The article presents an analysis of the distribution of lexemes from synonymous series ‘post’, ‘poschenie’, ‘postitisya’ and ‘alkanie’, ‘alchba’, ‘alkati’ in Old Russian manuscripts. The study is based on a corpus-based and quantitative approach, using the historical corpus ‘Manuscript’. The contrasts of quantification of the mentioned lexical series were first established in the study. The data from four sub-corpora — Gospels, Apostle, Parimeynik and chronicles were considered. It was found that synonymous relationships of lexical series are present only in the full-aprakos Gospel. In the service Four-Gospel and shortaprakos Gospel, only lexemes from the first series are used, while lexemes from the second series have meanings of ‘hunger’ and ‘to hunger’. Lexemes from the first series are also preserved in the Cyril-Methodius translation of the Apostle. In the Preslav translation of Tolstovsky Apostle from the 14th century, lexemes from the first series are consistently replaced by lexemes from the second series. The Parimeynik sub-corpus, whose oldest translation has Cyril-Methodius origin, is contrasted with texts from other sub-corpora by the absence of lexemes from the second series in the meanings of ‘fast’ and ‘to fast’ in all editions. The Tale of Bygone Years proves the early establishment of lexemes from the first series in Old Russian tradition. A quantitative contrast is observed in the Suzdal chronicle, where, unlike other chronicles, lexemes from both series are presented.

This paper examines the linguistic situation in the village of Sebyan-Kyuyol in the Kobyai district of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), where the Lamunkhin Even people, one of the indigenous minority groups of the North, reside. The focus is on the structural and substantive characteristics of the linguistic situation. Data was obtained through participant observation and sociolinguistic surveys among 81 respondents from various age, gender, and social groups of the Even community. Using a comprehensive approach that includes linguistic and social aspects, the distribution and functions of Even, Russian, and Yakut languages in different spheres of communication are analyzed. It is shown that the linguistic situation is three-component, with the Even language being dominant but facing some challenges from Russian and Yakut languages in certain spheres, as well as among the younger generation who show less interest in their native language. Factors influencing the viability and maintenance of the Even language are identified. Problems and prospects for its development are revealed. It is established that the linguistic situation in Sebyan-Kyuyol village is relatively favorable and stable, but requires constant attention and support from the government and community.

The article is devoted to the exploration of additional semiotic meanings developed by olfactory perceptual lexicon in the Yakut language. The study analyzes lexicographic data on the vocabulary of olfactory perception, as well as the mechanisms of creating a cognitive-semiotic space of a text using this lexicon based on N. A. Lugynov’s work “Ulatyy keme” (“Time of Change”). Smell is consider ed by the authors as a cognitive-linguistic category, representing in the Yakut language not only the physiological aspect of sensory interaction with the world, but also a broad linguistic and cultural context that expresses the sign function of social, everyday, aesthetic, etc. status. The data from translating and explanatory dictionaries of the Yakut language were processed using classical methods of analyzing dictionary definitions, taking into account the elements of distribution of the studied lexical units. As a result of the study, it was established that the perceptual lexicon of olfactory perception, which allows describing smells as signs-indexes in the system of the Yakut language, implements an additional cognitivesemiotic function of signs-symbols in artistic discourse, revealing the internal state of a person, their socio-domestic relationships in society, attitude towards moral and ethical values and life.

The foreign language insertions in the language of the tundra Yukagirs-polyglots of the Lower Kolyma in Yakutia are considered for the first time. The relevance of the study is primarily dictated by the lack of research on contact phenomena in the Yukagir language as a whole, the decreasing number of speakers, and the importance of documenting this ancient language of Northeast Siberia. The goal of the study is to identify the functioning features of insertions in the modern spoken language of the tundra Yukagirs. The material consists of recordings of oral speech by Yukagirs in the form of polylogue, dialogue, and monologue, fragments of transcripts of which are introduced into scientific circulation for the first time. The analysis shows that insertions in Yukagir speech are realized through Yakut and Russian insertions, originating from various parts of speech of the guest languages. The author concludes the relevance of the Yakut language as the second language after the ethnic one, due to the higher frequency of Yakut elements in Yakut speech compared to Russian ones. It has been established that insertions are marked by empty and filled pauses, vocal, lexical-semantic, and paralinguistic hesitations. It is noted that the creative function is realized through the manner of using insertions by individual Yukagir polyglots in their speech.

