Aim. To introduce the scientific community to the research results presented at the international conference “National Identity and Patriotism in States in International Crises” (October 28, 2022) and the round table with international participation “National Identity, patriotism and Historical Memory” (December 23, 2022), organized by the Department of Political Sciences of the Institute of Scientific Information on Social Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Faculty of Political Science of Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov with the support of the electronic online publication “Bulletin of Moscow Region State University”.

Methodology. The article presents data on the problems of uniting (“consolidating”) national identity and patriotism, including methodological problems of “political cyclism”,“return” cycles, agent modeling, ideological and semantic “counter-discourse”. The authors are researchers of ISISS RAS, Institute of Sociology of the RAS, Lomonosov Moscow State University, L. N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University (Republic of Kazakhstan).

Results. Based on the materials of theoretical and methodological, historical and applied research, the article highlights the spectrum of national identity and patriotism formation problems, the ethics of service history, the informational influence of foreign and inner destructive forces. The paper also considers the problems of cyclical changes in national identity, information and communication and cognitive aspects of identity, discourses and “counter-discourses” on social values, tasks of countering manipulative technologies with regard to the complexity of the ethno-national composition of society, the specifics of identification processes and public consciousness in Russia, Israel, Kazakhstan, Brazil.

Research implications. The published materials have theoretical, methodological and applied significance for the research of the national-state identity and the introduction of scientific results into the mechanisms of ideological and political confrontation of constructive and deconstructive forces, which is important in the education of patriotism, maintaining optimism and faith in the possibility of positive development in a tough struggle for identity. The conclusions and recommendations of the researchers can contribute to solving urgent political and educational tasks, improving the effectiveness of mechanisms that positively affect society consolidation, maintaining the ethics of “service”.

Aim. To study the political phenomenon of General L.Rokhlin (1947–1998) as the leader of the anti-Yeltsin “military opposition” in the second half of the 1990s.

Methodology. The study is based on an interdisciplinary approach, which relies on the use of problem-chronological, formal-legal, and systemic methods.

Results. The conducted analysis revealed that the political phenomenon of Rokhlin was the result of the crisis transformation of the giant military defense complex, which was inherited by Russia from the Soviet Union. At the same time, the methods, which the “rebellious general” wanted to apply to solve the army and the military-industrial complex problems, could not be called completely constitutional. Therefore, Rokhlin appears as an undoubtedly bright and charismatic leader who, at the same time, was quite isolated from the rest of the opposition spectrum, and his significance in the political history of Russia in the 1990s seems quite exaggerated.

Research implications. In the course of the study, new sources were introduced into scientific circulation: materials of the periodical press, legal acts, electronic sources, the integrated use of which enables comprehensive study of the socio-political activities of General L.Rokhlin and his supporters.

Aim. To identify the causes of the modern civilizational crisis between East and West, to determine a strategy for overcoming it.

Methodology. To achieve this goal, the work uses a wide range of general scientific methods and political science approaches: dialectical, axiological, structural-functional, historicism, analysis and synthesis.

Results. The author comes to the conclusion that in the conditions of aggravation of the global problems of modern world associated with the revaluation of the social existence values and, as a consequence, the socio-cultural egocentrism of East and West, it is necessary to develop a new paradigm of intercivilizational relations based on the unshakable cultural values.

Research implications. The theoretical and/or practical significance of the research lies in an integrated approach to the intercivilizational problems and the formulation of proposals to overcome the modern planetary crisis through a constructive dialogue of macrocultures, the formation of a global civilization based on true virtues and basic human values.

Aim. To reveal the essence, content, goals, objectives and methods of the special operation of the American special services related to the emergency landing of a Ryanair aircraft at the airport in Minsk, as a result of which the KGB of the Republic of Belarus detained oppositionists R. Protasevich and S. Sapega.

Methodology. The study was carried out using the methods of analysis, synthesis, generalization and interpretation of the results.

Results. It has been established that, in terms of its scheme and manner of execution, the “Ryanair case” is identical to the operation “Doping Scandal with WADA” carried out by the US intelligence agencies against the Russian Federation in 2015–2018. The goal of the Ryanair operation is the same as in the WADA scandal: make those who were repeatedly caught in a lie admit the allegations on all counts; the form of the operation is an operational experiment (provocation). Thus, the Ryanair operation is a combination of techniques, methods and tricks previously worked out by US intelligence in a whole series of operations against the Russian Federation.

Research implications. Information about the latest forms and methods of organizing and conducting information operations, such as Operation Ryanair (carried out by the US intelligence agencies against Belarus), can be used in the work of state bodies responsible for organizing a systemic counteraction to informational aggression by foreign states, and will also be of use to political scientists, political technologists and specialists in counteracting destructive political technologies.

Aim. To study the prospects for the development of alternative and low-carbon energy in the Republic of Belarus in the context of joining the Shanghai Cooperation Organization as a full member.

Methodology. The key research methods were historical and logical analysis, comparative and typological analysis. The focus is on the study of international treaties and agreements essence, various normative legal acts, resolutions, strategies and plans for the development of cooperation, as well as statements and speeches of officials. The work also applied the scenario forecasting method to identify the promising areas for the development of “green” energy in Belarus.

Results. It is stated that with the accession of the Republic of Belarus to the SCO as a full member, a potential opportunity appeares for increasing foreign investment in projects for the development of alternative and low-carbon energy; it is expected to strengthen the energy dialogue with Russia, including the field of “green” energy; the strengthening of the position of the Republic of Belarus on the world stage is stated in connection with joining a large organization and the creation of economic and logistics joint projects.

Research implications. The study results can be relevant for studying the transformation of the energy markets of the SCO member states in the context of the global energy transition.

