The article is devoted to outstanding Kabardin educator, first Commissar of enlightenment of Kabardino-Balkaria Baty Lukmanovich Khuranov (1890-1928). On the basis of archival materials the public, state and scientific activities of one of the organizers of the national education of the region are traced. It is noted that B. L. Khuranov made a great contribution not only to the creation of the Kabardian alphabet and writing, but also to the entire national education. The relevance of the study is determined by the fact that the life and scientific activity of B. L. Khuranov are little studied. A bibliography of the works of B. L. Khuranov is inaccurate. In particular, B. L. Khuranov is credited by many researchers with “The Grammar of the Kabardian language,” while he is not its author. The novelty of the study lies in the elimination of these significant shortcomings. The author claims that B. L. Khuranov is at the origins of the national writing as the author of the first approved Kabardian alphabet on the Latin graphic basis. It is proved that B. L. Khuranov was a talented organizer of the national education of the region. The conclusion is made about the importance of reissue of B. L. Khuranov’s scientific works. The author hopes that the memory of this public figure will be immortalized in the name of one of the streets or schools in his ancestral village.

The article is devoted to the description of principles and features of lexicographical description of syntactic phraseological units of the Russian language. Existing in explanatory and special dictionaries models of the description of phraseological units of syntactic level (sentences, built on phraseological schemes, sentences-words) are reviewed. The material is the dictionaries by D. N. Ushakov, S. I. Ozhegov and N. Yu. Shvedova, the dictionary of functional words, edited by E. A. Starodumova and syntactic phraseological dictionaries by V. Yu. Melikyan. Special attention is given to the lexicographic description of phraseological sentences (phraseological schemes). Principles of making entries in a special syntactic dictionary are discussed, especially its parameterization, system of lexicographical marks, the representation of sentences of phraseological structure in the dictionaries is analyzed. The authors pay attention to the insufficient description of phraseological units of syntactic level in lexicographical aspect, the lack of training dictionaries of syntactic phraseology. The relevance of the study is determined by the emergence of new pragmatic and linguistic descriptions of phraseological units in the framework of anthropocentric approach.

The article exposes the cross-cultural incongruence in academic paper titles organization in Russian and in English. The research is based on extensive linguistic corpus data that cover 10 000 paper titles authored by native Russian and English speakers. Its main purpose is to demonstrate that word-for-word translation of paper titles from Russian into English often fails to map standard stylistic patterns characteristic to academic English. It is shown that there is a number of reasons why scientific papers (books, theses, conference reports, etc.) in Russian and in English are titled in different ways. The most important is the difference in the academic style proper in the two languages. While the Russian academic style generates rather extended titles with (multiple) abstract nouns, genitive constructions, etc., incorporated into a single noun group, the English academic style prefers a two-parts title pattern. The latter, in its turn, prefers the and -conjunction, a column, non-finite forms of the verb, prepositions, interrogative constructions, etc. The communicative asymmetry in academic paper titles’ verbalization principles in Russian and in English is no doubt a topical issue for Russian academic community in its way towards effective international cooperation.

The paper discusses English mainstream discourse specifics and its expanding under the lens of collocations. With discourse definition being provided, discourse vs text differences are reviewed. Based on the mainstream discourse definition, collocation examples borrowed from the authentic English sources have been collected and studied. The paper analysis is focused on featuring their semantics, with some of the examples undergoing reinterpretation of the words’ direct meaning. Other cases are emphasized as hard to reveal the direct meaning due to lack of information transparency or triviality conveyed by a marked out component of the collocation. The scientific originality of the study is expected to be found in the way the authors verbalize the information. The specific intentions are conveyed by “ packing ” them into a language structure with specific features attached. The backdrop knowledge used embraces both the language structure insights and those of the social context, social “landscape”, anthropogenic figurativeness, etc to reach the targeted addressee. The research topicality as considered by the coauthors, involves identifying the usual discourse expansion features which characterize general or specific language “landscape”. The verbs and collocations with a certain role to play in a verbal and cognitive process of discourse expanding, its dynamic changes and mainstream text organization are analyzed as a part of the respective semantic field.

