Russian Subjects Research Articles

C11orf58 (Hero20) Gene Polymorphism: Contribution to Ischemic Stroke Risk and Interactions with Other Heat-Resistant Obscure Chaperones.

Background: Recently identified Hero proteins, which possess chaperone-like functions, are promising candidates for research into atherosclerosis-related diseases, including ischemic stroke (IS). Methods: 2204 Russian subjects (917 IS patients and 1287 controls) were genotyped for fifteen common SNPs in Hero20 gene C11orf58 using probe-based PCR and the MassArray-4 system. Results: Six C11orf58 SNPs were significantly associated with an increased risk of IS in the overall group (OG) and significantly modified by smoking (SMK) and low fruit/vegetable intake (LFVI): rs10766342 (effect allele (EA) A; P(OG = 0.02; SMK = 0.009; LFVI = 0.04)), rs11024032 (EA T; P(OG = 0.01; SMK = 0.01; LFVI = 0.036)), rs11826990 (EA G; P(OG = 0.007; SMK = 0.004; LFVI = 0.03)), rs3203295 (EA C; P(OG = 0.016; SMK = 0.01; LFVI = 0.04)), rs10832676 (EA G; P(OG = 0.006; SMK = 0.002; LFVI = 0.01)), rs4757429 (EA T; P(OG = 0.02; SMK = 0.04; LFVI = 0.04)). The top ten intergenic interactions of Hero genes (two-, three-, and four-locus models) involved exclusively polymorphic loci of C11orf58 and C19orf53 and were characterized by synergic and additive (independent) effects between SNPs. Conclusions: Thus, C11orf58 gene polymorphism represents a major risk factor for IS. Bioinformatic analysis showed the involvement of C11orf58 SNPs in molecular mechanisms of IS mediated by their role in the regulation of redox homeostasis, inflammation, vascular remodeling, apoptosis, vasculogenesis, neurogenesis, lipid metabolism, proteostasis, hypoxia, cell signaling, and stress response. In terms of intergenic interactions, C11orf58 interacts most closely with C19orf53.

Innovations as a driver for the development of the region’s investment attractiveness: incentive tools and methods

The article considers innovations that are the flagship of the development of investment potential of Russian regions and regional economic systems as the main element of investment attractiveness of the regions. The conducted research examines the basic tools and methods for the formation of an effective assessment system for innovative regional development as the level of the investment attractiveness of Russian subjects and Russian regional systems within the framework of Russian and foreign practice and experience. Definition and evaluation of such an indicator as the level of development of the digital environment of business communications, stimulating the effectiveness of innovative activities of business entities, have been identified as the main approaches (or methods) in studying this problem. The conducted research has a significant impact on the further study of directions for the development of a mechanism for effective assessment of the innovative potential and innovative development of the region, which serves as the basis for increasing the investment attractiveness of the Russian regions. The application and use of various assessments, diagnostics and their implementation in considering the innovative potential and innovative development of the region are to analyse the prospects for its formation. The obtained results of the research can be used in assessing these two phenomena to increase the investment attractiveness of the Russian regions.

Lipid-associated GWAS loci as important markers of the risk, severity, and clinical course of peripheral artery disease

ABSTRACT Background This study investigated the relationship between lipid-associated loci identified through genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and the risk of peripheral artery disease (PAD), its severity, as well as clinical and laboratory features. Research design and methods A study included 1263 unrelated Russian subjects, consisting of 620 patients diagnosed with PAD and 643 healthy controls. Thirteen single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) were genotyped using the MassArray-4 system. Results Polymorphisms rs1689800, rs55730499 and rs881844 were found to be associated with an increased risk of PAD, whereas SNPs rs1883025, rs3136441, rs3764261 and rs6065906 showed protective effects against disease (Pperm ≤ 0.05). SNPs rs1689800, rs217406, rs1883025, and rs3136441 exhibited combined effects with cigarette smoking on the PAD risk (Pperm ≤ 0.05). Polymorphisms rs55730499 (beta = 0.124, Pperm = 0.04), rs9987289 (beta = 0.558, Pperm = 0.03), and rs881844 beta = −0.171, Pperm = 0.03) correlated with the ankle-brachial index. Multiple associations have been found between the SNPs and clinically significant characteristics, including disease severity, risk of gangrene, early disease onset, plasma procoagulant and atherogenic lipid changes (Pperm ≤ 0.05). Conclusions We identified novel genetic markers associated with PAD susceptibility and disease-related clinical and laboratory features. The identified biomarkers enhance the potential for predictive genetic testing related to the risk and progression of PAD, facilitating the integration of molecular diagnostics into clinical decision-making processes.

