dc.contributor.author

value: Sharapkova, Anastasiia A.

dc.identifier.citation

value: Sharapkova A. A. Deviation from the directness of morality in the key conceptual metaphors of the 15th–17th centuries: From religion to philosophy (corpus and cognitive analysis). Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Language and Literature. 2024, 21 (2): 478–507. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu09.2024.213 (In Russian)

dc.description.abstract

value:
This paper explores the dynamics of how the conceptualizations of deviation from morally
approved behaviour are verbalized through analysing the conceptual metaphor of deviation
from straightness/straight line. The core metaphor for describing morality is a straight
horizontal or vertical line, and violating morality can be represented by a deviation from it.
However, the verbalization of the development of ideas about morality and moral responsibility
on a rich historical material has not been previously analyzed linguistically. Two lexemes
“pravity” and “obliquity” were chosen for the analysis; and their combinability, semantics, and metaphoricity were examined on the extensive corpus of the 15th–17th century texts including
Google books and English Historical Book Collection (1758 contexts in total). Studying
the transitional periods in discursive strategies of describing morality as well as the development
of certain types of discourse is of paramount importance. The paper aims to show how
religious discourse has influenced philosophical discourse, not only at the level of the issues
discussed like morality, moral responsibility, and moral judgment, but also at the level of language.
The specificity of our approach is the combination of corpus and cognitive linguistic
methods, in particular the study of metaphor. The statistical analysis with the general linear
model (GLM) was carried out to verify the proposals made and to identify the degree of correlation
between the type of meaning realized in each context and the type of discourse. The
results show ideological, discursive, metaphorical, and terminological continuity between religious
and philosophical discourse.

dc.description.sponsorship

value:
Thе article is supported by the Russian Science Foundation grant no. 21-78-10044 “Phenomenon of
moral responsibility”.

dc.language.iso

value: ru

dc.publisher

value: St Petersburg State University

dc.relation.ispartofseries

value: Vestnik of St Petersburg University. Language and Literature;Volume 21; Issue 2

value: morality

value: conceptual metaphor

value: corpus analysis

value: quantitative methods

value: philosophical and religious discourse

dc.title

filename: 9-2-2024+для+сайта-190-219+Шарапкова.pdf


dc.contributor.author

value: Sadovnikova, Natalia V.

dc.identifier.citation

value: Sadovnikova, Natalia. “Evolution of Composition of the Gostilitsy Palace and Park Ensemble”. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Arts 14, no. 2 (2024): 405–435. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu15.2024.209 (In Russian)

dc.description.abstract

value:
The Gostilitsy Palace and Park Ensemble is in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list.
Now in 2021 the palace-park complex is ruined and may be included in List of World Heritage
Sites in Danger. This paper built on earlier analyses and presented new research results.
Historiographical data about transfer the estate from Razumovsky brothers to other owners
Potemkin and also fact of ownership of the estate by merchant Akimov in 1875 were rediscovered.
For the first time graphic data is published — piece of the park layout near Lower Pond.
Iconographic data are also published, it is watercolor depicting an open wooden gallery, which
made it possible a number of findings about the planning structure the estate holding period
of the Kirill Razumovsky, and two watercolors with views of the park. The resulting data and using the cartographic method there has been four development periods and Basic Plans
were made. Elizabethan Baroque, Classicism and Romantic Gothic — style of the ensemble
changed with the building of each new palace. During the ownership of the Gostilitsy by the
Siemens family in the late 19th — early 20th centuries, the park was in its prime. Locations of
viewpoints in today’s park were identified using watercolors of the 1850s by the artist Vasily
Sadovnikov and photographs of the beginning of the 20th century, and the park pictures were
recreated using 3D model. Graphic reconstruction of the park mid-19th — early 20th centuries
is product of the work. The graphic reconstruction was analyzed in the context of the theory
of A. T. Bolotov, and compared with the Palace and Park Ensemble of Bogoroditsk. As a result
of art analysis, similar principles of space organization of both parks were noted, and a compositional
structure was revealed, which was a landscape network of scenes and transit spaces.

dc.relation.ispartofseries

value: Vestnik of St Petersburg University. Arts;Volume 14; Issue 2

dc.subject

value: Gostilitsy

value: Palace and Park ensemble

value: Minich

value: Elizabeth I

value: Razumovsky

value: Potemkin

value: Siemens

value: Grevenitz

value: Stackenschneider

value: Bolotov

value: Bogoroditsk

value: graphic reconstruction

value: Russian garden

dc.type

value: Article

format: Adobe PDF


dc.contributor.author

value: Zamanova, Ilona V.

dc.identifier.citation

value: Zamanova I. V. The problem of semantization of mental state vocabulary in the explanatory dictionaries of the Russian language. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Language and Literature. 2024, 21 (2): 446–466. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu09.2024.211 (In Russian)

dc.description.abstract

value:
The article deals with the problems of psychic state definition in common explanatory dictionaries.
The term “semantization” stands for the process and result of verbal unit semantic
content revealing with regard to the particular language system, so that it can be correctly
used in speech or translated into another language. “The Great Academic Dictionary of the
Russian Language” in 30 volumes (2004) and “The Dictionary of the Modern Russian Literary
Language” in 17 volumes (1948–1965) were used as the basis for the research. Psychic state
is understood in the article as a static uncontrolled object-free psychic process with hardly
determining causality. The aim of the study was to identify the types of the definition problems;
ultimately, we tried to suggest some possible ways to solve them. The following types
were identified: there is no distinguishing of the states, feelings, properties meanings in the
vocabulary definitions; the separation of the psychical state on the basis of properties and feelings
lexical meaning is inconsistent and non-unified; formed on the basis of the psychic state
the psychic figurative sense has been allocated not holistically; approximate interpretation by
synonyms still be an unsolved problem. As a result of the study a hypothesis about the regular
(but not productive) semantic derivation of psychical properties and feelings into the sphere
of states, as well as physiological states into the sphere of psychical ones was also put forward.
The article proposes to distinguish between states, properties and feelings. The semantic classification
of verbs is suggested to use to prove the correctness of the distinction. In addition it
seems necessary to insert the states into the psychical properties (the features of the subjects
or objects) lexical meanings system, as well as into the feelings (psychical processes, that is
directed at the object and have a clear causality). Also for definite lexemes it is seems to be
necessary to insert a psychical states figurative meaning into the definition of the physiological
ones.

dc.language.iso

value: ru

dc.publisher

value: St Petersburg State University

dc.relation.ispartofseries

value: Vestnik of St Petersburg University. Language and Literature;Volume 21; Issue 2

dc.subject

value: emotive vocabulary

value: psychical states in language

value: lexicography of emotions

value: ambiguity


dc.contributor.author

value: Mikhailova, Elena A.

dc.identifier.citation

value: Mikhailova, Elena. “‘Events from the Life of My Father’: The Diary of Yuri Lyapunov (1911–1919)”. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Arts 14, no. 2 (2024): 216–232. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu15.2024.201 (In Russian)

dc.description.abstract

value:
The name of Sergei Mikhailovich Lyapunov (1859–1924) is currently attracting particularly
close attention of researchers. One of the greatest composers of the turn of the 19th–20th centuries,
professor of the St. Petersburg Conservatory Lyapunov survived the post-revolutionary
years in Petrograd, was among the defendants in the so-called “Case of the Petrograd Churchmen”,
in 1923 went abroad on tour and died a year later in Paris. During the Soviet period, his
name was actually deleted from the national history of music. Currently, the life and work of
Lyapunov are being actively studied, gaps are being restored. The shortage of factual material
is particularly acute. The article introduces into scientific circulation as an integral document
one of the most important information sources associated with the name of Lyapunov — the
unpublished diary of his eldest son Yuri. The diary covers the period from 1911 to 1919 and is
dedicated to his father: it records significant events in the creative life of Lyapunov, the composer’s
statements about the art of music and the works of colleagues — both contemporaries
and predecessors, about his own work, including unfulfilled plans. The second half of the
diary, which includes entries for the years of the First World War and the post-revolutionary
period, gives an idea of Lyapunov’s life in the most difficult conditions associated with the
historical period. The diary is a document that reveals the features of the composer’s creative
thinking, and can become a good basis for compiling a scientific biography of Lyapunov for
these years.

dc.description.sponsorship

value:
The reported study was supported by the Russian Science Foundation within the project no. 22-78-
10135 “The Emergence and the Development of the Autobiographical Tradition in Russian Written Culture
of the Late 16th — Early 20th Centuries in the Context of Changes in Human Consciousness of the Modern
Рeriod”.

dc.relation.ispartofseries

value: Vestnik of St Petersburg University. Arts;Volume 14; Issue 2

dc.subject

value: S. M. Lyapunov

value: Yu. Lyapunov

value: M. A. Balakirev

value: A. A. Kasyanov

value: diary

value: biography

value: St. Petersburg Conservatory

value: revolutionary years


dc.contributor.author

value: Lu, Zairan

dc.identifier.citation

value: Lu, Zairan. “Modern Chinese Oil Painting on ‘Tibetan Themes’”. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Arts 14, no. 2 (2024): 264–281. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu15.2024.203 (In Russian)

dc.description.abstract

value:
Chinese fine art has undergone a long and painstaking history of the formation of classical
writing techniques. However, the globalization processes, which also affected the spheres of
artistic activity, influenced the themes of works, techniques and techniques of oil painting
in China. Meanwhile, the existential and religious flavor of Tibetan painting, untouched by
world trends, has preserved many unique traditional principles of existentialism and worldview
concepts that have absorbed the virginity of the spiritual and semantic identity of the
people. This phenomenon has attracted a lot of attention from professional artists and collectors
of fine art. At the same time, the storehouse of unique Buddhist values and the foundations
of the existence of the people of historical Tibet began to attract researchers and artists
relatively recently. Namely, since the middle of the last century, eminent masters of the brush
have only discovered this “art residence”, instantly capturing the market of connoisseurs of
high culture and lovers of painting with their works, gaining their love for Tibetan chronography
reflected in modern Chinese oil paintings. The canvases represent the value potential
for the historiography of the ancient people, conglomerating the foundations of ontological,
ethnic, regional, national and religious traditions of the original style, which determine the
semantic value-forming core of Chinese culture. This phenomenon contributes to its continuity
and self-identity, despite the influence of Western artists. The development of Chinese
oil painting has undergone many collisions, ranging from Westernization, Russification and
the consequences of the war with Japan, ending with the discovery of the value potential of
the worldview system of the Tibetan people. The recognition of Chinese sovereignty over Tibet
allowed China to integrate into its “art workshop” the spiritual and social perspectives of
the national identical Tibetan culture, which conquered the art world with its identity. In the
process of the formation of oil painting, artists subjected it to nationalization and Sinification,
which, through the prism of depicting the realities of Tibetan life, allowed to form an original
style of creating works.

