The article is devoted to the interaction of global, Western-oriented and local Japanese English-speaking linguodidactic discourse in the educational space of Japan. The problem of the interaction of these discourses is considered by the author on the material of terms related to the basic categories of linguodidactics, namely the category of “Student.” It is expected that a thorough analysis of the terms in this category will determine the common spheres and differences between the interests of authors of discourses - native and non-native English speakers and, consequently, will identify the key provisions and challenges in modern language education in Japan. The relevance of the study and an appeal to the didactic discourse of Japan are determined by several factors. Firstly, the example of the Japanese educational environment helps to describe the interaction of didactic discourse and sociocultural context most fully. Secondly, study the English linguodidactic discourse of Japan is caused by the educational context of Russia and Japan, similar educational reforms and the contradictions that arise in the process of change. The novelty of the research is seen in the fact that in this work the discourse analysis was first carried out on the basis of the three-pronged analysis of the didactic term. This method of analysis allows to conduct interdisciplinary research, involving areas of discourse analysis, terminology and intercultural communication.

The paper focuses on discursive construction of international relations in foreign policy discourse. The author uses the data retrieved from the Russian Foreign Ministry website to define the strategies of positive representation of Russian-Italian relations and reveal linguistic resources employed for the purpose. The strategies include the following: strategy of positive evaluation, strategy of legitimizing the partnering actor’s negative characteristics, strategy of positive forecast, strategy of involvement, strategy of demonstrating similarity of problems or views, strategy of indicating the legitimacy of relations and activities, and strategy of positive emotionalisation. The author demonstrates that strategies that represent a partnering actor are actualised in different genres of foreign policy discourse, which assists in constructing a consistent picture of Russian-Italian relations. The author claims that numerous strategies of positive representation are a convincing proof that foreign policy practices demand not only strategies that perform a conflictual function. Strategies that are aimed at harmonizing relations, constructing partnerships and grouping political actors are also in demand in international relations.

The paper analyzes historical change in article in strategies and linguistic means of representation of authorial stance in German scientific texts of the 17th-19th centuries. The topicality of the research question is due to the growing interest in the evolution of discourse in general and of discursive patterns in specific spheres of communication, such as scientific communication in particular. The author also notes that discursive practices are characterized by “social indexicality” determining the relationship of linguistic content of the text with its extralinguistic context. The paper considers two basic types of authorial stance: epistemic stance, which expresses the estimated probability of a proposition, and affect related to attitudinal and emotional aspects of the authorial stance in a scientific text. The paper presents the analysis of the corpus including scientific works of German authors divided into three groups according to the time of their publication (texts of the 17th century, the 18th century and the first half of the 19th century respectively). As a result, the author identifies certain trends in the evolution of the ways to represent authorial stance. Thus, there is increasing variety and growing frequency of linguistic means expressing epistemic stance. It is shown that affective stance gradually changes its semantics from the general emotional attitude to the cognitive-oriented one. The author suggests that these trends can be interpreted as a manifestation of the principle of social indexicality describing the reflection of social and historical context in communicative-discursive practices. The trends presented in the paper may be considered as reflecting the processes of development of science as a social institution and the formation of a professional community.

The article is devoted to the search for the etymological interpretation of some words with the semantics of lies and deceit. Material for the study were the Russian dialectal lexemes functioning mainly in the Russian North (Vologda, Arkhangelsk and Novgorod dialects). In some cases the author refers to unpublished field records of a card file of the Dictionary of dialects of the Russian North, stored at the Department of Russian Language, General Linguistics and Speech Communication, Ural Federal University. Interpreted words were not previously considered in the etymological literature or have disputable interpretation that ensures the relevance and novelty of the research. Among the analyzed lexemes are dialect words kolyzhit’ ‘to lie’, drevit’ ‘to talk nonsense, to lie’, obryazanit’ ‘to deceive, to cheat’, chmurit’ ‘to pretend, to deceive’, gnezdit’ ‘to lie’, oturit’ ‘to cheat’, each of which is the subject of a separate part of the article. These words are considered as a part of the enclosing etymological-derivational nests. The analysis involves a typological semantic and derivational parallels, the author also refers to the motivational models of nomination, that contributes to the reliability of the results.

