Scientific Objectives Research Articles

Words with the root <i>жи(ть)</i> in biological and medical lexicon

The article describes and analyzes words with the ancient root жи(ть), which have undergone terminologicalisation. Nowadays, the focus of the research is the issue of the terminological vocabulary influence on the development of language as a whole. In order to reveal the semantic potential of the words with the root жи(ть), we studied these words in biological and medical terminology. The subject of our study is focused on the semantics of these words, since biology studies different aspects of life of living beings, medicine is concerned with healing people, and the words we are interested in denote signs, actions and processes related to all animate things. The research material is based on dictionaries of biological (botanical, zoological) and medical terms, explanatory dictionaries of the Russian language, which reveal the semantic scope of the words of interest and provide interpretations of their meanings. The research was carried out using the descriptive method and the method of dictionary definitions. We considered the word-forming and semantic features of the words with the root жи(ть) serving as names of different scientific objects (plants and animals), phenomena, features, properties, methods, actions and processes using the material of biological and medical terminology. The article describes the interaction and interpenetration of common and terminological words and identifies two-component terminological word-combinations, in which words with the given root are used, to define objects at the level of species nomination. As a result of the study, we found more than one hundred medical and biological terms with the root жи(ть); determined terminological word-formation chains; highlighted the terminological homonymy and sub-spheres in biological and medical terminology (botanical, zoological, entomological and pharmaceutical), in forensic medicine, space medicine, etc. We have come to the conclusion that the words with the root жи(ть) are used to nominate plants, living organisms, processes in living organisms, biological formations, abilities of living organisms and diseases.

ON THE FEASIBILITY OF USING THE CONCEPT OF MANAGEMENT AS A CATEGORY OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

The article is devoted to administrative law terminology and the feasibility of involving the concept of management in its composition. It has been found that legal science was subject to repeated attempts to introduce the relevant concept into its terminology. It is stated that the concept of management is widely used in scientific literature to explain the properties of administrative law phenomena and processes and in national administrative legislation. It is proved that most works available in specific literature: a) do not reason why the management category is essential for administrative law; b) what internal problems of administrative law science it helps or hinders to solve; c) how the category will correlate with other concepts close in meaning – administrative management, public administration, good governance, etc. It is substantiated the conclusion that representatives of economic sciences have not yet reached agreement on how to interpret the concept of management. However, they shall do it, firstly, for the further development of management science and secondly to clarify the content of the relevant educational programs in management, because Ukraine keeps implementing "knowledge standardization" for all levels of education. It was established that the imbalance of scientific approaches to the content of the management concept negatively affects the final definition of the object and subject of management science and the relevant teaching-learning materials intended for university students majoring in the specialty concerned. Based on the analysis of the concept of management and cases of its use in studies on administrative law phenomena, it was concluded that management is an economic category used by representatives of economic sciences to explain the peculiarities of internal organizational activities within public authorities and local self-government. At the same time, the range of issues and problems that are raised and solved are of an exclusively "managerial" nature and hence do not echo or partially echo ones of administrative law regulation of internal organizational relations within public authorities. The concept of management has no methodological significance for administrative law terminology and, thus, studies on administrative law phenomena.

Enhanced Interactive Rendering for Rovers of Lunar Polar Region and Martian Surface

Appropriate environmental sensing methods and visualization representations are crucial foundations for the in situ exploration of planets. In this paper, we developed specialized visualization methods to facilitate the rover’s interaction and decision-making processes, as well as to address the path-planning and obstacle-avoidance requirements for lunar polar region exploration and Mars exploration. To achieve this goal, we utilize simulated lunar polar regions and Martian environments. Among them, the lunar rover operating in the permanently shadowed region (PSR) of the simulated crater primarily utilizes light detection and ranging (LiDAR) for environmental sensing; then, we reconstruct a mesh using the Poisson surface reconstruction method. After that, the lunar rover’s traveling environment is represented as a red-green-blue (RGB) image, a slope coloration image, and a theoretical water content coloration image, based on different interaction needs and scientific objectives. For the rocky environment where the Mars rover is traveling, this paper enhances the display of the rocks on the Martian surface. It does so by utilizing depth information of the rock instances to highlight their significance for the rover’s path-planning and obstacle-avoidance decisions. Such an environmental sensing and enhanced visualization approach facilitates rover path-planning and remote–interactive operations, thereby enabling further exploration activities in the lunar PSR and Mars, in addition to facilitating the study and communication of specific planetary science objectives, and the production and display of basemaps and thematic maps.

