The preface and the documents presented are about the split of the Eurasian movement in the late 1920s. For the first time archival materials are being introduced into scientific circulation, revealing the details of the split into two opposing groups of Eurasians. The first group operated in Prague, its leader was P.N. Savitsky. They defended an apolitical, anti-communist, anti-Marxist position, continued to develop the traditions of classical Eurasianism. The second group under the leadership of P.P. Suvchinsky was formed in Paris, it is considered responsible for the politicization of the movement, Marxist and Sovietophile sentiments. Such a scheme has become familiar, but the published documents introduce new adjustments and details important for the history of Russian thought. The publication and scientific comments reveal the role of the organization “Trust” (OGPU) in the split, the composition of the authors of the newspaper “Eurasia” and its thematic focus. The positions of the parties are clarified, and the question of the ideological side of the Eurasian split of 1928–1929 is raised.

The article considers the historico-philosophical reconstruction of Stoic concept of a λεκτόν in the work “The Theory of the Incorporeal in Ancient Stoicism” by Émile Bréhier and its reception and development in Gilles Deleuze’s “The Logic of Sense”. The understanding of incorporeal effects and ideal events in “The Logic of Sense” is based on Bréhier’s interpretation of the incorporeal and original concept of a λεκτόν. Λεκτόν attains a special status in Bréhier’s work, occupying the position between physical bodies and language: it is neither a thing, nor a representation, neither a notion, nor a material sign; and also gains independence from the physical connection of causes. Such model of a λεκτόν is developed by Deleuze in several directions: in his philosophy of language, in the mathematical concept of singularities, in the concept of the pre-individual transcendental field of sense, and also in the concept of the unique event Eventum tantum.

In the current situation, the role of trust as a factor of social stability is growing. At the same time, public opinion forms ratings of different politicians in terms of the degree of their trust in them. Studying the aspects of trust in relation to current situation is the subject of the article. In recent years, the trust in politicians, parties, and public institutions has been exposed to serious challenges. The complicated economic situation, the aggravation of international relations, including international conflicts and manifestations of nationalism, increase the risks of instability. On the one hand, that makes people look at the issue of trust in politicians in a new way. They expect from them such qualities that help to manage the situation in important spheres of life, to resolve economic, political, social and other important issues. On the other hand, those changes require the increased researches of sociologists not only at theoretical but also practical levels. The aim of the paper is to analyze changing people’s views on trust in the present-day politicians in context of the current situation. The present material continues the study on the interdependence of political trust and social stability. Methods used in the study covers secondary analysis of surveys data of some poll centers such as Russian Public Opinion Research Center, etc. The results are based on the materials of author’s study of the theme.

The article proposes a conceptual interpretation of the phenomenon of social identity through the prism of the “friend/foe” dichotomy. The authors argue that the institutionally constructed identity model, extended to the whole society, does not ensure its stability, since it is largely subordinated to the conjuncture and the immediate needs of the political and corporate elite.
Identification markers that are self-aware by people and broadcast based on local social experience, i.e. through informal communication, consolidate more firmly the understanding of who “we” and “they” are, how “we” differ from “strangers”. In the space of these poles, values and meanings are marked, motivational complexes and attitudes are created, cultural, political and other differences are affirmed.
The authors’ conceptualisation of the phenomenon of identity opens the way to understanding the practices of reproducing identity discourses in the processes of influencing public consciousness and promoting group interests.

The article provides a brief analysis of the current state of gender studies (GS) in Russia. The process of formation of gender theory in the West and in Russia is described. It is noted that GS has become a recognized part of the social and humanitarian knowledge in our country. However, the analysis of publications on GS shows that their quantitative growth mainly occurs at the expense of quality. As a result, conceptual, methodological and terminological chaos reigns in publications on gender issues. It is also noticeable that there are the thematic limitations of research and the use of a biodeterministic approach in them under the guise of gender. The author considers the main reasons for that to be the lack of an academic standard; the specifics of the Russian mentality and the poor development of gender education in universities. In conclusion, it is noted that gender equality is a powerful economic and spiritual resource for the sustainable development of society. Its implementation is impossible without studying all aspects of society on the basis of gender theory.

