Volume 6.  Issue 1. (№ 14)

 

  

 

The Council of Reviewers of the publishing house together with the teaching staff of leading universities:

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Different directions of human activity since the times of ancient history are associated with deities that patronize people belonging to a particular profession. In the mythology of Ancient Rome, Mercury was not only a god of trade, but also the establishment of connections between people, and Mars acted as the god of war. The rivalry between Mars and Mercury reflects the whole complex history of mankind. Mars became stronger, inventing new weapons. Mercury acted consistently, linking countless trade routes to more and more remote areas. And when the arsenal of Mars became capable of completely destroying mankind, it was forced to think about those indisputable advantages that it promised to follow the precepts of Mercury. This is brilliantly confirmed by the Italo-Russian trade relations.

Key words: international relations, intercultural communications, business ties, business, chambers of commerce.

 

In modern society there is a process of institutionalization in cyberspace as a new type of reality. Cyberspace is a complex and multifaceted phenomenon, consisting of different layers and uniting different structures and entities. An important aspect is that cyberspace is not only an instrument, a medium that conducts certain values and rules, but it is a mirror that reflects the phenomena of social reality and shows a certain section of the general socio-cultural state of society, the average public portrait of a contemporary. Cyberspace is a social and technical reality, which consists of different levels and in which communication occurs through information and communication networks.

Key words: cyberspace, social norms, Internet, social institution, informational age.

 

The system of assessing of competences formation in the system of higher education is considered in this article. The main features of the Bologna process are also listed. The criteria for evaluating the students when using the SRS are given. Here problems of assessment of quality of training in higher educational institutions are considered using SRS.

The discrepancy between the academic subject and competences that should be formed in the process of studying this academic subject is considered.

The problem of scoring assessment of test tasks is designated if questions are directed to check of theoretical knowledge of a academic subject.

The problem of the influence of accumulated scores on the final evaluation of the subject is considered.

The problem of the lack of a mechanism for working with students who received a low total score is considered.

The problem of absence of the entrance and final evaluation of the trainee in terms of competencies is given.

The ways of solving the identified problems in the system of assessing the competence of trainees are proposed: to students' assess in terms of competencies; assessment of competencies to be carried out at the time of passing the interim evaluation of the academic subject; assessment of competencies during the semester is used to analyze and improve the learning process.

Key words: score - rating system of evaluation, assessment of the quality of education, problems of students' assessment.

 

Currently, psychologists are increasingly turning to such topics of positive psychology as quality of life, well-being, satisfaction with life and of course happiness. Many authors wonder what determines happiness. In this study we consider the interrelation between the ways of coping with stress and life obstacles, quality of life and happiness. The study involved Russian students of Czech state universities subjected to increased stress connected with acculturation, adaptation to a new linguistic environment and the loss of social setting. We compared the findings with the data obtained for Czech students living in their natural surroundings without experiencing the abovementioned social stress. The total selection comprised 209 respondents (104 Russian students and 105 Czech students) of both sexes. We used the WHOQoL-BREF Quality of Life Scale, the Lyubomirsky Subjective Happiness Scale, the COPE-BREF coping strategy determination method and our own socio-demographic questionnaire as research tools. The statistical analysis findings showed that the Russian students, unlike the Czechs, were increasingly choosing active coping strategies. The Russian students choosing active coping consider their life to be better, feel happier and more satisfied with their relationships. The Czech students choosing active coping consider their life to be better as well, but they do not feel happier than those who choose passive coping strategies. The Russian and the Czech students are equally happy. Women in both respondent groups tend to choose passive coping strategies, seek support and express negative emotions in stressful situations. This article complements earlier data of positive and cross-cultural studies related to coping, happiness and life quality.

Key words: coping strategies, coping, quality of life, happiness, studying abroad.

 

The article considers the conditions for the formation of oligarchic capitalism in modern Russia. Dedicated key aspects of the political and economic development of state power. The importance of oligarchic groups as constituent elements of capitalist relations in the Russian economy is underlined.

Key words: authority, economy, oligarchy, policy, society, state.

 

Based on the research, the authors analyze the features of the formation of the lexical composition of the economic media text. Due to the fact that the language of professional communication “serves” the modern information space of the economic sphere, the authors analyze and give examples of methods of replenishment and creation of the language of the economy.

Attention is paid to such methods as cognitive metaphorization and lexico-semantic method of economic lexical formation. The authors come to the conclusion that modern economic media text is a part of economic discourse and a tool of forming the language of professional communication.