CORBES: Radiation belt survey with international small satellite constellation

The COnstellation of Radiation BElt Survey program (CORBES) is designed to deploy small satellites into a highly elliptic orbit for multi-point exploration of the Earth’s radiation belts. Its scientific objective is to achieve unprecedented high-time-resolution dynamics measurements within the regions of Earth’s outer radiation belts. The CORBES program initiative comprises satellites equipped with three types of payloads: the Magnetometer (MAG), the Search Coil Wave Detector (SCWD), and the High Energy Electron Detector (HEED). The energy interval of HEED is suggested as 0.1–4 MeV, logarithmically divided into 12 channels. To ensure extensive coverage of the outer radiation belts, a highly eccentric and inclined orbit is suggested, featuring a perigee of 280 km, an apogee of 7 Earth-Radius (Re), and an inclination of approximately 11°, resulting in an orbital period of approximately 13.5 h. Within a single orbital period, it takes roughly 10 h to traverse the outer radiation belts (3 Re to 7Re). All satellites are expected to operate within the same orbit, maintaining a spin-stabilized with sun-pointing spinning axis, and a spinning speed of approximately 8 RPM. Each satellite’s mass should not exceed 30 kg. For telecommand, either S-band or X-band will be utilized, while X-band is designated for data downlink. The satellites are scheduled for launch by one or two rockets, with the equipped upper stage placing them into the target orbit, and the attached dispenser releasing them individually according to the required separation sequence. Key aspects of the program include cross-calibration, radiation shielding, assembly integration and testing (AIT). Prior to launch, the cross-calibration is optional for the payloads. The payloads will be tested in the same environment to calibrate the technical specifications. Post-launch, in orbit cross-calibration becomes necessary to maintain data consistency and comparability. Specifically for HEED, this involves selecting electrons with the same energy range during the magnetospheric quiet period (Kp < 3), and comparing the observation results of different HEEDs under the same L,B conditions. A similar method applies to MAG and SCWD comparing observations during selected quiet period. Given that the satellites will operate within radiation belts characterized by high-energy protons at low altitudes and electrons at high altitudes, all on-board electronic components must meet fundamental requirements, including shielding geometry structure design, and thickness calculation to mitigate the Total Ionizing Dose Effect (TID) to a level of 200 krad [Si] over a one-year mission cycle. Lastly, system-level AIT before launch could be performed.

A Qualitative Study on Instructor Experiences with Learning Objectives in the Basic Sciences

A Qualitative Study on Instructor Experiences with Learning Objectives in the Basic Sciences

THE CHALLENGES OF INVESTMENT ARBITRATION: SUCCESS OR FAILURE? A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF INVESTMENT ARBITRATION IN NORTH MACEDONIA AND KOSOVO

