Lomonosov Moscow State University Research Articles

NATIONAL IDENTITY AND PATRIOTISM IN CONDITIONS OF INTERNATIONAL CRISES

Aim. To introduce the scientific community to the main results of the international scientific and practical conference “National Identity and Patriotism in States in the Conditions of International Crises” which was held on October 28, 2022 and organized by the Department of Comparative Political Science of the Faculty of Political Science of Lomonosov Moscow State University with the support of the electronic network publications “Bulletin of the Moscow Region State University”.Methodology. This article presents the abstracts of the speeches of the conference participants who devoted their reports to the problems of national identity and patriotism. The authors were researchers from Moscow State University named after M. V. Lomonosov, INION RAS, Institute of Sociology FNISTs RAS, Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M. V. Lomonosov (Arkhangelsk), Eurasian National University named after L. N. Gumilyov (Republic of Kazakhstan), University of Mumbai (Republic of India), University of Tair Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Republic of Turkey).Results. Using materials from Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Georgia, Belarus, Latvia, China and the Republic of Korea, the speakers showed a wide range of problems of national identity and patriotism. The main attention was paid to the topical issues of the formation of national identity and patriotism, the specifics of national identity in Russia and post-Soviet countries, the impact of stigmatization that fragments national identity and marginalizes the discourse of patriotism.Research implications. The published materials are of significant theoretical and practical importance in ensuring the sovereignty of Russia and other states, preserving and developing national identity and patriotic education of citizens under the influence of destructive socio-political technologies. The conclusions and recommendations of the researchers can contribute to the solution of urgent political, educational and educational problems.

Strategizing the National Economy during a Period of Burgeoning Technological Sovereignty

Topicality. The growing instability of economic systems, the transition of the global market space from a stationary state to a large extent during an extraordinary period are accompanied by an intensification of interregional and international competition for resources and factors of expanded reproduction. This is associated with such significant structural changes and transformations that they actualize the search and justification of new strategic vectors of socio-economic development of national economies for the period of “post-normality” and a longer extraordinary period. It is the application of an effective strategizing methodology that allows the developers of any strategy to focus on the search for new strategic opportunities and breakthrough transformations, focuses on determining and choosing the right and long-term vector of development of the strategizing object. The authors emphasize that “new horizons” strategies or innovative development strategies based on technological competitive advantages are the most effective, which, in the context of limited access to imports of high-tech developments and the impossibility of their cross-border transfer, in particular to Russia, forms a predominant focus on the avant-garde domestic technological developments in the justification of strategic priorities. This causes the activation of processes to form the national economy technological sovereignty and emphasizes its strategic importance. Aim. Determine the basic directions of strategizing the national economy during a period of burgeoning technological sovereignty. Tasks. Designate the strategic role of scientific and industrial sectors in the process of national economy transition to technological independence, formulate the financial and the human resources development aspects of strategizing the national economy during a period of burgeoning technological sovereignty. Methods. The scientific research is based on the general theory of Strategy and strategizing methodology developed by the Center for Strategic Research at the Institute of Mathematical Research of Complex Systems and the Economic and Financial Strategy Department at Moscow School of Economics at Lomonosov Moscow State University with the leadership of Foreign Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, professor Vladimir L. Kvint. Results. The authors have shown the relationship between strategizing and the processes of formation the national economy technological sovereignty, clarified the role of industrial strategizing in the national economy during a period of burgeoning technological sovereignty, formulated key aspects of the financial strategy and the labor potential development strategy of the national economy during a period of burgeoning technological sovereignty. Conclusions. The process of forming the national economy during a period of burgeoning technological sovereignty must comply with the strategizing methodology, follow the long-term regulated stages and methodological principles for the development and implementation of an appropriate national strategy for the transition to technological independence. Particular attention should be paid to industrial and financial strategizing of the transition to technological independence and strategizing the labor potential development of the national economy during a period of burgeoning technological sovereignty.