dc.language.iso

value: ru

dc.publisher

value: St Petersburg State University

dc.subject

value: fine art

value: Chinese Tibetan art

value: religious painting

value: oil painting technique

value: oriental art

value: technique training

value: spiritual culture

value: Tibet

dc.title

value: Article


dc.contributor.author

value: Evtushenko, Oksana A.

value: Prom, Natalya A.

dc.identifier.citation

value: Evtushenko O. A., Prom N. A. The value characteristics of the administrative discourse. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Language and Literature. 2024, 21 (2): 508–523. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu09.2024.214

dc.description.abstract

value:
The presented study was conducted within the framework of axiological linguistics. It has
revealed the relationship between the participants of the administrative discourse, namely, a
senior official and subordinates, through language markers in order to identify the values of
modern managerial communication that regulate these relations. The relevance of the study
is due to the fact that the value and linguistic characteristics of the administrative discourse as
a special dimension of status-based communication are of interest to any person involved in
the employer-employee relationship. The authors dwell on the discourse’s qualitative change
caused by globalization and digitalization and have come to the conclusion that such an impact
is reflected in the evolution of values of the modern administrative discourse. The institutional
feature of value attitudes towards subordinates has been proved to be expressed through
texts of the “corporate website” hypergenre and lies in promotion of utilitarian and practical
values. The authors pay special attention to the analysis of the hypergenre of administrative
discourse — “corporate website”, which is considered as a multifunctional Internet hypergenre
of administrative discourse, incorporating various genres and subgenres, performing an informing
function and being virtual environment for institutional, administrative communication,
which helps corporate values and traditions be broadcast and cultivated. The results of
the discursive and linguistic analysis of corporate websites of organizations made it possible
to decode the value dominants in the behavior of the leader in relation to the subordinate. An
up-to-date list of administrative discourse values has been compiled and their hierarchy has
been built, with the employee loyalty being highlighted as its key value. The identified values
are in a binary opposition of “values for the organization” (employee loyalty) — “values for the
employee” (person, care, health, education).

dc.language.iso

value: en

dc.relation.ispartofseries

value: Vestnik of St Petersburg University. Language and Literature;Volume 21; Issue 2

dc.subject

value: administrative discourse

value: hyper-genre

value: corporate site

value: employee loyalty

value: values


dc.contributor.author

value: Babaeva, Zh. R.

value: Semenov, K. K.

value: Semenova, A. S.

dc.identifier.citation

value: Babaeva Zh. R., Semenov K. K., Semenova A. S. 2024. Interpretation of ESG: Systematic literature review. Russian Management Journal 22 (2): 253–288. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu18.2024.205 (In Russian)

dc.description.abstract

value:
Purpose: this study aims to analyze the interpretation of the concept ESG in Russian-language
publications in the scientometric database of the Russian Science Citation Index. Methodology: the literature review is conducted according to the international PRISMA standard by using
frequency, correlation and cluster analysis methods of the keyword corpus. Findings: national
researchers interpret the concept ESG primarily from the perspective of enterprise development
management and investment decision-making. Since 2019 there has been observed an exponential
growth of Russian-language papers which mention the abbreviation ESG, however, this study
has not identified any consistent pattern of forming the keywords list. Additionally, no meaningful
relationship between the relevant keywords and the paper citation rate is observed. Originality
and contribution: this study is an attempt to fill the gap in systematic reviews of the Russianlanguage
scientific literature on the interpretation of the concept ESG and to contribute to its
rethinking as regards the management of companies in Russia.

dc.language.iso

value: ru

dc.publisher

value: St Petersburg State University

dc.relation.ispartofseries

value: Russian Management Journal;Volume 22; Issue 2

value: ESG

value: corporate social responsibility

value: sustainability

value: bibliometric analysis

value: literature review

value: RSCI


dc.contributor.author

value: Oborevich, A. A.

value: Tretyak, O. A.

dc.identifier.citation

value: Oborevich A. A., Tretyak O. A. 2024. Transformation of marketing practices on the pharmaceutical market in Russia: New challenges and opportunities. Russian Management Journal 22 (2): 223–252. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu18.2024.204 (In Russian)

dc.description.abstract

value:
Purpose: to search and systematize the directions of marketing practices transformation in
the situation of restrictions on the Russian pharmaceutical market based on the revised dynamic
“marketing mix” approach. Methodology: the empirical part of the study is designed according
to the conceptual model which was built at the stage of academic literature and consulting
reports analysis. The methodology rests on the dynamics of marketing tools transformation
caused by shock changes in the external environment. The main research method is in-depth
interviews with representatives of 11 pharmaceutical manufacturing companies: directors/heads
of marketing departments and related business units, leading marketing specialists with, on
average, 12 years of work experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Findings: based on the
empirical research results, there was recorded the initial reaction of experts to market changes,
as well as there were identified the following directions of marketing practices transformation:
the key changes on the pharmaceutical market in the context of the ESG agenda, the impact
of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the strengthening of international sanctions in 2022; the main
shifts in the transformation of the key players’ roles; the directions of changes of the marketing
complex — “marketing mix”. Originality and contribution: the study comprehensively reveals
the transformations in marketing management functions on the Russian pharmaceutical market
with the emphasis on the commercial segment taking into account three “drivers” in the context
of critical points of change (milestones): the ESG agenda, COVID-19 and the increased pressure
of sanctions since 2022. From a theoretical point of view, the paper contributes to the theory
of the evolutionary development of marketing in the context of “driving forces” (milestones or
events that have greatly changed the landscape of marketing functioning). From the practical
side, the study can serve as support for top managers of companies to make decisions how to
improve marketing practices during the drastic environmental changes.

dc.description.sponsorship

value:
This article is an output of a research project implemented as part of the Basic Research Program at the
National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE University).

value: pharmaceutical market

value: marketing practices

value: transformation of marketing practices

value: ESG agenda

value: COVID-19 pandemic

value: economic sanctions

value: marketing mix

dc.type

value: Article


dc.contributor.author

value: Berezinets, I. V.

value: Muravyev, A. A.

dc.identifier.citation

value: Berezinets I. V., Muravyev A. A. 2024. Disclosure and corporate governance: Evidence from Russian companies. Russian Management Journal 22 (2): 193–222. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu18.2024.203

dc.description.abstract

value:
Purpose: this article aims to provide new evidence on the role of several potential drivers
of corporate disclosure that have been insufficiently studied or remain controversial in the
literature on accounting and corporate governance such as one-tier vs. two-tier corporate
boards, having grey directors on the board, direct vs. indirect government ownership and the
ownership stake of second-largest shareholders. Methodology: the study uses rich and
unique data on transparency and disclosure by Russian firms collected by the S&P agency
from 2002 till 2010 and obtained by the authors under a confidentiality agreement. The
analysis is based on conventional techniques of regression analysis for panel data. Findings:
there is strong evidence of complementarity between corporate governance and disclosure.
In particular, disclosure is enhanced by boards with a higher proportion of truly independent
directors (compared to grey directors, whose role is less clear-cut), is higher in companies
with a two-tier board and those with a greater stake of the second largest shareholder. It is
also found that direct government ownership is associated with reduced disclosure. In contrast,
no such effect is observed for indirect ownership by the state. Originality and contribution:
the analysis uses detailed data from a country with a relatively poor corporate governance
environment in general and low standards of mandatory disclosure, which helps observe
relationships that would be hard to detect in better institutional settings. It is also one of the
first studies that scrutinizes disclosure practices of publicly traded companies in Russia. The
obtained findings emphasize the risks of reduced mandatory disclosure requirements, which
Russian government allowed in response to the Western sanctions, on the background of a
significant exodus of qualified independent/foreign directors from the corporate boards. Given
the complementarity between disclosure and corporate governance, this may amplify the
risks of poor corporate governance and performance of Russian firms.

dc.language.iso

value: en

dc.publisher

value: St Petersburg State University

dc.relation.ispartofseries

value: Russian Management Journal;Volume 22; Issue 2

dc.subject

value: disclosure

value: board of directors

value: ownership structure

value: corporate governance

value: Russia


title: Multipolar management of organization

dc.contributor.author

value: Kleiner, G.  B.

dc.identifier.citation

value: Kleiner G.  B. 2024. Multipolar management of organization. Russian Management Journal 22 (2): 163–178. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu18.2024.201 (In Russian)

dc.description.abstract

value:
Purpose: to explore the most well-known configurations of the organization’s governance system,
to identify their advantages/disadvantages and to come up with a new structure of management
system built upon the poles of an organization which represent the seat power of influence on
the major components of its internal environment. Methodology: the paper being theoretical
employs the systemic economic theory, the theory of social leadership, the elements of the theory
of psychological types to substantiate the “pole” structure of organization as a mean of strengthening
the integrity of the organization and improving managerial performance in unstable external
environment. Findings: the management toolkit of organization has been expanded due to a
new multipolar management system based on separating the entire body of the employees into
groups around a limited number of intra-organization poles — specific attractors in the internal
domain of an organization. The study shows that the upper level of the poles structure includes
four poles which correspond to the four basic types of socio-economic systems. From the managerial
perspective, these poles are represented by four types of leaders which can be characterized as
inspirational, intellectual, cultural and spiritual. Their activities form a unique field structure
in the intra-organization space that, due to the emerging pull-and-push factors, influences the
work of both internal and external participants of the organization’s activities. Originality and
contribution: the paper synthesises three approaches to company’s management principles —
systemic, social and psychological. The original results obtained in the paper hold out the
prospect that the concept of four-polar management of economic units through the theory of social leadership can be harmonized with the concept of managing macro- and meso-level objects
from the external environment of the organization.

dc.description.sponsorship

value: This research was funded by the Russian Science Foundation (Project no. 24-18-00948).

