Shchedrin: The unfamiliar world of familiar books
This book was first published in 1998 and went through three editions. Now readers are offered its newly reviewed and expanded version. The author made an attempt to read the famous works of the genius of Russian and world satire anew, without political and opportunistic goals, precisely as ethical and aesthetic creations. The chapter on “The History of a City” examines the beginnings on which Shchedrin’s artistic world was created. “The Golovlevs” cannot be understood without attention to the psychologism of Saltykov’s prose, an understanding of the concept of man created by the writer. The originality of the picture of reality that developed in Saltykov’s work is expressively revealed in fairy tales, and the books “Abroad” and “Poshekhon Antiquity,” among many other things, make it possible to clearly see the foundations defining the moral ideals affirmed in his works. The study is written in living language. The author tries to captivate the reader, to prove to him that the dialogue with Saltykov’s works is not only serious, but also joyful. By comprehending the logic of the creative development of Saltykov the writer, the reader will free himself from misinterpretations of his books and make many amazing discoveries...
The evolution of the monetary systems of the Black Sea region and the Balkans in the XIII-XV centuries.
The states of the Balkans and the Black Sea region minted different coins and had different traditions in maintaining the currency system. The comparative study of these coins was necessary to demonstrate that changes affecting the currencies were determined by the genesis of the worldwide economic system and have appeared because the medieval financial approaches were universal. One thing was common for those dissimilar currencies: specie existed for the use of the authorities and of the subjects concurrently. Published and unpublished documents together with quantitative data obtained during the numismatic analysis allowed to find and to describe dates and circumstances of dozens reforms in the Byzantine and Tartar states, to reconstruct the ideology of medieval financiers. The first and the second gave us also names of the coins, their parameters, values, rates and cross-rates, different characteristics of the monetary fund as a whole. They were calculated with the use of original methods developed for the numismatic study based on the probability theory and reflecting the statistical nature of the numismatic material. The results accumulated in this book are not merely the description of the evolution of the financial systems in the region, they are the tool necessary for the research of the economic history of the Levant in the Middle Ages.
Ecology of the biosphere
The book introduces students of biological faculties of universities, as well as a wide range of readers interested in issues of ecology and environmental protection, to the problems of functioning of the living shell of our planet - the biosphere. The central place is given to the biogeochemical cycles of carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur and phosphorus - the most important chemical elements without which life on Earth is impossible. The processes of evolution of the biosphere since the origin of life, as well as the determining role of man at the most recent – contemporary to us – stage of the development of the biosphere are considered. The presentation is based on an analysis of the latest scientific literature. This work is particularly relevant in light of the ongoing biodiversity crisis unfolding before our eyes and the ongoing debate about the causes and consequences of global climate change.
Soil ecology
The textbook (1st edition published in 2006) sets out the fundamentals of soil ecology - an integral interdisciplinary science that combines teachings about the factors of soil formation and the ecological functions of soils, as well as the rational use and protection of soil cover as an irreplaceable component of the planet. Biogeocenotic and global soil ecofunctions are comprehensively characterized - hydrosphere, atmospheric, lithospheric, general biosphere, ethnosphere, natural and anthropogenic factors of soil formation and dynamics are considered, the state of soil resources and the principles of their conservation use, taking into account the conservation of biological and soil diversity, are highlighted. The legal aspects of soil and biosphere protection are discussed as conditions for the further development of earthly civilization, and the interdisciplinary significance of soil ecology is characterized. For soil scientists, ecologists, geographers, geologists - students, graduate students, university teachers, as well as workers in agriculture, forestry, etc.
Economics of nanotechnology
The manual shows the prospects for a radical transformation of the economy under the influence of technological progress and the progress of nanotechnology. The system of relations and institutions that ensure the progress of the economy based on knowledge and the priority development of high technologies, the socio-economic conditions and consequences of the progress of nano-technologies, the relationship between market institutions and mechanisms of social regulation and stimulation of the development of science, education, and high technologies are revealed. The main emphasis is on economics and the relationship between economics and technology. This unique interdisciplinary textbook will be useful to both economists and representatives of other humanities and technical sciences.
Economy
The topics covered in the textbook will allow students to gain the necessary knowledge in economics and acquire the skills to make independent economic and financial decisions. Particular attention is paid to sound financial behaviour; mechanism for coordinating the activities of economic agents; entrepreneurship, corporate economics and corporate conflicts; cyclical development and crises, inflation and unemployment, the influence of state economic policy. This is the second edition of the textbook, prepared by the team of the Department of Economics for the natural and humanities faculties of the Faculty of Economics of Moscow State University, intended for undergraduate and specialist students.