The study is done within actual direction of modern science - the gender linguistics. The article is devoted to the question of the communicative image of the TV presenters of political talk-show Vladimir Solovyov and Olga Skabeyeva. The results of a comparative analysis of the components of the public image of each media person are presented: appearance, communicative behavior, speech manners. It is shown that Solovyov and Skabeyeva have a bright, catchy, wistful image, and their similarities - leading position, business style in clothes, gestures system, categoricalness - are determined by the program format. It is proved that at the same time, communicative images of the presenters have a specific gender identity: Vladimir Solovyov’s image corresponds to stereotypical idea of a real man, while Olga Skabeyeva’s image combines both typically female (modesty, elegance, parity) and male characteristics (rationality, rigidity, hardness). Special attention is given to verbal behaviour that detects the individual characteristics of each media person. Vladimir Solovyov’s manner of speech can be characterized as assertive, poly-stylistic, management one. The authors argue that the dominant for this presenter is a strategy of self-presentation, while the main intention can be defined as the retention of communicative leadership. The general speech style of Olga Skabeyeva can be described as aggressive, but the presenter purely uses female methods of mitigating the conflict. It is proved that the communicative style of the presenter is not free from gender peculiarities of the personality.

The problem of translation of Russian phraseological units into Chinese is covered. It is noted that idioms, being a common means of artistic expression, at the same time constitute one of the obstacles to translation of literary texts from Russian into Chinese because of the differences in cultures, history and traditions of the two countries. The question is raised about distinguishing the terms “idiom,” “proverb,” “saying” by Chinese linguists and translators. The results of a comparative analysis of some Russian phraseological units and their translation into the Chinese language are presented, extracted from seven editions of the novel “The captain’s Daughter” by Alexander Pushkin. The research urgency is caused by the fact that phraseological units are one of the indicators of the richness of the language of the author of a literary text, elements of the author’s style, that is why professional translations need to preserve means of the style of the artwork. Novelty is determined by the absence of studies of translations of A. S. Pushkin both among Russian and Chinese linguists. It is noted that translators differ in their attitude towards the need to comment the author’s expressions for Chinese readers. Language material of this article is limited by phraseology which is commented in translated editions. Special attention is paid to phraseology, which incorrect translation may hinder understanding of a literary text by the reader - foreign student.

Comprehensive analysis of the widespread in Russian folk dialects idiom tyukha da matyukha and its various variants ( tyukha, pantyukha da kolupay s bratom ; tyukha-matyukha ; tyukha-pantyukha , etc.) is proposed. The author reveals models of phrase-forming, describes the semantics of the idiom and finds out the onomastic status of proper name components. It is emphasized that in structural terms, tyukha-matyukha and tyukha-pantyukha are paired words (names). It is noted that mechanism of reduplication is involved in the creation of enhanced variants of the idiom. The author draws attention to the fact that the semantics of the idiom, among other things, includes an indication of a quantity that varies depending on the interpretation of a dialect speaker of its internal forms: as rhymed “nickname” consisting of a personal name and assessment-describing words, or as a combination of synonyms - appellative characteristics of people similar to each other. It is proved that from the point of view of etymology some phraseological onyms are likely to be appellatives ( matyukha , pantyukha ), while others are personal names, partially exposed appellation forming ( fetyukha , van’ka s man’koy , proshka, yeroshka ). The author points out that among phraseological onyms of both types there can be those which moved from one level of language units to another before joining the expressions ( pantyukha , van’ka s man’koy , proshka, yeroshka ).

Questions of ideographic description and lexicography of social vocabulary are considered. It is shown that in spite of a considerable number of works devoted to the study of different groups of social vocabulary, a comprehensive description of social nominations is currently lacking. On the example of the analysis of nominations representing institutional relations, a technique for analyzing vocabulary is developed and improved in terms of the actualization of social semantics in linguistic units. It is noted that the relevance of the work is due to the comparative perspective of the study, since the vocabulary is drawn from different idioms of the Russian language: literary language, jargon, urban vernacular and Russian folk dialects - in order to establish discrepancies and similarities between the consciousness of Russian speakers representing different social, territorial and other groups. The practical significance and perspective of research consists in the creation of an ideographic description of social vocabulary in the form of an ideographic dictionary. On the example of the analysis of the nomination banderovets ( Banderaers ), the logic of the formation of new meanings of words not previously fixed by dictionaries and the creation of dictionary articles for the ideographic dictionary is justified. Application of methods of semantic, classificatory, linguistic-statistical, contextual, definitional analysis is demonstrated and also the method of ideographic reconstruction of nominative sets is partially presented.

