Language policy and language situation in the Russian national regions

© 2014, Ecozone, OAIMDD. All rights reserved. In the context of globalization penetrating conceptual spheres of society problems of regional and minority languages, functional development need to be harmonized with historically existing linguistic phenomena and contemporary political, socio-cultural and linguistic realities. According to most scientists, the federation emerges if, on the one hand, there exists linguistic, cultural and ethnic variety and, on the other hand, if there is a need for national integrity

The organization of russian power market in modern conditions

The issue of efficiency of energy markets draws high attention in almost all countries of the world. In order to solve this problem most of the developed countries have already restructured their vertically integrated power sectors. Our study focuses on the notion that liberalization of electricity market, which has already finished in many countries including USA, European countries and Russia, has a great impact on domestic economy performance. Russian model of the electricity market organization in terms of its liberalization is presented. The main features of functioning of different segments of wholesale and retail Russian energy markets are described. Particular attention is paid to the development of exchange activities in the power market. © IDOSI Publications, 2013

The liberalization of electricity market in Russia

Until the early 90's of the last century a vertically integrated monopoly structure was the main model of the organization of the power industry in most countries of the world. The quality of services and prices for electricity were regulated in different countries exclusively by the state authorities. However, it gradually became apparent that many of the positive features of the vertical integration, including in the first place the impact of economies of scale, ceased to play a significant role. By this time, most of the advanced and developing countries, including Russia, have realized the objective need for a review of the existing principles of power industry organization through the introduction of market mechanisms of its functioning. The study gives the overview of the aims and objectives of the reforms in the Russian electric power industry. Of special interest is the analysis of the experience in the energy markets restructuring in advanced and developing countries. The stages and main features of the restructuring of Russian energy market are shown. The model of liberalization for electric power market in Russia is represented. Particular attention is paid to the development of competition in the different segments of wholesale and retail power markets

Engineering and blue-collar occupations prestige in the minds of industrial city students (Naberezhniye Chelny city experience)

© Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd. In this research work an attempt is made to reveal the factors and level of engineering and working professions prestige in the minds of studying youth on the basis of empiric data. The results of research allow revealing the mechanism of social-professional selfidentification of school-aged youth, on the basis of which an opportunity to study in a new way traditional system of profession-oriented work appears

Formal and semantic variation in the sphere of morphology in the English language in the light of optionality

The article explores the use of simple and derivative forms of adverbs in the English language from the angle of the problem of optionality. Modern English possesses numerous structures which are represented by two or more modifications having the same meaning. Variants here described are generally interchangeable, i.e. they can be used optionally. In the article an attempt has been made to introduce some differences in their usage which can bear the light to the present-day practice. Most definitions, or «rules», have been profusely illustrated to make it easier to see when and how the two structures can function as variants

The development of educational and methodical framework of the religious educational process in secular secondary schools during the modernization of the Russian society (the second half of the 19^th - early 20^th centuries)

The importance of the research is determined by the cognitive functions of the institutional history, in this case in terms of the study of various aspects of the educational system as a special sphere of cooperation between the state and public institutions, as well as human and science. The aim of the article is to determine and analyze tendencies in the development of educational and methodological framework of the religious educational process (the process of teaching fundamentals of religion) in the secular educational environment of the particular era - the modernization period (the second half of the 19th - early 20th centuries) and in the particular region (Kazan as a typical provincial center of the Russian Empire). The main method of this study is the historical-comparative method, which allows to compare the experience in use of educational materials in secondary schools in Kazan applying historical records analysis. The results presented in the article show the influence of social, economic, political and cultural process taking place in the Russian Empire during the period of modernization on the religious educational process in secular schools, manifested, in particular, in the pluralization of educational and methodological framework. The materials of the article may be useful for the studies within the institutional history of education and the church, as well as for modern discussions about the place of religion in the secular educational environment. Copyright for this article is retained by the author(s)

A lyceum catechist of a provincial town in the conditions of the education system reformation in the Russian Empire of the 19^th - early 20^th centuries: Prosopographic reconstruction

© 2015 by the author(s). The importance of the research is caused by the significance of institutional history issues in modern history research, i.e. functioning of educational systems as a special field of interaction of state and society, various public institutions, science, an individual and generations (teachers and students). The purpose of the article is to determine the position of the lyceum catechist in a secular educational environment based on research of a particular era (19th - early 20th centuries) and a specific region (Kazan as a typical provincial center of the Russian Empire). The main methodology of the research has become the prosopography method used to create the collective biographies by identifying a specific group of persons related to a common field and interests, representing a corporate community (in this case - the Orthodox Church), implemented by the responses to the same questions. In the research, the authors obtained results showing a unique position of a lyceum catechist in the Russian Empire of specified period who belonged simultaneously to two corporations - the clergy of the Orthodox Church and members of the educational community of secular secondary education. The requirements of each of these corporations to be met by their members often came into conflict between particular individuals. These circumstances have contributed to the deepening crisis of religious education in secular educational environment of the Russian Empire. The results presented in the article may be useful for the studies within the institutional history of education and the church, as well as for modern Russian discussions about the place of religion in a secular educational environment

The influence of forms of insurance coverage organization on population's life quality

© 2014, Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research. All rights reserved. Social insurance is essential for the development of population's quality of life because it fulfils social functions such as low- income citizens support; and economic functions such as the renewal of human resources; the development of the voluntary insurance market due to the increase in effective demand. For historical reasons, there are different types of correlation between compulsory social and voluntary insurance. These types depend on the stage of the development of national economies of countries, as well as from the historically formed principles of social security. Each type has its own purposes, negative and positive sides. Furthermore, we should not forget the specific features of each national economy

Features of formation of the system of innovative development of the industrial enterprise

© Research India Publications. Modern conditions of functioning of industrial enterprises that are characterized by a high degree of uncertain behavior of the environment, as well as constant increased competition, determine the need for continuous improvement of not just production technologies but also control systems of various aspects of their production and business activities. In this regard, the formation of the system of innovative development of the industrial enterprise becomes a determining condition to further improve its competitiveness. However, the formation of such a system is connected with the need to resolve a number of methodological problems aimed at defining the concept of "the system of innovative development of the enterprise", its place in the system of strategic management of the enterprise, as well as at identifying the main stages of its formation. The article examines the existing approaches to the management of innovative activity of enterprises. Particular attention is paid to the definition of "the system of innovative development of the enterprise". A hierarchy of elements of the system of innovative development of the enterprise is suggested. The position that the system of innovative development of the enterprise must be logically built at all levels of its strategic management, including corporate, business and functional strategies, is substantiated. The steps of forming the system of innovative development of the enterprise that link developed and implemented innovative activities with the goals of the operation of the enterprise at different levels of strategic management are proposed

Dynamics of myelin content decrease in the rat stroke model

The majority of studies were usually focused on neuronal death after brain ischemia; however, stroke affects all cell types including oligodendrocytes that form myelin sheath in the CNS. Our study is focused on the changes of myelin content in the ischemic core and neighbor structures in early terms (1, 3 and 10 days) after stroke. Stroke was modeled with middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAo) in 15 male rats that were divided into three groups by time points after operation. Brain sections were histologically stained with Luxol Fast Blue (LFB) for myelin quantification. The significant demyelination was found in the ischemic core, corpus callosum, anterior commissure, whereas myelin content was increased in caudoputamen, internal capsule and piriform cortex compared with the contralateral hemisphere. The motor cortex showed a significant increase of myelin content on the 1st day and a significant decrease on the 3rd and 10th days after MCAo. These results suggest that stroke influences myelination not only in the ischemic core but also in distant structures