Development of Prospective Economic Specializations as a Condition for Regional Economic Growth

Introduction. In the new economic conditions caused by the sanctions pressure, the Russian economy needs new sources of growth. Economic specializations in Russian regions, which are understood as prospective sectoral priorities and types of economic activity, can act as a source of revitalizing economic dynamics revival. Geopolitical turbulence and the associated focus on the development of the domestic market have led to additional attention from researchers and experts to the study of the economic specializations of Russian subjects. The objective of this study is to substantiate the development of economic specializations in the regional economy, acting as a condition for its growth. Materials and Methods. Using the materials of the Vologda Region, the export-oriented region of the Northwest, the list of economic specialization, the development of which is promising from the point of view of long-term economic growth, was formulated. The main sources of information are Rosstat data and input-output tables for the Vologda Region. The economic specializations for the region are primarily based on studies that focus on identifying and developing economic specialization in Russian regions. The use of input-output modeling methodology has allowed to determine the impact on the regional economy of extending the value chain in the timber industry due to increased domestic demand for wood products. Results. Based on the analysis of the dynamics of industrial production in the Vologda Region, it was revealed that the Vologda Region is among the regions that have felt the impact of the sanctions. Вased on the approaches of the authors engaged in the search for promising economic specializations of the region, it is established that the timber industry and tourism can act as such. The results of the input-output modeling are shown that stimulating consumer demand for woodworking products has a significant impact on the growth of a region’s economy. This demand is driven by the needs of the tourism sector. The calculations were performed in determining the significance of promoting projects for the development of hotels utilizing CLT panel-based technologies in the region. Discussion and Conclusion. In the study, it was determined that stimulating demand for the production of deep processing of wood (houses from CLT panels) would have a significant impact on the growth of the regional economy, ensuring an increase in the production of goods and services, the wage fund and the number of employed. It was also shown that the development of proposed economic specializations in the Vologda Region is promising and allows for the concentration of added value within the region, which is particularly important for the development of the domestic market. For the regional authorities, the interest lies in the possibility of obtaining a quantitative assessment of the development of economic specializations on their territory, which can be used by them in the improvement of economic policy.

Application of multiparametric methods of data science for the classification of Russian subjects on the basis of subsidisation

The relevance of the study is justified by the importance of monitoring and forecasting the subsidisation of the Russian regions in order to identify the main criteria for classifying subjects on the basis of subsidisation. In a brief review of the literature, mathematical models used to model the subsidisation of the Russian regions are considered. They have mainly fixed socio-economic indicators that need to be given attention while applying, and also regression models are used, but mathematically sound recommendations for the withdrawal of regions from clusters of subsidisation are not provided. The paper analyses the socio-economic and demographic indicators of the Russian regions applying methods that identify patterns in a multiparametric dataset. The methods of traditional statistical analysis and machine learning, including the author’s ones, are used. Statistically significant patterns have been identified, reflecting the relationship of subsidisation with such indicators as investments in fixed capital, fixed assets, average per capita income and average size of assigned pensions, unemployment rate, etc. The performed logical and statistical analysis strongly supports the use of machine learning (Data Science) methods in identifying statistically significant relationships between various indicators characterising the development of the regions of the Russian Federation.

