Aim. To assess the prospects of lobbying efforts of Russian business in the countries of the Asian region in the conditions of the emerging international political and economic conjuncture.

Methodology. Cross-national comparative analysis and document analysis were used as the main methods. Data from open sources, in particular, analytical reports of government and private organizations, as well as mass media, were analyzed to identify and evaluate the effectiveness of specific forms and technologies of interaction between Russian business groups and representatives of the authorities of the Asian region.

Results. The results of the study showed that the prospects for the activities of Russian business groups in modern conditions in the Asian region today are higher than in the West. In particular, this is due to the lower level of influence of politics on economic relations and the effectiveness of GR campaigns, which has made lobbying in the European Union and the United States practically hopeless. The change of the vector of Russian foreign policy to the Asian direction is also a significant reason. However, the study also revealed a number of significant difficulties faced by Russian business in Asia: the still active influence of political relations on economic ties in a number of countries, the lack in some cases of a systematic approach to promoting interests, a high potential level of competition, as well as the difficulty of finding channels of communication with the authorities of some states.

Research implications. A detailed study of the mechanisms for promoting the interests of Russian business in Asian countries was carried out. In addition, the paper highlights the advantages of the work of companies from the Russian Federation in this area, as well as the challenges they may face as a result of their lobbying activities. Based on the information received, the study reveals the prospects for further lobbying work of Russian business in the countries of the Asian region, and also suggests ways to improve it.

Aim. To analyze The US political elite through the prism of age factor.

Methodology. The description of social processes in the US is based on Strauss-Howe generation theory. Statistical and biographical methods are applied in the study. In particular, the analysis of statistical data on the age of American politicians in the legislative, executive and judicial branches of the US federal government was carried out, and the US establishment representatives’ biographies were studied.

Results. At the beginning of the 21st century gerontocratic tendencies have intensified in the US political elite. The current situation was caused by the evolution processes that began in the 1970s. Different scenarios for American society transformation until the election in 2028 are presented.

Research implications. Taking into account the gerontocracy factor, it is possible to build an effective strategy towards the United States and draw conclusions that may be useful for the Russian political system. It is proposed to legislatively set an age limit for holding positions that imply making key decisions, but at the same time create a mechanism for older Russian politicians to broadcast their experience to new generations of managers.

Aim. To review the role of state national policy in safeguarding sovereignty and overcoming the threats posed by destabilisation processes exploiting the national context.

Methodology. The key research method was comparative analysis, which compares the specifics of national policy implementation in the context of ensuring state sovereignty, as well as the current destabilisation potential exploiting the national context.

Results. A review of the main trends of the Russian ethnic policy has been made and the current challenges to Russia’s sovereignty in the national sphere have been described.

Research implications. The results of the research can be used in the study of ethnic policy, as well as for the prevention of ethnic-political conflicts and separatism on ethnic grounds.

Aim. To explore peculiarities of perception of state policy main directions in modern Russia by various age groups of provincial youth.

Methodology. The empirical basis of the article was made up of materials from online surveys of young people (2021 n=519; 2022 n=2021; 2023 n=852).

Results. The analysis made it possible to identify a trend towards a decrease in the level of criticism on the part of Russian youth in relation to government activities in the most important spheres of public life. However, more than a third of respondents continue to demonstrate dissatisfaction with the main directions of government policy in the Russian Federation.

Research implications. It is substantiated that in optimizing state youth policy it is important to take into account that social risks of such opposition potential are very high. Young people are the most radical and impulsive in their actions. In crisis situations, anti-state forces can easily use it to their advantage.

Aim. To identify the main problems and contradictions associated with the activities of federal executive bodies designed to counter political extremism in Russia in the second half of the 1990s in the absence of a special law.

Methodology. The main methods were problem-chronological, formal-legal, institutional, and systemic approaches. The main areas of activity of the Prosecutor General’s Office, the Ministry of Justice, as well as the Special Commission for Combating Political Extremism under the President of the Russian Federation are analyzed, and the legislative initiatives of these departments put forward in the context of the fight against political radicalism are considered.

Results. It was proven that, despite the absence of a special law, in Russia in the 1990s the legal framework necessary to combat extremist crimes was formed. However, in practice, certain legal provisions were applied selectively. At the same time, the new legislative initiatives of the federal executive authorities were not distinguished by their originality and effectiveness. The very counteraction to political extremism in the context of the current internal political situation in the Russian Federation was not a well-thought-out state strategy but was of a sporadic opportunistic nature.

Research implications. The results of the study can serve as the basis for further study of the theory and practice of countering political extremism in the Russian Federation in the 2000s.

Aim. To reconstruct the concept of the adherents of the regional ideology (Siberian democratic regionalism) of the second half of the 19th – early 20th centuries on the issues of Russia’s national policy and the position of ethnic endemics in Siberia.