The phenomenon of homonymy in the Ossetian language is considered as one of the complex and multi-aspect problems in Ossetian linguistics and in general linguistic theory. The lack of special works in Ossetian studies makes it relevant to consider this phenomenon in the context of functional homonymy. It is emphasized that the factors complicating the process of studying the conditions of emergence and functioning of homonyms in language and speech are the semantic intersections with polysemy, grammatically diverse “unpredictability”, functional variability, and as a result, the presence of various classifications and definitions within homonyms. An overview of the most well-known classifications of homonyms, analysis of lexicographical sources and literary texts has been made. As a result, the main criteria for “recognizing” functional homonyms have been identified and their differentiation from lexicalgrammatical homonyms in the Ossetian language has been carried out. The analysis has shown a number of difficulties in identifying functional homonyms. The author concludes that morphological instability and the syntactic functions of a word in a sentence can change its semantics, thus transferring it from one type of homonym to another. At the same time, it is noted that the main etymological principle of distinguishing homonyms may be ineffective when considering a larger number of parts of speech.

The relevance of the article is determined by the fact that the selection of stable collocations for teaching foreign language learners is a multi-stage and complex process. It is noted that there is still no consensus regarding the requirements for selecting units and the volume of phraseological minimum. The novelty of the study lies in an attempt to distinguish between the concepts of “phraseological minimum” and “educational dictionary of stable collocations”. In addition, the research task is to develop criteria for selecting stable collocations for inclusion in an educational dictionary. The author’s task was to form an educational dictionary consisting of thematic sections, where the name of each section corresponds to the theme of the module in the program for teaching Russian as a foreign language. To achieve this goal, the author reviews existing scientific literature, educational dictionaries, and lexical minimums. The author analyzes textbooks on phraseology and speaking for levels B1+ — C1. The results of a survey conducted among native Russian speakers are presented in order to clarify the understanding of selected units, and an analysis of the contexts in which they are used is performed. In the final stage, a list of stable collocations on the topic of “Education” is proposed, which includes phraseological neologisms for the first time.

The article is dedicated to the issue of defining the concept of DEMOCRACY. Its meaning in the Russian political discourse is clarified on conceptual, figurative, and value levels. The peculiarities of this concept in the Russian political discourse are identified from the perspective of the Chinese linguocultural tradition. The similarities and differences in the content of the concept of DEMOCRACY in the linguocultural traditions of Russia and China are examined. To achieve the stated goal, the method of linguocultural analysis of the text was used in the research. Informational and analytical texts on political topics published in the mass media of Russia and China were used as research materials. The concept of “sovereign democracy”, relevant to Russian political culture, and “people’s democracy”, represented in Chinese political discourse, are analyzed. The theoretical foundations and prospects for the development of these concepts, associated with national linguocultural traditions, are evaluated. The ecessity of forming a corpus of interrelated concepts for the development of national ideologies as complex and interacting images of national political worldviews is emphasized.

The study examines the metaphors presented in demotivational posters during the COVID-19 pandemic. Images related to healthcare workers and the coronavirus infection are identified. The iconic (and less frequently verbal) components of the demotivational posters are analyzed, which explicitly convey the author’s assessment of these objects and model their perception by the audience. The most frequent metaphors identified in the study include ‘virus as a monster’, ‘virus as a criminal’, ‘virus as a swamp’, ‘virus as shackles’, and ‘virus as a trap’ to represent the COVID-19 infection. Metaphors such as ‘doctor as a warrior’, ‘doctor as a superhero’, ‘doctor as a champion’, ‘doctor as a disinsector’, ‘doctor as a builder’, and ‘doctor as a guardian angel’ are used by the authors of the demotivational posters to represent healthcare workers. By demonstrating these metaphorical characteristics of the objects, the authors of the demotivational posters model the desired perception of these objects by the audience, emphasizing the speed of disease spread, its devastating impact, the importance of adhering to quarantine measures, and expressing gratitude and appreciation to healthcare workers for their selfless work and for saving patients’ lives.

