The article examines the artistic life of the country in the
post-revolutionary period, which was characterized by
the active creative work, diversity and to some extent
inconsistency in culture. It is emphasized that the coup
that took place in 1917, provided the impetus as the
development of certain areas in the arts and cultural
sector in general. It is concluded that the main feature of
art as a component of the revolutionary culture of the
country was to maintain the ideas of the Bolsheviks and
the promotion of the new government, as well as the
submission of the new government of each of the areas
of cultural activity in Russia. Attention is focused on the
fact that the development of art and culture in such
difficult and tense post-revolutionary years in the
country not only did not stop, but even continued to rise.
The Bolsheviks understood the specific role of art,
which manifests itself in the fact that it acts as a means
of social and psychological impact. After all, art gives a
person an opportunity to relive their lives of those who
made history and now works. Therefore, it becomes
clearer and more accessible sense of political, class and
economic relations a lot is through the art. The culture
of the country after the fateful October originally
reflected the changes in the country and the time itself is
filled with a variety of events. Every type of art in its
own way conveys the spirit of the era, the atmosphere
reigning in the post-revolutionary society. The article
says that the Soviet culture was increasingly being filled
with proletarian, internationalist, and socialist content.
That is why characteristic of that time was the desire to
penetrate art in people's daily lives
The article deals with the problem of transgression of
Kazakhs of Bukey horde on the territory of Lower
Volga frontier. Transgression of the frontier territory is
a way to adapt to the new conditions of existence. The
author pays attention to Bukey horde, where the new
frontiry space is formed by the interaction of the
various ethnic groups. Having come to the new land,
and interacted with the Russian people and the Russian
authorities, the Kazakhs turned out in the alien cultural
landscape. Kazakhs` mentality is being changed
against the background of the collapsing patriarchal
way of life. Bukeyev inhabitants life was transformed
by the alteration of social norms. The way of life of
Bukey Horde was changed and they had to adapt to
new realities. The author of the article gives examples
of Kazakhs` transgression using archival date
The article deals with advocacy, organized with the
help of publications by the Bolsheviks in the 20-ies of
XX century in the Kuban. It is noted that the press has
performed as one of the most important and effective
means and played a huge role in the establishment of
Soviet power in the Cossack region. The central
agency of procurement and distribution of print
"Centropechat" at the Central Executive Committee
occupied the distribution of official media. It is stated
that the content of propaganda and agitation conducted
among the civilian population and in the army was
determined, above all, as the military-political
situation that prevailed in the 20-ies. It is shown that
agitation and propaganda carried out by the military
newspapers and magazines in difficult conditions and
post wartime and the specific tasks were set before the
Soviet propaganda organs. The conclusion is that a
flexible system for the implementation of advocacy
was created during this period. She assumed
deepening cooperation and coordination of all the
means of propaganda and agitation, which made the
Soviet propaganda very successful and effective. The
efforts of awareness-raising structures were aimed at
creating political awareness and stimulating social
activity of the population in this difficult time. The
press acted as one of the most powerful tools used by
the authorities to achieve the consolidation and
integration of society that were the most relevant in
the 20ies
Current processes in socio-economic life of our
state make contact to the historical experience
accumulated by Russia for centuries. The rapid
development of the state, modernization of all
spheres of public life at the beginning of XXth
century still interfaced with a mass of adverse
events, balking a dynamic development of the
state. In the Siberian upcountry the situation was
exacerbated by a number of “chronic” issues such
as a high percentage of the exiles among the local
society, the total corruption of the bureaucracy, etc.
The article deals with the socio-economic status of
the Yenisei province in the early twentieth century.
Analysing the state of agriculture and individual
industries, existing in the region, it identifies the
challenges that they faced. The author cites some
quantitative characteristics that reveal the real state
of affairs in such crucial sectors of the economy
such as agriculture, animal husbandry. Moreover,
the article marks issues concerning carrier’s trade
and other specific crafts. As a research source was
taken the information provided by the “Siberian
observer” magazine – the edition, which bore
clearly oppositional character and did not have the
goal to put the best face forward the existing
situation in the region, and consequently – the
actions of the local authorities
This article analyses the state religious policy in regard
to the Russian Orthodox Church in the first post Great
Patriotic War years. The characteristic of the religious
life during the above-mentioned period in the
Krasnodar Territory is given. The main resource of this
research was documents of the Authorized Board on
Russian Orthodox Church Affairs of the USSR
Ministerial Council in Krasnodar Territory. Some
positive changes in state- church relations took place.
New churches began to open. Revitalization of the
religious life came into being. It was shown in peoples’
participating in religious holidays, making orthodox
ceremonies. Christening was the most popular
ceremony. The less popular was the religious wedding.
