Transforming the Art of Fiction: Walter Besant, Professional Service and the Society of Authors by Richard Salmon

“…Founded in 1884 by the novelist and historian Walter Besant (1836–1901), the Incorporated Society of Authors went on to become the most successful and long-lasting professional association organized by and for the benefit of authors in Britain. …”
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The Far East in the Russian civilization — from the «outpost of socialism in the east of the country» to the «burden for Russia»: review of the monograph «History of the Russian Far East». Vol. 3. Bk. 5. Society and Authorities in the Russian Far East in 1960–1991 / Editor in Chief V.... by S. V. Novikov

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The informal support of higher education by V. A. Starodubtsev, M. A. Solovyov

“…Basing on the UNESCO’s forecast for imminent transformation of Information Society into Learning Society, the authors discuss possible directions for support of higher education and postgraduate education by means of social media and professional self-organized network communities.…”
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DEVELOPMENT OF UNIVERSITY AS A COMPETITIVE EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION by Ekaterina E. Shishlova, Anzhelika M. Mirzoeva

“…The article proves the need for new forms of organization of universities, the relevant market economy and information society. The authors analyze innovative activities of MGIMO-University, which trains specialists for civil service and business structures actively developing organizational and content bases of educational and scientific activities. …”
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Freegans: features and possibilities of research by M. V. Karmanov, L. A. Davletshina

“…The article presents a historical background to the formation of such a social phenomenon as freeganism, its ideology and positioning of the freegans themselves relative to the consumer society. The authors have studied and systematized the worldviews of freegans about what the refusal of their own purchases of certain goods is related to, whether it is a desire to overcome total overconsumption and move to rational spending of available resources, and whether it is possible to develop freeganism into a broad and full-fledged ecological movement. …”
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Civilizational Narrative and Philosophy at Higher Education Institutions by N. V. Kuznetsov, A. M. Sokolov

“…The article analyzes the decisive role of philosophical thought in the formation of self-consciousness of bourgeois society. The authors argue that its success was predetermined by the development of new forms of communication that contributed to the discovery of a new dimension of human existence, involving new types of its development. …”
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Sociological monitoring of student youth involvement in regional socio-economic development processes in modern Russian society by M. A. Tanina, V. A. Yudina

“…In order to increase the level of student youth involvement in the processes of regional socio-economic development in modern Russian society, the authors have developed methodological recommendations for engaging activities implementation.…”
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Social diagnostics of information security of digital society: methodological and regulatory aspects by M. V. Kibakin

“…Special attention has been paid to the substantiation of the possibilities of early detection of information threats to the functioning of basic social institutions – social trust and stability of social relations, solidarity, civilizational identity, interfaith peace and tolerance in a complex society.The author’s methodology has been presented in the article as a sociological research technology that includes the interpretation and operationalization of groups of information threats enshrined in the state concept of national security, the correct application of expert procedures to assess security against these threats, as well as the subsequent mathematical-statistical and logical interpretation of the data obtained. …”
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Peculiarities of the National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption Activities under Martial Law by L. I. Kalienichenko, D. V. Slynko

“…The authors proved that after the full-scale invasion of Russia, the National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption, as well as most state bodies, has adapted to the changes in the state and society. The authors note that a wide range of powers and rights of the National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption are fixed at the legislative level. …”
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Higher Education for Global and Local Sustainable Development by O. V. Zinevich, E. A. Melekhina

“…The Russian universities’ contribution to the achievement of sustainable development goals is analyzed from the prospect of globalism crisis and transition to the global-local paradigm of the existence of a society. The authors proceed from the theoretical premise that the internationally recognized threefold concept of sustainable development encompassing economic development, social stability and environmental sustainability is based on the understanding of the development as a process and a result of subjective and objective factors that effective in activity aimed at building the future of the humankind. …”
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To a Question on the Communication und Morality Culture by D. N. Belova

“…In the article the author researches the moral aspect intracultural and cross-cultural communicative interaction as a multiple-factor phenomenon; analyzes the causes of moral degradation of modern society. The author discusses the issues of intercultural communication in the context of sociopsychological experience of communicants…”
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FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION IN RUSSIA AT THE PRESENT STAGE by M. Kumysheva

“…Corruption got practically into all spheres of activity of the state and society. The author analysed the main measures undertaken by the Russian State for fight against this negative phenomenon and the conclusion is drawn on need of carrying out additional actions for the specified sphere.…”
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El humanismo como concreción del ideal constitucional by Wilson Herrera LLanos

“…So, as long as Constitutional Law studious continue more worried about the theoretical perfection of their statements than about the sincere service vocation that imposses its social and human rules, the XXI century will not be enough to build a more faire and equitable society.The author finds here the great challenge of constitutional teaching pedagogy.…”
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"Whoever increases his knowledge merely increases his heartache." Moral tensions in heart surgery patients' and their spouses' talk about information seeking. Discourse a... by Tuominen Kimmo

“…Thus, the analysed accounts and narratives of information seeking reflect moral demands that ill persons and their significant others are facing in contemporary society. The author uses social constructionist discourse analysis to examine how the interviewees have to relate their descriptions of information practices to existing moral presuppositions on how rational individuals should behave.…”
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Figury dzieciństwa w militarystycznym dyskursie w Związku Radzieckim i we współczesnej Rosji by Wojciech Siegień

“…The article presents the use of childhood figures in the process of constructing a militaristic discourse in Russian society. The author also tries to identify ways to use similar figures of childhood in different historical and political contexts. …”
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Desvelando a relação entre ideologia, valores do indivíduo e estilo de consumo by Alexandre Maduro-Abreu, Antônio César Pinho Brasil Jr.

“…On the basis of the use of multivariate techniques of data analysis (correlations, regression and structural equations) and theoretical support, it was possible to coin the term “social elected”, meaning individuals who seek, on the basis of consumption, to demonstrate to society power, authority and status, independently of groups, legitimated by the values of freedom and equality, which guarantee that all can pursue the same condition of elected.…”
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. CONDITIONS AND DETERMINANTS OF THE ACADEMIC STAFF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE MODERN SCHOOL by S. L. Fomenko

“…The main determinants of the process include the discrepancy between the actual development level of academic staff and the existing requirements of pedagogic society. The author denotes the main motives for academic staff development: moral and financial incentives for professional growth, new educational tasks, unsatisfactory social status of educational institution, etc; and identifies the complex of objective and subjective conditions positively affecting the given process. …”
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Imperial Russian Military Historical Society: to historiography of the problem by A. S. Shestopalova

“…The article is one of the first attempts to generalize the accumulated experience in the research literature on the history of the Imperial Russian Military Historical Society. The author analyzed the key works of pre-revolutionary, Soviet, postSoviet historiography. …”
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THE ROLE OF TEENAGEERS’ LIFE EXPERIENCE ACTUALIZATION IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE SAFE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT FORMATION by O. A. Selivanov

“…Along with the risks of modern information society, the author emphasizes a number of dangerous social trends: disruption of social institutions, ifantilization of education, distortion of historical cultural channels, and devaluation of the collectivism idea.In author’s opinion, teenagers should get some special knowledge and individual training to develop the skills of safe behavior in actual situations; and the prospects of the modern society considerably depend on the above procedures.…”
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