The article is dedicated to the linguo-semiotic analysis of the functioning of polycode names as a manipulative tool in advertising discourse. The aim of the study is to describe the influence of non-verbal components on the expression of the illocutionary force of the name. The material of the study consists of polycode commercial designations identified through the author’s own internet monitoring and direct observation from 2021 to 2023. An examination of the situational context has been conducted, dominant signs in the structure of nomination have been identified, and the expressed meaning has been established. Word-formation models for creating names have been identified, classified according to the means of expressing illocutionary force. The use of similar models by commercial organizations from different fields of activity allows us to speak about the main trends in naming in advertising discourse. The author puts forward a projective hypothesis of manipulative influence: a stimulus-response situation is applied in advertising communication, and manipulation is realized through the tactic of imposition. It has been established that different situations are implicitly related in the message, for which loosely structured stimuli are used, which influence the formation of the addressee’s attitudes and program their behavior. It is concluded that in polycode commercial nominations, the technique of exploiting linguistic and non-linguistic behavioral stereotypes is used.

In this article, the authors examine Russian environmental internet memes, presented on social networks such as VKontakte, Odnoklassniki, and on websites like Memepedia, Pikabu, and A. Chistopashin’s site. They have developed a set of criteria relevant for the analysis of environmental internet memes as complex linguistic and semiotic formations. The aim of the study was to identify the specific features of the semiotic organization of environmental internet memes and establish the dominant semiotic code that determines the conceptual content of the meme. It is shown that the Russian-speaking segment of environmental communication through memes has its own thematic and genre specificity. Environmental internet memes usually rely on the use of media semiotic codes, where the meme includes both text and illustration. Less frequently, memes are created based on narrative semiotic codes, where the visual component illustrates the beginning, climax, or end of a story. The verbal component is dominant when borrowing viral visual templates. The main stylistic device in environmental internet memes, alongside irony and the effect of false expectation, is linguistic play. Semiotic analysis of internet memes has shown that the combination of verbal and visual signs is typical for the media segment of environmental internet communication.

The relevance of studying is determined by the ongoing renaissance of the ohuohai dance in the cultural practice of modern Yakut people. The novelty of the research is seen in the proposal of a scientific version: circular dances following the course of the sun (from east to west) signified movement downward, while dances against the course of the sun (from west to east) signified movement upward. It is noted that the west and east reflected different worlds, and movements in a circle symbolized a journey along the fragile boundary between the two worlds. The work implements a comprehensive approach to the subject of study using historical-comparative, structural-semiotic, functional types of analysis, synthesis and generalization of folklore, ethnographic, linguistic, leading to a unified picture of the semantics of circular movements. The authors conclude that the modern name ‘ohuohai’ dance is an innovation of the Soviet period, absent in sources from the pre-revolutionary and early Soviet periods, in which the term ‘үҥкүү’, equally meaning the circling-dance of the shaman, is consistently mentioned. It is emphasized that the ohuohai round dance included ecstatic elements of shamanism, clearly similar to the shaman’s beliefs about transitions to other worlds.