New approach to researching the development level of the creatosphere in human-centered economy in Russia

Objective: to develop conceptual provisions of human-centered economy by forming a new approach to the study of the creatosphere as a constituent element of the said economic system in order to develop its management. Methods: analysis, synthesis, content analysis, scheme of contradiction, linear scaling method, minimax normalization. Results: the characteristic of the creatosphere of the human-centered economy is revealed from the viewpoint of satisfying the individual’s needs in creativity; the creatosphere structure is analyzed as an element covering all spheres of the economic system under consideration; the model of homeostasis of the human-centered economy is developed through identifying its elements-opposites (on the one hand – natural and material spheres, services, social sphere, infosphere, digital and cognitive spheres, on the other hand – creatosphere), as well as the model of the basic resource (flow of ideas) and regulator (human needs); the predetermining role of the creatosphere in the development of the said economic system is outlined; the contradictions are revealed at the level of human-centered economy, the resolution of which contributes to the development of an individual and the economic system as a whole. Scientific novelty: it consists in the development of a methodology for assessing the creatosphere and testing it on the Russian subjects. Unlike those available in the literature, the methodology allows comprehensively assessing the creatosphere development as an element that affects the human-centered economy as a whole. The novelty consists also in defining a vector in the creatosphere management based on the formed approach to its research through the upscaling of best regional practices. Practical significance: the results of comprehension of the human-centered economy creatosphere through the scheme of contradictions may serve as a basis for further research in order to build a scientifically sound theory of the said economic system and to form directions for resolving the identified contradictions. The study results are the basis to further define the development level of the Russian human-centered economy in order to develop measures for its effective management.

Obesity and Environmental Risk Factors Significantly Modify the Association between Ischemic Stroke and the Hero Chaperone C19orf53.

The unique chaperone-like properties of C19orf53, discovered in 2020 as a "hero" protein, make it an intriguing subject for research in relation to ischemic stroke (IS). Our pilot study aimed to investigate whether C19orf53 SNPs are associated with IS. DNA samples from 2138 Russian subjects (947 IS and 1308 controls) were genotyped for 7 C19orf53 SNPs using probe-based PCR. Dominant (D), recessive (R), and log-additive (A) regression models in relation to the effect alleles (EA) were used to interpret associations. An increased risk of IS was associated with rs10104 (EA G; Pbonf(R) = 0.0009; Pbonf(A) = 0.0004), rs11666524 (EA A; Pbonf(R) = 0.003; Pbonf(A) = 0.02), rs346158 (EA C; Pbonf(R) = 0.006; Pbonf(A) = 0.045), and rs2277947 (EA A; Pbonf(R) = 0.002; Pbonf(A) = 0.01) in patients with obesity; with rs11666524 (EA A; Pbonf(R) = 0.02), rs346157 (EA G; Pbonf(R) = 0.036), rs346158 (EA C; Pbonf(R) = 0.005), and rs2277947 (EA A; Pbonf(R) = 0.02) in patients with low fruit and vegetable intake; and with rs10104 (EA G; Pbonf(R) = 0.03) and rs11666524 (EA A; Pbonf(R) = 0.048) in patients with low physical activity. In conclusion, our pilot study provides comprehensive genetic and bioinformatic evidence of the involvement of C19orf53 in IS risk.

Russian Children and Their Relatives: What Can a Free Word Order Language Reveal About the Subject/Object Asymmetry?

ABSTRACT The present study revisits the well-attested phenomenon of Subject/Object Asymmetry in relative clause comprehension by monolingual Russian pre-school children. Additionally, it examines the NP-V and the V-NP word order types when the embedded NP precedes or follows the verb. Both the word orders are grammatical for Russian subject and object relative clauses alike. Object relative clause comprehension difficulty was evidenced across all the age groups. Word order alternation (V-NP vs NP-V) did not significantly affect the accuracy rates. Besides the efficacy of the agent-first strategy, growing morphological knowledge compels children to update their ongoing structural analysis, which results in embedded NP errors. Yet, even at 6 years of age, children do not display word order preferences to go with a particular relative clause type that are found in Russian-speaking adults. Restricted exposure to written texts at pre-school age as well as low validity of word order as a cue to thematic role assignment are discussed as possible reasons for children’s insensitivity to word order manipulation in Russian relative clauses.