News of Scientific Life - Information on the General Seminar of the Department of Probability, Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia, Spring Term 2022

News of Scientific Life - Information on the General Seminar of the Department of Probability, Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia, Spring Term 2022

Особенности стратегирования предприятий индустрии спорта

The current state policy of the Russian Federation supports the development of physical culture and sports, in particular hockey, to solve a complex of social and political problems. Sport as a sphere and industry is changing rapidly due to various external challenges. Consequently, strategic management has to adapt to these changes and challenges. The current situation demands a clear strategic plan, not universal business models or outdated strategic methods. Sport is a business that requires complex management and a strategy. A sports team owes its success not only to its athletes but also to the proper strategic decisions. Unfortunately, the methodology of developing strategies for sports industry received little scientific attention. The present research objective was to identify effective strategies in the sports industry. This paper clarifies and systematizes many concepts and approaches to the strategy development that have been adapted for sports organizations with all their specifics. The authors propose a new scheme for sports industry strategy and a number of recommendations on the strategy development in the sports industry that can be recommended for practical application. The study relied on the general theory and methodology of strategizing developed by V.L. Kvint, Foreign Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Dr.Sc.(Econ.), at the Center for Strategic Studies of the Institute for Mathematical Research of Complex Systems, the Central Economics and Mathematics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Department of Economic and Financial Strategy of the Moscow School of Economics of the Lomonosov Moscow State University, the Department of Regional and Sectoral Development Strategy of the Kemerovo State University, and the Department of Industrial Strategy of National University of Science and Technology “MISIS”.

SLAVIC SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY IN INTERFACULTY COURSES AT LOMONOSOV MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY (2013-2020)

The article shares the author’s experience of teaching interfaculty science fiction (sci-fi) and fantasy lecture courses at Lomono-sov Moscow State University, attended by students of all departments. In the period between 2013 and 2020 six such courses were taught, the number of students varying from 250 to 450 each. The courses comprised sci-fi and fantasy theory, sci-fi and fantasy status among other types of fiction narratives, the main stages of Russian and foreign sci-fi and fantasy history, the creative activity of outstanding sci-fi and fantasy writers of the 20th and 21st centuries. Apart from the Russian, West European and North American writers, works by East European (Slavic) authors were thoroughly examined. The article contains neat observations on the degree of Slavic sci-fi and fantasy writers’ popularity among young Russian readers and on the most inter-esting fiction texts for students. The data obtained through the analysis of the students’ assignments comprise their answers to the questions about their favorite sci-fi writers and books lists, on the reasons of certain fantastic worlds’ attractiveness, on their preferences in sci-fi or fantasy. The article also clarifies the principles of writers and their works selection for the lecture cours-es, it characterizes the creative activity of Slavic writers and reveals the interrelation between Slavic writers’ fiction works and the general scope of problems discussed at interfaculty sci-fi lecture courses. Taking into account the students’ interest in works by Karel Čapek, Stanislaw Lem, Andrzej Sapkowski and other Slavic authors, we suggest some ideas about the potential structure of a specialized lecture course focusing on science fiction and fantasy in Slavic countries.

Somatic characteristics of patients suffering from alimentary-dependent diseases according to the Heath-Carter scheme and the possibility of its bioimpedance assessment

The aim of the study was to study the variability of the somatotype according to the Heath-Carter scheme in patients with alimentary-dependent pathology and the possibility of its bioimpedance assessment. Material and methods. 104 patients (26 men and 78 women) were examined in the clinic of Federal State Budgetary Institution of Nutrition and Biotechnology. Patients underwent anthropometric studies in accordance with the accepted standard of Institute of Anthropology of M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University. Somatotyping was calculated according to the Heath-Carter method. Bioimpedance assessment of body composition was carried out using the analyzer ABC-01 "Medass". Results. On the basis of anthropometric measurements the age and sex characteristics of body types (somatotypes) according to Heath-Carter are presented in patients with alimentary-dependent pathologies (obesity of various degrees and type 2 diabetes mellitus). No significant differences of somatotype components in the age subgroups of the 1st and 2nd period of adulthood was found in men and women, although the values of Endomorphy and Mesomorphy in the subgroup of the 1st period of adulthood are greater than in the subgroup of the 2nd period of adulthood regardless of the sex of the subjects. Conclusion. The study revealed that the average values of anthropometric indicators and the value of average Heath-Carter somatotypes in patients with alimentary-dependent pathologies do not significantly differ in age subgroups of the 1st and 2nd periods of adulthood in men and women, regardless of the sex of the subjects. Considering age subgroups and excluding age subgroups significant sexual dimorphism was observed in anthropometric indicators and in somatotype component, with the exception of body mass index (BMI). The inconsistency of somatotype assessment by Heath-Carter was shown in patients with alimentary-dependent pathologies according to bioimpedance analysis. In view of the significant correlation of bioimpedance and anthropometric measurements of somatotype components according to Heath-Carter, we consider it appropriate to develop new regression equations to evaluate the somatotype in the future.