The article considers the issue of genre nature of the poem “The Martyrdom of St. Cyprian” by Empress Eudocia, the wife of Emperor Theodosius II (V century). It is noted that this is the only survived example of the Greek life written by hexameter, which from the genre point of view can be considered both as a life and as an epic poem. It is shown that the poem “The Martyrdom of St. Cyprian” is also a paraphrase of the prose version of the martyrdom of Cyprian and Justin, but this is not the only genre originality of the poem. The author proves that it contains elements of aretology, novel, autobiography, agadic Midrash; it also includes hymns. It is noted that in the poem one can see all the signs of “mix of genres,” typical for late antique and Byzantine literature. The novelty of the study is that it examines the genre characteristics of the poem for the first time. Special attention is paid to the influence of the epos by Nonnus on the Eudocia’s poem, which also contains various genre forms, in particular, hymns, and which also experienced the influence of the ancient novel. The author comes to the conclusion that the features of “mix of genres” while maintaining quite stable genre canons predetermined the further development of Byzantine literature.

The article is devoted to the life of one of the founders of the Yakut field folklore S. I. Bolo. The relevance of the work is determined by the increased interest in folk textology and insufficient study of biography and scientific heritage of Yakut researchers. The novelty of the research is in the fact that the methods and principles of fixing the folklore text of S. I. Bolo are analyzed for the first time. His characteristic as a collector of folklore is given. The term “technology of collecting folklore” is proposed, which means a set of methods, principles, means of fixation of oral folk art. Based on the study of the key moments of life and activity of S. I. Bolo his creative portrait is created. As the author of the article shows, the phenomenon of S. I. Bolo is that he, despite the lack of appropriate education, has made significant progress in the field of folklore, has developed its own work technology. It is reported that in the conditions of hand-written fixation of folklore texts, he tried to accurately convey their linguistic features. It is noted that among all the genres of oral folk art, he was most interested in historical legends about ancestors, on the basis of which he built his theory of the origin of the Yakuts and compiled pedigrees tables. The author points out that the negative consequences of Stalin’s repressions and national policy in Yakutia prevented the wide dissemination of S. I. Bolo’s ideas and publication of the materials.

The article deals with the issue of the activity of the outstanding Russian sinologist, translator of Chinese literature Leonid Evseevich Cherkassky. The purpose of the study is to describe the activities of Cherkassky, in particular, his works related to the translation of Chinese poetry. Attention is paid to the research of scientific and literary creativity of the Russian sinologist. The novelty of the work is seen in the fact that at the moment there is no detailed study of the reception of China by Cherkassky as an outstanding expert of Chinese culture. The relevance of the work is determined by the need to study the activities of a highly professional master sinologist to understand the uniqueness of the Russian-Chinese literary relations, which meets the trends of modern comparative literature studies, in which the issues related to translated literature are among the most important problems. It is noted that, based on the work of leading Chinese specialists in Russian philology, mainly, translator Song Shaoхiang, one can make a conclusion, firstly, about the significance of the activities of Cherkassky for the development of Chinese-Russian literary relations, and secondly, about special merit of Professor Song Shaoхiang in the revealing the posthumous work of Leonid Evseevich “Xu Zhimo: Flights in Dreams and Reality,” which is an in-depth study of the life and works of the Chinese poet, novelist and scholar Xu Zhimo.

The article is devoted to the analysis of ritual treats in Russian wedding ceremonies in southern and central regions of modern Udmurtia. Based on the study of field materials collected by the author in folklore expeditions in the territory of Udmurtia and published sources of researchers of Russian folklore of Udmurtia, the etiquette of treats in a traditional wedding ceremony is considered. It is indicated that the features of ritual treats are reflected in the names of some wedding episodes. A review of the codes of the ritual involved in the wedding feasts is made. The types of the use of ritual drinks in the wedding ceremony are considered. The descriptions of the meals at the wedding table in the bride’s house are given. The tradition of drinking the “wedding” wine is considered. The study reveals that praying, groomsman’s sayings, singing of velichaniya and wedding songs, some kinetic acts - bypassing a table, tipping over glasses, throwing coins in the water, dancing with kurnik - served as a consecration of the food. The fragments of the wedding ritual, in which the numerical symbolism is clearly shown, are characterized. Special attention is paid to the symbolism of the wedding table. There are semantic connections between the wedding table and the bride. The question is raised about the role of woven items - scarves, tablecloths, handkerchiefs, sheets - in the design of wedding feasts. Typological similarities of ritual food in the Russian, Udmurt and Besermyan traditional cultures are revealed.