The question of how Ye. A. Boratynsky interpreted the categories of being and non-being in a book of poems “The Twilight” (1842) is covered. It is noted that “The Twilight” became the final book of the poet, it reflected his philosophical quest in the 30-ies of the 19th century. On the other hand, that is stressed by the author of this article, the publication of “The Twilight” marked the end of the whole era - the romantic era with its art and philosophy. It is alleged that Ye. A. Boratynsky reflects on the being as the existence of a subject, on the being as “vale of tears,” and also the super-being. Through the analysis of the motives of emergence, creation and disappearance that can be traced in the works by Ye. A. Boratynsky, the poet’s views on the non-being and “the otherness being” are revealed. It is argued that ontological problems in “The Twilight” are closely related to epistemological issues. It is shown that, according to the creative conception of Ye. A. Boratynsky, not sensual or rational way of knowing leads to the true knowledge, but “meta-logic” one, that is, the mysteries of super-being open through the “meta-logic.” The author concludes that individual strivings of the poet respond to common trends in the development of the history of Russian thought.

The present paper aims to analyze rituals and festivals of the Udmurt calendar which convey the idea of interrelationship between the producing energy of the nature and of the human being taking into consideration folk beliefs about time as well as age and gender stratification of a rural community. It is established that men played an important role in the process of praying, while “female” theme was the quintessence of spring rites the main functions of which were fertility and production. Elderly women played a special role - not only did they supervise ritual activities, but also initiated some occasional rites, and, if required, they could also establish a contact with the other world. The youth took an active part in festivals held in the beginning of half-years considered as equivalent periods ( palar ) of a calendar cycle, i.e. in spring and in autumn. Young boys and girls were main participants in spring and summer merrymaking and round dances as well as autumn and winter gatherings. The rituals of this cycle were aimed at making pairs with a view of entering into a marriage. A holiday eve could be associated with puberty. Children participated in games which corresponded to rituals. The research presents main characters of the ritual scenario which symbolize quality changes in the nature’s cycle and human life. The article focuses on the functions of those characters and peculiarities of their behavioural stereotypes.

The article is devoted to literary analysis of the key monologues of the main protagonist of Shakespeare’s tragedy “King Lear.” The characteristics of lyrical flavour in Shakespeare’s tragedy “King Lear” is discussed. The lyric basis in Shakespeare’s drama is covered. Special attention is paid to the poetic analysis of selected monologues that can be considered as independent lyrical works. The novelty of the research is seen in the fact that the identified aspect is the study namely of translation reception of a lyrical flavour in Shakespeare’s drama, that has not yet been the subject of study in a separate work, despite the fact that in the domestic literature the issue of Russian translations of the tragedy “King Lear” was supplied and examined seriously. The research urgency is caused by necessity of comparative literature studies in the expansion of ideas about the features of the lyrical flavour of the dramatic work in the process of translation reception, in determining the characteristics of lyrical discourse, forming the Russian appearance of English tragedy. A review of the research positions on the problem of the lyricism in Shakespeare’s drama is made, particularly in “King Lear” tragedy. The results of comparative analysis of king Lear’s monologues in two most recognized translations - by T. L. Shhepkina-Kupernik and B. L. Pasternak - are presented.

The image of path is analyzed in early lyrical poetry by Alexander Blok and Sergei Yesenin. The history of the relations of the two poets is commented. Attention is paid to what was Blok’s personality and creativity to Yesenin. It is shown that Blok was the ethical and moral compass for Esenin. The results of a comparative analysis of Blok’s poems “Poet v izgnanyi I somnenyi...,” “Vesna v reke lomayet ldiny...” and Yesenin’s poem “Tam, gde vechno dremlet tayna” are presented. It is concluded that the idyllic topos of Blok’s lyrics (“Golubaya dal” and “Miry inye”), on the one hand, is one of the origins of Yesenin’s image of “Blue Russia,” and on the other hand, is typologically homogeneous. The relevance of the study is determined by the fact that the work of Blok and Esenin is analyzed not only in the framework of opposition symbolism - post-symbolism , but also as the work of poets-modernists, which allows to identify the important system of meanings, typical for the image of path in the culture of modernism. It is proved that the logic of city-forming way in the work of Blok and Esenin is the same at the level of basic structural meanings: the difficult path of initiation to the mystery, secret knowledge and secret vision, overcoming spiritual vertical on the path to transformation and mission.