Aim. To explore the image of M. V. Mishustin, formed in the minds of residents of the Bryansk region, and its correlation with the ideal perceptions of citizens about high-level officials.

Methodology. The methods of “case-study”, the in-depth focused interviews using stimulus material in the form of a black-and-white photograph of M. V. Mishustin, analysis of documents and other secondary evidence were used. The study was conducted in 2021–2022 in the Bryansk region. A total of 40 in-depth interviews were conducted.

Results. Based on a comparative analysis of the images of real and ideal ministers, it was concluded that M.V. Mishustin more closely corresponds to the ideal perceptions of residents of the Bryansk region.

Research implications. The theoretical and practical significance lies in the estimation of regional specifics of political leader perception as well as in correlation between real images of politicians and their ideal perceptions that exist in the mass consciousness. The differences between the real and ideal revealed in the course of the study provide means for correcting the political leader’s image and building trust-based relationships between the authorities and Russian population.

Aim. To define political subjectivity of transnational digital corporations in the modern world.

Methodology. Network effects arising within the framework of the modern digital platforms functioning are the subject of research. The paper analyzes such effects of the modern communicative space as “digital capsules”, deplatforming, avatarization and the power of algorithms. The special status and definition of the political subjectivity of transnational digital corporations are highlighted.

Results. It has been concluded that the algorithms that perform functions on platforms have a significant impact on the communication and information space, while they are not a self-sufficient political entity.

Research implications. The author's definition of the political subjectivity of digital corporations is presented, examples of influence on platforms by state institutions are given, scenarios for the development of political subjectivity in digital platforms are considered.

Aim. To discuss the results of the study on the effectiveness of psychological assistance to women experiencing the loss of a spouse in the form of social networks support groups.

Methodology. The study used the comparison method of the results of psychodiagnostics of two groups of women who participated and did not participate in a psychological assistance program in the VK (social network) support groups. The research also relies on a number of psychodiagnostic techniques aimed at studying psychological characteristics of women. To process the data obtained, methods of qualitative and quantitative analysis, methods of mathematical data processing were used.

Results. The study proves the effectiveness of the proposed psychological program of assistance to women experiencing the loss of a spouse, implemented through a social network community. It was determined that women who have completed the program tend to experience reduced impact of a psychotraumatic event on their general psychological state, as well as a decrease in the level of psychological stress and depressive symptoms manifestations. Emerging models of coping behavior and strategies for coping with stress tend to be optimized in terms of getting out of social “isolation”, making social contact and seeking social support.

Research implication. The results obtained and the materials presented in this article, as well as the proposed organizational and methodological recommendations for the program, expand the possibilities of providing psychological assistance to people facing the loss, and allow the material to be used by practicing psychologists working with the above-mentioned problem.

Aim. To study the socio-psychological mechanisms of the“Self-image” formation of traffic police officers.

Methodology. The research uses modern quantitative and qualitative research methods: historical and psychological analysis, generalization and systematization of knowledge, abstraction and concretization of the cognition process, study of psychological experience, modeling of official activity situations, psychological experiment and observation, questionnaire and testing, interview and survey, expert evaluation, methods of processing and statistical analysis of experimental data (methods of computer data processing, graphical and tabular interpretation of results, methods of mathematical statistics, correlation and factor analysis), which confirmed the positive dynamics of the formation and development of the “Self-image” of a traffic police officers.

Results. The article analyzes the process of forming the “Self-image” of traffic police officers, which significantly affects the quality of professional training and official behavior. In the context of this process, the problem of the negative influence of public opinion and ways to neutralize it through the formation of a positive “Self-image” of traffic police officers is being considered.

Research implications. The article describes the empirical data obtained, revealing the socio-psychological mechanisms of the influence of public opinion on the formation of the “Self-image” of traffic police officers, and the essential signs and features of its formation.

Aim. To introduce the concept of the level organization of the parts of speech system and to offer their interpretation from the speaker's internal perspective.

Methodology. General scientific methods of analysis and synthesis, as well as linguistic methods of contextual and transformational analysis were used in this work.

Results. The paper presents the concept of a level-based construction of the parts of speech system. The factors influencing the transitions of words from one part of speech to another are revealed. It is shown that the internal perspective finds its realization in parts of speech in the form of representation of phenomena and objects of the surrounding reality, as well as in the system of grammatical categories and in deicticity.

Research implications. The study makes a certain contribution to the development of the concept of partial differentiation of words and criteria for their differentiation. The results obtained can be used in such academic course s as “General linguistics” and “Comparative typology of German and Russian languages”.

Aim. To assess the relationship between the ideas of globalization and nationalism, to identify their correlation with the concept of cultural identity which determines the role and functions of language in the current conditions of the world community development.

Methodology. Retrospective analysis and descriptive method were chosen as the main research methods. They revealed the specifics, as well as similarities and differences in relation towards language and culture in Russia and Western Europe.

Results. Based on the results of the study, the author comes to the conclusion that in modern conditions it is language that plays the key role in defining the concept of cultural identity and serves as a link for nations in the framework of solving global conflicts.

Research implications. The study systematizes data on the concepts of language and cultural identity. The author’s edition of the concepts of identity and culture is proposed.

Aim. To analyze linguistic politeness strategies of artificial bilinguals in the implementation of the speech act of refusal.

Methodology. In the course of the study, a linguistic experiment  was carried out on the basis of written discursive test methodology.

Results. The experiment has revealed that artificial bilinguals use a great variety of politeness strategies in their discourse. These strategies are reflected in the head act and the supportive speech acts of refusal.

Research implications. The submitted methodology allows to analyze the strategies of linguistic politeness which is a part of pragmatic competence. The latter one should be obtained by artificial bilinguals who are learning a foreign language. The results of the experiment can be used in courses on Theory of Intercultural Communication and Pragmalinguistics.