Status of Germans in Russian Empire during First World War (1914-1917)

This article focuses on characterizing the everyday life, moods, and situation of Germans residing in the territory of the Russian state from 1914 to 1917. The author analyzed letters written by representatives of different social groups, nationalities, and ages during this period, as well as materials from periodical publications. Special attention is given to significant events for the German population, such as the renaming of settlements from German to Russian names, the development and application of “liquidation legislation” towards them in 1914-1915, and the interactions in the army between German and Russian military personnel. Based on the materials studied, it is concluded that Germans had mixed perceptions of the socio-political events in the country. Some sought to blend in with the crowd and not emphasize their national identity, while others tried to draw the attention of State Duma deputies to their issues. They did not understand how to prove their loyalty to the authorities and why they were labeled as “internal enemies”, despite being Russian subjects. The most dissatisfaction was expressed by soldiers who fought as well as Russians, received deserved military awards, but were subjected to humiliations by their superiors.

HSPD1 gene polymorphism is associated with an increased risk of ischemic stroke in smokers

Background: Ischemic stroke (IS) is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. Since the influence of vascular stressors prompts cross-reactivity with microbial and human HSPD1 (HSP60), which results in the degradation of vascular endothelium and intimal infiltration by mononuclear cells, HSP60 is viewed as a key player in the autoimmune theory of atherosclerosis. The aim of the study: The present pilot study investigated whether the tag SNP rs11682567 HSPD1 is associated with the risk of IS. Materials and methods: DNA samples from 1176 unrelated Russian subjects (708 IS patients and 468 healthy controls) were genotyped for tagging SNP rs11682567 in the HSPD1 gene using the MassArray-4 system. A log-additive regression model was used to interpret the associations between genotypes and IS risk. Results: We discovered that smoking, a major environmental endothelial stressor, dramatically modifies the link between rs11682567 and IS, with a relationship only being seen in smokers (risk allele G; OR = 2.11, 95% CI = 1.17-3.82; P = 0.0075). The functional annotation of this SNP revealed that risk allele G of rs11682567 impacts the expression and alternative splicing of genes that regulate brain ischemia-reperfusion injury, reactive oxygen species production, toll-like receptor 4 internalization, and pro-inflammatory properties. Moreover, allele G rs11682567 creates binding sites for transcription factors jointly involved in biological processes encompass neurogenesis, monocyte differentiation, fatty acid metabolism, cell signalling, and apoptosis. Conclusion: Thus, rs11682567 SNP in the HSPD1 gene represents a novel genetic marker of ischemic stroke, whose significance for the pathogenesis of IS is mediated by smoking.

Between Liberation and Recoercion

Between Liberation and Recoercion

Фонологични процеси в усвояването на плавните съгласни р и л от деца, овладяващи славянски езици (по данни на проф. д-р Иван Георгов и съвременни данни)

The report is devoted to phonological processes in the acquisition of liquid consonants r and l in early childhood (up to 3 years) by children learning Slavic languages. The starting point of this research is a publication by Prof. Dr. Ivan Georgov from the beginning of the last century (1913). The thesis of the Bulgarian researcher was that up to the age of three, children mastering Slavic languages regularly replace r with l in certain phonological positions due to their similar place of articulation (both are alveolar, differing only in the manner of articulation: r is vibrant, whereas l is lateral). The report compares Georgov's Bulgarian data with contemporary empirical material: contemporary Bulgarian data excerpted from author’s own corpus as well as Polish and Russian data taken from the CHILDES international database). The results point to two main strategies in the acquisition of the vibrant consonant r by children speaking the three Slavic languages: First, a dominant substitution of r with l. This strategy was followed by the Polish children (thus emphasizing the relevance of the conclusions made by Georgov more than a century ago). Second, dominant elision of р (r) along with limited cases of substitution by means of л (l) and (or) й (y). This strategy was followed by the Bulgarian children from the author’s contemporary corpus and by the Russian subject. The differences in the two strategies are explained in the light of the changes in our language over the last decades.

