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Равные условия для всех детей: стратегия, которая работает Giving Kids a Fair Chance. A strategy that works

A top economist weighs in on one of the most urgent questions of our times: What is the source of inequality and what is the remedy?

In Giving Kids a Fair Chance, Nobel Prize-winning economist James Heckman argues that the accident of birth is the greatest source of inequality in America today. Children born into disadvantage are, by the time they start kindergarten, already at risk of dropping out of school, teen pregnancy, crime, and a lifetime of low-wage work. This is bad for all those born into disadvantage and bad for American society.

Current social and education policies directed toward children focus on improving cognition, yet success in life requires more than smarts. Heckman calls for a refocus of social policy toward early childhood interventions designed to enhance both cognitive abilities and such non-cognitive skills as confidence and perseverance. This new focus on preschool intervention would emphasize improving the early environments of disadvantaged children and increasing the quality of parenting while respecting the primacy of the family and America's cultural diversity.

Heckman shows that acting early has much greater positive economic and social impact than later interventions — which range from reduced pupil-teacher ratios to adult literacy programs to expenditures on police — that draw the most attention in the public policy debate. At a time when state and local budgets for early interventions are being cut, Heckman issues an urgent call for action and offers some practical steps for how to design and pay for new programs.

The debate that follows delves deeply into some of the most fraught questions of our time: the sources of inequality, the role of schools in solving social problems, and how to invest public resources most effectively. Mike Rose, Geoffrey Canada, Charles Murray, Carol Dweck, Annette Lareau, and other prominent experts participate.

Радиожурналистика Radio Journalism

The textbook deals with the history, specific features and public functions of radio broadcasting, its place in the mass media system, the structure of its expressive means, radio broadcasting program genres and forms, questions of the methodology of the radio journalist's work both when broadcasting live and recording programs for future broadcasts as well as the typology of radio broadcasting organizations that has been established in Russia and abroad. It provides the first ever summary of foreign experience, international broadcasting experience and forms and methods of radio audiences surveys.
For students of journalism and television practitioners.

Развиваем мышление с русскими сказками Developing Thinking with Russian Tales

A common view is that folktales are for children. In general, this is not the case, let alone for Russian folktales. This becomes more obvious when we take a closer look at the rather violent content of these stories. Thus the challenge of this work is an attempt to reestablish the reality of these stories, intended primarily for the adult reader, by offering them accompanied by a philosophical analysis, as well as with questions inviting the amateur of tales to meditate further on the content of these narrations. Since one of the consequences of the infantilization of these stories is precisely that they tend to lose their function, which consists in making the listener reflect on the world, on humanity, on psychology, on himself etc. The allegories or metaphors they contain constitute in fact a kind of narrative philosophy, taking the form of fables or parables, all of which are meant to feed our thoughts. Of course, without excluding children.

Реклама в СМИ. История, технология, классификация Advertising in the Media. History, Technology, Classification

Advertising and the media have been inextricably linked for several centuries. The monograph analyzes the current areas of research in advertising in mass media, the development of media advertising and those technological areas that are important for the survival of the advertising market and media business. The author considers typological features of media advertising and offers her model of advertising classification. The book is of scientific and practical interest and is addressed to teachers, graduate students, university students and a wide range of specialists working in the field of advertising and mass media.

Ректоры Московского университета (1755–2017) Moscow University Rectors (1755–2017)

Evgeny Evgenievich Shiryaev, a Moscow University alumnus, who worked for many years at the Geological Faculty, has created a unique portrait gallery. Today, these portraits decorate the Rectors’ office-museum in the MSU building in Mokhovaya Street. Unfortunately, the portrait gallery is incomplete since the images of some of its rectors are unavailable now, however some background information about these rectors’ lives and activity still survives and is now on display at the museum.

Риторика романа Владимира Набокова «Дар». Фигура мысли. Rhetoric of Vladimir Nabokov's Novel ‘Gift’. A Figure of Thought

The book presents a profound conceptual structure of Vladimir Nabokov's novel ‘Gift’. Guided by the desire to give a textually substantiated analysis of the novel’s content, the author chose the quotational style of presentation. The book is addressed to students, specialists of philology and all those who are interested in the work of Vladimir Nabokov.

Романтическая муза Пушкина Pushkin’s Romantic Muse

This book singles out four periods in the development of Pushkin's romanticism placing an emphasis on the history of its development in his lyric poetry, on lyrical romanticism as a moving phenomenon, on the dynamics of images, style, and aesthetic coloring of his works. Although being aware of the constant original values of Pushkin's romanticism, the author also considers both the changing opinions and forms of creativity corresponding to the poet’s nature, his mental make-up, in other words, this book studies the works of a Genius. It is addressed to specialists in philology and everyone who loves Pushkin.

