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Many diseases are beyond one medical discipline, and it turns out to be a serious obstacle for their research. Creation of multidisciplinary group involving all the specialists interested – is a key to solving this problem. Such a decision was made long ago, in 1980's, by the Russian Academy of Sciences concerning Sjögren's syndrome. Uniting together efforts of several academic institutions has led to a serious breakthrough in the research of fundamental basis of this complicated pathology. Due to this, nowadays the Russian Federation is one of the ten leaders in this problem solution. The book reflects a long-term experience of the authors as well as analysis of the world literature data to present the peculiarities of clinical picture, diagnostics and contemporary methods of curing patients with Sjögren's syndrome.

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.

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 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".