Conspectus of the genus <i>Juniperus</i> L. growing in Kazakhstan

Background. The genus Juniperus L. is the most numerous in the family Cupressaceae Bartl. and includes about 75 species. There are from 7 to 10 species of this genus in Kazakhstan. All types of juniper are widely used in folk medicine and play an important ecological role. The purpose of our work was to study the current status, systematics and distribution of juniper species. This will help to clarify and expand the information on the current location of Juniperus species in Kazakhstan and will be used in the future to study intra- and interspecific genetic diversity of the genus.Materials and methods. To study the distribution and make a conspectus of the Juniperus spp. growing in Kazakhstan, floristic reports, materials of plant explorations and the herbarium collections for the period from 1890 to 2021 obtained from the herbarium of the Institute of Botany and Phytointroduction (AA), herbarium materials of the Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology as well as the digital herbarium of the Lomonosov Moscow State University – Depository of Living Systems “Noah’s Ark” (MW) were analyzed.Results. As a result of the study, 630 herbarium sheets were processed and 70 locations of 7 juniper species growing in Kazakhstan belonging to 2 sections – Juniperus (=Oxycedrus Endl.) and Sabina Endl. – were identified. A conspectus of 7 juniper species identified during the analysis of the three above-mentioned herbarium collections was made. The main division of species is observed in the context of administrative and floristic regions of Kazakhstan. The greatest species concentration occurs in Southern, South-Eastern and Eastern Kazakhstan. The results of the study contribute to the inventory and search for previously forgotten places of growth for the genus Juniperus. Besides, the continuation of comprehensive botanical and molecular genetic studies on junipers will help to examine and preserve the genetic diversity of the species and conserve forest bioresources.

Mathematical Simulation of Electron Transport in the Primary Photosynthetic Processes.

Summarized results of investigation of regulation of electron transport and associated processes in the photosynthetic membrane using methods of mathematical and computer modeling carried out at the Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, are presented in this review. Detailed kinetic models of processes in the thylakoid membrane were developed using the apparatus of differential equations. Fitting of the model curves to the data of spectral measurements allowed us to estimate the values of parameters that were not determined directly in experiments. The probabilistic method of agent-based Monte Carlo modeling provides ample opportunities for studying dynamics of heterogeneous systems based on the rules for the behavior of individual elements of the system. Algorithms for simplified representation of Big Data make it possible to monitor changes in the photosynthetic apparatus in the course of culture growth in a photobioreactor and for the purpose of environmental monitoring. Brownian and molecular models describe movement and interaction of individual electron carrier proteins and make it possible to study electrostatic, hydrophobic, and other interactions leading to regulation of conformational changes in the reaction complexes. Direct multiparticle models explicitly simulate Brownian diffusion of the mobile protein carriers and their electrostatic interactions with multienzyme complexes both in solution and in heterogeneous interior of a biomembrane. The combined use of methods of kinetic and Brownian multiparticle and molecular modeling makes it possible to study the mechanisms of regulation of an integral system of electron transport processes in plants and algae at molecular and subcellular levels.

Copper catalysts Cu – (Zr + Ce)O2 – Al2O3 as carrier in the process of ethanol conversion: effect of catalyst composition and ethanol concentration

The impregnation technique was used to produce a range of copper catalysts with different concentrations of copper and with a complex-oxide ceramic carrier 50% (Zr + Ce)O2 – 50% Al2O3. The characterization was done based on X-ray phase analysis and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR). BET method was used to measure the specific surface area. The catalysts were tested in aqueous solutions of ethanol of different concentrations. The EPR method helped establish that copper(II) oxide only is present on the surface of the catalyst after it has been heat treated in inert atmosphere, while copper ions form during catalysis. Copper was found to change its forms during catalysis and interact with the Ce3+ ions of the carrier in the case of the specimen with a high concentration of copper. The results showed that the activity of the catalysts is governed by the concentration of copper in the specimen and their prior processing. To obtain a high-performance dehydrogenation catalyst, the optimum amount of deposited copper phase is 5–10%. The resultant catalysts can be effectively used for the dehydrogenation of aqueous solutions of ethanol in the temperature range of 320 to 360 oC. The highest amount of acetaldehyde was observed on the specimen with 5 wt % copper without prior reduction treatment: 76% at Т = 380 oC with a 98% selectivity. Hydrogen flow reduction of the catalyst affects its catalytic activity bringing it down by 10–15%. The presence of water in ethanol does not impact the catalytic acti vity of the catalysts. The output of acetaldehyde in ethanol conversions with 50 wt % is higher than in ethanol conversions with 96.6 wt %.The EPR study was carried out at the Nanochemistry and Nanomaterials Shared Knowledge Centre at the Lomonosov Moscow State University as part of the University’s Development Plan. The authors thank senior researcher A. V. Fionov, PhD (Chemistry), for his support.This research was funded by the Russian Science Foundation under Research Project No. 22-29-01135.