Background: In today's modern business and technological landscape, businesses are increasingly inclined to seek alternative methods for resolving disputes rather than rely solely on traditional court procedures. Businesses are also increasingly aware of the significance of resolving conflicts through alternative means and taking proactive measures to avoid litigation. In recent decades, investment arbitration has gained widespread acceptance and has emerged as a preferred mechanism for resolving disputes involving international investors in Western Balkan countries. Some countries demonstrate a favourable inclination towards employing arbitration as a dispute resolution mechanism by enacting legislation that grants investors the right to initiate arbitration proceedings against the state in case of failure. This scientific research objective will be achieved through the reflection of the legislative framework in the matter of investment arbitration as well as the reflection of the flow of foreign investments, analysing and not limited to the treatment of concrete cases of arbitration disputes. Through this approach, we will answer the central question of how much arbitration as an alternative dispute resolution mechanism is a stimulating factor for attracting foreign direct investment or whether multinational companies only use the legislative and incentive favours offered by the Republic of Kosovo and North Macedonia. Methods: The article was conceived based on a modern methodological framework. Within the general methodological framework of scientific research, logical methods play a crucial role in the scientific processing of the research data, drawing conclusions and determining facts through which the truth of the thesis of the work is reached scientifically. In the context of this paper, the method of analysis through which the impact of arbitration as an alternative dispute resolution mechanism in relation to the flow of investments will be analysed is noteworthy. Additionally, methods of abstraction and concretisation will also be used. Abstraction is the basis of analysis, which sometimes represents the separation of parts from the whole subject. Moreover, the comparative method will highlight the diverse normative solutions in national legislation and international legal sources. Results and conclusions: In the article, the authors propose considering the effectiveness of existing provisions and determining whether adjustments or alternative approaches are needed to maximise the benefits of foreign investment while minimising potential risks and uncertainties associated with dispute resolution processes.

Increasing Energy Efficiency of Autonomous Indication and Lighting Systems for Unregulated Ground Pedestrian Crossings

The work deals with the problem of energy efficiency of autonomous indication and lighting systems for unregulated ground pedestrian crossings equipped with a solar panel being significantly important in conditions of insufficient insolation and low temperatures. The scientific objectives of the work are considered to be as follows: analysis of the conditions affecting the uninterrupted functioning of autonomous indication and lighting systems of unregulated ground pedestrian crossings equipped with a solar panel; selection and justification of objective factors, considering which allow the implementation of battery charge saving modes by optimizing the functioning algorithm of autonomous indication and lighting systems for unregulated ground pedestrian crossings equipped with a solar panel. The work presents the directions for possible technical implementation of increasing the energy efficiency of autonomous indication and lighting systems for ground pedestrian crossings equipped with a solar panel, based on obtaining optical information about vehicles moving in the direction of the pedestrian crossing and stabilizing the brightness contrast of the traffic light signal and the background where it is observed by vehicle drivers.

Production and sale of handicraft toys by Russian Zemstvos

The activities of the zemstvo self-government bodies to support handicrafts occupied a special place in many territories of pre-revolutionary Russia. Through the creation of workshops for the production of handicrafts, special schools, creative associations, museums and connections with individual handicrafts, the zemstvo productively established the production of artisanal domestic toys. Individual zemstvos were actively engaged in advertising the toy, its sale both domestically and abroad through regional, Russian and European exhibitions. The organization of sales outlets and a specialized Moscow store, coordination of packaging and shipment of individual toys or their batches were also included in the scope of activity of the zemstvos. The subject of this study is the activity of Russian zemstvos in organizing the production and sale of handicraft toys in the second half of the XIX - early XX centuries. The main methodological foundations of this research are the principles of scientific objectivity, consistency and historicism. The center, of course, is the method of searching for archival documents, and a retrospective method of studying the activities of individual zemstvos in organizing training in the art of creating toys, its production and sale on domestic and foreign sites. During the research, the author discovered, analyzed and for the first time introduced into scientific circulation documents containing data on the organization of production and sale of handicraft toys by the zemstvo authorities, which were deposited in the fund of the Moscow Provincial Zemstvo (both in the cases of structural divisions of the zemstvo, the Handicraft Museum, and in individual cases of the county zemstvos of the Moscow province) and are stored in The Central State Historical Archive of Moscow (TSGIA of Moscow), various reports and indexes of handicraft, industrial and art exhibitions. Of course, the main centers of the appearance of handicraft toys, in the production and marketing of which the zemstvo participated, were the Moscow province with handicrafts from Sergiev Posad and S. Bogorodsky, Nizhny Novgorod, Vyatka, Tambov, Perm and Kazan provinces.

