THE HOLIDAY IN THE MODERN CITIZEN’S LIFEWORLD: NEW NOTIONS AND CHANGE

The aim of the presented research was the to study the everyday methods used for holidays’ construction and reproduction. The urgency of this case is closely connected to the problem of modern practices’ inconsistency, consumption society. It arouses from the hypothesis that the above-said theoretical assumptions probably cannot explain contemporary cultural change, while the holidays are constant cultural practices that can be used as the indices of change. The article describes the methods of constructing holidays and festive mood explicated in the study of actively celebrating citizens’ lifeworlds concerning the context of (post)modernity. Perception of holiday in the world of transforming and dying cultural practices consequently reaches personal and sensual basis. However, there is a lag between this perception and redefining some traditional aspects of celebrations. The holiday concept’s dualism develops into the problem of holiday’s instability as the fragment of the citizen’s lifeworld and the problem of contemporary society’s description in terms of G. Schulze’s «society of experience»

Polymerization of Hexene-1 and Propylene over Supported Titanium–Magnesium Catalyst: Comparative Data on the Polymerization Kinetics and Molecular Weight Characteristics of Polymers

Data are presented on the great differences of the kinetics of hexene-1 and propylene polymerization over the same supported titanium–magnesium catalyst, as well as molecular weight and molecular weight distribution of the polymers produced. It is found that the composition of cocatalysts (AlEt3 or Al(i-Bu)3 greatly affects the kinetics of hexene-1 polymerization and molecular weight distribution of polyhexene, contrary to data obtained at propylene polymerization. The presence of hydrogen at hexene-1 polymerization leads to a much higher increase of activity in comparison with propylene polymerization. Possible reasons for these differences are discussed on the basis of experimental results

FASHION BLOGGERS AS NEW AGENTS OF FASHION INDUSTRY

The article discusses the emergence and development of fashion blogging phenomenon in Russia. First, we discuss theoretical approaches to the analysis of fashion in sociology are reviewed, and the conceptual framework for understanding the interaction between fashion bloggers and fashion industry. Then, based on the materials of interviews with popular Russian fashion bloggers, we show how, originating from regular private dairies fashion blogs eventually transform into the specialized platform for translation of fashion-related information. Often the status of their owners is perceived as professional in the sphere of fashion. Such bloggers become the active part of the fashion community which allows them to be included into the process of making and transmitting the fashion trends