The situation of traditional storytelling is considered in terms of adherence to the canons of archaic olonkho. The material for the study consists of olonkho texts that were in circulation in the Olekminsky district of Yakutia. Texts were selected for analysis, among which early recordings of olonkho variants from the mid-19th century reveal transformations that distinguish them from traditional olonkho. These transformations are analyzed from the perspective of modern folklore studies — the preservation of the original archaic features of the epic. The author studied the plot-compositional structure, motif fund, and imagery system in early recordings of olonkho from the 19th and 20th centuries in Olekminsky. Deviations from established epic canons were identified. Structural-typological and comparative-comparative methods were applied. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the fact that this aspect of the epic heritage of the Olekminsky district is being studied for the first time. As a result of the study, motifs from world, including Russian, fairy tales were discovered in the content of early recordings of Olekminsky olonkho. This is explained by the unique socio-cultural conditions of the region, in particular, the coexistence of several nationalities. The author attributes such additions to violations of the epic traditions of Yakut storytelling. It is noted that such violations are not found in the epic works of storytellers of the 20th century.

The ways of representing violence and the role of this category in constructing socialist realist discourse are considered. The novel “The Librarian” by Mikhail Elizarov is chosen as the research material. It is established that the novel synthesizes the tradition of socialist realist novels and genre elements of popular literature, with the author placing emphasis on the representation of violence. The article highlights that violence in the novel is visual and cinematic. It is revealed that the protagonist of the novel plays a significant role in such representation, as the artistic world is demonstrated through their perspective. The article shows that the acts of violence presented in the novel become indexes of a particular “Gromovian” world and contribute to the visual and ideological transformation of characters, as well as an inversion of familiar oppositions. The authors of the article determine that the “Gromovian” world is formed around the Book, which actualizes ideas of the periphery and the “golden age”: it is here where violence becomes a legitimate means of communication with characters from both the “Gromovian” and ordinary worlds. It is noted that violence, both physical and psychological, forms fundamental oppositions in the “Gromovian” world, such as “own” versus “other”, “senseless world” versus “ideal world”, and so on. Finally, it is pointed out that through violence, the socialist realist plot about the “remaking” of the hero and their rejection of their own self for the collective “we” is realized.

The image of the “fallen woman” in the novels of G. Fallada’s “Wolf Among Wolves” and F. M. Dostoevsky’s “Crime and Punishment” is examined. Traces of the literary influence of the Russian classic on the poetics of the German writer’s novel at the thematic and character levels are identified. It is established that the key motif in both works is the theme of moral resurrection of the fallen individual. It is shown that, in addressing the problem of the “humiliated and insulted”, both authors incorporate the image of the “fallen woman” into the system of characters in their novels. It is noted that the writers pay special attention to the reasons for her social downfall. Through the use of comparative-historical analysis, parallels in the images of “fallen” women presented in these works — Petra Ledig and Sonya Marmeladova — are identified. The author of the article concludes that the heroines share a number of common features: Christian semantics of their names, moral purity despite physical vice, a tendency towards selfsacrifice, great inner strength despite outward timidity, a desire to show mercy, the ability to motivate their loved ones towards spiritual rebirth and thereby “rebirth” themselves. The results of the study allow to demonstrate the significance of F. M. Dostoevsky’s humanistic ideas for the aesthetic principles and worldview position of G. Fallada in the novel “Wolf Among Wolves”.

The article continues the study of the Oirat monument “The Tale of Nectar Teaching” (“Aršāni nomiyin tuuǰi”). Three unpublished manuscript lists are introduced into scientific circulation. For the first time, the international plot ATU 160 “Grateful Animals. Ungrateful Man. Salvation from the Pit” is considered based on four stories from “The Tale of Nectar Teaching”. The source of the study was the lists “Aršāni nomiyin tuuǰi”, stored in the manuscript department and archive of Orientalists at the Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, and the Scientific Library of the Eastern Faculty of St. Petersburg State University. Catalogs, indexes with international plots, folklore materials, translations of written monuments in Tibetan, Chinese, ancient Indian and Mongolian languages were used as additional materials. It is shown that all analyzed works represent a holistic picture of the ATU 160 plot, complementing each other. Common characteristics are identified, among which the most stable is the same composition. It is noted that the texts end with an explanation and a moral lesson. It is asserted that the basis of the ATU 160 plot is foreign material, which is slightly transformed in the compositions. The author concludes that the plot “Grateful Animals; Ungrateful Man. Salvation from the Pit”, presented in different works, is evidence of the unity of the IndoTibetan-Mongolian-Oirat literary fund.