РЕЦЕНЗИЯ НА КНИГУ: ГОЛУБКОВ М.М. ЗАЧЕМ НУЖНА РУССКАЯ ЛИТЕРАТУРА? Из записок университетского словесника. М.: Прометей, 2021. 344 с.

The author of the review analyzes the monograph by M.M. Golubkov, a well-known expert in Russian literature of the 20th century, Professor, Head of the Department of the Lomonosov Moscow State University. This book falls into three parts. The first deals with the relevance of Russian classics of the 20th century, the reasons for its “expulsion” from university and school literature programs, and the didactic potential that is ignored in the era of the Unified State Examination. The second part is devoted to one of the most urgent problems of modern historical and literary science – the problem of periodization. The third chapter of the monograph is a purely analytical one, which presents rather unexpected “rapprochements” of some key people in the latest Russian prose: Gorky and Solzhenitsyn, Solzhenitsyn and Polyakov, etc. From the point of view of the author of the review, the new book by M.M. Golubkov may be of interest not only to university teachers, but also to school teachers of Russian literature of the 20th and early 21st centuries.

Starting positions of university applicants and features of their further education: A sociological analysis

The article considers the features of students’ educational trajectories as depending on how they entered the university. A distinctive feature of the Russian system of higher education is various grounds for the educational transition “school-university”: the results of the Unified State Exam, school Academic Olympics in key subjects, employer-sponsored education, and quotas. These grounds seem to affect the further education of students and the quality of training and professional trajectories. At the same time, the resistance of the higher education system to external challenges, its sustainable competitiveness, modernization and the search for new forms and models of work with the talented youth are priority development tasks of the national higher education system. The article presents the results of the comparative analysis of the students’ motivation for learning, educational achievements, ideas about possible professional and educational trajectories. The analysis is based on the data of the Russian students survey conducted by the Center for Educational Development Strategy of the Lomonosov Moscow State University and RUDN University in November-December 2021 (N = 37457). The research findings show that at the stage of the transition from school to university, there is a very heterogeneous student inflow by quality and forms of training, individual abilities and inclinations, motivation and requests to the higher education. There is a special group - prize-winners of school Academic Olympics - of the most talented and promising applicants. The admission companies show that variable grounds for entering universities lead to certain conflicts and contradictions in the higher education system.

Российская и Мировая Арктика — монографическое исследование демографов, социологов и экономистов

At the beginning of 2022, the Political Encyclopedia Publishing House (ROSSPEN) published a collective monograph “Russian and World Arctic: Population, Economy, Settlement” / Fauzer V.V., Smirnov A.V., Lytkina T.S., Fauzer G.N.; ed. by prof. Fauzer, Moscow, Political Encyclopedia Publ., 2022, 215 p. ISBN 978-5-8243-2479-2. The reviewers were well-known scientists: S. V. Ryazantsev, Corresponding Member of the RAS, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor, Director of the Institute for Demographic Studies of the Federal Research Sociological Centre of RAS, and A. N. Pilyasov, Doctor of Geographical Sciences, Professor, Professor of the Department of Socio-Economic Geography of Foreign Countries, Faculty of Geography, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University.

THE ROLE OF INFLAMMATION MARKERS IN THE EARLY POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD FOR MANAGEMENT PATIENTS WITH COLORECTAL CANCER

Objective: To evaluate the role of inflammatory markers in the early diagnosis of complications of colorectal cancer surgical treatment.Methods: the study was conducted in the Medical Research and Education Center of Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov from 2019 to 2021. The study included all patients who underwent surgical treatment for colorectal cancer in the 1st surgical department of the Moscow Research and Educational Center, Lomonosov Moscow State University. M.V. Lomonosov. The study examined clinical and laboratory data based on case histories of patients with stage II-III colorectal cancer, who underwent elective colorectal cancer treatment with lymph node dissection with the formation of a primary anastomosis. All patients underwent routine proctography in the early postoperative period.Results: The study included 80 patients with stage I-III colorectal cancer, of which 26 had septic complications, including clinically insignificant anastomosis leakage. Statistically significant differences was found between the groups of patient with and without septic complications on the 2nd day of the postoperative day in terms of the absolute level of leukocytes (p=0.01), hemoglobin (p=0.07), total protein (p=0.02) and C-reactive protein (p=0.03).Conclusion: An increase in the level of markers of the inflammatory response, such as the number of leukocytes, the level of total protein and the level of C-reactive protein, can be observed already at a relatively early postoperative period in patients with infectious complications, including those with clinically insignificant intestinal anastomotic leaks.