The article is devoted to the specifics of the wedding ceremony in Arzamastsevo village of Karakulinskiy district of the Udmurt Republic (UR), where the Russian migrants from the Tambov province live since the first third of the XIX century. The history of the village is covered - documentary sources, stories, oral narratives. The local-group nicknames “yaguty,” “sleporody,” “slepushi,” the toponym “Arzamastsevo” are analysed. Elements of the wedding ceremony are characterized. Dialectal names to ritual actions are presented. Peculiar wedding customs are revealed - bride’s otbivaniye zori ; buddies’ riding of kurnik and the bride’s bed, stealing the bed; feast at the bride’s house after the wedding; stretching the filaments in the yard of the bride during the arrival of the bridegroom for the bride. The results are presented of a comparative analysis of wedding rituals of Arzamastsevo and other Russian dialect traditions of UR. It is established that the marriage rites of Arzamastsevo organically correlate with the Russian wedding folklore of Karakulinskiy district and other local traditions of UR. It is mentioned that the probable cause of this fact is that by the time Arzamastsevo arose on the territory of the Middle Kama region there had developed a strong local tradition, typologically close to the Russian traditional culture of the Central provinces of Russia. It is emphasized that the traditional culture of Arzamastsevo is a multi-component phenomenon, which is based on the original folklore of resettlers.

The article is devoted to the problem of food security as a component of economic security of China. The problem of food security of China in 1990-ies is discussed. Food safety issues in China were firstly discussed in the early 1990-ies. The article focuses on the defining of food security in a global context. Types of food security are shown. It is noted that in 1990-ies in China there was a real threat to food security of the country. The analysis shows that due to the acceleration of the industrialization process in China many field lands are used for the constructing the infrastructure, and the labor force in the village is dramatically reduced. It is proved that the cause of the growing threat is the rapid economic development as a result of reforms in China and its subsequent influence. Special attention is paid to the effective measures taken by the government of China to ensure food security. It is emphasized that the agricultural policy of China is aimed at expanding food production and increasing the yield per unit area. The author argues that in the process of solving problems of food security of China in 1990-ies the state played a significant role.

The creation of the Comintern and the formation of the Communist concept of war and peace in the conditions of the Versailles system of international relations are considered. The topic urgency is determined by the fact that the problem of international tensions today is extremely sharp again. The author notes that the search for a new model of world order and a peaceful transition to it makes the appeal to the experience of the past important. The novelty of the research lies in the fact that the coverage of issues of war and peace in the documents of the Comintern in Russian historiography is only beginning to be explored, there have been no fundamental works on this topic yet. The article presents a comparative analysis of democratic and Communist views on the creation of a new system of international relations. Great attention is paid to the work of the I Congress of the Communist Internationale, which laid the foundations of the policies of the international Communist movement. The differences in tactical questions of the Communist Western social democracy, and the differences between “right-wing” and “left-wing” of the Comintern are analyzed. The author comes to the conclusion that, despite the revolutionary rhetoric, the Bolshevik leadership sought to make peace with the great powers and to establish economic relations with them. It is mentioned that the theoretical position of the Communists was adjusted depending on the practical interests of the Soviet state.

The article is devoted to the subject insufficiently developed in the national historiography, especially in regard to its regional dimension. The study is conducted on materials of three archives: State archive of Sverdlovsk region, Russian state archive of Economics and the Centre of documentation of public organizations of Sverdlovsk region with the assistance of the scientific and publicistic literature. The relevance of the topic is determined by its importance for the social sciences, especially for history. Scientific novelty of the work is seen in the fact that the new materials discovered by the author in these archives are introduced into scientific usage. The article aims to study the monetary income and expenditures of single farmers of Sverdlovsk region in 1960. It is noted that the most credible source for research are the data of budget surveys. It is argued that these materials were long closed to researchers and have become available for development relatively recently. It is emphasized that these materials must be subjected to comprehensive analysis, also using the mathematical apparatus. It is stated that there was a pretty serious differentiation of monetary income of the surveyed farmers. It is stated that only farmers of certain households that for various reasons were in a privileged position had relatively high income. It is proved that the most part of farmers’ expenses were the purchase of livestock and poultry, agricultural products and industrial goods (including food). It is declared that from the economic point of view private farming had two important functions: firstly, it formed, as a rule, food ration of the farmers, and secondly, was the main source of money in the farmhouse. It is concluded that with the income from household plots total revenue of farmers to some extent were comparable to that of urban residents.

