Books

Books in the ‘Rereading the Classics’ series give a modern analysis of the works that form part of school literature curricula. This is the first attempt to provide a detailed insight into the spiritual, moral and religious aspects of the art of 19th and 20th century Russian writers. The series is offered as the basis of modern knowledge about Russian literature, which is necessary for high school students to pass school-leaving examinations and to gain admission to any institution of higher learning. In his book, the author considers both the epic and lyrical poetry of Nekrasov, analyzes his central works, their (sometimes hidden) meaning as well as features of his genre, style and verse forms. The manual is addressed to high school students, applicants, students and teachers.

Books in the ‘Rereading the Classics’ series give a modern analysis of the works that form part of school literature curricula. This is the first attempt to provide a detailed insight into the spiritual, moral and religious aspects of the art of 19th and 20th century Russian writers. The series is offered as the basis of modern knowledge about Russian literature, which is necessary for high school students to pass school-leaving examinations and to gain admission to any institution of higher learning. The manual is devoted to the formation of Marina Tsvetaeva’s poetic world. It focuses on the evolution of Tsvetaeva in the period between 1908 and 1921 – those years saw the foundations of the poet's world laid down. The book provides insights into Tsvetaeva’s ‘Moscow poetics’ which in some ways echoes St. Petersburg acmeism as it traces the formation of the ‘lyrical I’ and the ‘Moscow chronotope’ of the poet - everything that influenced the art of the mature Tsvetaeva and made her a unique phenomenon not only in Russian but also world literature.
For students, schoolchildren, university entrants, university and school teachers, all those who are interested in Tsvetaeva's art.

‘The Latin Anthology’ is a late antique collection of small poems compiled in early 6th century Roman Africa, introducing over twenty authors. This book acquaints Russian readers with this specific literary monument. This is the first separate edition of well-thought out and stylistically balanced translations of vandal school poetry.

The book is devoted to the acts of governmental constitutionalism in Russia in the 18th and early 20th centuries: ‘Conditions of the Supreme Privy Council’ (1730), ‘Introduction to the Code of State Laws’ by M.M. Speransky (1809), ‘October 17, 1905 Manifesto’ and ‘April 23, 1906 Fundamental State Laws’. The author summarizes the study of this problem in Soviet historiography. His main attention is focused on the reasons why these acts came into being and what was their political and legal content.
For all those who are interested in the history of Russian constitutionalism.

The paper outlines issues of legal regulation of non-cash settlement relations and examines the organizational models of non-cash settlements, ways to improve the fulfillment of non-cash settlement obligations, etc. Legal acts are presented as of April 1, 2006.
For students, postgraduates, teachers of law schools and banking practitioners.

The monograph explores the problems of the legal status of a taxpayer as an individual by taking into account its historical development and comparing it with the experience of taxation of individuals in foreign countries. Based on the research by leading scientists in the field of financial law, the book identifies the essence of the legal status of a taxpayer, singles out the characteristics of a physical person as a taxpayer and considers a taxpayer’s duties and rights in terms of fulfilling their obligation to pay taxes, tax control, prosecution for tax law violation and appeal against illegal actions of taxation bodies and their officials.
For students, postgraduate students, teachers, researchers, practitioners and those who are interested in problems of tax legislation.

The textbook consistently outlines such aspects of media legal regulation as sources of media laws, organization of media activities, national media policy, regulation differences between electronic media and print media, media activities in the pre-election period, intellectual property, advertising and the freedom of speech, etc. The material provided includes a list of reference literature and questions for self-control, self-monitoring and discussion as well as a reference apparatus.
For university and college students of journalism and for journalists seeking to improve the level of legal knowledge.

For university and college students of journalism and for journalists seeking to improve the level of legal knowledge.

The manual examines problems associated with the legal foundations of municipal economic activity. It focuses on the complex regulatory regulation of the municipal economy as a socially oriented responsible activity of municipal entities and other economic entities regardless of the forms of ownership, which is interrelated.
For students, post-graduate students studying for the bachelor's and master's degrees, teachers of law schools and faculties as well as practical workers of the municipal and state service, deputies of various levels.

The textbook in the form of a workshop is intended for practical exercises in the disciplines "Mapping of extraterrestrial objects", read for master degree students of the Faculty of Geography of Lomonosov Moscow State University. The first part of the manual is devoted to small bodies of the Solar system, which are characterized by a variety of shapes. The manual proposes various technologies for their mapping. It can also be used as a reference manual for students in related specialties, graduate students and scientific employees.