Methodology.The article is written in line with the paradigm of the “new intellectual history”, which allows us to consider the author’s vision of a particular topic considering the cultural and intellectual achievements of a particular historical era and the dominant political realities. The study is based on the analysis of publications of the journal “Siberian Notes”, to which the method of political and textual analysis is applied, aimed at identifying the historical and political aspects of the semantic content of the documents studied.

Results. It is shown that at the beginning of the 20th century the journal “Siberian Notes” was entirely devoted to the consideration of the numerous vital issues of the Siberian macroregion and eastern peoples. It is established that the writers of the regional ideological and political trend (G.N. Potanin, N.N. Kozmin, etc.) in the columns of the journal “Siberian Notes” were oriented towards the concept of support for the ethnic diversity of the Siberian region by the Slavic-Russian people as more highly developed in cultural and economic terms.

Research implications. The inclusion of theses and arguments of representatives of the political ideology of Siberian regionalism in the real social and political agenda will contribute to strengthening the special role of Russia in the integration processes in Eurasia.

Aim. To show the evolution of the CIS policy over the 30 years since the establishment of the organization.

Methodology. The authors conducted a comprehensive comparative analysis of normative documents on the foreign policy of post-Soviet states, studies the economic statistic of post-Soviet states, analyzed the data from public opinion polls, as well as the statements made by the leaders and high-ranking officials of the NIS.

Results. The initial desire to disrupt relations with the "big brother" – Russia – led to the collapse of the economy and a decrease in living standards, despite the production capacities of the national economic complex of the USSR and natural resources (oil, gas, rare metals, rare earth elements) necessary for high-tech production. The multi-vector policy did not yield any results; extraterritorial players sought to drain natural resources. The West used the geographical location of the CIS countries for its geopolitical purposes against Russia. The post-Soviet countries, which realized the benefits of an equal partnership with Russia, managed to partially overcome the crisis phenomena in their countries, and Ukraine and Moldova, especially Ukraine, are heading for the collapse of their statehood. The policy of the CIS countries is influenced by two main factors: the increasing potential of the integration capabilities of the historical center (Russia) and the formation of a new world order.

Research implications. The conclusions drawn by the authors allow Russia to build more reasonable policy with these states.

Aim. To analyze the essence of Nikolai Fedorov's concept of supramoralism, reconstruct its socio-political essence, identify its key foundations and describe their interrelationship.

Methodology. The main research method is political-textual analysis. The study is based on Fedorov's works, writings of his contemporaries and modern researches on Russian cosmism.

Results. This paper demonstrates that supramoralism is based on three foundations: Orthodoxy, autocracy and brotherhood. Orthodoxy dictates the main goal of mankind – to form the brother union in the name of the resurrection of ancestors. To establish such a union, it is necessary to ensure a special structure of society, which is possible only under religious autocracy.

Research implications. The concept of supramoralism is structured and considered from the position of social and political sciences, its socio-political sounding is demonstrated.

Aim. To study the characteristics of social and psychological interaction between teenagers and their mothers, as well as the nature of interaction in dyads “mother-teenage-daughter” and “mother-teenage-son” in multi-child, two-parent and single-parent families.

Methodology. Differences in the parameters of interaction between mothers and their teenage children in multi-child, two-parent and single-parent families were studied, and interactions in the “mother-teenage-daughter” and “mother-teenage-son” dyads were analyzed separately. The following methods were used: questionnaire, conversation, survey, methods of mathematical processing of the obtained data (Mann-Whitney U tests and Kruskal-Wallace test). Diagnostics of the interaction between mother and teenage child was carried out using the “Parent-Child Interaction” technique (I.M. Markovskaya). The sample was represented by 98 families. The study was conducted on the basis on secondary schools in Moscow, Khimki and Korolev, Moscow region.

Results. The nature of interaction in dyads “mother-teenage-daughter” and “mother-teenage-son” in multi-child, full and single-parent families is analyzed. It is shown that there is a discrepancy in assessments of the interaction of mothers and their adolescent children, both boys and girls, in different types of families. The greatest number of difficulties was found in mother-teenage-son  dyads in single-parent families and in mother-teenage-daughter dyads in multi-child families.

Research implications. The results of the study can serve as the basis for the development of psycho-correctional and psycho-prophylactic work with adolescents from full, multi-child and single-parent families in order to improve intrafamily interaction.

Aim. To study emotional competence of university students with disabilities.

Methodology. This study was conducted using the methods of psycho-diagnostic testing and expert interview.

Results. The problems of emotional competence development and its components as a significant personal resource of students with disabilities are revealed, which can complicate their socio-psychological adaptation. The differences of emotional intelligence and emotional orientation of students with and without disabilities are shown.

Research implications. The study contributes to the understanding of the need to transform modern educational technologies into personal-developmental technologies. The results of the study can be used to determine the optimal targets of preventive impact of the development of personal resources of students with disabilities.

Aim. To identify gender stereotypes represented both by a single word and a complex utterance in detective novels by male authors based on the material of German and Russian languages.