In that period of time, women were active participants
of the religious life of the region. Among believers
there were soldiers demobilized from the army.
However from 1948 first signs of estrangement in state
– church relations began to appear
The article considers the history of formation and
development of political relations of Krasnodar
territory with the Republic of Cyprus at the end XX –
early XXI centuries. Two stages in the development of
political relations between the Krasnodar region and
the Republic of Cyprus were singled out: the
beginning of the 1990s, the beginning of the 2000s.
Based on materials of the State archive of the
Krasnodar region analyzed the work on the preparation
and implementation of the agreement of 1992 between
the government of the Russian Federation and the
government of the Republic of Cyprus, shows the
activities of the administration of Krasnodar region
and administration of Krasnodar city to establish
political relations of the parties. The attention is
focused on the creation of the first Russian Bank with
100% foreign capital – the Investment Bank of Kuban.
Conclusions are made about the current state of
relations between the Krasnodar region and the
Republic of Cyprus
In the article, we can analyze the participation of
Kalmik trade unions in ensuring workers’ labor
protection and safety engineering in 1970-ies. The
sources of the article base are the documents of
National archive of the Kalmyk Republic. The analysis
of the large documental material showed that in
1970ies the trade unions began to study deeper the
question of making better the conditions of work, more
often raised the questions of labor protection at the
meetings of workers committees, drew the community
to this work. Kalmik trade unions organizations paid
serious attention to safety engineering and industry
sanitation, achieved such condition that the workers
were completely provided with overalls, means of
individual protection, they demanded absolute
mechanization of hard processes, fought for high
culture of manufacture. In spite of trade-union
organizations of the republic did definite work about
putting in order in cause of fulfillment of labor laws,
the situation did not change
The article is devoted to the study of the monuments of
revolutions of 1917 in Russia. It is emphasized that from
the historical point of view, almost all monuments
represent the embodiment of the losses and sufferings of
humankind in various armed conflicts. This is especially
true for the revolutions of 1917, which changed the
entire modern history of the country, and even after 100
years cause a special interest both in the international
scientific community and among ordinary people. This
study specifies that after the final establishment and
approval of the Soviet government, the new government
realized that it was needed to create a certain basis,
namely, its political symbolism as a foundation for the
formation of image of the new government. The most
important component of this process was the desire of
the authorities to the formation of the ideas of the Soviet
people about themselves and their place in the world,
and, as a consequence, the folding of the foundations of
Soviet patriotism, because the new generation who had
no idea about the Russian Empire, began its life in the
country, which had an ideology, but just started to
develop the system of socialist values. The attention is
paid to the fact that the monuments are one of the
important elements of the historical and cultural
heritage, which reflected the past experience of
mankind, broadcast through architectural and sculptural
symbols to the present, which contributes not only to the
cultural enrichment of mankind, but also used by people
to influence worldviews contemporaries. The article
says that modern youth need to know the history of their
country, not to forget about the numerous victims of
various wars, to preserve peace and appreciate life
This article presents the results of the content analysis
of the US National Security Strategies published in the
period 1991-2010. The emphasis is on identifying the
role of non-governmental organizations in building of
the US political strategy, as well as considering the
evolutionary path of NGOs during various presidential
administrations of the United States. The conclusion is
drawn that during the considered period nongovernmental
organizations became an integral part of
the US foreign policy doctrine. NGOs have become
one of the most important instruments of the "soft
power" of the United States, primarily with regard to
the spread of democratic foundations and civil society.
The results demonstrate the difference in approaches to
the "soft power" between the democratic and
republican administrations of the United States of
America
This article deals with actual problems of the national
structure of Kalmyk people in 1930-s years based on
legislative documents and also problems of
development and the adoption of the first Constitution
of Kalmyk USDA (1937). The article focuses on the
main features of this research. The adoption of the
basic law of the Kalmyk republic was a big step in the
social and political life in Kalmykia and in its
constitutional history. This document included
fundamental principles of the «constitution of
proletariat government», peculiarities of Russian social
class development, aims and objectives of national
political structure in the Russian Federation. The basic
law of the Kalmyk USDA was created on the basis of
principles of the Constitution of the USSR and the
Constitution of the RSFSR. The law secured social and
government order of the Soviet Kalmykia. The
procedure of governing and composition, the
competence and authorities are disclosed and the work
of the Supreme council of the Kalmyk USDA as the
highest representative and legislative body in the
context of the basic law of the Kalmyk republic. In the
Constitution of the republic rights and freedom of
nationals are fully reflected in accordance with the
constitutional principles of the USSR. Finally the
author concludes that in the administrative command
system the basic features of rights and freedom of the
peoples of the USSR in practice were not respected