermontov’s biography and creativity, is generally subject to existential intention and is associated with the trend of ironic and parodic development of the Lermontov tradition.

Modifying the humanities: global challenges of the digital revolution

The relevance of the research is conditioned by the fact that the global challenges of the digital revolution aggravate the dynamic problems faced by the humanities in one way or another. These challenges “modify” the socio-cultural contexts, amending significantly “power maps” and economic realities, as well as traditions and norms, thus influencing the spiritual existence of man and humanity as such at a regular stage of epochal changes. The process of renewal of major institutional discourses is underway, which increases the risks and respectively the ways of their overcoming, complicating the forecasts and expertise of scenarios for the future of the humanities. The purpose of the research is to identify the basic parameters of new paradigms and concepts that influence the change in research and management prospects, as well as to actualise the specific role of humanitaristics and cultural institutions responsible for the process of formation of social consciousness and individual socialisation at the digital age. The essence of humanitaristics is conceptualised by the authors as a set of humanities supplemented by new sociocultural technologies. The research has an interdisciplinary character and is based on theoretical aspects and materials of different sciences (cultural anthropology, philosophy, culturology, semiotics, and sociology); it combines general scientific, philosophical, and culturological methods, among which cultural/historical and social/analytical methods, as well as cross-cultural analysis, are of particular importance. At the same time, the integral approach is viewed by the authors as the methodological basis for the analysis of the specified problems, since it allows a researcher to consider the whole complex of interrelations between the global media sphere, society, and the individual, which influences the evolution of the humanities significantly. The undertaken study provides an opportunity to consider the potential of digital humanitaristics in the system of social sciences, their interdisciplinary development and enhancement in the historical and cultural perspective. As a result, the mission of specialists’ humanitaristic training is identified, which defines the system of values and purports as a basis of the smart-future society. The authors assert that new sociocultural practices of informative/ communicative character are being formed, creating qualitatively changed characteristics of the developing society in digital networks, where an individual’s freedom, cultural self-identification, and opportunities for self-realisation in a virtual environment are perceived differently. Exploring different communication styles in the digital revolution period, the authors highlight such features as its independence, emotional and intellectual openness, focus on innovations, and formation of new intellectual capabilities of the individual in the Internet space – the factors that contribute to the formation of identity, self-esteem and intrinsic values, tolerance, global orientation, social and civic responsibility. This proves that humanitaristics in the 21st century is acquiring new qualities of transdisciplinarity and a new ideological status making it possible to explore human existence in the cardinally changing global landscape.