The manual corresponds to the curriculum of the Russian language department of the Philological faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University, and reflects many years of the textbook authors’ experience in teaching this course at the MSU faculty of philology. The manual was written for students, philologists, postgraduate students, teachers of the Russian language and all those who are interested in the problems of Russian phonetics.

The manual corresponds to the curriculum of the Russian language department of the Philological faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University, and reflects many years of the workbook authors’ experience in teaching this course at the MSU faculty of philology. The manual was written for students, philologists, postgraduate students, teachers of the Russian language and all those who are interested in the problems of Russian phonetics.

The second edition of ‘Practical Course’ (first published in 1981) includes tasks that introduce methods of general and applied virology. The tasks are related to viruses of different groups - plant viruses, animal viruses and bacteriophages. It presents a wide range of methods: classical biological methods, physicochemical methods for isolating viruses and their components (nucleic acids and proteins), methods of molecular biology and genetic engineering.
For university students, medical and agricultural colleges and universities specializing in virology, molecular biology, phytopathology, veterinary medicine, epidemiology, medical virology, oncology and biotechnology.

The fourth edition of ‘Practical Course in General Chemistry’ prepared by the author's team under the guidance of Professor S.F. Dunaev presents a wide range of practical tasks and tests that fully correspond to the course curricula of general and inorganic chemistry for non-chemical specialties at Moscow State University and other classical universities. The distinctive feature of this training manual is that it provides a wide representation of the chemistry of the elements. It envisages the use of modern equipment and modern methods of calculation and report in order to perform its tasks and tests. Every college and university and secondary specialized educational institution that teaches general and inorganic chemistry can use this training manual.

This ‘Practical Course in the Russian Language for
Foreign Students Studying in Non-Philological Universities’ aims to provide foreign students with linguistic material enabling them to gain practical mastery of the grammatical base presented in the curricula and textbooks on the Russian language for this category of students at the main stage of education. It consists of two parts: the corrective course and the basic one. Like the entire ‘Practical Course’, the corrective course is built on a structural-semantic basis according to the logical-grammatical principle. It is designed to assimilate the language material associated with students’ most typical mistakes and to fill in the gaps in their initial stage of training.

This textbook has been developed based on many years of experience in teaching theoretical and practical foundations of cardiovascular physiology at the Department of Human and Animal Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University. It describes modern methods of experimental study of the heart and blood vessels using isolated preparations, individual cells, as well as at the level of the whole organism. The manual is intended for use by students of the Faculty of Biology of Lomonosov Moscow State University studying in the areas of "Biology" and "Fundamental and Applied Biology" when studying the specialized course "Practical Physiology of Visceral Systems". 

In addition, the manual will be useful for teachers and students of other specialties in biology and medicine in in-depth study of the material of physiology courses in the areas of "Bioengineering and Bioinformatics", "General Medicine", "Veterinary Medicine".

The manual, included in the UMK course "Technology: cooking, nutrition lessons" for students of grades 5-9, includes practical and laboratory work with technological maps for their implementation.

In the process of completing tasks, students will master practical skills such as workplace organization, safety regulations, the ability to use modern kitchen equipment, preparing a diet, choosing healthy quality products, proper storage and preparation of ingredients. Students will learn the technology of cooking and decoration of dishes, as well as the rules of serving and etiquette.

The course of ‘Innovation Economics’ allows students to create a system of knowledge in the field of innovation economics both at the macro level (general characteristics of innovation, the innovation process theory, the innovative development concept) and at the micro level (key factors for innovation, setting up and building up an innovative company, choosing an innovation strategy). The practical guide is intended for Moscow State University students to be used for seminars and studies on one’s own in accordance with the training course ‘Innovation Economics’.

Authors: Doctor of Economics, Professor N.P. Ivashchenko; Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor F.Sh. Fedorova; Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor I.V.Savchenko; Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor V.G. Popova; Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor M.S. Shakhova; Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor E.V. Gruzdeva; Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor E.S. Tyutyunnikova; Candidate of Economic Sciences, Professor E.B. Korniychuk; Candidate of Psychological Sciences, Senior Researcher M.V. Krasnostanova; junior researcher I.I. Korostyleva; junior researcher M.V. Khomich; junior researcher A.A. Engovatova; junior researcher A.N. Kolesnikov; E.V. Buyanov; A.V. Pis’menyuk, D.A. Sosfenov, M.R. Fomchenkov. The manual covers the basic concepts of entrepreneurship, the history of its development and case studies. Different teaching materials are offered for each topic: tasks, tests, cases, control questions, etc. using the reporting of Russian and foreign companies.