The problem of double encoding of the characters’ images is considered: Mozart (“Mozart and Salieri” by A. S. Pushkin) and Prince Myshkin (“The Idiot” by F. M. Dostoevsky). The novelty of the research lies in the authors’ attempt to move from an empirical level of understanding the problem to a theoretical one. The methodological basis of the study becomes a semiotic approach to the analysis of literary texts. It is noted that it is the principles of semiotics that make it possible to put the accumulated baggage of empirical knowledge at the basis of a concept that points to the reasons for the double encoding of the characters’ images. The purpose of the article is to explain why Mozart and Prince Myshkin realize the image of the ideal person not in the sphere of functioning of the sacred code of culture, but in the sphere of profane culture, where each sacred image corresponds to a symbol related to sacred reality and transforming it. The comparison of the characters of Mozart and Prince Myshkin is based on the commonality of sacred motifs, supplemented by autobiographical, literary, and mythopoetic material. It is argued that these additions indicate the interaction in the consciousness of the writers in creating these images of the sacred, or biblical, code of culture with the profane. It is concluded that Mozart and Prince Myshkin are images created on the basis of double encoding and implying double interpretation.

The features of regulatory and documentary support for the activities of bailiff administrations, border and clan courts, and clan administrations in the North Caucasus in the late 18th — early 19th centuries are considered. General information is provided about the development of the system of institutions of local judicial-administrative control in the region. The normative acts of the emperor and higher authorities defining the scope of authority of these institutions, documenting their transformations in the context of administrativeterritorial changes, containing information on personnel composition, appointment of new leaders, and other related matters are characterized. The forms of documentary support for communication between bailiff administrations and border courts with other government institutions and officials are studied, and the features of such interaction are identified depending on the place of these institutions in the administrative hierarchy. Information is provided about their document management documentation used to manage their own activities. It is concluded that the documents of these institutions have a significant heuristic potential for studying the main aspects of the history of the formation and development of the institutions of Russian statehood in this region, exogenous and endogenous factors of transformation of institutions of socionormative culture, local features of the formation and development of Russian document management culture.

The article is dedicated to the study of the social structure of the population of early Ekaterinburg. The main objective was to investigate individual social groups of the population, as well as the specifics of their formation in a situation of a rapidly growing and developing industrial and administrative center. The research was based on documentary sources of official record-keeping, the most significant of which were the data from local (factory) censuses of residents of the fortress factory in the 1720s — 1740s. Using quantitative analysis methods and social history approaches, the main social groups of the population were identified and characterized. Their numbers were determined, and the history of their formation and employment specifics in the mining industry were analyzed. The conclusions were drawn about the existence of a special social policy by the mining plant administration. It was found that it was aimed not only at maintaining optimal working capacity but also at progressively expanding the group of factory personnel by including representatives of new social groups such as soldiers, recruits, schoolchildren, exiles, and convicts in labor processes. It was shown that by the mid-18th century, Ekaterinburg, founded in 1723, was not inferior to both old and new urban centers in terms of infrastructure development, administrative, industrial, and social institutions, and population composition.

The article discusses the activities of various levels of government structures (city council, gubernatorial, district and regional executive and party bodies) in managing EkaterinburgSverdlovsk during the NEP years. It is established that during this period, the central government was faced with a choice between centralism or decentralization in local governance and the delineation of powers between councils and different levels of regional government. It is noted that in practice, a multilevel system of city management was formed, which had both positive and negative aspects. It is shown that on the one hand, in conditions of weak city authority and a shortage of city budget, the intervention of regional authorities in urban issues and financial injections from their side allowed for the successful resolution of acute urban economic issues. On the other hand, such a system of power significantly limited the authority of the city council, pushing it to other government structures. As a result, the author concludes that the city council was not a full-fledged, independent administrative unit, and its competence in managing the city was significantly limited. This situation is explained by the fact that the main decisions regarding the directions of city development were made by regional authorities, which did not always positively affect the effectiveness of urban management.