dc.language.iso

value: ru

dc.subject

value: multipolar management

value: quadripolar management of organization

value: systemic economic theory

value: social leadership

value: management styles

dc.title

value: Multipolar management of organization


dc.contributor.author

value: Kropachev, N. M.

value: Suyazov, V. V.

dc.identifier.citation

value: Kropachev N. M., Suyazov V. V. 2024. Ethical сodes as a management tool for higher educational institutions in Russia. Russian Management Journal 22 (2): 179–192. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu18.2024.202 (In Russian)

dc.description.abstract

value:
Purpose: to generalize the current practices of developing and utilizing ethical codes in Rus
sian universities and their applications as a management tool. Methodology: A comparative
analysis of the Russian legislation and a monitoring of information from the universities’ web
sites on the ethics codes and/or ethical commissions in force was done. Findings: the authors
produced a systematic analysis of current situation implementation of ethical codes in the
universities of the Russian Federation with emphasis on the role of ethical commissions. Due
to a lack of the established general rules, the issues of ethics codes and ethical commissions
are treated by each university on its own discretion. It gives rise to several problems related
to the unified legal status of students as well as academic staff and complicates the managing
the higher education system in Russia. Originality and contribution: analysis of regulating
ethical standards in both federal legislation and the local normative acts of the universities
was done. The study revealed a lack of the adequate regulation of ethical standards in the
academic institutions on behalf of the legislator and the leadership of top universities in the
country. The authors suggest creating a unified ethical code of a university student as a tool
for managing operation of Russian universities.

dc.publisher

value: St Petersburg State University

dc.relation.ispartofseries

value: Russian Management Journal;Volume 22; Issue 2

dc.subject

value: ethical codes

value: university management

value: higher educational institutions

value: the Law on Education

value: ethical commission

dc.type

value: Article


title: ESG: Transformation of interpretations

dc.contributor.author

value: Blagov, Yu. E.

dc.identifier.citation

value: Blagov Yu. E. ESG: Transformation of interpretations. Russian Management Journal 22 (2): 289–301. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu18.2024.206 (In Russian)

dc.description.abstract

value:
Purpose: to identify directions of transformation in the ESG interpretations in the system of
interrelated scientific conceptions. Methodology: the study is based on the interpretation of
the abbreviation ESG as a term element that forms ESG issues acting as specific ESG factors.
The consideration of these factors meaningfully transforms the conceptions that explain the
interaction between business, society and nature. Findings: acknowledging ESG factors fills
new meanings in the content of the following conceptions: responsible investment, risk management
and business responsibility in general. Also, it stimulates the reinterpretation of the “umbrella”
conception of interaction between business, society and nature including the conception which
exists in the form of ideological preference. Originality and contribution: the work identifies
the directions and presents an original model for transforming the interpretations of ESG in
the relevant interrelated scientific conceptions that explain the interaction between business,
society and nature. The incorrectness of using the term “ESG conception” in scientific research
is substantiated.

dc.language.iso

value: ru

dc.subject

value: ESG

value: stakeholders

value: investment decisions

value: corporate social responsibility

value: sustainable development

dc.title

value: ESG: Transformation of interpretations


dc.contributor.author

value: Polikarpova, Diana

value: Babkina, Olga

value: Loshchagina, Julia

value: Glazov, Peter

value: Litvin, Konstantin

value: Zaynagutdinova, Elmira

dc.identifier.citation

value: Polikarpova, D., Babkina, O., Loshchagina, J., Glazov, P., Litvin, K., and Zaynagutdinova, E. 2024. Males and females of the Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) divide behavioural roles at a spring migratory stopover. Bio. Comm. 69(2): 90–104. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu03.2024.204

dc.description.abstract

value:
Geese form long-term pair bonds due to the constant need for cooperation
between partners. During spring migration, mates are assumed to divide roles:
females feed more intensively than males to accumulate nutrient reserves for
clutch formation and incubation, while males spend more time on alert to protect
females. However, some behaviours require synchronisation to increase
reproductive success. We studied whether there were behavioural differences
between mates in Greater White-fronted geese (Anser albifrons) during feeding
at a migratory stopover. According to our results, females spent more time
feeding, and males were more alert while females were feeding. Walking intensity
was significantly correlated between partners. Preference to follow the
mate and the manifestation of visual lateralization did not differ between sexes.
These findings illustrate the division of roles between partners and the synchronization
of their movements. Such behaviour allows partners to stay close
to each other and provide support to the mate.

dc.description.sponsorship

value:
This work was supported by
the Russian Science Foundation (grant
no. 22‑24‑00346).

dc.language.iso

value: en

dc.publisher

value: St Petersburg State University

dc.relation.ispartofseries

value: Biological Сommunications;Volume 69; Issue 2

dc.subject

value: migration

value: grazing

value: feeding

value: reproduction

value: visual lateralization

value: time budget

value: following

value: feeding intensity

value: monogamy


dc.contributor.author

value: Ngo, Anh

value: Minh, Thao

value: Bui, Nhi

value: Dam, Xuan

dc.identifier.citation

value: Ngo, A., Minh, T., Bui, N., and Dam, X. 2024. Microencapsulation containing L. acidophilus and S. boulardii for targeted release in the stomach and small intestine. Bio. Comm. 69(2): 76–89. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu03.2024.203

dc.description.abstract

value:
In this study, a microencapsulation system was developed with a dual-layer
structure comprising Lactobacillus acidophilus and Saccharomyces boulardii
to enhance the survival rates of probiotic bacteria during transit through the
stomach. Alginate and chitosan were identified as key factors influencing the
shape, moisture content, and the number of encapsulated microorganisms in
the microcapsules. The optimal concentrations of alginate and chitosan were
determined to be 0.5 % and 3 %, respectively. The microencapsulated structure
was clearly visualized through Scanning Electron Microscope images, and Infrared
spectra confirmed the successful encapsulation. Experimental findings
revealed that S. boulardii was released directly in the stomach, while L. acidophilus
was released after a 2-hour delay, coinciding with the arrival of microcapsules
in the small intestine. Subsequently, we proposed the release kinetics of
microcapsules in the gastrointestinal tract. Although the viability of both S. boulardii
and L. acidophilus in the microcapsules exhibited a steady decline over the
storage period, a notable 109 CFU/g of bacteria persisted even after 120 days.

value: probiotics

value: L. acidophilus

value: S. boulardii

value: viability

value: release

dc.type

value: Article


dc.contributor.author

value: de Melo, Roger Duarte

value: Belova, Natalia

value: Acosta-Avalos, Daniel

dc.identifier.citation

value: De Melo, R. D., Belova, N., and Acosta-Avalos, D. 2024. Extremely low-frequency magnetic fields affect the movement of magnetotactic cocci. Bio. Comm. 69(2): 69–75. https://doi. org/10.21638/spbu03.2024.202

dc.description.abstract

value:
Magnetotactic bacteria are microorganisms that swim following the geomagnetic
field lines, because of an intracellular magnetic moment that aligns their
body to the magnetic field lines. For that reason, these bacteria are appropriate
for the study of microorganisms’ motion. The present paper studies the swimming
trajectories of uncultured magnetotactic cocci under the effect of combined
constant (DC) and alternating (AC) magnetic fields oscillating at frequencies
that formally correspond to the cyclotron frequency for Ca2+, K+, Fe2+ and
Fe3+ ions. The swimming trajectories were observed to be cylindrical helixes
and their helix radiuses, frequencies, axial velocities and orientation angles of
the trajectories relative to the constant magnetic field were determined. The
orientation angles were used to calculate the magnetic to thermal energy ratio,
which helps the study of the disorientating effect of the flagellar motion. Our
results show that combined magnetic fields tuned to the resonance of Ca2+
ions affect all the trajectory parameters. Frequencies associated to Ca2+ and
K+ do not affect the bacterial swimming direction relative to the magnetic field
direction. On the other hand, frequencies associated to Fe2+ and Fe3+ do change
the bacterial swimming direction relative to the magnetic field direction, which
means that those frequencies affect the flagellar function. These results show
indirect evidence of the action of calcium binding proteins in the motility of
magnetotactic cocci.

dc.language.iso

value: en

dc.publisher

value: St Petersburg State University

dc.relation.ispartofseries

value: Biological Сommunications;Volume 69; Issue 2

dc.subject

value: magnetotaxis

value: magnetotactic cocci

value: Ion Parametric Resonance model

value: Ion Cyclotron Resonance model

value: calcium-binding proteins

value: sheath-associated protein


dc.contributor.author

value: Zhukov, Mikhail

value: Fricke, Ronald

dc.identifier.citation

value: Zhukov, M. and Fricke, R. 2024. Intraspecific variation of Scorpaenopsis possi Randall et Eschmeyer, 2002 (Pisces: Scorpaenidae). Bio. Comm. 69(2): 117–122. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu03.2024.207

dc.description.abstract

value:
The genus Scorpaenopsis has been intensively studied in recent decades. Sixteen
species were known before the revision by Randall and Eschmeyer, who
described 8 new species in 2002, and nowadays 29 species are known. Two
specimens of Scorpaenopsis from the collection of the Zoological Institute of the
Russian Academy of Sciences are intermediate in a number of parameters between
Scorpaenopsis possi Randall et Eschmeyer 2002 and Scorpaenopsis eschmeyeri
Randall et Greenfield 2004. The range of S. possi extends from the Indian
Ocean coast of Africa and the Red Sea to the Marquesas Islands in the Pacific
Ocean, the latitude of the range lies between the 30th latitudes of both hemispheres.
The species S. eschmeyeri inhabits a much smaller range from the east
coast of Australia to the island of Fiji. The aim of this work is to explain the appearance
of S. possi, similar to S. eschmeyeri in some morphological diagnostic
characters, almost 12,000 km apart from its range. The number of soft rays in
the dorsal fin, which is unusual for the genus Scorpaenopsis, is described. Due
to the lack of persistent distinguishing characters between S. possi and S. eschmeyeri,
it is highly probable that both are conspecific; in that case S. eschmeyeri
would be a junior synonym of S. possi.

dc.description.sponsorship

value:
The study of the first author was
supported by the State Research Program
no. 122031100285-3.