Российское земство и европейские традиции местного самоуправления (формирование представительства в местном самоуправлении России и Европы второй половины XIX – начале ХХ века) Russian Zemstvo and European Traditions of Local Self-Government. Formation of Representation in Local Self-Government of Russia and Europe in the Second Half of the 19th and Early 20th Centuries

The work analyses the role the European traditions of local self-government play in the practice of preparing and implementing zemstvo reforms in Russia in the second half of 19th and the early 20th centuries. The emphasis is placed on examining the issues related to the formation of representative bodies in municipalities, the role of election qualification mechanisms in regulating the composition of municipal assemblies. The monograph is designed for professionals - historians, political scientists, anyone who is interested in the history of local government.

Россия, католичество и польский вопрос Russia, Catholicism and the Polish Question

The world-famous Polish philosopher, a historian of ideas, law, literature and culture, traces the centuries-old contacts between Russia and Poland and sums up his studies of the interconnections between the two Slavic peoples. In particular, he examines the issue of religious relations - a possible union of the Catholic and Orthodox Churches. The dramatic pages of the Polish insurgency are reproduced through the prism of the contradictory perception of the January 1863 Uprising by the Russian social, political and artistic thought.
For philosophers, Slavists, religious scholars and everyone who is interested in the history of modern thought. Translated from the Polish edition: Andrzej Walicki. Rosja, katolicyzm i sprawa polska. Warszawa: Prószyński i S-ka, 2002.

Руководство по психологии здоровья Handbook of Health Psychology

In contemporary practice health psychology is an independent trend in psychological science, a universally recognized specialization giving rise to master theses and PhD dissertations, as well as to publications in more than a dozen scientific journals in the field. The present tutorial embraces both well-established and modern research models and data. Section 1 is devoted to theoretical and methodological bases of health psychology; section 2 studies destructive psychological factors affecting health; section 3 discusses health psychology approaches with respect to primary, secondary and tertiary prevention.

For psychology students who specialize in social psychology, clinical psychology, personality psychology, health psychology, as well as for anyone interested in the problems of modern health psychology and methods of changing health-risk behaviors.

Русская социально-политическая мысль. 1850-1860-е годы Russian Socio-Political Thought. XI‒XVII Centuries.
The anthology, compiled in accordance with the program of the course "History of Socio-Political Doctrines of Russia", read at the Faculty of Political Science of Lomonosov Moscow State University, includes works by K.S. Aksakov, A.I. Herzen, K.D. Kavelin, N.P. Ogarev, D.I. Pisarev, Yu.F. Samarin, N.G. Chernyshevsky. The publication is provided with comments. For students of the humanities faculties of universities, as well as all those interested in the history of Russian socio-political thought.
Русская философия: энциклопедия Russian Philosophy: an Encyclopedia
Published in accordance with the publishing programme dedicated to the 270th anniversary of Moscow University. Editorial board: M. A. Maslin, P. P. Apryshko, V. V. Vanchugov, A. A. Ermichev, V. N. Zhukov, A. P. Kozyrev, Yu. V. Kolesnichenko, N. V. Krotkova , A. G. Myslivchenko, A. P. Polyakov, V. V. Serbinenko, Yu. N. Solodukhin, A. A. Shirinyants. Compilation and scientific editing P. P. Apryshko, A. P. Polyakov, Yu. N. Solodukhin. The 5th edition of the encyclopedia provides a picture of the history of Russian philosophy and its current state in all the diversity and completeness of currents, schools, issues, views and works of representatives of Russian philosophical thought. The encyclopedia includes more than 1000 articles. Considerable attention is paid to the coverage of studies of Russian philosophy abroad, to the analysis of the main works of the largest thinkers of Russia. The authors of the encyclopedia articles are specialists in the field of Russian philosophy, ethics, aesthetics, sociology, political science, and psychology. The encyclopedia will be useful to specialists and anyone who has a deep interest in Russian philosophy and culture.
Русский символизм Russian symbolism
Russian symbolism is presented in the book as a bright and significant phenomenon in the literature of the 20th century. The monograph examines the poetry, prose and partly dramaturgy of the Symbolists - D. Merezhkovsky, Z. Gippius, I. Konevsky, K. Balmont, F. Sologub, V. Bryusov, A. Blok, A. Bely, Vyach. Ivanov, I. Annensky and others - in a new interpretation of their work.
Рябины в коллекции Ботанического сада МГУ Rowan trees in the collection of the Botanical Garden of Moscow State University

The book is devoted to the description of species, hybrids and varieties of representatives of the genus Rowan (Sorbus L.), which have been grown and observed for several decades in the open ground collection of the Botanical Garden of Biology Faculty of Lomonosov Moscow State University.

