Anglophone Poetry in Kenya at the Turn of the Century: Past Experience and Artistic Transformation

The main trends in the development of the English-language poetry of Kenya at the turn of the XX—XXI centuries are considered. The main material is a collection of poems by Kenyan poets, first published in the early 2000s. Particular attention is paid to the ideological and artistic transformation in the work of the young generation of Kenyan poets of the key directions in the development of Kenyan English-language poetry, which developed in the first half of the XX century. The novelty of the research lies in the conclusion about the continuity of the experience of the older generation poets by the English-speaking Kenyan poets, which is expressed in the development of two key directions of the development of Kenyan English-language poetry: socio-political and philosophical-lyric. At the same time, a fundamental change in the artistic method and style transformation is noted in the work of the new generation of Kenyan authors: unlike their predecessors, young Kenyan poets are increasingly gravitating towards the use of rhyme, expressed allegory and imagery, and also adopting previously untested techniques, for example, the use of elements of youth subculture. New material has been brought in, many names are first introduced into the everyday life of domestic and world African studies

The discussion in the US Congress on the participation of the American troops in the Multinational Force in Lebanon after the terrorist attack in Beirut on October 23, 1983

Рассматриваются дискуссии в американском Конгрессе по вопросу пребывания американского корпуса в составе Многонациональных сил (МНС) в Ливане после взрыва казарм в аэропорту Бейрута. Проанализированы как выступление президента Р. Рейгана после теракта, так и обсуждение данной проблемы в ходе заседаний Конгресса. Сделан вывод о том, что теракт и массовая гибель американских солдат лишили президента поддержки Конгресса в вопросе продолжения участия американских сил в МНС

Political Socialization of Soviet Schoolchildren as Part of Children's Public Diplomacy: International Visits

The article describes the concept of political socialization of Soviet schoolchildren based on children's public diplomacy in 1982–1986. The authors concentrated on the international visits made by Samantha Smith and Yekaterina Lychyova. The research did not involve other factors of political socialization, e.g., weekly political information, fundraising events for the starving children of Africa and Nicaragua, foreign pen-palls, etc. These international visits provided valuable practical experience of interaction between Soviet and foreign children. Children's diplomacy is a relatively new phenomenon for Russian historiography, and the authors attempted to define its theoretical and symbolic meaning. The ideology-affected political socialization transformed children's everyday life, depriving it of the freedom of choice and opportunities. The analysis of children's diplomacy with its potential opportunities and shortcomings made it possible to determine the bottlenecks of political socialization. It revealed the tension between the public and private dimensions of international politics and actualized the factor of transnational activity in the development of bilateral Soviet-American relations. The research relied on the personal experience of those children, their memories, memoirs of their contemporaries, media publications, etc. The project of children's diplomacy failed because it deviated from its original scenario. Every time the process was out of direct control of political elites, children’s psychology and behavior interfered with the plan

Медиатекст в идеологическом контексте : монография

В монографии на материале советской и российской прессы нескольких последних десятилетий рассматриваются жанрово-стилистические изменения медиатекста, обусловленные сменой идеологического контекста. Авторы исследуют как соотношение советская/российская пресса, так и соотношение текстов разной идеологической направленности в российском медиадискурсе. Книга рассчитана на читателей, интересующихся проблемами журналистики, и на студентов факультетов журналистики