dc.subject

value: biodiversity

value: distribution

value: Indian Ocean

value: morphology

value: Scorpionfishes

value: taxonomy


dc.contributor.author

value: Nazarov, Alexey

value: Pyankova, Anna

value: Korsakova, Ekaterina

value: Plotnikova, Elena

dc.identifier.citation

value: Nazarov, A., Pyankova, A., Korsakova, E., and Plotnikova, E. 2024. Degradation of diesel fuel by Dietzia sp. Ndt10 in saline conditions. Bio. Comm. 69(2): 59–68. https://doi. org/10.21638/spbu03.2024.201

dc.description.abstract

value: This study investigated the degradation of diesel fuel (DF) by an aerobic halotolerant strain, Dietzia sp. NDT10 (VKM Ac-2994D), under high salinity conditions. Dietzia sp. strain NDT10 has been isolated from diesel-contaminated rhizosphere soil of Dactylis glomerata L. on the territory of industrial production and processing of potassium salts (Solikamsk, Perm Krai, Russia). The 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis showed that the strain NDT10 is phylogenetically close (99.89 % similarity) to the type strains of two species, Dietzia maris DSM 43672T and Dietzia kunjamensis subsp. The ability of the strain NDT10 to degrade diesel fuel without salt and in the presence of up to 125 g NaCl/L was found. When adding 30, 50, and 70 g NaCl/L to the culture medium, the diesel fuel degradation ability of strain NDT10 was markedly increased, especially in the case of long-chain hydrocarbons (С15–С20) compared with short-chain hydrocarbons (С9–С14). An improvement in the degradative activity of Dietzia sp. NDT10 correlated with an increase in cell surface hydrophobicity in the presence of NaCl in the medium. Using the NDT10 strain as an example, a positive effect of diesel fuel components on the salt tolerance of bacteria was established. The results obtained can be used to develop biotechnological strategies for the clean-up of contaminated sites with DF and other petroleum products.

dc.description.sponsorship

value:
The work was carried out within
the state task (AAAA-A19-119112290009-1).

dc.language.iso

value: en

dc.publisher

value: St Petersburg State University

dc.relation.ispartofseries

value: Biological Сommunications;Volume 69; Issue 2

dc.subject

value: diesel fuel

value: Dietzia

value: biodegradation

value: cell surface hydrophobicity

value: halotolerance

dc.title

value: Article


dc.contributor.author

value: Baranova, Margarita

value: Romanenko, Maria

value: Savina, Iuliia

value: Pilipenko, Ekaterina

value: Belozerova, Olga

value: Terekhov, Stanislav

value: Nizhnikov, Anton

value: Antonets, Kirill

value: Smirnov, Ivan

dc.identifier.citation

value: Baranova, M., Romanenko, M., Savina, I., Pilipenko, E., Belozerova, O., Terekhov, S., Nizhnikov, A., Antonets, K., and Smirnov, I. 2024. A new Peribacillus simplex d27.3 strain mediates antimicrobial activity through a combination of secondary metabolites, including fengycins. Bio. Comm. 69(2): 111–116. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu03.2024.206

dc.description.abstract

value:
Soil is a classical source of beneficial microorganisms. Soil microbiomes provided
the overwhelming majority of antibiotic-producing strains, biocontrol agents,
probiotics, and plant-protecting bacteria. The functionality of strains isolated
from various soil samples is predetermined by the biosynthetic potential encoded
in their genomes. Here, we describe a novel Peribacillus simplex d27.3 strain
isolated from the soil sample of a pine forest in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia.
P. simplex d27.3 displayed antibiotic activity against gram-positive bacteria
and fungi while being inactive against the model hypersensitive gram-negative
strain E. coli ΔlptD. Metabolomic analysis revealed that antimicrobial activity was
partially mediated by the fengycin lipopetides (C-16 fengycin A, C-17 fengycin A,
and C-16 fengycin B). In addition, the P. simplex d27.3 strain was found to produce
other hydrophilic and more hydrophobic antimicrobials yet to be described.
Thus, the P. simplex d27.3 strain is a producer of useful antimicrobial compounds
with a high potential for application in biotechnology and agriculture.

dc.description.sponsorship

value:
The research was funded by
the Russian Science Foundation grant
no. 19‑14‑00331.

dc.subject

value: Peribacillus simplex

value: fengycins

value: antibiotics

value: soil microbiome


dc.contributor.author

value: Urakov, Valery

value: Kushnirov, Vitaly

dc.identifier.citation

value: Urakov, V. and Kushnirov, V. 2024. Acetamidase gene as a new plasmid marker for CRISPR modification of industrial and laboratory Saccharomyces yeasts. Bio. Comm. 69(2): 105–110. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu03.2024.205

dc.description.abstract

value:
Genetic manipulation of laboratory yeast strains relies on the use of auxotrophic
markers. However, such markers are usually missing and undesirable in
industrial yeasts. The standard option is then to use antibiotic resistance markers
such as KanMX. However, the required antibiotic concentration can vary
significantly depending on the growth medium and yeast strain, often resulting
in a high proportion of false-positive colonies. An alternative selection procedure
could be based on the ability of yeast cells to utilize an uncommon source
of nitrogen. Many yeasts, including Saccharomyces, are unable to utilize acetamide.
This ability can be conferred by a single acetamidase gene. The CRISPR/
Cas9 technology has an advantage over previous methods of yeast modification
in that it allows genomic modifications to be introduced without leaving a
selectable marker in the genome. Driven by these two motives, we constructed
a CRISPR/Cas9 plasmid with an acetamidase gene from the fungus Aspergillus
nidulans, which allows the selection of yeast transformants on medium with
acetamide as sole nitrogen source, and tested this plasmid with a triploid wine
strain and a haploid laboratory strain.

dc.description.sponsorship

value:
This work was supported by the
Ministry of Science and Higher Education of
the Russian Federation (agreement 075-15-
2021-1071).

dc.language.iso

value: en

dc.publisher

value: St Petersburg State University

dc.relation.ispartofseries

value: Biological Сommunications;Volume 69; Issue 2

value: wine yeast

value: selective marker

value: acetamidase gene

value: CAR1 gene

value: CRISPR/ Cas9

value: acetamide

value: arginine

value: nitrogen source

dc.type

value: Article


dc.contributor.author

value: Bolotskikh, Vyacheslav M.

value: Novitskaya, Ekaterina V.

value: Polyakova, Victoria О.

value: Marin, Egor V.

dc.identifier.citation

value: Bolotskikh V. M., Novitskaya E. V., Polyakova V. О., Marin E. V. Melatonin levels and fetal growth restriction: Clinical insights and analytical approaches. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Medicine, 2024, vol. 19, issue 2, pp. 128–139. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu11.2024.203

dc.description.abstract

value:
Fetal growth restriction is a prevalent complication of pregnancy. Fetal growth restriction
entails the pathological restriction of fetal growth, leading to heightened perinatal risks. Placental
histopathology in fetal growth restriction typically involves incomplete invasion and
transformation of spiral arteries, as well as impaired uteroplacental blood flow. Often, fetal
growth restriction is comorbid with preeclampsia. Several theories propose the beneficial
role of melatonin in reducing fetal growth restriction and preeclampsia. Studies suggest that
melatonin may enhance neoangiogenesis and oxygenation, crucial processes in pregnancy.
Melatonin’s expression throughout pregnancy in the human placenta underscores its importance
in placental function and pregnancy outcomes. This research aims to study clinical and
anamnestic data in women with fetal growth restriction compared to a control group and analyze
urinary melatonin levels in both groups. The study, conducted between 2018 and 2021,
included 66 pregnant women (34 with fetal growth restriction, 32 controls). Enzyme immunoassay
of urine revealed significantly lower melatonin levels in the fetal growth restriction
group compared to controls. In conclusion, fetal growth restriction remains a significant challenge,
warranting new therapeutic approaches. Lower urinary melatonin levels in fetal growth
restriction patients suggest its potential role in disease pathogenesis. Further research into melatonin’s mechanisms and therapeutic applications is essential for preventing or mitigating
fetal growth restriction’s clinical manifestations.

dc.relation.ispartofseries

value: Vestnik of St Petersburg University. Medicine;Volume 19; Issue 2

dc.subject

value: pregnancy

value: fetal growth restriction

value: preeclampsia

value: melatonin

value: enzyme immunoassay


dc.contributor.author

value: Shomin, Alexandr V.

value: Serezhina, Elena K.

value: Obrezan, Andrey G.

dc.identifier.citation

value: Shomin A. V., Serezhina E. K., Obrezan A. G. Triglyceride-lowering therapy for hypertriglyceridemia. Literature review. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Medicine, 2024, vol. 19, issue 2, pp. 118–127. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu11.2024.202 (In Russian)

dc.description.abstract

value:
Hypertriglyceridemia is a polyetiological lipid metabolism disorder, which is characterized by
an increased residual risk of atherosclerosis-associated cardiovascular system pathology. This
literature review presents current data on aspects of drug therapy for this dyslipidemia, which
allows for a more comprehensive approach to the treatment strategies. This analysis is based
on modern sources, the materials of which were published from 2010 to 2024 in Russian and
English in international scientific online libraries. The article discusses the main drugs groups
to consider the phenomenon under consideration: niacin, fibrates, omega-3 polyunsaturated
fatty acids. The analysis of research results indicates that the prescription of drugs aimed at
reducing triglyceride levels is a promising direction in advanced lipidology. The most promising
drugs at the moment are omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, fibric acid agents, and evinacumab.
The pharmacological correction features of high triglyceride levels and promising
therapeutic directions are highlighted.

dc.language.iso

value: ru

dc.publisher

value: St Petersburg State University

dc.subject

value: hypertriglyceridemia

value: dyslipidemia

value: triglycerides

value: lipidology

value: statins

value: fibrates

value: niacin

value: omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids


dc.contributor.author

value: Korneev, Aleksandr B.

value: Medvedev, Mikhail M.

value: Shubik, Yuri V.