The role of G. V. Ksenofontov in collecting the Russian folklore in Yakutia is considered. The question is raised about the connection of recording of folklore texts, which were carried out by G. V. Ksenofontov. A. A. Savvin, S. I. Bolo, T. A. Shub. Collecting activities of Ksenofontov in the Western-Kangalassky ulus in the 1920-ies is described. The main attention is paid to the personality of Ksenofontov in the period of his formation as a researcher, the sources of his scientific interests are studied. His methods of recording and working with the material under study are characterized. The novelty of research is seen in the fact that for the first time the scientific approach of G. V. Ksenofontov to the collected material is studied taking into account the possible connection with the principles of research activity of A. A. Savvin and S. I. Bolo. The influence of his approaches and methods on the formation of the scientific tradition of fixating the Yakut and Russian materials of folklore and ethnographic sources is estimated. The relevance of the study is determined by the fact that at the present stage it becomes important to determine the sequence of experience accumulation and the creation of programs for the folklore collecting, as well as to evaluate the contribution of G. V. Ksenofontov in this activity.

The issues linked with the emergence of “smenovekhovtsy” movement among the Russian emigration in the early 1920-ies are considered. Special attention is paid to the analysis of the key position of “smenovekhovtsy” ideology about the inevitable rebirth of the Bolshevik regime in conditions of implementation of the new economic policy (NEP). The author dwells on the reasons for the formation of “smenovekhovtsy” ideas about the future of the country. It is shown that these views did not correspond to the political and socio-economic realities of Soviet society in the 1920-ies. Attention is paid to the evaluation of “smenovekhovtsy” ideology in the light of political struggle in the administration of the Bolshevik party in the period under review. The question of the moral choice of the Russian intelligentsia is raised in connection with the question of the need for cooperation with the Bolsheviks raised by “smenovekhovtsy”. A review of the correspondence of the most famous ideologist of “smenovekhovtsy” N. V. Ustryalov with his personal friend N. A. Tsurikov is made. The author proceeds from the fact that this correspondence is one of the most striking examples of the depth and dramatic split among Russian immigrants in the 1920-ies. It is concluded that the illusory and erroneous ideas about the prospects of development of Soviet society became the cause of the tragic personal fate for many of “smenovekhovtsy” who returned home from exile and became the victims of Stalinist repression of the 1930-ies.

The article deals with the attitude of Russian conservative (right-wing) publicists to the economic situation in the Caucasus and Transcaucasia during the reign of Emperor Nicholas II. The novelty of the study is seen in the fact that the economic development of the region is firstly considered through the prism of the views of the Russian right-wing movement, always paying special attention to this outskirts of the Russian Empire. The article highlights the right-wing’s views on the influence of the national-religious factor on the economic situation in the Caucasus. It is shown that the conservative circles attached great importance to the economic situation of Russian settlers and measures to raise their number and welfare. Attention is paid to the views of conservative circles on the dominance of foreign companies in the oil industry of the region. It is concluded that the economic policy in the Caucasus and Transcaucasia was considered by the right-wing first of all from the standpoint of nationalism, and their economic ideas were subordinated to political attitudes. It is shown that, being in the right opposition to the national and economic policy of the Russian authorities in the Caucasus, the conservatives were not able to offer detailed alternative programs that can change the situation according to their ideas about the benefits of this region.

The project by the Ufa governor P. A. Poltoratsky (1883 - 1889) aimed at solving the problems of local government is considered. The scientific novelty of the research is that the activities of the governor to improve the activities of local authorities are considered on the basis of analysis of unpublished archival sources. The author shows that the local authorities were not able to carry out such measures as supervision of the actions of the peasant administration officials, checking the sentences of rural societies, consideration of complaints by the decision of the volost courts. It is emphasized that the record-keeping of county boards and police bodies was in disorder. It is concluded that the reason for this state of affairs in the police of that time was the discrepancy between the number of executive police officers and large distances between the counties of the Ufa governorate and the dispersion of settlements. It is proved that the police were not able to cope with the many responsibilities assigned to them, such as collecting fees and arrears, sending and issuing subpoenas, monitoring the correct conduction of trade and crafts, supervision of compliance with the statutes of state offices. It is reported that under the leadership of the official, a project was developed to improve the activities of the peasant government, police bodies of the Ufa governorate by combining all county presences, committees, councils into one common county presence with the abolition of existing individual county boards.