Development of the State Scientific Certification System in Russia within the Independent Academic Degree Award Principles: Tools, Outcomes, and Future Steps

Introduction. In Russia, 2023 has been declared the Year of the Educator and Mentor, emphasizing the need for systematic measures in the field of personnel development for the research and development sector, primarily through postgraduate education. The necessity to ensure the stability of the research and development sector arises due to new objectives of the government policy on scientific and technological development, including training personnel in priority fields and enhancing science management. Over the past decade, scientific periodicals have extensively discussed ways to improve the effectiveness of postgraduate studies, given the decline in researcher numbers and dissertation defense rates, stricter requirements for dissertation councils, and their evolving operational forms. This article attempts to explore the role of mentorship in science within the context of the scientific and technological development objectives set by the country's leadership. The study highlights trends in scientific mentorship development and defines its functions based on survey data from research advisors working in Russian universities and research organizations. The study identifies contradictions that need to be addressed and proposes ways to improve the work and status of research advisors. Methods. The empirical foundation of this study is based on a sociological survey of postgraduate students and applicants' research advisors with a candidate or doctoral degree — academic, scientific, and administrative and managerial personnel of universities and research organizations (N = 3000). The survey included representatives from all broad scientific fields (natural, technical, humanities, social, medical, agricultural). The survey was conducted in 2023. Results and Discussion. The study results reveal that the main challenges research advisors face when working with applicants for academic degrees are organizational and competence-related, tied to the high level of bureaucratization in scientific personnel training, lack of flexibility, insufficient time allocation, and poor competencies of the participants in this process, especially those responsible for scientific and technological development. The study notes an increase in the complexity of the functional roles of research advisors due to an outdated workload distribution system that hinders full participation in scientific personnel training to meet current demands. Research advisors believe they require specialized training and describe the current state of scientific personnel training as being in crisis, necessitating significant changes. The study identifies several directions for modernizing higher qualification personnel training to address scientific and technological development challenges: aligning postgraduate training with practical experience (transitioning to professional and industrial postgraduate education in experimental mode for certain fields); creating individualized tracks for dissertation preparation (implementing individual programs); conducting internships at enterprises oriented at knowledge-driven economy and academic mobility improvement; appointing consultants from companies alongside research advisors, etc. The study results are discussed in terms of gender, age, job differences, and affiliation to a specific field of science. Conclusion. The study suggests that adopting a hybrid model of scientific mentorship, which combines elements of the traditional model (the research advisor being the sole mentor) and other models (developmental mentorship, multiple mentors, supportive mentorship) prevalent in international practice, could help address certain organizational and competence-related issues. To enhance the benefits of postgraduate studies for the high-tech sector, special attention should be paid to natural and technical sciences, interdisciplinary research, dissertations commissioned by the industry, organizations, or companies, joint supervision models, and strengthening ties between universities, research organizations, and the economy sector itself among others.

Уточнение основных криминалистических категорий

The article considers a number of criminalistic categories: the object of criminalistic science, “criminalistic thinking”, “criminalistic activity”, “mechanism of criminal activity”, “versioning analysis”, “crime detection”. Although these categories are basic, the differences in their interpretation are too great. There is a cognitive situation where significant clarifications of these categories are required.

Eurocentric epistemologies in engineering: Manifestations in first‐year student design teams and consequences for student learning

AbstractBackgroundExisting research points to the role of Eurocentric epistemic values—scientific objectivity, value‐neutrality, depoliticization, and technical rationality—as a cornerstone of engineering ways of thinking, knowing, and doing. However, less is known about the role of Eurocentric epistemologies in team communication and decision making.PurposeThe purpose of this study was to examine how dominant Eurocentric epistemologies shape individual‐ and team‐level design thinking and, by extension, students' learning in engineering design education.MethodThis work draws on a critical ethnography in which I observed three focal design teams during a semester‐long design project in a cornerstone design course. Following the conclusion of the design project, I conducted semi‐structured interviews with each member of the focal teams, asking students to reflect on incidents, their thinking, and team dynamics during the individual and team design processes.FindingsAt the individual level, students' concerns about adhering to Eurocentric epistemic values made them hesitant to pursue design ideas. These concerns also shaped their design thinking, communication, and decision making at the team level, leading students to withhold or not advocate for ideas. Finally, students appeared to leverage the normative supremacy of Eurocentric epistemologies in engineering rhetorically to exert influence over their team's design decisions.ConclusionsIf engineering education is to create a more just and inclusive learning environment for engineering students, we must construct learning environments that allow students to draw on all their epistemic resources during the learning process. This study suggests the dominance of Eurocentric epistemologies is a barrier to that end.