The article provides a comprehensive analysis of the process of resettling foreign subjects to the North-Western Caucasus in the latter half of the 19th century. The study is based on a wide range of issues, from the reasons for this process, its legal framework, identification of major migration flows, to the course of resettlement and analysis of its results. The author concludes that the resettlement of foreign subjects was initiated by the Russian authorities as part of solving large-scale state tasks of settling a vast territory. It is noted that this territory was cleared of mountain people to be settled by populations loyal to Russian statehood and to develop the region's economy. It is shown that on the part of the Russian authorities, this process was ensured by corresponding legislative acts and measures of material support for migrants. It is claimed that the resettlement of foreign subjects to the North-Western Caucasus had a significant impact on the economic development of the region. The author pays special attention to the issue of adaptation of resettlers in their new place of residence. The conclusion is drawn that their natural-productive adaptation occurred more intensively than their socioethnic adaptation.

The issues related to the everyday life of miners during the formation of the city of Prokopyevsk are being considered. The relevance of the study is determined by scientific interest in the history of daily life. A literature review on the research problem has been conducted. Over a hundred issues of the local newspaper “Zaboy” from the first half of the 1930s were analyzed, along with reference and statistical collections. The social aspects of urban life in Prokopyevsk during the formation of urban infrastructure were studied. Housing issues, urban improvement, and public catering were examined in relation to the professional affiliation of city residents. The novelty of the study lies in the fact that periodical publications allow researchers to explore topics that were previously either uninteresting or not characterized in such detail regarding daily life. The author concludes that each period in history has its specific problems. It is noted that there were difficulties in the 1930s, which were ultimately successfully overcome. The author asserts that certain problems are still observed in modern urban development stages. However, the author is confident that these problems can be successfully resolved with the correct interaction of all levels of the urban community.

For the first time in scientific historiography, with the involvement of previously unknown archival documents, the problem of ensuring freedom of conscience is considered when creating the Fundamental Laws on April 23, 1906, which became the first national constitution in force. It is shown that P. A. Kharitonov, A. P. Salomon and Count A. F. Heyden paid attention to this problem, that is, the authors of bureaucratic drafts of new Fundamental Laws, which by December 1905 were prepared for Emperor Nicholas II. The main one turned out to be Kharitonov’s project, considered at a Meeting of the highest ranks of the State Chancellery. In the future, the consolidation of freedom of conscience in the Fundamental Laws was facilitated by the discussion of the draft State Chancellery in the Council of Ministers under the chairmanship of Count S.Y. Witte in March 1906 and the drafting of another draft of Fundamental Laws by Professor O. O. Eichelman at the same time. It is emphasized that the controversy that arose as a result of the April Special Meeting chaired by Nicholas II among his key figures about the limits of freedom of conscience influenced the final version of the corresponding article of the Fundamental Laws established personally by the tsar. It is concluded that this version reflected the conservative-liberal nature of the views shared by the direct participants of the constitutional reform of 1906.

The issue of granting pension benefits to Muslim clergy and their families in the Russian Empire is considered, as well as the characteristics of state-confessional policy in Russia both in the historical past and at the present stage. The aim of this study was to identify similarities and differences in the pension provision of Orthodox and Muslim clergy. Attention is paid to the socio-cultural status and material situation of clerics in border regions and national autonomies of the Asian part of Russia. Previously unstudied materials from the archives of the Russian State Historical Archive, the Russian State Historical Archive of the Far East, and the Central State Archive of the Republic of Kazakhstan are introduced into circulation. The novelty of the study lies in both the topic itself and the previously unexplored source base. Comparative, comparative-historical, and analytical research methods contributed to the realization of the research plan. The results obtained in the process of analyzing documents testify to a balanced approach and tolerant attitude towards clerics — representatives of “recognized” religions in the Russian Empire. The conclusion is formulated that the size of the pension depends on the length of service, but not on the religious affiliation of the clergy.