dc.identifier.citation

value: Korneev A. B., Medvedev M. M., Shubik Y. V. Syncope in the elderly patient: A case report. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Medicine, 2024, vol. 19, issue 2, pp. 108–117. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu11.2024.201 (In Russian)

dc.description.abstract

value:
Recurrent syncope in the elderly is of particular concern to the clinician. Differential diagnosis
of syncope in such patients presents significant difficulties due to high comorbidity. For patients
over 70 years old, an increased number of syncopal episodes is typical; syncope becomes
one of the leading reasons for their emergency hospitalization. The importance of determining
the exact cause of syncope in this case cannot be overestimated: frequent falls significantly
reduce the quality of life and can lead to serious injuries or even be fatal. Therefore, today it is
critically important to have modern diagnostic methods that can help determine the etiology
of syncope. The presented clinical case demonstrates a diagnostic search using continuous
non-invasive “beat-to-beat” blood pressure measurement methods during such provocative tests as a passive orthostatic test and a carotid sinus massage. This technique is used routinely
in the USA and European countries but is not enough widespread in the Russian Federation.
Such a tool may simplify the differential diagnosis of syncope.

dc.relation.ispartofseries

value: Vestnik of St Petersburg University. Medicine;Volume 19; Issue 2

dc.subject

value: transient loss of consciousness

value: syncope

value: carotid sinus massage

value: tilt table testing

value: carotid sinus syndrome

value: beat-to-beat blood pressure measurement

dc.title

value: Article


dc.contributor.author

value: Frolova, Marina V.

dc.identifier.citation

value: Frolova M. V. Indonesia, Islam, and Literature: Phenomenal Popularity of Sastra Islami. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies, 2024, vol. 16, issue 2, pp. 440–457. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu13.2024.210 (In Russian)

dc.description.abstract

value:
The goals of this paper are determined by the relevance of Islam in the light of modern Indonesian
culture. For the first time in Russian oriental studies, an attempt has been made to
determine the specifics of some literary texts that Indonesians call Muslim (literally “Islamic”)
literature or sastra islami, which has been in demand for the local book market for two decades.
The demand for this literature comes from the “observing” Muslim public of Indonesia,
and is quite easily explained by the long period of neglecting the role of Islam in the sociopolitical
life of the country. After the fall of the Suharto regime (since 1998), Islam gradually
transformed from a marginalized subculture to its mainstream status, slowly displacing the
liberal pro-feminist cluster of sastra wangi literature which was on top of its popularity in the
late 1990s and early 2000s. Along with the strengthening of religious discourse, “new classic”
works of certain engaged authors help the self-identification of some Indonesian youth (this
is especially noticeable among the female audience) through the Muslim metanarrative. The
phenomenon of sastra islami is widespread, and its commercial success is confirmed not only
by the circulation of numerous re-releases, but also by box-office film adaptations. The main
sources for this paper are two novels by the popular Indonesian writer Habiburrahman El
Shirazy, also known as Kang Abik (“Verses of Love”, 2004 and “Land of Love”, 2005), the novel
used as an additional source is “The Sinking of the ‘Van der Wijk’” (1938) by Haji Abdullah
Malik Karim Amrullah, also known as Hamka (an abbreviation of his full name). Significant
novels of these authors became “new classic” examples of Muslim modification of mass literature.
In its core these books unfold fascinating stories about young Indonesians in outstanding
circumstances, according to main plot structure all the good heroes who follow the path of
Islam are rewarded, and the unrighteous ones are punished. Constant retelling of the al-Quran
and the Hadiths by the characters of the novels helps to popularize the sacred texts for the
common reader. Film adaptations provide proselytizing activity — attracting new audiences
and involving them in the world of Islam. The main conclusion of this paper is that sastra
islami is both a phenomenon of Indonesian pop-culture and strong element of the cultural
identity of Muslim Indonesians, since the principle of adab literature “entertaining means
teaching” dates back to the times of the entry of Islam into the world of Nusantara and since
the very same times of adaptions of the traditional Arabic and Persian texts.

dc.language.iso

value: ru

dc.publisher

value: St Petersburg State University

dc.relation.ispartofseries

value: Vestnik of St Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies;Volume 16; Issue 2

dc.subject

value: Indonesian literature

value: Muslim literature

value: Mass literature

value: sastra islami


dc.contributor.author

value: Glavnov, Pavel V.

value: Serebryakova, Svetlana V.

value: Varzin, Sergey A.

dc.identifier.citation

value: Glavnov P. V., Serebryakova S. V., Varzin S. A. Trophic ulcers of venous etiology and their treatment tactics by endovasal laser coagulation. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Medicine, 2024, vol. 19, issue 2, pp. 140–155. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu11.2024.204 (In Russian)

dc.description.abstract

value:
The main goal of the study was to identify a unified and pathogenetically justified method of
surgical treatment of patients with trophic ulcers of venous etiology, as well as an algorithm for
preoperative preparation of such patients for minimally invasive intervention. The article presents the results of the treatment of trophic ulcers of venous etiology by endovenous laser coagulation.
In a comparative aspect, modern data on its effectiveness are presented, the success of this
operation is 93–100 %. When comparing the results of using lasers with different wavelengths
and energies, the incidence of severe complications (deep vein thrombosis, thrombophlebitis,
pulmonary embolism, skin burn) ranges from 0.1 to 2.4 %. In the analysis of the literature, no
evidence was found that the wavelength affects the clinical outcome, but the power of the laser
energy used matters. The main elements of preparation and performance of operative interventions
aimed at elimination of venous blood reflux in lower extremities are indicated, and therapeutic
tactics for healing of soft tissue defect in postoperative period are determined.

dc.relation.ispartofseries

value: Vestnik of St Petersburg University. Medicine;Volume 19; Issue 2

value: trophic ulcers of the lower extremities

value: endovenous laser coagulation

value: EVLC

value: evolution of local treatment of trophic ulcers

value: treatment of trophic ulcers


dc.contributor.author

value: Musatov, Vladimir B.

value: Yakovlev, Alexey A.

value: Gordeeva, Svetlana A.

value: Noskova, Tatiana V.

value: Komarova, Alexandra Ya.

dc.identifier.citation

value: Musatov V. B., Yakovlev A. A., Gordeeva S. A., Noskova T. V., Komarova A. Ya. Etiological structure, clinical and epidemiological characteristics of bloodstream infections caused by resistant microorganisms among COVID-19 patients. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Medicine, 2024, vol. 19, issue 2, pp. 156–168. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu11.2024.205 (In Russian)

dc.description.abstract

value:
Infectious diseases caused by resistant pathogens are a serious public health problem. Generalized
forms of resistant infections involving the vascular system in the pathological process
are often associated with the irrational use of antimicrobial drugs. The pandemic of a new
coronavirus infection (COVID-19) was a significant factor that determined further negative
trends in the development of antibiotic resistance. The aim of the study was to investigate
the spectrum of microorganisms and analyze clinical and epidemiological data in patients
with COVID-19 and bloodstream infections caused by resistant bacterial pathogens in the
first 10 months of the pandemic. It has been shown that resistant gram-negative microorganisms
are the leading etiological cause of bloodstream infections among hospitalized patients.
A. baumannii, as a mono-etiological agent or as part of microbial associations, is the predominant
causative pathogen of generalized infections in COVID-19 patients. A high level of
comorbidity according to the Charlson index and previous courses of antibiotic therapy can
be regarded as potential out-hospital predictors of contamination by resistant pathogens. The
severe course of the COVID-19 including of the phenomenon of immunosuppression and the
occurrence of sepsis determine the high level of hospital mortality. The addition of generalized
infections is an extremely unfavorable factor that worsens the prognosis for recovery.

dc.language.iso

value: ru

dc.publisher

value: St Petersburg State University

value: new coronavirus infection

value: bloodstream infection

value: resistant microorganisms

value: Charlson index

value: Pitt and quick Pitt bacteremia score

dc.type

value: Article


dc.contributor.author

value: Zhamankozova, Arilana T.

value: Toxanova, Saniya K.

dc.identifier.citation

value: Zhamankozova A. T., Toxanova S. K. Camp Prose in Kazakh Literature of the 20th Century: Motive Field and Specificity. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies, 2024, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 413–422. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu13.2024.208 (In Russian)

dc.description.abstract

value:
The article reveals the motivic field and specificity of Kazakh camp prose. The purpose of the
work is to consider the features of camp prose in Kazakh literature. The authors studied the
history of the issue, the literary leitmotif, typological convergences of Russian and Kazakh
literatures, and the tragic in the novel. The relevance of the study is caused by the interest of
modern science in works of camp prose, which act as a model of society in a certain historical
period. The scientific novelty of the study is the insufficiency of studying Kazakh camp prose
in modern literature. Based on the material of Zhaik Bekturov’s novel “The Brand,” the authors
prove that the image of the camp serves as the semantic center of the work. The camp gives
rise to motivic connections that are repeated in the name, characters, portraits, comparisons,
vocabulary, and details. The specificity of the work is the characters who have lost their individuality;
they form motive connections and a single motive field of the novel. The artistic
originality of the work was the perception of the camp through the prism of the national
picture of the world and the repetition of the motif, which is necessary to understand the
artistic idea of the work. The tragic in the novel takes on a special meaning: movement among
contradictions is generated by a change in the layers of the image, where the hero’s internal
value orientation remains unchanged. Finally, conclusions are presented, structural-semantic
and analytical research methods were applied.

dc.relation.ispartofseries

value: Vestnik of St Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies;Volume 16; Issue 2

dc.subject

value: Kazakhstan

value: camp

value: leitmotif

value: motive connections

value: emotional reflection

value: camp space

value: anti-catharsis

dc.title

filename: 8+Жаманкозова+А.+Т.,+Токсанова+С.+К.+121-130.pdf


title: Current aspects of information hygiene

dc.contributor.author

value: Glushkova, Anzhela V.

value: Karelin, Alexander O.

value: Yeremin, Gennadiy B.

value: Mironenko, Olga V.

dc.identifier.citation

value: Glushkova A. V., Karelin A. O., Yeremin G. B., Mironenko O. V. Current aspects of information hygiene. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Medicine, 2024, vol. 19, issue 2, pp. 169– 179. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu11.2024.206 (In Russian)

dc.description.abstract

value:
Information hygiene is a list of skills that allow a person to safely use information technology.
At the same time, despite the growing popularity of digital hygiene research, the relative
novelty of this research area largely prevents the formation of stable analytical traditions and
methodology. The purpose of this is to consider the basics of information hygiene as a new
direction at the intersection of hygiene, physiology, and psychology. The article examines the
basics of information hygiene as a new direction at the intersection of hygiene, physiology and
psychology, analyzes publications in international and local peer-reviewed scientific journals.