The article gives a brief description of the basic theories of feminism, analyzes the activities of a historically unprecedented number of women in the political process and public administration of modern European societies. Special attention is paid to the processes of ideologization and politicization of radical feminist concepts. Postmodern, globalist concepts of radical feminism destroy the traditional system of values based on the concept of complementarity of masculinity and femininity, which leads to anti-feminism, post-feminism. The radical feminist positions of women politicians in modern European societies allow concluding that the traditional gender principle “Men = war, women = peace” has collapsed.

The article is about studying the new forms for patriotic education of schoolchildren in connection with the challenges of the launched special military operation (SVO) in Russia. The author shows that patriotic work is a traditional part of educational work in schools, however, it has changed in the current context. The first innovation was the performance of the Russian anthem and the raising of the flag, as well as the holding of “Conversations about the Important” in the classroom format. Work has begun on the preparation for publication of a new history textbook, which will include topics related to the current situation in the world. Another innovation at the school will be the inclusion of basic military training in the program of the subject “Fundamentals of Life Safety” (OBZh). The article presents the monitoring data of the Public Opinion Foundation FOM, which studied the attitude of Russians to new trends in school. Based on the analysis of the media, the author shows the attitude of Moscow teachers to the lesson “Talk about the Important” and the spread of patriotism practices among schoolchildren near Moscow. She concludes by stating that Russian teachers have a new mission – the education of effective patriotism among schoolchildren, but at the same time, physical and emotional stress has increased while all that for the same wages, which can reduce the attractiveness of the profession in the eyes of Russians.

The phenomenon of the king’s rewarding the court officials and warriors for the loyal service reached the peak of its development during the New Kingdom Era, which is confirmed by a considerable number of historical sources, as well as the scenes depicting the king, rewarding the noble people which first appeared in private tombs during the reign of Thutmose IV and went on appearing during the whole New Kingdom Era. This article deals with the rewarding scenes which can be seen in private tombs in Thebes and which are dating back to the 20^th – 21^st Dynasty period. Painting of private tombs of that time is characterized by fewer scenes depicting services and daily life of officials, and, to the contrary, larger number of scenes related to the posthumous existence of the tomb owner. There are only four scenes of reward in the private tombs dated back to the period in question from the necropolises in Rifeh, Aniba, Dra Abu El Naga. By the time of the reign of the 21st dynasty, there is only one image originating from Tanis.

T. Bogolyubov, one of the realist artists in the middle – second half of the 19th century, began his career as a romantic and a painter, who worked in line with academic traditions. Ayvazovsky’s work (along with the works of such masters as S. Shchedrin, K. Krugovikhin, A. Dorogov and M. Vorobyov) had a strong influence on the formation of the young artist in the second half of the 1840s – the first half of the 1850s.
                Subsequently, however, the enthusiastic attitude of Bogolyubov towards Ayvazovsky was replaced by sharp rejection of the famous artist both creatively and personally. The main reason for that was, above all, a change in creative views of Bogolyubov. Upon having matured in his creative work he continued traditions of the French painter-realists of the Barbizon school and the German artist of Düsseldorf school A. Akhenbakh.
                In many respects Bogolyubov’s assessment of Ayvazovsky’s artistic work has not lost its relevance now. It reflected the transition in Russian art of the 19th century from the romantic and academic traditions to realism.

The article deals with the latter stage of creative career of one of the top Soviet architects, Ivan Zholtovsky (1867–1959). In the 1950s, this master, who had the status of the patriarch of the Soviet architectural school and the leader of his own workshop-school, was in charge of the designing several large buildings in which monumental classical forms got a strongly marked crisis character. Perhaps the main work in a number of Zholtovsky’s later pieces is the reconstruction of the Central Moscow Hippodrome (1951–1955), which clearly embodied literary centrism as well as some obsession with decorative in late Stalinist architecture. Solving a major urban planning problem, Zholtovsky used a non-standard composition of the building. In such a case he rejected the canons of classicism and renaissance, which he usually sacredly honored. Instead, he apparently considered ensembles of the Hellenistic era as sources of compositional logic, and such a choice is stunningly accurate for a conclusion opus of the grand Stalinist style. Along with that, the building of the hippodrome can be described as a kind of compendium of quotes taken from earlier buildings of Zholtovsky, including the first one – the nearby mansion of the Racing Society (1903–1905). Loquacious pomposity and a tendency to self-repetition are symptoms of decline, but this final phase of style and its specific manifestations in the work of the architect are certainly worth research attention.