Economic and financial strategy
The textbook presents the philosophical foundations of strategy theory, the methodology of strategy development and implementation, regional and industry strategizing, the financial foundations of strategizing, strategic leadership and strategic management. The textbook is written based on the strategizing methodology of a scientist-practitioner, a world-famous strategist, a foreign member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, professor, Dr. Sci. (Economics), Honored Worker of Higher Education of the Russian Federation Vladimir Lvovich Kvint. The presented theoretical provisions embody advanced international experience, reflect the results of the authors' research and 18 years of experience in teaching strategic disciplines at Moscow State University, and the real strategies they have developed at various levels in Russia and abroad.
For students studying in the fields of "Management", "Economics", "Human Resources Management", as well as for students of relevant advanced training courses, leaders of companies, federal departments, regions and municipalities.
Elementary mathematics. Part 2.
This book is a continuation of Part 1 of the tutorial by the same author. In addition to the theoretical foundations of an in-depth course in elementary mathematics, it examines various techniques and methods for solving problems, their systematization, including problems with original and non-standard approaches to solution. This publication includes more than 250 analyzed examples, as well as an almost complete list of problems in mathematics (with solutions to about 585 problems) offered at entrance exams and Olympiads at Moscow State University from 2000 to 2019 and partly earlier . The tasks are grouped by topics and methods.
The book includes additional material that expands the student's mathematical horizons and allows it to be used as a reference tool.
Recommended for preparatory departments and courses, high school students preparing for participation in mathematical olympiads, for admission to higher educational institutions, such as Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Bauman Moscow State Technical University, MEPhI, MTUCI , HSE, Plekhanov Russian Academy of Economics, Financial Academy, MGIMO, etc., where the ability to solve problems of increased complexity is required.
The manual can be used for distance learning, as well as by schoolchildren in preparation for passing the specialized Unified State Exam (the most difficult part of it) and by school teachers. You can also purchase in our online store Part 1. Theory numbers. Algebra
Elementary mathematics. Part 1
The textbook is intended for repetition and systematization of student knowledge in preparation for exams and olympiads in mathematics. Aimed at applicants to those higher educational institutions where it is required to demonstrate a high level of knowledge in mathematics - both in theory and in practice of solving problems. Part 1 of the book includes the following sections: “The Theory of Real Numbers”, “Numerical Equalities and Inequalities. Abbreviated multiplication formulas. Known algebraic inequalities", "Algebraic equations and inequalities". The book contains all the necessary definitions, formulations and proofs of properties and theorems. Particular attention in the manual is paid to the analysis of various techniques and methods for solving problems (Part 1 includes more than 450 problems with solutions from variants of examination tasks at Lomonosov Moscow State University, MEPhI, MIPT, Bauman MSTU, MTUSI, HSE, Plekhanov Russian Economic Academy, Financial Academy and other universities), as well as about 625 problems for independent solution (with answers and solutions). Much attention is paid to problems with non-standard approaches to solution. The book includes a lot of additional and reference material that expands the student’s mathematical horizons.
The manual is recommended for high school students, students of preparatory departments and courses for preparing for Olympiads (at the level of Lomonosov Moscow State University) and the Unified State Exam (in the most difficult its parts), as well as teachers teaching elementary mathematics courses.
Published by decision of the Editorial and Publishing Council of Lomonosov Moscow State University. You can also purchase in our online store Part 2. Systems of equations and inequalities. Text problems. Sequences. Progression. Elements of set theory
Elements of mathematical statistics
We talk about the basic concepts of statistics, understanding by it, as is customary in the school course, descriptive statistics. The main attention is paid to statistical variables and operations on them (linear transformations, summation, mixing). In the final section, using the example of the history of the discovery of argon, we talk about the role of statistics in natural science.
Epidemiology of transmission diseases
The monograph contains modern information on the etiology, pathogenesis, clinical picture, epidemiology and prevention of viral, bacterial, rickettsial and protozoal transmissible diseases, helminthiases, as well as preventive and anti-epidemic measures against them. For specialists in epidemiology, microbiology, infectious disease specialists, as well as for students of medical and biological universities.
Epic in Russian literature
The book, using extensive material - from works of Old Russian literature to publications of recent years - examines the processes that determined the development of large epic forms in Russian literature and focused on the genre of the epic. Where necessary, parallels with European literatures are drawn. The main genre features of the epic, the productive paths of their formation and transformation are named and characterized. General provisions are accompanied by an analysis of the works of Lomonosov, Gogol, Nekrasov, Turgenev, Tolstoy, Gorky, Sholokhov, Grossman, Solzhenitsyn and other authors who had the most significant influence on the fate of the epic genre. For students and graduate students, teachers of educational institutions of various types, all who are not indifferent to the fate of Russian literature, professionals in the relevant specialties.