The prospects for the use of prosopographic data for the study of monastery landscapes are discussed. The author’s definition of monastery landscapes that takes into account the specifics of historical research is given. The basic levels of monastery landscapes (local, regional, country) are considered. The most significant changes in the object database of monastery landscapes in the result of the secularizing reforms of 1764, the decree on the separation of Church and state in 1918 and the revival of religious life in Russia since the end of the 20^th century are covered. Based on the analysis of contemporary historiography of the Russian monasticism of the Synod period and two author’s database the possibility of using materials for prosopographic studies of landscapes are shown. Perspectivity for their use is mentioned in the study of Church organizational and spiritual links between the monasteries (monastery of regional and country landscapes), the geography of informal contacts of representatives of the monastic society in the world’s periphery, religious practices of the monastic society, the social and cultural environment of formation and functioning of the monasteries (local monastic landscapes), and also in analysis of the transformation of monastery landscapes since 1917. For prosopographic studies of monasticism the landscape approach provides an opportunity to see the visualization of a number of socio-cultural characteristics of collective biography of the monastic society in the complex of natural-cultural objects.

The article is devoted to affairs of a personal nature, constituting a significant part of the documents of regional and local bodies of the CPSU(b)-CPSU. These documents are considered as one of the groups of sources on the history of camps of Main Directorate for POWs and internees (GUPVI) of the NKVD-MVD of the USSR. In the historiographical review, the author indicates a weak level of scrutiny of the sources on the history of the camps, which are stored in the regional state archives. The reasons for this circumstance are commented. On the material of the State archive of the Kemerovo region main groups of cases of a personal nature are characterized: the files on membership in the party, nomenklatura personal files, other personal files. The author of the article pays attention to the circumstances of the appearance of these files. The species composition of the documents deposited in the cases are analyzed. The nature of the information about the camps GUPVI in these documents is discusses. General and specific features typical to selected groups of cases are identified. The factors are listed that complicate the identification and usage of the files of a personal nature that contain information about the camps GUPVI. Some recommendations are given to enhance wider use of these files, to simplify and expedite their search.

The article is devoted to the main activities of the Ufa branch of the Russian society for the care of refugees in 1915-1917. The author points out that military actions in the First World War had caused a mass evacuation of the population of the frontline areas affected by the military actions in the rear of the governorate of the Russian Empire, also in Ufa governorate. Based on regional materials the experience of the organization of assistance to victims of war by the diocesan clergy is considered, which consisted in the collection of funds, provision of housing, organization of educational process for refugee children, etc. Initiative of the Ufa division of the Russian Society for the care of refugees was the opening of three warehouses in Ufa, Belebey and Menzelinsk to supply the refugees with clothes, and on their basis houses for the homeless was open, providing employment and income for women refugees. Special attention the clergy paid to the problem of meeting the spiritual needs of the refugees by organizing the preaching work of local diocesan clergy, and by priests of the diocese of Chelm evacuated to Ufa governorate invited for this purpose by Society. The study of the experience of the Ufa branch of the Russian Society for the care of refugees has led to the conclusion that the diocesan clergy along with public institutions and local organizations made a contribution to the solution of problems of resettlement of the refugee population in the governorate.