dc.language.iso

value: ru

dc.publisher

value: St Petersburg State University

dc.relation.ispartofseries

value: Vestnik of St Petersburg University. Medicine;Volume 19; Issue 2

dc.subject

value: information

value: hygiene

value: safety

value: quality of life

value: Internet addiction

value: Current aspects of information hygiene


dc.contributor.author

value: Klementeva, Tatiana V.

dc.identifier.citation

value: Klementeva T. V. The Concepts of Feng (“Traditions”) and Su (“Customs”) in Ancient Chinese Texts of the Han Era (202 BCE — 220 CE). Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies, 2024, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 297–313. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu13.2024.201 (In Russian)

dc.description.abstract

value:
The concepts of feng 風 (“traditions”) and su 俗 (“customs”) played an important role in the
political discourse of Ancient China from the Zhanguo period 戰國 (the Warring States, 5th–
3rd cent. BCE). Meaning the heterogeneity and disunity in the habits of people belonging to
different geographical regions or time periods, feng and su were the objects of observation
and transformation by the government, which sought to unite its territories. Since the Han
era 漢 (202 BCE — 220 CE) the collocation feng su has begun to be regularly and actively
used in ancient Chinese texts, being the subject of discussion in various treatises and imperial
decrees. This article examines the semantics of feng and su that developed under Zhou 周
(11th–3rd cent. BCE), proposes an explanation for the difference between them as an external
and internal causation of human behavior. Based on the Han texts, the officials involved in the
regulation of feng and su were identified, and it was found that most of them also served the
emperor with advice and criticism. As a result of the analysis, the idea was also put forward
that the frequency of using the collocation feng su in the texts increased as the country approached
the time of crisis.

dc.relation.ispartofseries

value: Vestnik of St Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies;Volume 16; Issue 2

value: feng

value: su

value: Han shu

value: political ideology of Han

value: inspection tours around the country

value: customs of Ancient China

dc.type

value: Article


dc.contributor.author

value: Sultanova, Zhypar O.

dc.identifier.citation

value: Sultanova Zh. O. Conceptual and Meaningful Originality of the Literary Translation of the Poem Demon by M. Yu. Lermontov into the Kyrgyz Language in the Version of O. Sultanov. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies, 2024, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 423–439. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu13.2024.209 (In Russian)

dc.description.abstract

value:
M. Yu. Lermontov’s poem Demon is the most mystical and popular (including translations)
work of the poet. It demonstrates the multi-layered themes and images embedded in it. The
relevance of the study is marked by the fact that in the course of literary translation, the text
has even more additional facets and meanings. In Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz is the state language,
and Russian has the status of an official one, therefore, their cooperation can reveal the entire
spectrum of the socio-cultural background of the Kyrgyz audience. Its bilingualism makes
the translator be even more responsible since almost every Kyrgyz reader, knowing both languages,
is able to assess the quality of the translation. However, there is the little-studied interaction
between the Russian and Kyrgyz languages in the framework of literary translation,
which determines the novelty of this study. The problem of the research is a literary translation
in the conditions of contact of unrelated languages — Russian and Kyrgyz. The purpose
of the work is to identify the conceptual foundations of the Kyrgyz translation of the poem
Demon by comparing it with the original work. The main objectives include the study of the
features of the Kyrgyz literary translation of the Demon in the version of the People’s Poet of
Kyrgyzstan Omor Sultanov. In Kyrgyz it is called Azreil. The conceptual and semantic accents
of poem’s translation are of paramount importance, while the assessment of its equivalence
and adequacy, as well as the degree of adaptability, are additional parameters for study.

dc.language.iso

value: ru

dc.publisher

value: St Petersburg State University

dc.subject

value: Demon

value: Azreil

value: poetic translation into Kyrgyz language

value: concept

value: meaningful originality

value: equivalence

value: adequacy

value: M. Lermontov

value: O. Sultanov


dc.contributor.author

value: Turanskaya, Anna A.

dc.identifier.citation

value: Turanskaya A. A. Estampages by Aleksander V. Adrianov Preserved in the Collection of Central Asia and Siberia at the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies, 2024, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 376–398. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu13.2024.206 (In Russian)

dc.description.abstract

value:
Any specialist, engaged in the research of the South Siberian antiquities, encounters various
materials and collections of Aleksander V. Adrianov (1854–1920), an outstanding researcher
who carried out archaeological excavations of hundreds of anciet burial mounds, discovered
the majority of currently known petroglyph locations, and dozens of stone carvings and inscriptions.
For various historical reasons the materials collected by this prominent archaeologist
were never presereved together at the same place. Due to the the existing at the beginning
of the 20th century tradition the collected items were sorted by contents and transferred to
various institutions of the Russian Academy of Sciences and other academic organizations.
This article deals with a rather small part of the Aleksander V. Adrianov’s materials, i. e. the
estampages made by the researcher himself and, most probably, under his supervision. These
estampages were transferred to the Asiatic museum (AM, nowadays the Institute of Oriental
manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IOM RAS)) in the 1920s from the Museum
of Anthropology and Ethnography (now MAE RAS). The estampages were identified during
the throughout inventorying and cataloguing of the Collection of Central Asia and Siberia of
the IOM RAS in 2021–2023. The collection includes 95 estampages of 30 Old Turkic runiform
texts from the Yenisei area, as well as three later Buddhist inscriptions, that were discovered by
Adnianov in 1904–1916. The article includes a detailed information on the provenance of the
estampages, identified in the Collection of the IOM RAS. and their brief catalogue.

dc.description.sponsorship

value:
The research was funded the Russian Science Foundation within the framework of the project
“Unknown prints of ancient Turkic runic inscriptions from the collection of the Institute of Oriental
Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences — unique monuments of the language, history and culture
of the ancient Turks: Cataloguing and comprehensive study” (grant no. 22-28-00348).

dc.relation.ispartofseries

value: Vestnik of St Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies;Volume 16; Issue 2

dc.subject

value: Old Turkic runic writing monuments of the Yenisei

value: Old Turkic epigraphy

value: estampage

value: Aleksander V. Adrianov

value: Siberian archaelogy

value: IOM RAS


dc.contributor.author

value: Sadofeev, Dmitry V.

dc.identifier.citation

value: Sadofeev D. V. Questions of Attribution of Some Tiles from Mausoleum in Khanqah of Pir Huseyn. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies, 2024, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 340–359. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu13.2024.204 (In Russian)

dc.description.abstract

value:
The article is devoted to the study of medieval Iranian lustre tiles in the collection of the State
Hermitage Museum and foreign museum collections. Previously, some tiles were published
in 1946 in “Tiles from the mausoleum of Pir Huseyn” by V. A. Kratchkovskaya. V. A. Kratchkovskaya
had analyzed the Hermitage collection and published tiles, concluded that some
of the tiles belong to Khanqah of Pir Huseyn on the Pirsagat River in Azerbaijan. Tiles from
Khanqah were completely stolen by the 1920s and now are stored in Baku, Tbilisi and St. Petersburg.
The author found additional materials that made it possible to revise the position of
V. A. Kratchkovskaya and to state that some of the previously published tiles could not come
from the monument. The State Hermitage museum has 22 tiles from the lower part of the
cenotaph — a ledge. In addition to them, the author found 14 more tiles from this group in
various publications and museum collections. After combining the text on the tiles, the author
came to the conclusion that V. A. Kratchkovskaya inaccurately determined the number of tiles
on each tier. The author clarified dimensions of the ledge, and concluded that the dimensions
of the ledge do not fit into the room where the cenotaph was located. V. A. Kratchkovskaya
relied only on circumstantial evidence and had no direct confirmation of the origin of the
tiles. The author identified some stylistic features uncharacteristic for tiles from Khanqah and
called into question attribution of corner tiles and some luster-cobalt stars.

dc.language.iso

value: ru

dc.publisher

value: St Petersburg State University

dc.subject

value: tiles

value: mausoleum

value: Khanqah

value: Pir Huseyn

value: V. A. Kratchkovskaya

value: cenotaph

value: frieze

value: panel

dc.title

value: Article


title: Anthroponyms in the Uzbek Worldview

dc.contributor.author

value: Yuldashev, Akmal G.

dc.identifier.citation

value: Yuldashev A. G. Anthroponyms in the Uzbek Worldview. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies, 2024, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 474–484. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu13.2024.212 (In Russian)

dc.description.abstract

value:
This article explores the role of anthroponyms in the Uzbek linguistic worldview. According
to the author, proper names of people are a result of secondary interpretation and represent
a cultural and spiritual value that has been formed by representatives of an ethnic group over
many centuries. This has survived to this day as a rich historical and linguistic heritage. Upon
studying Uzbek anthroponymy, it was discovered that the majority are names of indigenous
Turkic origin, many of which have become traditional. There are also direct Uzbek names,
which have a high nominative value and pronounced national-linguistic specificity. Additionally,
there are units of different linguistic nature such as names created in different ways, in
different periods, and borrowed from other languages through tracing, morphological transfer,
and other means.The text describes the contributions of several scholars to the study of
Uzbek anthroponyms, such as E. Begmatov, G. Sattarov, S. Rakhimov, and R. Khudoyberganov.
The author, following N. N. Boldyrev, considers interpretation as a cognitive activity that is
based on the main functions of language — cognitive, communicative, and interpretive. The
author divides Uzbek proper names into 14 thematic groups, based on the results of secondary
interpretation. The text concludes that interpretation is a cognitive activity that involves the
perception and expression of objects and phenomena through language. There are two types
of interpretation — primary and secondary. In primary interpretation, a system of conceptualization
and categorization is formed based on a general description of existing objects and
events in language. In secondary interpretation, language units are formed, encoded in human
cognition, and found in verbal expression in language. Thus, anthroponyms are formed as a
result of secondary conceptualization and categorization.

dc.relation.ispartofseries

value: Vestnik of St Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies;Volume 16; Issue 2

dc.subject

value: anthroponym

value: secondary interpretation

value: worldview

value: Anthroponyms in the Uzbek Worldview


dc.contributor.author

value: Osmanov, Evgenii M.