Цифровое неравенство в системе местного самоуправления: понятие, критерии, пути преодоления

Introduction. Since the end of the 20th and beginning of the 21st centuries, all areas of social management, including public management, have been seriously influenced by modern digital technologies, which, on the one hand, create new opportunities to increase the efficiency of management activities; on the other hand, they pose certain risks, potentially provoking digital inequality. The article presents an analysis of the prerequisites and causes of digital inequality in municipalities. The criteria for such inequality are identified and generalized. An attempt was made to find out the attitude of local governments and citizens, living under digital lockdown, towards the digital transformation of public administration and local economy. Proposals have been made to level the digital divide in municipalities. Theoretical analysis. The problem of digital inequality has been the focus of attention of researchers for over 20 years. However, the scientific discourse on digital inequality is still fragmented: there is no universal interpretation of this phenomenon in the theoretical aspect; there are no uniform parameters for measuring it, and no algorithm for overcoming it has been developed. It is noted that approaches to understanding digital inequality and its consequences have undergone major changes: from unhindered access to the Internet to a person’s request to use digital resources, including those in the field of local government. Empirical analysis. The analysis of the legal regulation of digital transformation was carried out. As a result, it was concluded that flexible or “soft” legal regulation of the digitalization of public administration currently prevails. It is indicated that a special federal law regulating the process of digital transformation in the public administration system and in the local government system, respectively, has not been adopted in the Russian Federation. The criteria for assessing the digital inequality of Russian subjects, the possibility and feasibility of scaling them to the level of local government were analyzed. Results. Based on the results of the study, it is shown that at the local government level, digital inequality is an urgent problem that has a complex technological, socio-economic, socio-cultural and legal nature. It has been proven that there has been a transformation in the essence and understanding of digital inequality: from the problem of access to digital technologies to ensuring equal conditions for citizens to exercise their constitutional rights through such technologies, including the right to local self-government. A proposal for a special program approach has been made to overcome the digital divide in municipalities.

The “Female presence” in Safeguarding and Continuing the Heritage of Historian V.I. Guerrier: E.V. Guerrier

This article considers the main milestones in the life of Elena Vladimirovna Guerrier (1868–1942), the daughter of the prominent Russian historian V.I. Guerrier. She was highly educated and fluent in four European languages, including German. During World War I, she was in Germany where she cemented her status as a fervent patriot of Russia and made every attempt to repatriate Russian subjects. E.V. Guerrier became widely respected for her contributions in the fields of school education and philanthropy. The recognition she received on the 25th anniversary of her hard work highlights that her public endeavors and initiatives were highly appreciated. After the October Revolution in 1917, E.V. Guerrier went through difficult times. She took care of her ailing father, who eventually succumbed to his illness. She was also arrested twice and served some time at Butyrka prison. In an attempt to integrate into Soviet society politically, E.V. Guerrier worked as a librarian and researcher at Lenin’s State Library for over ten years. However, due to her poor health, she retired in 1928. Until her death in 1942, she organized and safeguarded V.I. Guerrier’s scientific heritage by thoroughly revising his articles. She rewrote her father’s memoirs, which is a valuable source of information about the establishment of women’s higher education in Russia.

Agreement with disjoined subjects in Russian

This study investigates agreement patterns in sentences with disjoined subjects, focusing on cases in the Russian language where the disjuncts differ in person. Using acceptability judgment experiments, I analyzed how different agreement patterns are rated by native speakers. The findings confirm that the resolved agreement received the highest ratings, while third-person plural, third-person singular and closest disjunct agreement are also possible patterns. These results align with patterns seen in conjoined subjects but show additional complexities unique to disjoined constructions. The type of conjunction (coordinating ili ‘or’ vs. correlative ili … ili ‘either … or’) did not significantly affect agreement patterns. This may suggest that the semantics of disjunction has little influence on the choice of agreement patterns, despite the correlative conjunction typically indicates an exclusive disjunc¬tion. Future research should explore the effects of different word orders and disjunctions with first and second-person pronouns to clarify these findings further.

EAEU international transport corridors in the sustainable development of a regional economy

The International Transport Corridors (ITC) have traditionally addressed the challenges of inter-state integration and the creation of trade and economic partnerships at the global and national levels. Moreover, regional growth is only possible in the case of the development of ITCs as a multi-level system, in whose «zone of attraction» the economy of a Russian subject can increase external economic potential. As a result, the solution of this task requires a holistic approach to the development of transport plans, and transport sections of the strategies for socio-economic development of the Russian subjects, which is the purpose of the article. The scientific novelty of the results is achieved by setting the task - to substantiate the potential of ITCs in providing a sustainable type of regional development, the differentiation of sectoral and territorial directions of ITCs influencing the regional economy, proposed characteristics of the potential (diversification of development objectives, «an attractiveness zone of an ITC», infrastructure projects), which have to be included into an ITC as an economic system providing a targeted type of regional dynamics.