The digitalization trends as a source of changes in global economy

This article reviews new challenges and trends of economic digitalization after the coronavirus crisis in the context of sanctions, discussed at the Lomonosov Readings, the conference held on April 18, 2022, at Economics Faculty of Lomonosov Moscow State University. The paper addresses the following issues: competition in digitalization era, social and psychological challenges of digital economy, the Matthew effect in digital era, the experience of publicprivate partnership to boost technological self-sufficiency, migration processes in digitalization context, national and regional models of digital development and cooperation, new development opportunities and risks of digitalization for low-income African countries. The article concludes with a discussion of the prospects for digital development and cooperation in new geopolitical reality and anti-Russian sanctions.

Орангутан Фрина, обезьяны и люди

Introduction. In the article the life of a female orangutan named "Phryne" is described. Phryne lived in the Moscow Zoo in 1927–1937. Now her body, preserved by taxidermy, is kept in the Museum of Anthropology of the Lomonosov Moscow State University. The experience of keeping monkeys and apes in captivity can explain the influence of nutrition, restriction of mobility, deprivation on the physical and mental health of human. Materials and methods. Materials from scientific and popular publications, as well as archival materials are used in this work. Analytical and chronological research methods were used. Results. Data on Phryne's physical development and blood counts are given in the article. Phryne had such traits of character as curiosity and attachment to the keeper, among others. The article contains information of her skills and abilities, favorite games and relationships with other apes and with people. In December 1933 a fire occurred in the monkey house. The female chimpanzee Mimosa and the male orangutan Moritz died from carbon monoxide. Phryne was the only one left. She died in 1937 of dysentery at the age of ten. Conclusion. Phryne was a true legend of the Moscow Zoo, she was often written about in newspapers, photos were published. The experience in keeping her made an invaluable contribution to the development of Russian primatology. Phryne was stuffed by the famous taxidermist N.K. Nazimov.

Исследования Нубийской археолого-антропологической экспедиции НИИ и Музея антропологии МГУ в Центральном Атбае (2017–2022)

Materials and methods. This article is a collective research conducted by the members of the Nubian archaeological and anthropological expedition of the Research Institute and Museum of Anthropology of the Lomonosov Moscow State University. The article outlines the main results of the expedition's work over four field seasons at the Deraheib site, located at the headstream of Wadi al-Allaqi, in the northern part of the Nubian desert (Central Atbai) in the Republic of Sudan. From 2017 to 2022 The Nubian expedition excavated the Northern Fortress, Building 3 (Mosque) at the settlement of Deraheib, the Southern Necropolis; carried out an reconnaissance mission to the Onib ring structure. Results and discussion. Based on the study of the obtained archaeological materials (primarily the analysis of ceramics and textiles), as well as data from written sources, it was established that the medieval part of history of the monument covers the period between the 9th and 12th centuries. The archaeological site of Deraheib can be associated with the city of Al-Allaqi, mentioned in Arabic sources as a gold mining center in the Nubian desert, a trading city that was located on one of the caravan routes connecting the Red Sea port of Aidhab and the city of Aswan. The materials of the excavations of the Northern Fortress made it possible to advance a hypothesis that the building, erected in the 9th century, functioned more like a fortified castle of the local ruler rather than a fortress. The study of Building 3 allows us to say with confidence that it was a Friday mosque, founded at the beginning of the 10th century. Ongoing excavations in the Southern Necropolis have revealed Muslim burials (25 out of 31 investigated burials) and burials that are associated with the population that lived on the territory of Atbai in the Late Antique — Early Medieval period, known from classical sources as Blemmyes. A group of anthropologists obtained important data on the sex and age of the population of Deraheib, traces of daily activities and pathologies reflected in the skeleton. An important direction in the research of the MSU complex expedition is the study of the modern population of Central Atbai, primarily the Bisharin tribe of the Beja tribal union. The article outlines the main directions of these studies and preliminary results.