Methodology. The study was conducted using a descriptive method, as well as through linguistic analysis using continuous sampling method to identify and interpret gender stereotypes in Russian and German linguistic cultures.

Results. In the course of the study, gender stereotypes have been identified that influence perceptions of the roles of men and women in society. The analysis showed how the authors create and maintain gender stereotypes, emphasizing the differences between the expectations and reality of men and women in their behavior and character.

Research implications. The research results can be applied in teaching such academic disciplines as text interpretation, comparative linguistics, theory of international communication, and culture studies. Furthermore, the data obtained complements and expands the information on gender linguistics and stylistics in contemporary language studies.

Aim. To try to investigate the impact of the main mechanisms of fake information generation on society in the modern media discourse. The hypothesis of the study is that with the development of artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, the generation of fake information occurs with the help of deep cognitive-linguistic models, because "strong" AI is based on the generative architecture of neural networks, which is able to "learn", to solve complex tasks without any human intervention, which is an existential threat to civilization.

Methodology. In analyzing the empirical material, we used a number of methods and techniques to analyze the texts generated using neural networks, such as contextual analysis, generalization and systematization method, component and comparative analysis.

Results. We have analyzed fake information generated by neural networks, and also conducted an experiment to check the degree of truthfulness of information generated by ChatGPT which turned out to be 99% fake. In addition, we conducted an experiment using the "argument" option of the GPTunnel neural network aggregator, the purpose of which was to reveal the quality of argumentation on a given topic. The experiment showed that the claimed "ability to think logically and consider arguments" was not confirmed. However, rapidly developing AI and increasing capabilities of neural networks, might in a very short time create a more advanced neural network capable of generating logically constructed argumentation.

Research implications. The results of the research contribute to a deeper understanding of the mechanisms of fake generation using generative neural networks in modern media space, which in the future will help linguists solve problems related to the identification of texts generated by AI.

Aim. To study and analyze strategies and tactics aimed at adapting the original English text with “oriental” realias of Indian origin to Russian culture.

Methodology. Based on general and specific methods of linguistic research, the authors of the article 1) identify the realia of Indian culture presented in the English language, 2) systematize their general characteristics, 3) analyze the methods of their interlingual transfer and 4) evaluate the possibilities of their adequate adaptation to Russian culture.

Results. The authors come to the conclusion that in relation to Indian realias presented in English, it is advisable to use the term “cultural concept”. The theoretical and practical significance of the work lies in the existence of a large number of dialects in India, which means that in the works of Indian English, along with the English language, it is quite possible to find lexical borrowings from Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali or Dravidian languages, conveying either “Hinduizing” function of the Indian language, or the locally-centric function of one or another local language of India.

Research implications. The analysis of the designated cultural concepts contributes to the development of the skills of all communicant to successfully study the culture of dialogue, adequately transfer lexemes of a similar nature in to the Russian language, and it also allows one to contribute to the study of the history of the English language and English cinematography.

Aim. To consider the concepts proclaiming adherence to the "will of the customer" as the most important principle of interlanguage translation, and to show that such an attitude means, in essence, a return in disguise to the practice of censorship distortion of the original text.

Methodology. The works in the field of translation studies over the past decades have been analyzed, the provisions related to the research topic expressed in them have been compared, similarities and differences in the positions of individual authors in relation to translation attitudes have been revealed, and their inherent proximity in some cases to the practice of state censorship of translated texts that took place in the past has been shown.

Results. The article substantiates the position that the thesis put forward in a number of concepts of modern translation studies about the monopoly of the customer in determining the content and form of a translated text, regardless of the original, means the actual elimination of translation as a special form of interlanguage and intercultural communication and cannot be considered justified either from the linguistic or linguistic-cultural point of view.

Research implications. The factual material and the provisions and conclusions drawn on its basis make it possible to clarify the controversial points of modern translation studies, confirm the importance and necessity of an objective approach to the principles of interlanguage communication and the inexpediency of abandoning the conceptual and categorical apparatus developed by representatives of linguistic translation studies.

Aim. To analyze prepositional-nominal collocations built according to the structural model "article noun + preposition de + zero article noun" in French and identify the equivalents of the translation of this model into Spanish and Russian.

Methodology. By means of continuous sampling method, the authors considered over 200 examples – phrases from French works and their translations into Spanish and Russian. Functional analysis of language units was used to process the received material in the study. Contrasting analysis of prepositional collocations with the structural model of OAN1deØN2 was carried out using descriptive and comparative research methods. The transformation method was used to identify ways to transform and redistribute language elements.

Results. The analysis showed that when translating from French, the use of a particular structural model of the prepositional-nominal phrase in Spanish and Russian depends in each specific case on the lexical content of the prepositional-nominal phrase and on the meaning of the entire context.

Research implications. The results obtained contribute to the development of communication theory, expand the existing knowledge in the field of article and phrase theory, in particular, the features of the use of the article in a prepositional-nominal phrase with a definitive relationship between the components of this phrase.