dc.identifier.citation

value: Osmanov E. M. The Military Component and its Role in the History of the Japanese State and Society: The Specifics of the Japanese Military System in the 7th–9th Centuries. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies, 2024, vol. 16, issue 2, pp. 314–323. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu13.2024.202

dc.description.abstract

value:
The purpose of this article is to analyze the role of the military component underlying the
functioning of the Japanese state in the 7th–9th centuries. It was during this period that military
houses appeared in Japan, and military service began to be perceived as one of the most
important government functions. The recruitment of the armed forces was based on universal
conscription. As part of the most important government codes, the Military Defense Law
for the first time in Japan laid the foundation for the formation of the institution of universal
conscription. In this regard, it is extremely interesting to trace how much the Japanese
recruitment system coincided and whether it coincided at all with the Chinese one. Created
at the turn of the 7th–8th centuries the army recruitment system was a complex phenomenon,
which was undoubtedly a progressive step towards the formation and development of the
Japanese state. However, despite all the progressiveness of this system, which was borrowed by
the Japanese from China, in the conditions of Japanese reality (exorbitant burden for peasants
and the absence of enemies) it turned out to be unnecessary and by the 9th century it was
replaced by “private” formations. However, the fact that this system, with minimal changes,
was taken as the basis of the Japanese Imperial Army in the second half of the 19th century
and existed until 1945, speaks of its advanced character and enormous historical significance.

dc.language.iso

value: en

dc.publisher

value: St Petersburg State University

value: Japanese armed forces

value: gumboryo

value: gundan

value: universal conscription


dc.contributor.author

value: Yablonsky, Piotr K.

value: Sarana, Andrey M.

value: Obrezan, Andrey G.

value: Nichiporuk, Gennadiy I.

dc.identifier.citation

value: Yablonsky P. K., Sarana A. M., Obrezan A. G., Nichiporuk G. I. At the forefront of Russian morphology (to the 70th anniversary of the birth of the head of the Department of Morphology of St. Petersburg State University, Professor I. V. Gaivoronsky). Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Medicine, 2024, vol. 19, issue 2, pp. 180–189. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu11.2024.207 (In Russian)

dc.description.abstract

value:
The article is dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the birth of a prominent domestic anatomist,
head of the Department of Morphology of St. Petersburg State University, Doctor of Medical
Sciences, Professor I. V. Gaivoronsky. Ivan Vasilyevich was born in 1954. In 1979, he graduated
from the Military Medical Academy, then completed his postgraduate studies at it. At
this university, he worked his way up from a teacher to the head of the department of normal
anatomy, which he has headed for more than 35 years. Since the formation of the Faculty of
Medicine of St. Petersburg State University, he has also permanently headed the Department
of morphology. During this time, under the leadership of I. V. Gaivoronsky a modern educational
and material base has been created, the educational process has been organized at a high
methodological level, and scientific research has been conducted to solve pressing problems
of morphology. He created a scientific morphological school, which trained 11 doctors and
60 candidates of medical sciences. I. V. Gaivoronsky was twice awarded the Russian Government
Prize in the field of education, he was awarded the honorary titles “Honored Worker of
Science of the Russian Federation” and “Honored Worker of the Higher School of the Russian
Federation”, Academician of the Russian Military Medical Academy, Honorary Doctor of the
Military Medical Academy. He was awarded the Order of Honor and the Medal of the Order
for Services to the Fatherland, II degree.

dc.language.iso

value: ru

dc.relation.ispartofseries

value: Vestnik of St Petersburg University. Medicine;Volume 19; Issue 2

value: human anatomy

value: history of anatomy

value: St. Petersburg State University

value: Ivan Vasilievich Gaivoronsky

value: polymer embalming

value: educational process

dc.type

value: Article


dc.contributor.author

value: Uryvskaya, Tatiana A.

value: Strelnikova, Elena S.

dc.identifier.citation

value: Uryvskaya T. A., Strelnikova E. S. In Reference to the Methods for Expressing Speech Contamination by Means of the Chinese Writing System (Based on Works of Fiction). Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies, 2024, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 458–473. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu13.2024.211 (In Russian)

dc.description.abstract

value:
The authors put forward the hypothesis that contaminated speech can be expressed by means
of the Chinese system of writing. However, as compared with alphabetic languages, its application
in the Chinese language is quite limited. The objective of the study is to find methods of
expressing contaminated speech by means of the Chinese hieroglyphic writing. To achieve the
objective the authors set themselves a number of tasks: to study the approaches to the study
contaminated speech, classifications of the phenomenon; to find and analyze the elements of
contaminated speech in the Chinese fiction. In the course of the research, the authors concluded
that, despite its morphological features and the writing system, speech contamination
can be expressed by means of the Chinese language. The analysis of the empiric base of the
research showed such methods as phonetic stylization; stylistically colored lexemes; graphic
substitution of characters for 错别字 (“incorrectly written characters”) and violation of grammar
and punctuation rules are used for the indication of contaminated speech. Within the
framework of a work of fiction, contaminated speech works as an element of the artistic language
with special linguistic and pragmatic functions, allowing the reader to form the opinion
about the linguistic personality of the character.

dc.publisher

value: St Petersburg State University

dc.relation.ispartofseries

value: Vestnik of St Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies;Volume 16; Issue 2

dc.subject

value: contaminated speech

value: contamination

value: Chinese

value: Chinese characters

value: linguistic personality

value: linguopragmatics

dc.title

filename: 11+Урывская+Т.+А.,+Стрельникова+Е.+С.+166-181.pdf


dc.contributor.author

value: Prasol, Alexander F.

dc.identifier.citation

value: Prasol A. F. Imagawa Ryoshun’s Nantaiheiki: Edited with Translation and Commentary. Part 3. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies, 2024, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 324– 339. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu13.2024.203 (In Russian)

dc.description.abstract

value:
Written in 1402, Nantaiheiki (Criticisms of the “Tale of the Great Peace”) belongs to the 14thcentury
politician and warlord Imagawa Ryoshun. Manuscript belongs to the genre of family
instructions of the military class (kakun or kaho), although it has some uncharacteristic features
of this genre. Until now, it has not become an object of study in domestic oriental studies
and has no Russian translation. The Nantaiheiki consists of three semantic parts. The first one
contains information about the history of the Imagawa and Ashikaga families. In the second
part the author criticizes the shortcomings of the Taiheiki (Tale of Great Peace) that at the time
was considered as an official chronicle of the Ashikaga dynasty. In the third part he describes
the circumstances of his dismissal from the post of the viceroy of Kyushu island and subsequent
disgrace because of his participation in the rebellion of 1399–1400 (Oei no ran). The present
article is the completion of the work on the first and second parts of the manuscript published
in the previous issue of the Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. It analyzes the content and
purposes of the writing of the final part of Nantaiheiki, as well as the consistency of the author’s
statements with the conclusions of contemporary Japanese historians. On the basis of the analysis
it is concluded that the main purpose of Imagawa is to prove his innocence and to spare
his descendants the consequences of his disgrace. In general, the manuscript does not contain
a systematic account of events and cannot be considered a reliable source. It’s just a subjective
analysis of some episodes from the author’s life with a predetermined purpose, but it is of some
interest in terms of argumentation and moral evaluations of the deeds committed by the author
and his counterparts. It also contains some curious details illustrating human relations in the
system of military power in the fourteenth century. Thanks to the Japanese historians who have
studied and translated the manuscript into the modern language, some important aspects of
the socio-political life of the fourteenth century’s Japan have been clarified.

dc.language.iso

value: ru

dc.subject

value: Nantaiheiki

value: Imagawa Ryoshun

value: Ashikaga Yoshimitsu

value: Ouchi Yoshihiro

value: Oei Disturbance


dc.contributor.author

value: Telitsin, Nikolay N.

value: Ogi, Aleksandra-Megumi

dc.identifier.citation

value: Telitsin N. N., Ogi A.-M. Missionary Activity of A. G. Ibragimov (1857–1944) in Japan. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies, 2024, vol. 16, issue 2, pp. 360–375. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu13.2024.205

dc.description.abstract

value:
The paper describes missionary work of A. G. Ibragimov in Japan and his relations with various
strata of Japanese society during that period. The main works in Japanese are those of
Japanese Turkologists: Misawa Nobuo, Komatsu Hisao and others, including those whose research
work focuses on the history of the Ottoman Empire. Ibragimov visited Japan three
times. Very little information is available about the first and the second visits; however, the
third visit is described in considerable detail in his own diaries, among other things. His communication
with the Japanese (who were traditionally considered ardent nationalists) aroused
as much interest as his communication with representatives of the ruling class, which, as many
researchers believe, could have influenced Japanese politics in 1930s. Ibragimov’s social circle
included: Ohara Bunkei, the founder of the Ajia Gikai and the first Japanese Muslim; Toyama
Mitsuru, the founder of the Gen’yosha and the leader of the Japanese right-wing movement;
Nakano Jotaro (Tenshin), a Japanese thinker and one of the ideologists of the Ajia Gikai;
Kono Hironaka, a member of the lower house of the Japanese parliament and the Minister of
Agriculture and Trade 1915–1916; Inukai Tsuyoshi, the Minister of Internal Affairs and the
Minister of Education as well as the Prime Minister of Japan during the last years of his life;
many other representatives of the upper class, including close associates and members of the
imperial family. Ibragimov’s activities lead to the emergence of the first Muslim societies in
Japan; many representatives of the Japanese nobility and ordinary people converted to Islam
and even performed Hajj. Tokyo saw the construction of one of the largest mosques in Japan.
It may be argued that the Japanese society witnessed a spark of interest in Islam; moreover,
Japan established ties with Muslim countries in the Middle East. He contributed to the establishment
of Pan-Asian societies, which functioned until the end of World War II. He was
engaged in public awareness campaign as well as teaching: one of his students was Izutsu
Toshihiko, the greatest Japanese specialist in Islamic studies, a polyglot and professor of the
University of Tokyo.

