Russian People Research Articles

Citizens of Russia on hybrid socio-political reality in the country

The strategic intent of the current U.S. administration to win a geopolitical victory over Russia with the help of Ukraine’s nationalist elite is becoming a catastrophic reality, as the Russian Federation’s special military operation and a series of failed “offensives” by Ukraine’s armed forces evolve. Existential threat has forced the Russian state and civil society to mobilize in the shortest possible time armed forces, economy and military-industrial complex to repel the Western military proxy intervention. The scientific sociological information about the socio-political potential and reserves of the Russian society, its readiness, nature and degree of motivation for the defense of the Fatherland are of crucial importance for an effective management of the current disposition along Russia’s western borders. The Scientific-analytical and informational work is complicated by the fact that the picture of the hybrid socio-political reality of the country’s life is purposefully distorted by the enemy by means and channels of mass propaganda and communication in order to disinform the population and the armed forces. The empirical basis of the article is the data of sociological monitoring “How are you Russia?” about the current aspects of civil society life, based on the analysis of which conclusions are drawn about feasible resources and trends in the development of the socio-political situation in our country and the world. Sociological measurements in 2023, compared with data from previous years, allow us to conclude that Russian society has a high resource for socio-political stability and consolidation. Thus, an analysis of the structure of current anxiety showed that SVO did not have a critically destabilizing effect on the life of any group of Russian society. The share of those who believe that the political system needs to be radically changed decreased in 2023 to a minimum (16%) over the last 30 years of measurements. The overwhelming majority (73%) of Russians believe that the main threats to Russia come from abroad. The index of socio-political sustainability returned in 2023 to the zone of stable and sustainable development, reaching its highest value in 30 years of monitoring measurements. The noted positive trends show that Russia successfully continues the searching for a balance and symphony of interests in the modern hybrid social reality.

Exploring changes in attitudes towards doping in sport in different groups of the russian population: a mixed methods study with policy recommendations

Introduction: This article examines the evolution of anti-doping culture in Russia through a comparative analysis of sociological surveys conducted in 2019, 2020, and 2021. It focuses on the changing attitudes of Russian citizens towards doping in sports, their awareness of anti-doping regulations, and the underlying causes and motivations for violations of anti-doping rules. The significance of understanding public opinion on doping and countermeasures is highlighted, underscoring its value for specialists, researchers, and executive authorities in addressing and mitigating the issue. Materials and Methods: The study employed sociological surveys across various categories and groups within the Russian population, spanning three consecutive years. These surveys aimed to gather comprehensive insights into the public's perception of doping, knowledge of anti-doping efforts, and attitudes towards the effectiveness of existing anti-doping measures. The methodology was designed to enable a detailed comparative analysis, shedding light on trends and shifts in public opinion over time. Results: Findings from the surveys reveal a noticeable development in the anti-doping culture among the Russian population, marked by changes in attitudes towards doping use and a growing awareness of anti-doping rules. The research identified specific causes and motives behind anti-doping rule violations, illustrating the complex nature of the issue. Additionally, the study provided an objective assessment of the problem's scale, based on the attitudes of various social groups towards the use of banned substances, whether of natural, narcotic, or synthetic origin. Conclusions: The paper concludes with up-to-date data on the anti-doping situation in the Russian Federation and perspectives from scientists on enhancing anti-doping efforts. Based on the analysis, the authors propose a set of measures aimed at improving anti-doping activities in Russia. These recommendations are intended to bolster the fight against doping, reflecting the study's contribution to forming a comprehensive understanding of societal attitudes towards this challenge and paving the way for more effective countermeasures. Keywords: doping, sports, anti-doping rules, anti-doping measures, anti-doping culture, attitudes toward doping in sports, opinion poll.

ОСОБЕННОСТИ СВАДЕБНЫХ АССОЦИАЦИЙ РУССКОГО НАРОДА

Features of wedding associations of the Russian people Summary The article is devoted to the analysis of the concept of "wedding" in Russian. Dictionaries of V.I. Dal are used as sources for analysis. Today these dictionaries are monuments of Russian culture. They reflect not only the Russian language, but also Russian culture, the worldview of the people, their assessment of the most important events in human life. The analysis shows that wedding associations occupy one of the central places in the minds of the Russian people. Key words: wedding, Russian people, dictionaries of V.I.Dal, life, key events

Russian federalism as a preimage of the future global multi-polarity

The article represents the author’s effort to extract a key national and cultural particularity of the Russian federalism model. Taking into account a historical experience of the federative development in Russia as well as the traditions of the Russian school of federalism, it is concluded that the key particularity of the Russian federalism is not concerning just an utilitarian distribution of powers and functions between federal and sub-federal authorities; it is first of all providing the equality of intra-societal dialogue, based on a reciprocal respect of the different ethnos and nations, forming together the multinational Russian people and, as a consequence, the united Russian state. In this context, the author arguing an idea that namely the Russian federalism model should be observed as a realistic preimage of the future multi-polarity in the changing world order.