Revelation as Scientific in its Method

This paper is an exploration of Shoghi Effendi’s statement that Bahá’u’lláh’s Revelation is “scientifi c in its method,” starting from the various ways that scientific methods are implemented and including perspectives from the philosophy of science. We examine the role of diversity in achieving scientific objectivity and escape from bias, and consider how the Bahá’í process of action, reflection, consultation, and study is consistent with modern understandings of the scientific method. Because this form of learning in action can be used by everybody, and because ethical, moral, and spiritual practices are part of its way of doing things, it provides a powerful extension of science and its methods that is available to everyone and allows ready integration of spiritual values into the process.

Exogenous dsRNA sequence based on miR1917 downregulates its target gene related to ethylene signaling in tomato seedlings and fruit

The recent developments in application of RNA interference present a novel strategy for combating plant diseases by targeting pathogen genes. This study aimed to design, synthesize, and administer a double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) in tomato (var. Microtom) plants, drawing inspiration from the interaction between miR1917 and its target, the negative regulator of ethylene perception, Constitutive Triple Response 4 splicing variant 3 (CTR4sv3). An assessment of the potential endogenous effects stemming from the application of RNA molecules onto plant tissues was conducted, with a particular focus on observing resultant phenotypic changes. For seedling development analysis, seeds were soaked in a dsRNA solution for analysis, and they showed triple response phenotypic traits: reduction in root and hypocotyl length by up to 81 % and 60 % respectively, coupled with the noticeable development of hook. Furthermore, an 81 % decrease in CTR4sv3 expression was recorded, along with a 17-fold increase in the ethylene biosynthesis gene ACO1. Conversely, green-mature tomato fruit were subjected to dsRNA injections, resulting in a 43 % reduction in CTR4sv3 levels, accompanied by a more than 3-fold increase in ACO1 levels. Altogether, it is reported that the utilization of dsRNA based on miR1917 downregulates CTR4sv3, and the concomitant increase in ACO1 in both seedlings and fruit. With these findings, we propose that miRNA and target interactions can serve as a basis for RNA interference design and its application in plants to inhibit the plant's own mRNA can modify biosynthetic pathways, addressing both scientific inquiries and technological objectives.

Adaptable SEC-SAXS data collection for higher quality structure analysis in solution.

The two major challenges in synchrotron size-exclusion chromatography coupled in-line with small-angle x-ray scattering (SEC-SAXS) experiments are the overlapping peaks in the elution profile and the fouling of radiation-damaged materials on the walls of the sample cell. In recent years, many post-experimental analyses techniques have been developed and applied to extract scattering profiles from these problematic SEC-SAXS data. Here, we present three modes of data collection at the BioSAXS Beamline 4-2 of the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL BL4-2). The first mode, the High-Resolution mode, enables SEC-SAXS data collection with excellent sample separation and virtually no additional peak broadening from the UHPLC UV detector to the x-ray position by taking advantage of the low system dispersion of the UHPLC. The small bed volume of the analytical SEC column minimizes sample dilution in the column and facilitates data collection at higher sample concentrations with excellent sample economy equal to or even less than that of the conventional equilibrium SAXS method. Radiation damage problems during SEC-SAXS data collection are evaded by additional cleaning of the sample cell after buffer data collection and avoidance of unnecessary exposures through the use of the x-ray shutter control options, allowing sample data collection with a clean sample cell. Therefore, accurate background subtraction can be performed at a level equivalent to the conventional equilibrium SAXS method without requiring baseline correction, thereby leading to more reliable downstream structural analysis and quicker access to new science. The two other data collection modes, the High-Throughput mode and the Co-Flow mode, add agility to the planning and execution of experiments to efficiently achieve the user's scientific objectives at the SSRL BL4-2.