The article is devoted to the activities of the Tatar regional branch of the all-union society of inventors and innovators (AUSII) in the context of the implementation of scientific and technical policy of the state aimed at accelerating scientific-technical progress. The main sources of work are published party and government documents, materials from the Fund of the all-Union Central Council of trade unions (AUCCTU), State archive of the Russian Federation, as well as documents from the National archives of the Republic of Tatarstan introduced into scientific circulation for the first time. The research indicates that a characteristic of scientific and technical policy of the USSR from the second half of 1950-ies becomes the forming of a centralized system of management of scientific-technical progress. The mobilization model of development involved the creation of conditions to enable a greater number of employees in scientific and technical creativity, so the special place in the scientific and technical infrastructure was given to the scientific and technical unions, formally bearing a public character, such as scientific-technical society (STS), AUSII, etc., the general management of which was entrusted to AUCCTU. Special attention is paid to the analysis of structural and functional features of AUSII. It is indicated that the popular idea of creating a mass organization aimed at promoting inventive and innovative activity of the broad masses of workers could not be effectively implemented due to a number of circumstances, such as lack of autonomy in the choice of strategy of development of the organization, the lack of an effective system of communication between the links of the inventive process, the lack of effective controls. It is concluded that, despite some positive aspects in enhancing invention and innovation in the Tatar ASSR, the AUSII regional Council could not deal with the root problems: lack of the exchange of experience, slow implementation of innovations in production, numerous violations of the law against the innovators and inventors.

The article is devoted to the role of the competence approach in the educational activity of higher educational institutions of the system of educational organizations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation as a method of leveling the problematic issues arising in the framework of the implementation of the continuing education model for employees of various services and divisions of territorial bodies of internal affairs. The material for this study is based on the monographic studies on the issues of continuing education, training of police officers and a competent approach to training. The work shows that the continuing educational and training impact on employees of law enforcement bodies who received professional education in educational organizations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, most effectively promotes the formation of professional and professional-specialized law enforcement skills. The issue of the need for a full-fledged functioning of the model of continuing education of employees of law enforcement bodies in departmental educational organizations is discussed in the article. Special attention is paid to the analysis of a supplementary law-enforcement vocational education. It is pointed out that such a component, as an increase in professional skill, is mandatory for the active police officer during the entire period of his law enforcement service. The review of economic-legal and sociological opinions on the problem of continuing education in our country is completed. The author dwells upon the perspectives of the competence approach in the continuing educational process of educational organizations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.

The results of analysis of modern scientific approaches to the study and prevention of pedagogical aggression are presented. The relevance of the work is caused by a wide spread of aggressive forms of behaviour in society, including the educational environment. After reviewing the theoretical and empirical psychological and pedagogical works of Russian scientists, the authors found that most researchers see the reasons for pedagogical aggression in professional deformation of teacher’s personality. It is noted that it may occur at different stages of development of a specialist, affect the structure of personality, is detrimental to its activity and behaviour. It is shown that at the same time, other researchers focus on the destructive manifestations of pedagogical discourse, considering the aggression of the teacher an integral part thereof and is evident in the evaluation of actions aimed at changing the subjectivity of a student. The authors propose the idea of complex psychological support of teacher’s action as ways of prevention and correction of pedagogical aggression, the purpose of which should be assistance in overcoming various kinds of difficulties of personal and professional character. It is indicated that the work on forming the culture of behavior and speech etiquette of teachers and students of pedagogical universities, learning the techniques of public communication and effective response in conflict situations have serious importance.

The author’s project is presented - distance learning course on the Moodle platform on German as a foreign language in higher educational institution (University Duisburg-Essen, Germany), the aspect of “written communication.” The research urgency is caused by the fact that the growth of academic mobility in higher education causes the need to intensify the teaching of foreign languages, at the same time, the development of modern communications technology expands the possibilities of knowledge transfer and competence forming. The experience of the e-learning course is described, approaches to learning and their refraction in the structure of the course are presented: competence, communicative activity, intercultural. A thematic plan of the course, including the types of written texts, provided by “the common European framework of reference for languages” is provided. Special attention is paid to the organization of the thematic units of the course in accordance with the concept of “backward planning.” Criteria for intermediate and final assessment are identified. Practical significance is determined by the fact that standards of provision of learning material can be used to create distance and blended courses on other aspects of teaching foreign languages in higher professional education of the Russian Federation.

The role of mathematics education in the process of professional training in the socio-economic sphere is assessed. The authors believe that learning mathematics has a positive effect on students’ research activities and the formation of their readiness for the effective implementation of this activity. The relevance of the article is determined by the modernization processes taking place in contemporary society in general and higher education in particular. A comparative study of scientific papers related to the preparation of professional researchers in the relevant field is made. Five complementary methodological approaches are identified that seem most promising in the context of preparation of future researchers. To determine the entry level of readiness for research work of future specialists the criteria of formation of their readiness for research work are established. Three levels, reflecting different levels of readiness, are revealed and proved: low, medium and high. The novelty of this research is to develop models of formation of readiness for research work through higher mathematical education. The authors note that, in accordance with the results of ascertaining and forming stages of experiment, model and pedagogical conditions of formation of readiness of students for scientific research by means of mathematical education can be considered quite effective. It is also emphasized that research activity should not be limited to the template, ready algorithm.