Children’s health: subjective assessments of parents and objective characteristics

Children’s health and its protection is a matter of special concern to every society and state. Today's children are the future of the country, the basis of its socio-economic potential. It is in childhood that the foundations of health and self-preserving behavior are formed.The formation of a child's health largely depends on the conditions that the family can provide, on the health practices that parents and the immediate social environment adhere to. The correct interpretation of the health of children by parents is of a great practical importance, as it makes it possible to correct it, prevent the consequences of diseases and timely seek for medical help.Based on the analysis of the literature and the latest statistical data, the article attempts to analyze the health of children in modern Russia, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The main focus is shifted to the area of ​​parents' assessment of children's health. It is concluded that parents overestimate the potential of children's health and underestimate behavioral health risk factors, which leads to insufficient attention to preventive measures to preserve it. At the same time, the author does not ignore the issue of the difficulty of maintaining a healthy lifestyle in difficult economic conditions, under which a high proportion of families with children live in Russia, especially families with many children.The empirical basis of the work is the study of the Department of Family Sociology and Demography of the Faculty of Sociology of Lomonosov Moscow State University "Interregional studies of life values ​​and non-transitivity of family-child orientations of women, men and married couples based on a cross-cutting analysis of comparable data" (SeDOZH, N = 2479 people). In order to conduct a comparative analysis, the author obtained additional data on the topic of work, including studies by Russian and foreign authors on the problem as well as research centers in Russia.

Необходимость и возможность совершенствования жилищной политики в России в условиях санкций

The article provides a brief overview of the situation in the Russian economy after the imposition of sanctions by the United States and European countries. The assessment is given of a hard situation in the housing construction sector because of the high discount rate of the Central Bank, which affects corporate loans, mortgage loans, destruction of logistics supply chains of materials, significant increase in prices for materials and services, physical absence of foreign materials, departure of migrant workers and satisfaction of future demand in 2021. Assuming a long period of sanctions, the author presents a set of measures to change housing policy, which can become one of the main drivers of Russia’s social and economic development under sanctions, including a change in the emphasis in housing policy from high-rise to low-rise individual housing construction, which will allow maintaining the volume of production of industries connected with housing construction and developing regions by merging of urban districts into an agglomeration. In addition to preferential mortgage programs for the construction of individual low-rise houses and for the purchase of secondary housing, the municipal and private partnerships and construction savings banks are suggested, also it is suggested to use digital technologies to create ecosystems in housing construction, combination and process of big data of citizens’ assets, incomes and expenses in order to reduce the cost of mortgages and the selection of specific organizations and products for the solution of the housing issue. The author’s four-level methodology of integrated assessment of efficiency of regional housing policy is suggested for setting strategic goals and monitoring, which is based on the methodological approach of S.A. Ayvazyan and on the methodology of the urban digitalization index “IQ of Cities”, which was developed by the Ministry of Construction of Russia in cooperation with Lomonosov Moscow State University.

ЭКОЛОГИЧЕСКАЯ КУЛЬТУРА И РАЦИОНАЛЬНОЕ ПРИРОДОПОЛЬЗОВАНИЕ В СЕЛЬСКОМ ХОЗЯЙСТВЕ РОССИИ

The perfection of ecological culture in agriculture is an urgent and high-priority state task. A dangerous misbalance is often noted in modern agricultural production in favor of economic interests and to the detriment of ecological ones. To solve this problem, a project is being implemented to found a professionally oriented scientific and educational center. Every year, students of the Faculty of Soil Science of Lomonosov Moscow State University, the Faculty of Soil Science, Agrochemistry and Ecology and the Faculty of Agronomy and Biotechnology of the K.A. Timiryazev Russian State Agricultural Academy and others are trained practically at the Federal Williams Research Center of Forage Production & Agroecology. Practical work and conferences for schoolchildren held on the basis of the Williams Research Center are also important forms of work. Schoolchildren, under the guidance of researchers from the Williams Research Center and accompanied by teachers of biology, geography, chemistry, learn to work independently with plants at the molecular genetic level, to isolate genes from plants, to study the processes of plant breeding and cultivation, to take care of experimental samples, and to observe changes in the growth of different varieties and hybrids plants...

News of Scientific Life - Information on the General Seminar of the Department of Probability, Faculty of Mathematics and Mechanics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia, 2021

This paper presents abstracts of talks given at the General Seminar of the Department of Probability, Faculty of Mathematics and Mechanics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, held in Moscow in 2021. Current information about the seminar is available at http://new.math.msu.su/department/probab/seminar.html.