Скромное обаяние современных стереотипов об иноземцах и ясаке в России XVI–XVII вв.

Research objectives: The main purpose of the study is to consider some fairly actively used stereotypes and their validity. Research materials: The reason for writing the proposed publication article was the work of A.Yu. Konev “The phenomenon of ‘foreignism’, yasak and gift exchange: the peoples of the Volga region, the Urals and Siberia in Russia at the end of the 16th – beginning of the 18th centuries.” Published and newly discovered archival materials were its source basis. Results and novelty of the research: Within the framework of this article, we can distinguish two plots about stereotypes, quite different in nature, but relating, to a large extent, to one group of the population of Russia in the 16th–18th centuries – yasak people or yasak foreigners. According to the first stereotype, the unbaptized non-Russian population of the Russian state were not among the subjects of the Russian tsar, or at least not to the full extent. The authors usually do not provide any real justification for this point of view, but if they try to do so, they point to restrictions regarding unbaptized yasak and service people and to baptism as a way to obtain additional preferences (implementing a rise in social standing). At the same time, if we turn to the documents of the middle of the 18th century, we will see that officials and scientists of that time had no doubts that the yasak unbaptized population were Russian subjects from the moment their territories became part of this state. With a high degree of probability, we can admit that the formation of this stereotype dates back to the period of the predominance of the ideologeme “Autocracy, Orthodoxy, Nationality” and is the result of extrapolation to the situation of the 16th–17th centuries representations of the second half of the 19th century. The second stereotype is less obvious, but quite serious. It consists of ignoring the information contained in a huge layer of documents of the 16th–17th centuries, namely, indications that yasak was collected from estates, and the presence of patrimonial lands was the basis for paying yasak. The reverse is also true – the payment of yasak gave rights to patrimonial lands. This information is contained in tsars’ decrees, orders to governors – that is, legislative documents. But until now, the bulk of specialists dealing with the history of the Volga region, the Urals, and Siberia simply did not notice these places in the documents. This is a kind of stereotype of ignoring the obvious. Meanwhile, based on the text of these documents, it is obvious that yasak can be considered only bearing in mind the status of the lands from which it was paid, indicated in the sources. This is true for territories from the Volga region to Central Siberia. Obviously, the time has come to change approaches to these issues. The scientific novelty of the study lies largely in the attempt to read and translate sources (often long published and well-known) as they were, discarding the “filters” formed by the historiographical tradition.

Implementation study to introduce clinical guidelines on lipid metabolism disorders into routine practice: results of the first stage

Despite widespread knowledge in the management of patients with lipid metabolism disorders, their application in clinical practice is insufficient. Identification of barriers to the implementation of key principles of clinical guidelines in routine practice is the first step of the implementation study.Aim. To assess the organization and quality of care for patients with dyslipidemia in order to identify barriers to the implementation of the main principles of clinical guidelines in practice.Material and methods. An implementation study was planned, the initial stage of which was to conduct an anonymous online questionnaire among health care representatives of various levels in all Russian subjects.Results. The study involved 788 physicians, 124 heads of medical organizations and 48 chief freelance specialists from 84 Russian subjects. A wide range of barriers was identified: low availability of lipoprotein (a) testing (66,6% of physicians), coronary calcium index (79,4% of physicians, 71,8% of heads of a medical organizations, 79,2% of chief freelance specialists) and CT angiography (70,0% of physicians, 71,0% of heads of a medical organizations, 85,4% of chief freelance specialists). Lack of funds to manage lipid service (55,6% of heads of a medical organizations, 35,4% of chief freelance specialists). The key barrier to regular lipid-lowering therapy and achieving target low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels is lack of perceived need for treatment in patients (58,1% of physicians, 80,0% of heads of a medical organizations, 87,5% of chief freelance specialists), for PCSK9-targeted therapy — high cost (44,1% of physicians, 34,7% of heads of a medical organizations, 23,0% of chief freelance specialists). The possible fixed-dose combination therapy for dyslipidemia was positively perceived (59,7% of physicians, 42,0% of heads of a medical organizations, 35,4% of chief freelance specialists). Inclusion of innovative therapy in medicine assistance program will improve the situation in achieving target LDL-C levels (85,6% of physicians, 91,1% of heads of a medical organizations, 95,8% of chief freelance specialists).Conclusion. A wide range of barriers to the implementation of clinical guidelines on lipid metabolism disorders into practice have been identified. Based on the results obtained, the second stage of the implementation study will identify strategies aimed at eliminating the identified barriers.