Modern economic media text is actively developing and replenished by the formation of new lexical units and word collocation used to indicate modern economic realities.

Key words: economic lexis, media text, borrowing, phraseological names, semantic structure, economic discourse.

 

Results of the research of ethnopsychological characteristics of the Tuvans, including those who live in remote areas of Tuva are presented. The meaning of life and the value-purpose for Tuvans are such categories as care for children (family), relations with relatives, love for the native nature and traditional culture. The majority of Tuvans are characterized by respectful, equal relations. Families traditionally have many children and are stable, tribal relations are steady and preserve traditional values: hospitality, respect for elders, politeness. Rationalism, punctuality and flexibility of the life position are still not very acceptable. We have also investigated features of formation and course of cognitive processes in the conditions of using of information and communication technologies in training and daily life. Use of digital equipment affects deep layers of mentality and changes not only formation and functioning of the speech-thought sphere, but also the processes of perception. The information technologies that have entered the modern life are a little focused on real communities: at best they are adapted to writing.

Key words: ethnos, Tyva, psychology, information and communication technologies.

 

Mass communication is created for the mass, demanded by the mass and supplied by the mass. It is when individuals become a homogenous entity, while being able to still express their individuality. Of course, mass communication trends are inspired by a certain majority, which does not automatically make them right, hence mass communication is revised as being both positive and negative in nature. An individual's' opinion is mended and formed in many ways and places, but mainly in the socio cultural sphere. The socio cultural sphere and its influence are measured by determining factors, dimensions, etc., which are reviewed by various authors who depending on their branch of academia claim a different point of focus. The socio cultural perspective, amongst others, is claimed to be one of the most important of factors in opinion grafting. In a world of industrialization and globalization, the quality of mass communication, through the main media outlets and the internet, is what makes the difference between a world of mutual interest, economic prosperity, multiculturalism and peace and a world of moral breakdown, degradation of national and Union values and traditions, lack of political transparency and war.

Key words: communication, socium, culture, sociology, game, group, gender, race, thought, ethnos.

 

The review is devoted to the monograph by Sh.K. Shakhov «Ethnopolitics and Educational Sphere in Polycultural Region: Trends of Development». It is noted that the author of the monograph paid equal attention both to the theoretical and practical aspects of government-public integration. The monograph contains the idea of the importance of coordinating managerial decisions that relate to the ethnopolitical and educational spheres.

Key words: integration processes, polycultural region, ethnopolitics, educational sphere, education of youth.

 

Textbook of L.F. Boltenkova and E.L. Ryabova "Interregional and cross-border cooperation – part of international relations" considers the problem, which is relevant in the context of modern political regional science and international relations theory. According to the basic definition, the cross-border cooperation is a part of the international relations of the Russian Federation, international and foreign economic relations of border regions of the Russian Federation and municipalities of the border regions of the Russian Federation with the subjects of cross-border cooperation of neighboring states.

Key words: cooperation, border, culture, international, relations, region, regional, municipality.

 

Sport has long become a means of solving the tasks of world politics. One of the first sports games that brilliantly showed the connections of these spheres were chess. Competitors in the game demonstrate their strength, endurance, character, necessary for the sport. And the necessity to construct a variety of variants of their confrontation is easily extrapolated to socio-political realities. Throughout its long history, chess has incorporated the rules of the experience of different cultures and peoples. The game was able to reflect the images of a spatial and social organization that are meaningful for a person, and its rules — the strategies of behavior of leading social actors. This game has a truly international character. Participation in the chess game gave partners the opportunity to better know the other, which was indispensable in diplomatic practice. The value of chess was highly appreciated in the days of social transformations, which was manifested in the desire not to ban the game as a legacy of the past, but to make it a symbol of the changes taking place. This policy was carried out by the French revolutionaries of the 18th century, and by the Russian Bolsheviks at the beginning of the 20th century. Chess, with all the openness of tournaments, shows a striking resemblance to diplomacy, consisting in its closeness, intimacy. Therefore, how this game helps to understand the world and decipher the actions of a geopolitical rival, one often learns not from reports about matches, but from works of art connected with the intricacies of a chess game. And the fact that chess is both a game and a sport also brings them closer to diplomacy with the qualities of play and art, and chess geopolitics makes it preferable to geopolitical conflicts.

Key words: international relations, geopolitics, diplomacy, art, chess, history, society.