The will to death as Russian fate in K. Lopushansky’s film «Role»

The article is devoted to the analysis of issues of cultural and historical identification. The author of the article begins his research by turning to the discussions between Westerners and Slavophiles of the 19th century. about the character of the Russian people. The October Revolution and the subsequent Civil War tested the views of Slavophiles and Westerners. In the post-Soviet period, issues of identification again rose with particular urgency, because the country found itself at a crossroads. An indicative example of this kind of reflection is the painting by Konstantin Lopushansky «Role» (2013). According to the author of the article, the key feature of the Russian soul for Lopushansky is the will to death, which a person perceives as his own destiny. This formula contains both the destructive chthonic energy that Westerners dreamed of, and holy obedience, aka sacrifice, seen by the Slavophiles.

Dressing for the Occasion

This paper explores the importance of clothing to the Russian population during the reign of Peter the Great. As part of his sweeping transformations, Peter Alekseyevich mandated that the Russian people begin dressing in Western styles so that they may better align themselves with their Western European counterparts. Many analyses of Peter the Great focus on the economic reforms, and in turn overlook the sociocultural aspects that facilitated the success of many of his projects. Despite the autocratic power of the Tsar, the Russian people were tied to their traditional garments, and were faced with a difficult choice; to follow the personally expensive requests of Peter I, or to risk their status and retain traditional Russian values. The sartorial reforms of Peter the Great implicated more than just clothing, rather they were about religious piety, masculinity, changing social status, and growing divisions between ranks.

РАЗВИТИЕ НАУЧНОГО НАПРАВЛЕНИЯ В ОБЛАСТИ ПРЕДУПРЕЖДЕНИЯ ЧРЕЗВЫЧАЙНЫХ СИТУАЦИЙ ЭКОЛОГИЧЕСКОГО ХАРАКТЕРА

Substantiates the strategy for the development of a promising scientific area of activity of the All-Russian research institute for civil defense and emergency situations of EMERCOM of Russia (Federal center for science and high technologies) in the field of preventing the environmental consequences of emergencies, ensuring environmental safety, in terms of the activities of EMERCOM of Russia. The development of a new interdisciplinary field of research into interrelated problems of ensuring the safety of life of the population, the state of human protection from emergencies, monitoring and forecasting their environmentally adverse consequences is becoming particularly relevant in a complex geopolitical situation, the reduction of reserves of uncontaminated natural resources, and the ever-increasing technospheric impact on the natural environment. The novelty of the approaches proposed by the authors lies in a new format for studying the processes of environmental hazard from the standpoint of preventing its occurrence at the stage and in the sources of origin. The purpose of this study was to develop new conceptual approaches, the main activities of a scientific institution in the interdisciplinary subject area of monitoring, forecasting the state of protection of the population, the natural environment, territories from threats of natural and man-made emergencies in terms of preventing dangerous environmental and related consequences. One of the applied tasks of the work was to substantiate the formation of one of the first joint dissertation councils in Russia in the scientific specialty «Environmental safety». According to the authors of the article, the development of scientific research within the framework of the work of the new dissertation council will serve as a powerful impetus to the intensification of research activities in the relevant field of knowledge aimed at ensuring the safety, favorable conditions of Russian citizens, protection and preservation of the natural environment, ensuring sustainable socio-economic development of the Russian Federation.