The history of Italy’s diplomatic struggle for recognition of Italian control over the Dodecanese Islands during the period of Italy’s participation in the World War I and in the period of post-war settlement of territorial problems at the Paris and Lausanne peace conferences is considered. The article proves that during the World War I and during the post-war peace conferences Italy, referring to the articles of the London Treaty of 1915, sought international recognition of its possession of the Dodecanese Islands. It is reported that Greece, which also participated in the war on the Entente side, sought to establish its own control over the Islands of the archipelago. It is noted that in the current situation, Italy had undoubted advantages over Greece, primarily because the Islands were really under Italian control. It is shown that the discussion of the issue was seriously affected by the defeat of Greece in the war of 1919-1922 with Turkey, after which Greece could no longer be a real rival of Italy in the struggle for the Dodecanese Islands. It is reported that the outcome of the Lausanne peace conference in 1923 was the legal recognition of the Islands as the possession of Italy, with which both Turkey and Greece were forced to reconcile.

The results of the study of history of musical culture of the Volga region in 1939-1945 are presented. The questions of information support of the Astrakhan, Kazan, Kuibyshev, Penza, Saratov, Stalingrad, Ulyanovsk, Engels models of musical and cultural system in prewar and war period are considered. The novelty of research is seen in the distinguishing the information component within the framework of system vision of the musical culture of the region. The materials of periodicals and unpublished sources of central and local archives are used. The main information components (radio, periodicals, library collections, new editions and replication) are identified. The author’s corpus and types of publications in the local periodical press related to the musical sphere are analysed. Some types of music radio programs are described. The important advertising role of radio and newspapers of the Volga region in the late 1930s - the first half of the 1940s is revealed. The provision of libraries of musical literature is characterized as insufficient; it is revealed that the most scarce were the music publications, especially the scores. It is established that the funds were replenished by small purchases of educational, theatrical and concert-organizational institutions, re-writing and publication of small-circulation copies of publications devoted to folklore research and aimed at local amateur activities. It is proved that the weakening of information support of musical and cultural processes of the Volga region in the war period is associated with a shortage of paper, with increased depreciation and losses as a result of the use of materials by evacuated musicians. The important role of radio and print media in the functioning of musical culture of the Volga region in 1939-1945 is noted.

The evacuation processes linked with the movement of the population, both from the frontline and back, which took place in the Tatar ASSR in 1941-1948 are comprehensively analyzed based on archival materials. The article deals with the organization of reception, accommodation, material and consumer services of evacuated citizens as a special social group of the population formed during the Great Patriotic war. The article reveals the labour activity, contribution of the evacuated population to the economy of the region, the mood of the evacuated in the rear and their relationship with the indigenous population. The question of the causes of mutual discontent between refugees and residents of the Republic is raised. Attention is paid to activity of the authorities directing movement and service of the evacuated population at different stages of stay of refugees in the territory of the Tatar ASSR. The scientific novelty of the research is seen in the fact that new materials found by the author in the archives are put into circulation. The study was conducted on the materials of the State Archive of the Republic of Tatarstan and the Central State Archive of historical and political documentation of the Republic of Tatarstan with the involvement of scientific and statistical literature.

The image of China in the Russian media is considered in the light of the functioning of the concept of “One Belt, One Road.” The relevance of the study is determined by the introduction of the initiative of the President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping to create joint projects “Economic Belt of the Silk Road” and “Sea Silk Road of the 21^st Century” in which China and Russia are important partners. It is noted that the successful cooperation of the countries in the economic, political and cultural spheres largely depends on how the partner countries imagine each other. It is emphasized that in the era of informatization the image of the country in the eyes of the outside world is mainly formed by the media. It is shown that in some Russian print and electronic media the amount of information about China gradually increased, a rather positive image of China is formed in general, but in a number of publications the information is presented one-sided and sometimes wrongly. The authors believe that the Chinese authorities and society should continue to actively engage in the creation of a positive image of China as a strong and reliable partner.