The experience ofsolving social and economic problems related to domestic reindeer herding in the Arctic regions of Yakutia during the early post-Soviet period is being studied. Attention is given to the adoption of the first program document in the republic— Resolution No. 521, dedicated to comprehensive support for traditional industries and social protection of workers in the Arctic regions. Archive documents on the activities of the relevant ministry in developing recommendations on wage payment in reindeer herding, adopting new decisions on one-time payments to reindeer herders and tent workers, and statistical data on some general economic indicators in reindeer herding are presented. The approach to calculating labor standards for reindeer herders and attempts at their social protection through professional tariffication of wage payment are presented in detail. Social directions included officially in the program for the development of domestic reindeer herding are highlighted. At the local level, it is shown that representatives of the relevant ministry responsible for managing traditional industries could not always rely on a positive experience in making decisions on socio-economic development of domestic reindeer herding as a leading traditional occupation of indigenous people, but they were fully aware of the real social situation of workers in the industry.

This article provides a brief overview of the development of Russian-Turkish relations in the 21st century against the backdrop of changes in Turkey’s domestic political situation at the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries. Special attention is paid to the evolution of Turkey’s foreign policy strategy. It is noted that the Russian Federation is a particularly important partner for the Republic of Turkey. The relevance of the topic lies in the fact that currently, the relationship between the two countries continues to develop actively, despite external political challenges. At the same time, the history of Russia-Turkey contacts requires further study, as this period is not well represented in the existing literature. The novelty of this research lies in the use of new sources to study state relations. The authors of the article come to a justified conclusion that the Turkish government seeks to develop its relationship with the Russian Federation while maintaining ties with both Western and Eastern countries. This demonstrates their efforts to utilize the opportunities provided by Turkey’s geographical location, which serves as a “corridor” between various parts of Eurasia.

The article discusses a range of issues related to labor mobilization during the emergency conditions of wartime in the North Ossetian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. One of the main objectives of this article is the publication of sources in a scholarly manner. The materials from the Central State Archive of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania and the State Archive of Recent History of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania on the topic are introduced into scientific circulation for the first time. The materials containing decisions on implementing defense measures, creating a system of defensive fortifications, and mobilizing citizens through labor duty are analyzed. Attention is paid to the activities of the Ordzhonikidzevsk (Vladikavkaz) Defense Committee and local authorities in organizing work in these areas. The relevance of the study lies in shedding light on historical experience in taking defense measures with active support from the population in the rear. The authors emphasize that rear work helped the army to accomplish its tasks. The authors conclude that during the Great Patriotic War, heavy physical labor became a norm of life for women, children, and adolescents who replaced able-bodied men who had gone to the front. Labor mobilization allowed for the quick organization of work by a large number of people and brought victory closer.

The problem of alcohol consumption and the struggle for sobriety in Russia in the early 20th century is being investigated. The discussion in government and public circles about the possibility of effectively combating drunkenness by spreading the culture of consuming low-alcohol beverages (primarily beer) among the people is analyzed. The aim of the article is to analyze how viable this idea could have been in the realities of that time. The relevance of addressing this topic is due to the ongoing search in modern Russia for ways to spread the values of a healthy lifestyle among the population in the face of the interests of producers and sellers of various types of alcohol in preserving and increasing their profits. The research methodology is based on the principles of historicism and comparative analysis. Among the sources used are archival materials (from the RGIA funds), press, stenographic reports of State Duma meetings, and journalism. The sources used together allow achieving the set goal. The main result of the research is to clarify the circumstances and reasons for the victory of domestic temperance forces over the “beer lobby” in the 1900s—1910s, the main reason being the unwillingness of the government, society, and the masses to replace strong vodka with beer on a national scale.