Books

The monograph summarizes and systematizes the results on the fundamental problem of plasma physics related to the study of physical processes occurring in low-temperature non-stationary multicomponent gas-discharge plasma created by microwave and transverse discharges in high-speed flows of chemically active mixtures. This new field of plasma physics includes both fundamental research of the mechanisms and kinetics of atomic-molecular transformations in plasma, as well as applied aspects of optimization of plasma-chemical processes in supersonic air and air-hydrocarbon flows.

For researchers, graduate students and students specializing in the field of aerodynamics, plasma physics, chemical and physical kinetics.

This textbook for second- and third-year students corresponds to the "Particle and Nuclear Physics" section of the general physics curriculum for universities. It contains the basic concepts of particle and nuclear physics and problems to reinforce the material covered. The material presented can be used in seminars and for independent study.

This book presents the fundamentals of the discipline "Semiotics of Art" as a science exploring the semiotic nature of art. It provides a systematic exposition of the key concepts, terms, and categories of semiotics as empirical and theoretical knowledge, exploring the properties, structures, and types of signs. It analyzes the sign systems represented in social semiotics. The primary focus is on describing the sign systems of the arts—both non-applied (music, dance, image) and applied (architecture, costume, design). It substantiates the historical concept of the interaction between language and the sign systems of the arts. General historical features of the development of semiotics as a field of humanities knowledge are outlined. The textbook includes a glossary of terms used in the course, illustrations, and musical notation examples. All illustrations, except photographs taken by the author, are taken from open sources.

The book contains interviews of 2015-2021 with the Doctor of Philology Igor Alekseevich Pilshchikov, and a transcript of his report "Russian Quantitative Formalism of the 1910s-1930s as a precursor of Digital Humanities" with subsequent discussion (online seminar "Current methods of philological research", IRLI RAS, September 15, 2021). The discussions are devoted to the place of philology in the modern digital world, the creation and maintenance of scientific electronic libraries, digital archives and databases, Russian formal school as a precursor of modern quantitative formalism in literature research. A wider range of topics is also touched upon: from the student life of the 1980s and the philological environment of the 1990s to a variety of specific historical, literary and research issues.

The Septuagint, being the fi rst written biblical translation, was also the early testimony of understanding of the sacred text. It was not inferior by age to the scrolls of Qumran and earlier than the New Testament books, as well as than the written form of aramaic targums. The whole literature of Judaeo-Hellenism is associated with it. For the early Greek Christian communities it was the fi rst form of Scriptura Sacra. Opposition of angels and demons, idea of creation of the Universe «ex nihilo» were perceived by the European thought through the Septuagint. The study of this textual witness now seems to be more and more important and, from other side, more and more complicated, due to the scale and the depth of sources, and also due to the crisis of understanding.

This textbook is based on a course of lectures given at the Baku branch of Lomonosov Moscow State University. In 2018, the lectures were given by Professor M.V. Sazhin, and in 2019, by Professor V.E. Zharov. Both authors are recognized experts in astrometry and astrophysics, winners of Russian and international scientific awards. The main goal of the textbook is to teach students the fundamentals of astronomy and astrophysics.

The book presents the fundamentals of astrometry, celestial mechanics, and gravimetry. It covers time scales, astronomical databases, and astronomical constants in detail, as well as the design of telescopes for various ranges of the electromagnetic spectrum, from radio waves to hard gamma rays. The structure of the solar system is described taking into account recent discoveries using space research methods.

Electromagnetic processes in astrophysics, the internal structure of stars and the physical processes within them, and galaxies are discussed. A basic introduction to modern cosmology is provided.

The publication covers the current state of geometric approximation theory, its new directions and the results corresponding to these directions. Classical questions related to direct and inverse theorems for Chebyshev sets and their generalizations are discussed. Structural and approximative characteristics of general and specific approximating sets are studied, as well as the properties of stability, uniqueness and existence of elements of best approximations and continuous selections from operators of best and almost best approximation. Most problems are considered in the class of asymmetrically normed spaces. The book is intended for students, postgraduates and researchers working in the field of approximation theory and related areas.

The manual highlights theoretical and practical issues of the morphology of the modern Russian language. The material is presented in the volume provided by the mandatory program for students of philological faculties of universities. New studies on the categories of gender, number, case, type, time, etc. are involved. The manual is written on the basis of a lecture course given by the author at Moscow State University. 

For students of philology, graduate students, teachers of schools with a humanitarian orientation.

Based on a detailed analysis of models and concepts developed in the history of world social thought in the 19th–21st centuries, this textbook examines the philosophical, political and historical aspects of the theory of social and political dynamics. Particular attention is paid to the ideas and concepts of Russian scientists and the analysis of real historical (and, above all, transitional) processes in Russia.

The textbook is intended for university students studying in the fields of "Philosophy" and "Political Science."

This book is a continuation of the work of G. V. Osipov "Sociology and Social Myth-Making". It shows the inconsistency of social myths that were widespread in the Soviet period. Today the myths of neoliberals and their practice have led to the destruction of the economy and culture of Russia, have caused enormous damage to its national security. The author convincingly proves that only by displacing social myth-making, on the basis of scientific data, including and above all sociology, can one consciously and effectively radically reform Russian reality and foresee the consequences of practical activities. It is stated in the book that reforms, during the implementation of which a person degrades, are reactionary: the main goal of reform should be spiritual, social and physical development of a person.

Meant for sociologists, philosophers, political scientists, specialists in other humanities, deputies of representative bodies at all levels, employees of the state apparatus, party functionaries.

This textbook explores the specifics of the sociological approach to understanding the city and urbanization, examines the history of this research field, and characterizes the current state of this field of sociological knowledge.

It presents in detail the concepts of A. Lefebvre, M. Castells, D. Harvey, R. Sennett, S. Sassen, J. Therborn, and E. Soya, which are of greatest significance to contemporary sociological theory.

The monograph examines the scientific status of sociology, acutely debated by representatives of various sociological schools. The milestones of the development of sociological science in Russia and in the USSR are investigated. The author offers his understanding of the theory and structure of sociology, its role and place in the system of social sciences and humanities.

The history of our country has proved the destructiveness of myth-making as the basis of social reconstruction. The monograph presents significant tools of sociological science for overcoming social myth-making.

The conclusions of the book are closely related to the ideas of the work "Social myth-making and social practice", published by the publishing house "Norma" in 2000.

The monograph is intended for sociologists, philosophers, economists, political scientists and readers interested in the problems of studying modern life

This textbook is based on the results of sociological studies of demographic behaviour conducted in Russian regions from 1970 to 2024. Population sociology provides a scientific explanation for changes caused by the social consequences of population decline, which is due to the spread of low-childhood lifestyles.

This textbook covers a wide range of topics related to the sociological analysis of religion. Special attention is paid to the formation and development of the sociology of religion in Russia, a clear definition of the subject area of the sociology of religion in the system of sociological knowledge. The social aspects of the leading religious doctrines are highlighted in detail, and the anti-systemic activities of totalitarian sects and religious cults are substantiated. An important place is occupied by the analysis of the process of politicization of religion and the problems of building a confessional youth policy.

Textbook. 2nd edition. The textbook discusses the principles and methodology of comparative historical linguistics, presents the history of the Proto-Slavic language, contains information about the territory of settlement of the ancient Slavs and their contacts with native speakers of other languages. A special section is devoted to the history of the sound system of the Proto-Slavic language and the later phonetic transformations.

The book is intended for students and postgraduates of philological faculties as a textbook for the course "Comparative grammar of Slavic languages" and as a textbook for the course "Introduction to Slavic Philology".