A prominent Russian public figure of the XIX century N.V. Shelgunov and his pedagogical views. To the 200th anniversary of his birth

Annotation. The relevance of the research lies in the characterization of the pedagogical ideas of the prominent Russian pedagogical figure, progressive publicist of the second half of the XIX century N.V. Shelgunov (1824-1891), which are currently of theoretical and practical interest to workers in the field of education in connection with the reform of this most important sphere of the spiritual life of society. The purpose of the study is to analyze the content of Shelgunov's pedagogical views; critical assessments expressed by him in relation to a number of works by figures of Russian education of his time (I.I. Paulson, L.N. Tolstoy, V.I. Vodovozov, etc.) are given. An assessment of Shelgunov's contribution to Russian pedagogical thought is shown. The article was prepared in connection with the 200th anniversary of his birth. Materials and methods. The author uses methods of analysis of scientific and pedagogical literature and the biographical method, as well as historical and axiological (value) methodological approaches. During the work on the material, a number of sources of Russian and foreign researchers, as well as N.V. Shelgunov himself, were used. Results. N.V. Shelgunov entered Russian history as a prominent social democratic figure, as the author of deep, acute and interesting publications that were discussed by the advanced part of Russian society and to a certain extent contributed to the formation of public opinion in Russia in the second half of the XIX century, expressed both in the formulation of consciously expressed demands to the authorities from the progressive part of society, in particular, in the issue of opening new educational institutions, and in connection with the assessment of the quality of textbooks and teaching aids produced for the national school. Shelgunov noted positive sides of school books and their disadvantages. His sharp criticism of activities of the ministry of public education and its head, D.A. Tolstoy, stimulated the advanced part of the then Russian intelligentsia to practice in the interests of educational development. Up to the present time, Shelgunov's articles are of interest, characterizing in historical terms the path traversed by Russian education. Discussion and сonclusions. In his writings, Shelgunov analyzed methodological manuals and study books by I.I. Paulson, V.I. Vodovozov, L.N. Tolstoy and other scientists, gave them an objective, and sometimes critical assessment. He criticized also the state of women education in Russia, although by that time many educational institutions for women had opened. His articles "Letters on education", "What women don't know", etc., were highly appreciated by experts; they became the starting point for subsequent generations of Russian scientists and teachers to develop problems of education, including family education. Public figure and pedagogical publicist N.V. Shelgunov proved himself as one of the most prominent representatives of the revolutionary democratic movement in Russia in the second half of the XIX century. Having joined the organization "Land and Freedom", he carried out practical activities aimed, as he believed, at improving the lives of the people. His pedagogical works made a significant contribution to the treasury of pedagogical knowledge, primarily in the field of the history of education and organization of education of Russian citizens.

The Image of the Russian People in F. M. Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment

The Image of the Russian People in F. M. Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment

The Attitude of Russian Citizens Toward the Main Contradictions in Their Society

The Attitude of Russian Citizens Toward the Main Contradictions in Their Society

KEY CONCEPTS OF THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE "RUSSIAN IDEA" IN A PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECT

The author of the article presents a study on the dialectics of the universal spirit from the perspective of Russian philosophy. The interrelation of concepts such as "national spirit," "folk soul," "national self-consciousness," "national character," and others is analyzed. The significance of the "Russian idea" for Russian self-consciousness is shown, revealing the uniqueness of the worldview of the Russian people, basic traditional values, and the distinctive path of civilization development. A historical overview and the stages of the development of ideas about the "Russian idea" are provided, highlighting the peculiarities of the development of national self-consciousness. The author elaborates on the idea that the "Russian idea" is one of the philosophical foundations of national self-consciousness, representing a unique understanding of the Russian soul and national character. The author employs methods of historical-philosophical analysis and the cultural studies method, allowing for an analysis of the course of historical changes in ideas about the Russian idea over centuries.

ОДНОСОСТАВНОЕ ПРЕДЛОЖЕНИЕ В ЖАНРЕ ЗАГАДКИ

This article analyzes single-component sentences of the Russian language in riddle discourse within the framework of the cognitive-pragmatic approach. The purpose of the analysis is to determine the conceptual and communicative features of single-component structures. The research material was texts from the classic publication “Riddles of the Russian People” by Dmitry Nikolaevich Sadovnikov, one of the largest Russian ethnographers and collectors of folklore.

Representation of Russia in Autobiographical Prose about Childhood by A.N. Tolstoy and I.S. Shmelev

This study examines the uniqueness of representing the image of Russia as an integral part of the artistic worldview in the autobiographical prose about childhood by first-wave Russian emigrant writers. The research is based on A.N. Tolstoy’s novella “Nikita’s Childhood” and I.S. Shmelev’s novel “The Lord’s Summer.” Comparative-historical, historical-literary methods, as well as the principle of comprehensive analysis of the ideological and artistic content of the texts, are employed. It is established that the image of Russia encompasses representations of the Russian people, nature, history, and generations. Time takes on mythological features, with historical and epic time shaping the narrative movement. The spatial dynamics are constructed as a contrast between city and village, where nature is animated and spiritualized. The concept of home emerges as a significant spatial parameter. In the novel “The Lord’s Summer,” it is intricately linked with the image of the church and sacralized. The central spiritual component of the world is embodied in the living image of Christ. The image of Russia is intertwined with themes of loss, with Moscow symbolized as the heart of the Motherland — Holy Rus’. Childhood and Russia are idealized, imbued with idyllic characteristics, while the image of a bygone era carries a nostalgic hue.