Features of the process of allocating land to the Astrakhan Tatars in the Astrakhan province in the first half of the 19th century in the light of the characteristics of their socio-legal status

The publication presents an analysis of the materials of the case "By the Decree of the Governing Senate on the allotment of the lands of the Kundra, Yurt and Emesh Tatars", deposited in the fund no.383 "First Department of the Ministry of State Property" of the Russian State Historical Archive. These materials date back to 1839–1847. The case was initiated in connection with the completion of the process of sedentarization of Astrakhan (Yurt, Emesh and Kundra) Tatars in the first third of the 19th century and the need to endow them with land on the basis of a Senate decree. The sparsely populated Astrakhan province predetermined the highest "proportion" of allotment of land to Astrakhan Tatars – 15 tithes per male. The documents of the case are interesting because they clarify several issues related to the history of the Astrakhan (Yurt) Tatars: the socio-legal status (Russian subjects and state peasants), the attitude to conscription and the amount of taxation, the number of Yurt, Emesh and Kundra Tatars in the 1830s; a clear definition in the source of belonging to the Tatar world. The documents presented in this publication indicate the interest of the Russian authorities in the final consolidation of the socio-legal status of the Tatar population of Astrakhan province as a settled taxable population with a clearly defined set of state duties. The authorities were also interested in finalizing the boundaries of rural settlements and securing land holdings for Yurt-Tatar societies in order to avoid land disputes between different owners.
 For citation: Imasheva M.M. Features of the process of allocating land to the Astrakhan Tatars in the Astrakhan province in the first half of the 19th century in the light of the characteristics of their socio-legal status. From History and Culture of Peoples of the Middle Volga Region. 2023, vol.13, no.4, pp.180–188. https://doi.org/10.22378/2410-0765.2023-13-4.180-188 (In Russian)

Comprehensive diagnostics of the level of Russian language proficiency in a multiethnic Russian school

The most important tool for the adaptation and integration of foreign-speaking children into the Russian educational space is the Russian language. In modern Russian schools, the most pressing issue is the assessment of the level of proficiency in Russian by foreign children, since in the situation of formed migration there is no common institutional complex for the diagnosis of these children's language and speech skills. It is necessary first of all to make diagnostic measurements of the ability of school children from migrant families to master school subjects in Russian. The lack of methodological tools of this kind complicates the process of adaptation of foreign language students to the educational space of the Russian school. This circumstance conditioned the tools for developing and implementing complex diagnostics aimed at determining the language skills and the level of speech competence not only of foreign-speaking children, but also of all students in educational institutions of the Domodedovo city district. The aim of the study was to determine the general didactic and methodological requirements for a foreign-speaking student in a Russian school, and to create an effective tool for defining the linguistic and socio-cultural competencies of this category of students. The research development of the diagnostic procedures carried out and their results aimed at determining the levels of Russian language proficiency among students of 5-9 grades in the polyethnic composition of the Domodedovo city district are presented. Within the framework of the study, methods of pedagogical observation, statistical method, method of diagnostic testing and expert evaluation, method of quantitative processing of the obtained data were applied. In the diagnosis 1248 students of Domodedovo city district schools took part. The testing was carried out in electronic format, which made it possible to obtain and process the results in the shortest possible time. The methodological basis for the research and development of testing materials was the manual by Elizaveta A. Khamraeva “Linguodidactic diagnostics” (the series “Russian school”), which includes tests for children aged 6-14 years, compiled on the basis of the meta-subject approach. The results of this study can serve as a content base for individual educational trajectories, based on the principles of differentiated learning, which will contribute to the successful learning of academic disciplines in accordance with the requirements of the Federal State Educational Standard in a modern multicultural school.