Reactions to the War as Identity Stories: Reflections of the Artists Aleksandr Brener, Alexey Kallima, Aslan Goisum on the Chechen War

Статья поступила в редакцию 15.11.2021; одобрена после рецензирования 30.11.2021; принята к публикации 15.12.2021.The article was submitted 15.11.2021; approved after reviewing 30.11.2021; accepted for publication 15.12.2021.В статье рассматриваются произведения художников Александра Бренера 1990-х гг., Алексея Каллимы 2000-х гг., Аслана Гойсума 2010-х гг. и их рецепция художественной критикой и публикой как свидетельство реакции российского общества на чеченскую войну. Чеченская война была значимым фактором в жизни России, но как общество реагировало на войну и какой будет память об этой войне? Сегодня у разных групп ее участников различные права на публичную представленность их опыта, война описывается главным образом свидетелями и публицистами, в публичных дискуссиях закрепляется позиция только некоторых социальных групп. Сообщество современных художников и зритель современного искусства воспринимаются как мнемонические акторы, в опыте создания и рецепции произведений ставящие вопрос о том, кто имеет право свидетельствовать о войне в Чечне и как позиция и идентичность свидетеля влияют на создаваемый им образ войны. Истории художников показывают, как право на память о чеченской войне закрепляется не как долг всего общества, а как часть идентичности конкретного автора.The article examines the pieces of art by artists Alexander Brener (1990s), Alexey Kallima (2000s) and Aslan Goisum (2010s) and their reception by art criticism and the public as evidence of the reaction of Russian society to the Chechen war. The Chechen war was a significant factor in the life of Russia, but how did the society react to the war and what will be the memory of it? Today different groups of war participants have different rights to represent their experience in the public space, the war is mainly described by its witnesses and publicists, and in public discussions, the position of only some social groups takes root today. The community of contemporary artists and the viewers of contemporary art are perceived as mnemonic actors, and the question arises of who has the right to testify about the war in creation and perception of art works on Chechen war and how the position and identity of the witness affect the image of the war he creates. Artists’ stories show how the right to the memory of the Chechen war is consolidated not as a duty of the whole society, but as a part of the identity of a particular author

Crystalloscopic analysis in detection of saliva metabolome specialties in elderly people

The purpose of this study was to assess the features of saliva crystallization in middle-aged and elderly people. The study included middle-aged (45-60 years old; n=63) and elderly (over 60 years old; n=78) men who signed an informed consent to participate. Crystalloscopic analysis of saliva in order to characterize the metabolic characteristics of the body and the composition of biological fluids. The intrinsic crystallization of mixed saliva was studied using the method of classical crystalloscopy. The structure index, crystallizability, facia destruction degree and the clearity of the marginal protein zone were determined. Each of the parameters was expressed on a 5-point scale. In general, the study made it possible to establish the presence of shifts in the crystallogenic properties of mixed saliva in the older age group (over 60 years old) relative to middle-aged people. Thus, the features of the crystalloscopic picture of biological fluid in elderly subjects included a decrease in the total crystallogenic potential of biological fluid, which was manifested in a decrease in crystallizability and the structural index of dehydrated saliva facies. In addition, the involutive shifts of the crystallograms were represented by an increase in the degree of destruction of facies and the expansion of the marginal zone of micropreparations. The revealed transformations of the crystallogenic properties of the biological medium allow us to speak about age-dependent characteristics of the component composition and physico-chemical parameters of saliva and, therefore, indirectly describe the involutive changes in the metabolome of this biological fluid

Crystalloscopic analysis in detection of saliva metabolome specialties in elderly people

The purpose of this study was to assess the features of saliva crystallization in middle-aged and elderly people. The study included middle-aged (45-60 years old; n=63) and elderly (over 60 years old; n=78) men who signed an informed consent to participate. Crystalloscopic analysis of saliva in order to characterize the metabolic characteristics of the body and the composition of biological fluids. The intrinsic crystallization of mixed saliva was studied using the method of classical crystalloscopy. The structure index, crystallizability, facia destruction degree and the clearity of the marginal protein zone were determined. Each of the parameters was expressed on a 5-point scale. In general, the study made it possible to establish the presence of shifts in the crystallogenic properties of mixed saliva in the older age group (over 60 years old) relative to middle-aged people. Thus, the features of the crystalloscopic picture of biological fluid in elderly subjects included a decrease in the total crystallogenic potential of biological fluid, which was manifested in a decrease in crystallizability and the structural index of dehydrated saliva facies. In addition, the involutive shifts of the crystallograms were represented by an increase in the degree of destruction of facies and the expansion of the marginal zone of micropreparations. The revealed transformations of the crystallogenic properties of the biological medium allow us to speak about age-dependent characteristics of the component composition and physico-chemical parameters of saliva and, therefore, indirectly describe the involutive changes in the metabolome of this biological fluid