“The Tragedy of Truth” in the Geography of Mikhail Prishvin’s Grove

This article examines the theme of the forest (“grove”) in the works and diaries of Mikhail Prishvin, which for him is inextricably linked not only to environmental problems, but also to the Russian people’s awareness of their historical path and destiny, to the understanding of the concept of “truth” and its semantic content in the minds of different people. The author compares Prishvin’s book of essays Berendey’s Grove (1935–1936), the fairytale Shiptimber Grove (1953) and the writer’s diaries, which reflect his impressions of his trip to Arkhangelsk region in 1935. On his journey to the north, Prishvin was not only carrying out the duties of the People’s Commissariat of the Timber Industry (supervising logging), but also trying to reach the precious and protected forest region – the “inviolable grove”, about which he heard many stories on his way. For Prishvin, the grove is an ideal place, untouched by the “axe of the Antichrist”. And this ideal mythological topos is all the more clearly contrasted with the terrible reality of deforestation that the writer saw and reflected on in his essays and diary. Even the virgin grove that the travellers reach near the Komi border turns out to be doomed. In Prishvin’s texts, conflicting ideas about the forest are not reconciled; he writes about poetic wood and round wood that should be felled. His last book, Shiptimber Grove, is dedicated to the Dream Grove, in which the author tries to save “his” fabulous grove. The article considers various options for the title of Prishvin’s final work, reflecting the movement of his creative consciousness. One of them is The Story of Truth or The Genuine Truth. The theme of truth, or the ‘tragedy’ of truth, is perhaps the central theme in Prishvin’s thought in later years, as well as in the works of a few of his contemporary writers; in the story, he entrusts the search for ‘truth’ to his characters. The shiptimber grove, protected by the Komi people and invaded by war, becomes a multiple image and symbol in the book, including a symbol of truth, uniting the general and the personal, the natural and the human, the past and the future.

STATE SUPPORT FOR ALEXANDER OSTROVSKY’S SISTER AND SISTER-IN-LAW UNDER SOVIET RULE

The article examines the documents of personal pension affairs in accordance with which, personal pension provision was provided, established for services to the Soviet Republic by the great Russian playwright Alexander Ostrovsky, for his sister Mariya Nikolayevna and the widow of the eldest son Anna Nikolayevna. On the basis of archival documents of Alexander Ostrovsky’s pension affairs, the authors revealed the circumstances of the life of his relatives in the 1920s: the plight and cramped living conditions of both women; we identified the circle of people living with them: the adopted daughter of Mariya N. Ostrovskaya and two children of Anna N. Ostrovskaya. The documents of the personal file made it possible to clarify the date of death of Mariya N. Ostrovskaya. But during the work, a number of issues arose that require further consideration: it is unclear from the materials of the pension case, for which children the personal pension was assigned to the widow of the playwright’s eldest son, Anna Nikolayevna. The reason for the suspension of pension payments by Anna N. Ostrovskaya herself remains unclear. The article also highlighted the role of the leadership of the People’s Commissariat of Education of the RSFSR as an advocate for the playwright’s sister and daughter-in-law before the pension authorities.

Model of electoral behavior of russian citizens in the conditions of digitalization of the electoral process

The introduction of information and communication technologies (hereinafter referred to as ICT) occurs not only in sectors of the country’s national economy, but is widely used in the electoral process. Moscow has accumulated some experience in introducing and effectively using ICT during the preparation and conduct of election campaigns. In the fall of 2023 shortly before the election of the Mayor of Moscow, the author conducted a survey of residents of the capital city. The organizers of the survey of the citizens were tasked with collecting, summarizing and analyzing the opinions of the Moscow electorate on the issue of introducing digital technologies in elections. The article provides specific results of a survey of Muscovites, their attitude towards the use of electronic technologies in the elections. The author argues about the advisability of increasing the legitimacy of elected authorities by increasing the voter turnout indicator. Specific examples demonstrate that the introduction of digitalization into the electoral process ultimately helps to increase the legitimacy of elected parties, public associations and their candidates. Analyzing the results of the elections to federal, regional and local executive and legislative bodies in recent years (2021–2024), as well as the results of the above-mentioned survey of Moscow residents, the author proposes an option for constructing a causality model using an external factor such as digitalization, which has a significant influence on the electoral process.