Updating Curricula of Iraqi Higher Education Institutions &amp; SDGs Achievement

Education, being an essential requirement to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), curricula life. Accordingly, most Higher Education Institutions have paid much attention to modernize curricula due to their positive impact on the progress of societies, in addition to identifying and internalizing the role of employees in the accomplishment of SDGs. They should be aware that their environment is the shelter that they are assumed to protect and preserve. Therefore, the goals related to people’s environment have been widely explored in the updated curricula as they work on meeting the learners’ needs, their concerns, and developing meanwhile their skills of different directions. Nonetheless, the curricula of some Iraqi Higher Education Institutions still do not include materials that are consistent with the learners’ tendencies and their abilities as well as the essential requirements of society. Hence, these curricula have failed to achieve the main strategies of learning because they have been concentrating on specific topics that only assist students to shift from one study stage to another. The process of updating the curricula of Iraqi Higher Education Institutions, as per the researcher’s viewpoint, is considered as part of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, when applied, whether now or in the future, they shall change the role of academics as well as students, creating meanwhile some type of link between educational, productive and service institutions, and thus connecting education with life and acquisition of labor skills, being essential factors that lead to promoting the concept of curriculum. The researcher has adopted a descriptive approach focusing in his survey on a sample of 68, he has come up with the following conclusions: Most updated items of the curricula assist in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Higher Education Institutions participate in supporting and encouraging transfer of appropriate advanced technologies so as to achieve Sustainable Development Goals. Besides, we have come up with the following recommendations: It is quite necessary to update the curricula according to their objectives and outcomes for the purpose of achieving SDGs in face of current and future challenges. Establishing an infrastructure for financing and implementing curricula that could enable students to contribute in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. integrating the SDGs with the environmental, social, cultural and scientific objectives.

Why is the sky blue? A new question for political science

The future of political science in this crucial century requires that it (i) adopt the contemporary scientific paradigm, (ii) open itself to pluri-, inter- and transdisciplinarity, and (iii) redefine the main political actor, ourselves, in light of post-anthropocentric and relational turns. A theoretical revolution to a post-normal and eco-political science is needed and, through the influence of new fields such as sustainability science, is probably already in motion. In the Anthropocene, it implies paying attention to biological links that once seemed extemporaneous. And this is when we realize that the sky has become co-vulnerable. We may actually be at risk of losing blue sky through anthropogenic actions, including global warming or solar geoengineering. Politics will be crucial in determining whether or not to preserve its blue, and everything that goes with it. The article explores, through the answer to the blue question, this new super-wicked problem to illustrate the stated objectives for political science and the need to apply them. The proposals that have emerged from this also provide a new framework for Clean Air strategies for blue skies that are being developed at international and national levels.

Satellite rainfall bias correction incorporating effects on simulated crop water requirements

ABSTRACT Satellite rainfall estimates (SRE) offer spatial-temporal rainfall representations in regions with limited ground-based gauge rainfall measurements. However, differences exist between SRE and gauge measured rainfall, which needs assessment and reduction. This study presents a method to correct errors in SRE to make their use in agro-hydrological applications and models meaningful. The main scientific objective is the determination of effective window sizes for SRE bias correction. To conclude on effective window sizes, the crop water requirement satisfaction index (WRSI) for gauged rainfall, uncorrected SRE and bias corrected SRE were estimated and propagation effects of SRE errors on respective WRSI estimates were assessed. WRSI indicates how much of the crop water needs are satisfied by rainfall. The Climate Hazards Group InfraRed Precipitation with Station data (CHIRPS) SRE was bias corrected using gauged rainfall data from 20 stations in the Lake Victoria basin of Kenya from 2012 to 2018. The results show that the error in WRSI can serve to determine effective window sizes for SRE bias correction rather than using SRE bias error itself. This proposed correction method resulted in improved estimates of WRSI.