Aesthetics: the beginnings of classical theory
This textbook is a revised and expanded edition of the text published in 2011 (Moscow: Academic Project). Since the first edition, the textbook has been an integral part of the educational process at the Faculty of Philosophy of Lomonosov Moscow State University and has shown a very high degree of suitability for the training of both students of philosophical specializations and applicants for academic degrees in relevant areas.
The materials of this textbook are the result of many years of research and teaching work of the author at the Department of Aesthetics of the Faculty of Philosophy of Moscow State University. The text contains historical and theoretical expositions of classical aesthetic issues.
The publication will be useful for a wide range of readers interested in the theory and history of aesthetics.
Etymological dictionary of the Russian language. Issue 10. M
This issue (letter M) includes 1108 lexical units related to the main vocabulary of the Russian language. Many words are the object of etymological analysis for the first time. The dictionary is intended for both philologists and historians, and for a wide range of readers interested in the history and origin of words in the Russian language.
The book includes educational and methodical supplies with control questions and recommended literature, tasks for individual work, examples of actual professional and ethical dilemmas for the analysis of concrete cases of journalistic practice, and texts of the international and foreign documents considering various aspects of media ethics.
For students journalism schools.
Ethnopolitical science: Political functions of ethnicity
The authors of this textbook are the Director of the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Academician-Secretary of the Department of Historical and Philological Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences V.A. Tishkov and a well-known specialist in the field of ethnopolitical science, Doctor of Sciences (History) , Professor Yu.P. Shabaev. It was based on a course of lectures given at the Faculty of Political Science of Lomonosov Moscow State University. The textbook outlines the main provisions and problems of modern ethnopolitical science - the science of the political functions of ethnicity and the political interaction of the state and ethnic communities. The subject and methods of science, theoretical approaches to the analysis of research directions, problems of political organization of multi-ethnic societies, ethnonationalism, conflicts and the applied significance of science are considered. For students, teachers of humanities faculties, specialists in the field of social management and political management.
Nuclear geochemistry
The textbook sets out as fully as possible the main issues related to the finding and behavior of various types of radionuclides of natural and anthropogenic origin in terrestrial matter. Much attention is paid to the ecological geochemistry of radionuclides. The issues of geochronology and isotope systematics using radiogenic stable and radioactive isotopes are considered. The issues of the impact of radioactive radiation on the geological environment, including the problems of terrestrial heat, are also presented. The principles of measuring radionuclides and the use of field radiometric methods are given. The main text is preceded by sections devoted to the physical and physico-chemical features of radionuclides.
The book is written in an accessible language and is intended for students, postgraduates and specialists in the field of geochemistry, geology, ecology, radiation hygiene, as well as related disciplines related to the study of radionuclides in terrestrial matter.
Media language and politics
The collective monograph, written by well-known Russian linguists, presents a broad picture of the functioning of the language of the media, comprehensively analyzes the influence of politics on the language of the media. This problem is central to the language of the media, since politics is the main content in the activities of the media, and is considered in semiotic, functional-stylistic, ethical and rhetorical aspects. The language of print and electronic media (newspapers, magazines, television, radio) is studied in detail. The language of foreign media is also considered in a comparative aspect. The monograph shows the current state of the media language and its influence on the development of the literary language.
The monograph is of interest to students, postgraduates and teachers of journalism and philology faculties, as well as to a wide range of readers, for those who care about the purity and expressiveness of Russian speech.
The language of F. M. Dostoevsky: Idioglossary, thesaurus, eido
Published in accordance with the publishing programme dedicated to the 270th anniversary of Moscow University. The book is an expanded and revised edition of the monograph “The Language of F. M. Dostoevsky: Idioglossary, Thesaurus, Eidos” published in 2015, it is dedicated to the possibilities of lexicographic representation of the linguistic personality of the writer. The three research vectors in the title show ways of studying the author’s idiostyle, some features of F. M. Dostoevsky’s worldview, reflected in the writer’s language. The first edition of the monograph was based on the material of the “Lexical structure of the idiolect” (2001, 2003) - experimental editions of the “Dostoevsky Language Dictionary”, three volumes of the “Dostoevsky Idioglossary” (Vol. 1–3. 2008, 2010, 2012). In preparing the second edition, lexicographic data was used from the published 4th and 5th volumes of the “Idioglossary” (2017, 2021), as well as the latest 6th volume, which is being prepared for publication. The book will be of interest to lexicographers, Dostoevsky literary scholars, specialists in the field of linguapoetics, and anyone interested in the peculiarities of F. M. Dostoevsky’s style and worldview.