The article substantiates the relevance of the analysis of etymonyms in solving linguistic and cross-cultural problems of teaching Russian as a foreign language. Attention is drawn to the difficulties of foreign students in perception of the Russian word. The importance of a methodical understanding of the presentation of the lexical material based on the etymological principle is stressed. It is assumed that the analysis of etymonyms will allow to present new lexical material, to systematize the material studied by students, to consolidate the knowledge of students in field of vocabulary. The benefits of treatment to the analysis of etymonyms in the study of Russian vocabulary are revealed. It is concluded that the inclusion of etymonyms in study materials on vocabulary allows to take into account the personal and communicative aspects of linguistic adaptation of foreign students. Scientific novelty and practical significance of research results is seen in the fact that etymonyms are considered from the point of view of the purpose of their linguistic and cross-cultural values for students, positive learning effects. On the original author’s material the types of exercises are demonstrated that are appropriate to use in working with foreign students. It is concluded that the systematic involvement of ethymonyms as educational material will help to overcome the communicative and psychological difficulties of foreign students studying the vocabulary of the Russian language, which meets the modern requirements of education in the field of “Linguistics.”

The problem of studying reflexive ideas of University students about themselves as carriers of innovative culture in the context of dynamic socio-cultural transformations, which is little investigated in pedagogy and psychology, is considered. The novelty of the authors’ approach is to raise a question of innovative potential of the personalities of students at a University, its content and structure for the organization of targeted development of students during their studies at a University. Attention is paid to the identification of students’ ideas about the essence of the phenomenon of the carrier of innovative culture, its properties and self-awareness in this role. The results of empirical research obtained at three levels of higher education (bachelor’s, master’s, post-graduate) are presented. The comparative analysis is made of the respondents’ answers to the proposed tasks confirmed the working hypothesis about the lack of attention of theorists and practitioners of pedagogy to the problem under study. The attention is focused on the issues of necessary and timely assistance to the reflexive perception of innovations in culture. The obtained results orient teachers and managers of higher education to the organization of targeted support, facilitation of students at all levels of higher education in the field of reflexive perception of themselves as a carriers of innovative culture in conditions of increasing freedom and responsibility.

The question of valeological preparation of students - future teachers is considered. The relevance of the study is determined by the promotion of health problems among the priorities of social development of our society. The authors believe that the efforts of medical specialists are not enough to support and protect the health of citizens of the country. The formation of the priority of health and motivation for a healthy lifestyle among the younger generation is associated with the need to combine the efforts of the family, cultural workers and the pedagogical community. A key role in teaching the responsibility of the younger generation for their personal health is given to a modern school. The idea that only professionally trained teachers are able to solve a socially significant problem is consistently carried out. Particular attention is paid to the methods of determining the level of individual physical health of students, mastering of which learns future teachers to build an active model of healthy lifestyle. The article presents the experience of implementation of educational programs for training students of the Lesosibirsk Pedagogical Institute - branch of Siberian Federal University. The methods of teaching are characterized. It is assumed that students, mastering the methods of maintaining health, acquire readiness for future teaching activities: they will be able to create a positive image of a teacher to promote a healthy lifestyle and to demonstrate the idea of direct dependence of life success on good health.

The article is devoted to the development of emotional intelligence of preschool children using art therapy. The relevance of the study is determined by the need to develop the potential of the child in the field of interaction with other people, to form the resource of social success. The article contains a review of scientific publications aimed at the study of human emotional intelligence, as well as the study of a set of art therapeutic methods effective in working with children. The definitions of such phenomena as “art therapy,” “emotional intelligence” are given. The author offers the definition of the concept “emotional intelligence.” Attention is paid to the structure of emotional intelligence. The content of its components, such as the perception of emotions, identification of emotions, understanding of the causes of their occurrence is considered. An important part of the article is the results of a diagnostic examination of emotional intelligence of children of preschool age. The results of a comparative analysis of the level of development of emotional intelligence of children before the formative experiment and after its completion are presented. It is proved that the use of such art methods as the reflection of the emotional states of a person through drawing, role-playing emotional states, joining the emotional states of the characters through literary work contribute to the development of such components of emotional intelligence as perception, identification of emotions, determining the causes of their occurrence.