 A detailed description of cultivated varieties and natural species with an indication of their origin and biological properties is given. Data on reproduction, agricultural technology, decorative and food use of rowan trees are presented. Attention is paid to the history of selection work and rowan cultivation in our country. Data on winter hardiness based on long-term observations of rowans under the climate conditions of the Central zone of European Russia are presented.

The publication will be useful for specialists in the fields of botany, fruit growing and landscape design, and also for students and a wide range of amateur gardeners.

С математикой и информатикой 365 дней: Календарь With mathematics and computer science 365 days: Calendar
The book offers entertaining and educational material on mathematics and computer science, intended for a wide range of readers - schoolchildren, students, teachers, parents. The available facts are systematized in accordance with the calendar and are associated with holidays and memorable dates of the year - both international and Russian.The calendar contains little-known information about Russian mathematicians and cybernetics. Particular attention is paid to modern domestic and foreign specialists in the field of information technology, who through their activities have radically changed the way of human activity and continue to make revolutionary changes in the traditional way of life. The available information will significantly expand students’ knowledge and will contribute to the emergence and maintenance of interest in mathematics and computer science. The calendar can be used by teachers when preparing and conducting lessons and extracurricular activities in mathematics and computer science; it will also be of interest to any educated person seeking to broaden their horizons.
Самоуправление крестьян в России (XIX - начало XXI в.) Self-government of peasants in Russia (XIX - early XXI century)
Self-government of the Russian peasantry has a long and complex history. For centuries it has been embodied in the community. At the beginning of the 20th century, a new form of self-government was born and grew on its basis - the Soviets. The destruction of the country of Soviets led to the loss of the invaluable experience of peasant self-government. And only by recreating this experience will it be possible to revive the self-government of the Russian village. This book is based on lecture courses given by the authors at the history and law faculties of Lomonosov Moscow State University. For students, graduate students, teachers of historical, legal and political science universities, as well as everyone interested in the history of the Russian village and problems of self-government.
Сборник статей по искусствознанию, филологии, истории

This collection of articles dedicated to Professor A.P.Lobodanov, Dean of the Faculty of Arts at Lomonosov Moscow State University, on the occasion of his 60th birthday includes articles on history of art, history and philology. The articles on history of art feature different arts – music, theatre, visual arts. The articles on philology and linguistics contain both general theoretic and narrow topics. The works on history and philosophy embrace a long period of time – from Antiquity to Modern times. The authors are professors, teachers and postgraduate students of the Faculty of Arts at Lomonosov Moscow State University, leading researchers of the State Art Institute, Professor A.P.Lobodanov's colleagues from Universities of Tomsk, Izhevsk, Riga, Barcelona, New York.

Септуагинта: древнегреческий текст Ветхого Завета в истории религиозной мысли Septuaginta: the Greek Old Testament in the History of Religious Mind

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.

Сергей Михайлович Бонди: К 120-летию со дня рождения. Статьи. Письма. Воспоминания современников.

Sergei Mikhailovich Bondy (1891–1983) is a renowned Pushkin scholar, textual critic, historian of the Russian literature of the XIXth century, con noisseur of music and theatre, classic of the Russian literary studies. The first section of this book includes S. M. Bondy's little known articles dedicated to the poets: Baratynsky, Trediakovsky, Sumarokov, Lomonosov. The second section consists of the earlier unpublished Bondy's letters to composer M. F. Gnesin as well as Bondy's article «About the Musical Reading of M. F. Gne sin». One may also read firstly published Bondy's statements about Vs. Meyer hold; D. Bonch-Bruevich's letters to Bondy and comments to S. M. Bondy's work on Complete Academic Collected Works by Pushkin. The third section comprises letters that Sergei Mikhailovich wrote to his friends-scientists M. A. Tsyavlovsky and T. U. Tsyavlovsky, A. Slonimsky and S. Bobrov. Bondy friends' and followers' memoirs about him terminate the book. It also contains rare photo graphs from the Bondy family archive.

Сергей Михайлович Бонди. К 120-летию со дня рождения. Избранное

Mikhailovich Bondy (1891–1983) is a renowned Pushkin scholar, textual critic, historian of the Russian literature of the XIXth century, con noisseur of music and theatre, classic of the Russian literary studies. This book comprises five most signifi cant works of the scientist dedicated to A. S. Pushkin. These works, written and published in diff erent periods of time, make a priceless contribution to the treasury of the Russian philology. Key words: Pushkin, poetry, literature, art, philology, philological studies, versification, innovations, realism, artistism.