The article presents written and oral memories of residents of the Urals about their childhood during the Great Patriotic war. The sources are documents from regional archives, publications in periodicals, memoirs, written by “children of war,” expedition materials. Special attention is given to the realities of everyday parenting that is associated with the life of Ural families. Recollection of the beginning of the war, survival strategies in a difficult time, caring for loved ones are presented. Forms of labor participation of children in the life of the Ural collective farms and logging enterprises in which young people replaced adults are covered. Stories about assistance to the front, hospitals and evacuees are presented. Some activities and games of children during the war are described. Analysis of memories of certain period of history and difficult circumstances of growing up of children allows to highlight some peculiarities of childhood in the rear. Published material is part of the interdisciplinary, integrated study of history of wartime childhood in the Urals, one of the tasks of which is the study of childhood based on personal perception of events.

The subject of this research is the peculiarities of the use of musical works in teaching English. The review of modern scientific literature devoted to appeal to English-language songs in the school education is made. In the practical part the authors’ technique is described, tested in a number of Moscow universities, which, according to the authors, can be applied also at lower levels of the educational vertical. This method has two main functions: educational, involving students knowing the history of the well-known musical works and their verbal component, and hedonistic associated with the awakening of students’ positive emotions. The relevance of the chosen topic is determined by the implementation of the Federal law “On education in Russian Federation,” providing the use of inclusive techniques and technologies in learning and education. The novelty of the research is seen in the fact that a hedonic function of the educational environment is recognized not only as supporting the educational one, but also valuable in itself, having independent significance. The authors believe that educators should consider the use of song material as an auxiliary teaching method, not aspiring to a leading role, even within the individual classes.

The problem of development of skills of self-organization in practice of teaching foreign language which will eventually lead to the formation of student’s autonomy is considered. Different points of view on the components of self-organization are analyzed. The article summarizes the experience of use of skills of self-study in learning foreign languages. The article describes the experience of 1st year students of the linguistic profession, mastering self-learning skills as a way of organization of independent learning of foreign language phonetics beyond the classroom with the goal of improving pronunciation skills. The novelty of the study is the innovative methods of teaching pronunciation, allowing to master foreign language pronunciation by oneself on the authentic material in contrast to the traditional, classical approach, where phonetics was based only on simulation models and learning conversations. The author’s development of self-study of pronunciation is presented using the maintaining diaries of audioactivity and independent listening to podcasts on the BBC, that contain a demonstration of how using a permanent teaching guide introduced aspects of self-organization, and students develop their phonetic skills successfully. The resulting experimental test data allow to conclude that this technique has a positive effect on students’ learning the characteristics of foreign language pronunciation.

The review of the monograph “Scientific basis of development of continuous economic education in the system of professional education” by T. Yu. Lomakina and M. G. Sergeyeva, published in 2015, provides the idea about the content of the publication devoted to continuing education - topical issue discussed in many scientific papers and the RF Law “On education in the Russian Federation.” Under review are scientific concept, justifying the need of formation of economic competence at various levels of professional education that reflects the essence of the principle of economic competence. The results of experimental verification of the author’s method “Training firm” are described.

The results of the theoretical-methodological seminar of scientific school of professor, doctor of philology E. P. Ivanyan (Samara) are presented. It is reported that the seminar discussed the topical issue of semantics and pragmatics of language units in modern Russian discourse, the main trends of language development and problems of their study in various research paradigms. The contents of the scientific papers presented during the seminar is highlighted. The main results of the research of the authors of the reports are given.

In a review of the book by T. Yu. Lomakina and M. G. Sergeyeva “Scientific bases of development of continuous economic education in the system of professional education,” published in 2015, a positive assessment of the development by the authors of theoretical and technological-methodological issues of one of the areas of continuing professional education is presented. Significance of the authors’ work for the theory and practice of vocational education is indicated.