The image of Russia as a result of political perception (based on the results cognitive analysis of the concepts of <i>Russia</i>, <i>Homeland</i>, <i>Country</i>, and <i>State</i>)

The article raises the problem of political perception and formation of the image of Russia in the individual and public consciousness. The hypothesis of the study is that the image of Russia as a result of political perception is structured from certain concepts (Russia, Homeland, country, and state). These concepts are basic for the conceptual sphere of the Russian people, and they have been studied in detail within the framework of cognitive linguistics. However, trends in political perception can be traced by studying changes in the perception of native Russian speakers of relevant concepts. Within the framework of the free association method, 326 respondents were selecting attributive distributors for lexemes that verbalize the corresponding concepts. The results of the study consist in: (1) identification of a range of attributes characteristic of each concept that makes up the image of Russia; (2) identification of overlapping, that is, repetitive and most common definitions that indicate the key characteristics of the concepts; (3) highlighting the most unique, neologous phrases that demonstrate trends in the dynamics of concepts; (4) visualization of the image of Russia (its key and peripheral characteristics), which allows you to see trends in political perception.

Евразийство до евразийцев

The article examines the genesis of the Eurasian ideology of the 1920–1930s from the point of view of discourse analysis. Discourse is defi ned as a set of statements refl ecting different points of view on the same issue. In accordance with this defi nition, the author isolates the Eurasian discourse from two adjacent ones - the pre-revolutionary imperial and religious-philosophical. The problematics of pre-revolutionary imperial discourse were focused on justifying the right of Russian tsars to own lands and peoples within the existing borders of the empire, as well as the right to expand these borders. The religious and philosophical discourse about Russia was built around the question of its divine purpose in the history of mankind. In contrast, Eurasian discourse focuses on ethnocultural synthesis within the boundaries of a special geographical area, most of which is located within the Russian state. But before the revolution of 1917, this problem was not considered at all in this formulation. The predecessors of Eurasianism include only a few authors who recognized and positively assessed the Turkic-Mongol infl uence on the Russian mentality and statehood. However, by the beginning of the twentieth century, the prevailing tendency was to downplay or deny this infl uence altogether. The turn to the Eurasian issues is associated with the work of symbolist poets A. Blok and A. Bely. Being infl uenced by the religious and mystical prophecy of the philosopher V. Solovyov, they accepted the revolutionary upheavals of the early twentieth century, as the awakening of the “inner East” in the Russian people. Together with other representatives of the Russian intelligentsia, they were the creators of the Eurasian myth, born in the elements of revolution and civil war. The founders of the Eurasian movement rationalized this myth, reducing it to political ideology. This was a version of the new imperial ideology, which explained and justifi ed the preservation of a united and indivisible Russia within its former borders.

НАЦИОНАЛЬНО ОРИЕНТИРОВАННЫЕ ПРИОРИТЕТЫ В ОБУЧЕНИИ РОДНОМУ РУССКОМУ ЯЗЫКУ

The article explains the expediency of nationally oriented teaching of the Russian native language. The article highlights the ideas of the primacy of the native language and cultural traditions of the Russian people as means of development and education of a person. The priorities of nationally oriented teaching of the Russian language are under the analysis. The necessity of a person’s national-cultural identity (rootedness) in the sphere of his native language, way of life, art, nature, and culture of his people is stated. The priority of the axiological approach in teaching the native Russian language is proven.

Исторические этапы становления и развития системы воспитания командирской воли у курсантов военных вузов

Introduction. In the modern system of military education in the Russian Federation, the issues of education of military professional qualities in future officers have become especially relevant. One of these qualities is the commander’s will. Theoretical analysis. A comparative analysis of the periods of formation and development of the system of education of the commander’s will in future officers allows us to conclude that at each historical stage of military education development, various approaches and methods were applied to the education of military personnel, and especially future officers. It is advisable to attribute the genesis of the problem under study to 1699 (the creation of a regular army). This study identifies five historical stages of the formation and development of the problem. The historiography of the problem of educating the commander’s will in future officers contains many examples of great Russian commanders, who, undoubtedly, personally were models of commanders with high volitional qualities and were really able to perform any assigned service and combat task, even in difficult conditions. Conclusion. Thus, five historical periods of formation and development of the system of education of the commander’s will in future officers have been identified and a brief description of each of them is given.