dc.language.iso

value: en

dc.publisher

value: St Petersburg State University

value: A. G. Ibragimov

value: Japan

value: Islam

value: missionary work

value: Ottoman Empire

value: Turkey

value: Hajj

dc.type

value: Article


dc.contributor.author

value: Okewande, Oluwọle Tẹwọgboye

dc.identifier.citation

value: Okewande O. T. Understanding the Concept of Ẹbọ (Sacrifice) within the Context of African Religion: Insights from the Faculties of Ifá among the Yoruba of Southwestern Nigeria. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies, 2024, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 485–500. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu13.2024.213

dc.description.abstract

value:
Ẹbọ (sacrifice) is a universal religious concept that negotiates human desires and requests with
God — the Supreme Being. This is done through intermediaries, who are religious progenitors
or mediators across religions. Among the Yoruba people of Southwestern Nigeria, divinities
are religious mediators. However, the opinions of worshippers of foreign religions among
African in general and among the Yoruba in particular is that, ẹbọ which is sacrifice to God
through the divinities are regarded as unholy and ungodly. To this effect, Yoruba indigenous
religion worshippers are vilified; regarding them as ẹlẹ́bọ — the owner of sacrifice and infidels;
with the wrong notion that, a true or holy worship should be devoid of sacrifice. Therefore,
this study aims to investigate the concept of ẹbọ within the rubrics of African religion with
particular reference to the Yoruba religious belief. Symbolism, a semiotic mode, where a thing
or somebody representing one or other things aside itself is adopted; by espousing or unveiling
the symbolisms of ẹbọ in Ifá, the religion of the Yoruba people. It is found out from the study
that, ẹbọ is an unavoidable religious exercise for worshippers of all religions. Sacrifice takes
different forms depending how it should be executed. The study concludes that in worship
of any religion, implementation of ẹbọ is sacrosanct; and the more the religious adherents
get involved in ẹbọ, the more they live in peace with spirit-beings, ancestors and God, the
Supreme Being.

dc.relation.ispartofseries

value: Vestnik of St Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies;Volume 16; Issue 2

dc.subject

value: African religion

value: ancestors

value: divinities

value: Ẹbọ

value: God

value: human-beings

value: Ifá

value: spirit-beings


dc.contributor.author

value: Annakhasanova, Irina B.

dc.identifier.citation

value: Annakhasanova I. B. Comparative Analysis of European and Russian Studies on the Life and Works of Alisher Navoi. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies, 2024, vol. 16, issue 2, pp. 399–412. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu13.2024.207

dc.description.abstract

value:
In the article, the issue of studying the comparative analysis of the study of the work of Alisher
Navoi by European and Russian orientalists is considered. The works of scientists, given the
huge source base, are distinguished by diversity, differences in approaches and interpretations.
Nowadays, there are so many translations and works on the study of the works of Alisher
Navoi that they require periodic systematization and analysis. From this point of view, the
study of the problem of perception and interpretation of such a bright classic in oriental studies
in Europe and Russia in the 20th–21st centuries is important. The need for studying the
work of Alisher Navoi in European and Russian oriental studies also provided a versatile approach
to the analysis of literary text. The main branch of oriental studies of the twentieth
century of Russian Navoi studies is the study of works of a figurative nature. The descriptions
and reviews of the works of Alisher Navoi are studied separately. The scientific skill in the
research of Russian scientists of the 20th century is studied and the features of the translation
of Alisher Navoi’s works, characteristic of modern translators, are highlighted. Basically, the
modern period is characterized by the systematization and compilation of catalogs of existing
works. The purpose of the study is to thoroughly study European and Russian Navoi studies of
the 20th–21st centuries, to give a correct assessment of the creative heritage of Alisher Navoi,
comparatively examining the works of European and Russian orientalists. In the course of
a systematic analysis of the following research tasks, a review of the history of studying the
poet’s works in Europe and Russia was made, the most significant scientific works on the work
of Alisher Navoi were highlighted both in Europe and in Russia. The problems of scientific
excellence in the research of European and Russian scientists of the 20th–21st centuries were
studied.

dc.language.iso

value: en

dc.publisher

value: St Petersburg State University

dc.subject

value: Alisher Navoi

value: Russian and European oriental studies

value: translations

value: comparative analysis


dc.contributor.author

value: Wang, Shuo

dc.identifier.citation

value: Wang Shuo. Representation of Tao as the Key Concept of Chinese Culture in Ancient Philosophical Treatises: Peculiarities of Chinese and Russian Concepts. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies, 2024, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 501–514. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu13.2024.214 (In Russian)

dc.description.abstract

value:
The broad semantic representation of the concept “Tao” is shown on the example of ancient
Chinese philosophical treatises: “Lun yu”, “Tao de jing”, “Zhong-tzu”, “Mo-tzu”, “Xun-tzu” and
“Sun-tzu”. The presentation of these works is nominated in contemporary Chinese studies by
the term “Chinese Yuandian”, emphasizing the influential power of the most important original
philosophical treatises. The conceptual substantiation of “Tao” and the timeless value of
its conceptual perception determined the purpose of this article: i. e., to show the formation
of the concept of “Tao” in the philosophical system of Lao-tzu and to reveal the versatility of
interpretations of “Tao” by different schools in the history of Chinese civilization; to present
analysis of the evolution of its representation by modern Chinese researchers and Russian
sinologists. The article makes an attempt to represent the concept “Tao” within the framework
of linguocognitive approach through the methods of conceptualization and categorization.
The study analyzes the representation of the concept “Tao” in Lao-tzu in three main aspects of philosophy: ontological, epistemological and axiological. The description of the construction
of the concept “Tao” in Lao-tzu’s philosophical system is aimed at the perception of the interpretations
of “Tao” by other schools in Chinese culture. The conclusion about the spread of the
influential power of “Tao” beyond Taoism determined the impact of Lao-tzu’s philosophical
thought on other iconic thinkers of the Pre-Qin schools. The similarities and differences in
the interpretation of “Tao” as the same keyword used by all the Pre-Qin schools are vividly
reflected in the Chinese yuandian, indicating the universally recognized status of “Tao” in
Chinese culture.

dc.language.iso

value: ru

dc.relation.ispartofseries

value: Vestnik of St Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies;Volume 16; Issue 2

dc.subject

value: Chinese culture

value: Tao

value: key concept

value: Chinese yuandian

value: philosophical system of Laotzu

value: Russian sinology

dc.title

value: Article


title: On One Problem of Optimal Control of a Quadcopter with a Given Intermediate Value of Part of the Coordinates of the Phase Vector

dc.contributor.author

value: Barseghyan, Vanya Rafaelovich

value: Simonyan, Tamara Aleksanovna

value: Matevosyan, Aram Gagikovich

dc.description.abstract

value: Taking into account the growing use of quadcopters for various purposes, this work is devoted to considering the issues of mathematical modeling of their spatial motion and constructing a program optimal control law that ensures flight with a given intermediate value of part of the coordinates of the phase vector at some point in time. Based on the laws of theoretical mechanics, a system of differential equations describing the spatial motion of the quadcopter is given. For a linearized mathematical model of the motion of a quadcopter and a quadratic functional, the problem of constructing an optimal control law with given initial and final values of the phase vector and the value of a part of the coordinates at an intermediate point in time solved by the method of problems of moments. Optimal control functions and corresponding phase trajectories of optimal motion are constructed, taking into account the value of a part of the coordinates at some intermediate point in time. To illustrate the proposed approach, explicit expressions for the program optimal control function, phase coordinates of motion and corresponding graphs are constructed for specific numerical values.

dc.description.sponsorship

value: This study was financially supported by the Higher Education and Science Committee of RA (project No.23-2DP-1B001).

dc.publisher

value: St Petersburg State University

dc.relation.ispartofseries

value: Differential Equations and Control Processes;Issue 2

dc.subject

value: quadcopter

value: mathematical model

value: optimal control

value: intermediate condition

value: phase trajectories


title: Numerical Algorithm for Searching the Optimal Temperature Regime of a Chemical Process on the Basis of Evolutionary Calculations

dc.contributor.author

value: Antipina, Evgenia Viktorovna

value: Mustafina, Svetlana Anatolievna

value: Antipin, Andrey Fedorovich

dc.description.abstract

value: An algorithm for calculating the optimal temperature profile of a chemical process is developed. The formulation of the problem of optimal control of the chemical process is given. The temperature of the reaction mixture is considered as a control, the values of which are subject to constraints. A finite-dimensional approximating problem is formulated, for the solution of which an algorithm based on the method of differential evolution is constructed. The work of the algorithm is tested on an industrially significant process of phthalic anhydride production. The optimal temperature regimes at which the highest degree of transformation of the starting substance, the highest concentration of the target product and the lowest content of the reaction by-product are achieved are calculated.

dc.description.sponsorship

value: This research was funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (scientific code FZWU-2023-0002).

dc.language.iso

value: ru

dc.relation.ispartofseries

value: Differential Equations and Control Processes;Issue 1

value: optimal control problem

value: optimal temperature regime

value: chemical process

value: differential evolution method


title: A New Approach to the Series Expansion of Iterated Stratonovich Stochastic Integrals with Respect to Components of a Multidimensional Wiener Process. The Case of Arbitrary Complete Orthonormal Systems in Hilbert Space

dc.contributor.author

value: Kuznetsov, Dmitriy Feliksovich

dc.description.abstract

value: The article is devoted to the development of a new approach to the series expansion of iterated Stratonovich stochastic integrals with respect to components of a multidimensional Wiener process. This approach was proposed by the author in 2022 and is based on generalized multiple Fourier series in complete orthonormal systems of functions in Hilbert space. In the previous parts of this work, expansions of iterated Stratonovich stochastic integrals of multiplicities 1 to 6 were obtained. At that, the expansions were constructed using two specific bases in Hilbert space. More precisely, Legendre polynomials and the trigonometric Fourier basis were used. In this paper, expansions of iterated Stratonovich stochastic integrals of multiplicities 1 to 4 are obtained on the base of arbitrary complete orthonormal systems of functions in Hilbert space. Sufficient conditions for the expansion of iterated Stratonovich stochastic integrals of arbitrary multiplicity are formulated in terms of trace series. The results of the article will be useful for construction of strong numerical methods with orders 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 (based on the Taylor-Stratonovich expansion) for Ito stochastic differential equations with non-commutative noise.

dc.language.iso

value: en

dc.publisher

value: St Petersburg State University

dc.relation.ispartofseries

value: Differential Equations and Control Processes;Issue 2

value: iterated Itô stochastic integral

value: Itô stochastic differential equation

value: multidimensional Wiener process

value: generalized multiple Fourier series

value: mean-square convergence

value: expansion

dc.type

value: Article