Landsat 9 Thermal Infrared Sensor-2 (TIRS-2) Pre- and Post-Launch Spatial Response Performance

The launch of Landsat 9 (L9) on 27 September 2021 marks the ongoing commitment of the Landsat mission to delivering users with calibrated Earth observations for fifty years. The two imaging sensors on L9 are the Thermal Infrared Sensor-2 (TIRS-2) and the Operational Land Imager-2 (OLI-2). Shortly after launch, the image data from OLI-2 and TIRS-2 were evaluated for both radiometric and geometric quality. This paper provides a synopsis of the evaluation of the spatial response of the TIRS-2 instrument. The assessment focuses on determining the instrument’s ability to detect a perfect knife edge. The spatial response was evaluated both pre- and post-launch. Pre-launch testing was performed at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) under flight-like thermal vacuum (TVAC) conditions. On orbit, coastline targets were identified to evaluate the spatial response and compared against Landsat 8 (L8). The pre-launch results indicate that the spatial response of the TIRS-2 sensor is consistent with its predecessor on board L8, with no noticeable decline in image quality to compromise any TIRS science objectives. Similarly, the post-launch analysis shows no apparent degradation of the TIRS-2 focus during the launch and the initial operational timeframe.

Commanders of the Siberian Corps in 1777–1789 Generals N. G. Ogarev and N. S. Fedtsov

The Siberian corps of the Russian Army defended the territories of Western and Eastern Siberia. The purpose of the paper is to study the biographies of the Siberian Corps commanders in 1777–1789, the tasks are to study the biographies of N. G. Ogarev and N. S. Fedtsov, the Siberian Corps generals. The methodological basis of the work is the most important principles of historical science – historicism, scientific objectivity and consistency. The research is based on biographical, descriptive, problem-chronological, structural, quantitative and comparative-historical methods. The results of the study make it possible to restore the main stages of the biographies of the Siberian Corps commanders, Lieutenant General N. G. Ogarev and Major General N. S. Fedtsov. Generals N. G. Ogarev and N. S. Fedtsov belonged to old Russian noble families, landowners. Generals N. G. Ogarev and N. S. Fedtsov were almost the same age and began serving as soldiers in the Guard regiments – Izmailovsky and Horse Guards, which allowed them to become army officers at the age of 20. N. G. Ogarev and N. S. Fedtsov passed the hard school of the Seven Years' War, later participated in the wars with the Ottoman Empire and with the Confederates of Poland. As a result of their participation in these conflicts, officers N. G. Ogarev and N. S. Fedtsov were able to make a successful military career in the Russian army. The Military Collegium promoted N. G. Ogarev and N. S. Fedtsov to generals and sent them to command the distant Siberian Corps. In Siberia, the generals carried out the transformation of the military forces of the Siberian Corps according to the plan by the president of the Military College, Field Marshal G. A. Potemkin.

Kursk Fortress: on the Question of the Borders of Natural Defense Fortentions

Relevance. This article is an attempt at a comparative analysis of the changes in the central part of Kursk that occurred during the implementation of the master plan for the construction of the city. This topic is poorly represented in the scientific literature, and therefore is relevant and in demand.The purpose of the article: on the basis of available materials (plans, drawings, photographs) to determine the boundaries of the medieval defensive ditch of the city of Kursk and its influence on the city plan.The objectives arise from the set goal: to find the boundaries of the Kursk medieval fortress; find out how the ditch was «fitted» into the new plan of Kursk; establish the location of the defensive ditch.Methodology. The article is based on the general principles of historicism, scientific objectivity and consistency. In addition to the above principles, the reconstruction method and the comparative historical method were used.Results. Thanks to the method of superimposing city plans and satellite images of the city, the location of the defensive ditch of Kursk as it was at the end of the 18th century was established. The possible boundaries of the medieval fortress and the location relative to existing buildings have been established, taking into account the repeated changes in the relief of the central part of the city. The boundaries of the moat were established on the northern and western sides of the fortress.Conclusion. In the work done, the probable boundaries of the medieval city and the location of the defensive moat on the north and west sides were established. The width and depth of the moat in the Pervomaisky Park area were also determined. A time frame has been set for filling in the defensive structure in connection with the implementation of the urban development plan of 1782.