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S.S. Zengin

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Ekaterinodar branch of IRMS: the pages of history

The opening of the Ekaterinodar branch of the Imperial Russian Musical Society (IRMS) was
a key moment in the history of professional musical culture in the Kuban. The activities of this
organization are considered in sufficient detail in the works of Krasnodar researchers. However, previously
unknown documents stored in the archives of St. Petersburg open new pages in the history of the
creation and activities of the Ekaterinodar branch in 1900-1901. The application of source research methods
allows not only to reconsider the prevailing views on the reasons for opening an IRMS branch in the
capital of the Kuban region, but also to give a new assessment to the initiatives and actions of Akim
Bigday. The article provides previously unknown information about the proposed first structure of the
Directorate of the Department and the facts of cooperation between local musical figures and the director
of the St. Petersburg Conservatory Vasily Safonov. It is concluded that the opening of the IRMS branch
in Ekaterinodar in 1900 was premature, which led to the suspension of its activities. All archival
documents are published for the first time.

Keywords: archival documents, Ekaterinodar branch of the IRMS, music classes, Akim Bigday, Vasily
Safonov.

S.V. Anikienko, V.A. Korepanov

pp. 11-14

Yu.A. Simakin’s piano cycle «My quiet homeland»: images, genres, forms

The article is devoted to the analysis of the piano cycle «My quiet homeland» by the Kuban
composer Yu.A. Simakin. Touching upon the history of creating a musical work, the author reveals the
relationship of the name of the cycle with the figurative system of piano miniatures. Classifying the
plays by their figurative content and genre affiliation, the author emphasizes the role of the folklore
principle, which manifests itself both at the level of the musical language of the cycle and at the level
of the compositional structure of individual miniatures. The undertaken analysis reveals the conditionality
of the structural features of the plays by their performing and listening purpose.

Keywords: composers of Kuban, Yu.A. Simakin, piano cycle «My quiet homeland».

E.V. Babenko

pp. 14-19

Tchaikovsky and tragedy-satire of the 20th century: «crime and punishment»

The article examines the process of the national tragedy concept development from the 19th
to the 20th century, from Pushkin and Dostoyevsky to Tchaikovsky and Mussorgsky and further to
tragedies-satires of Prokofiev and Shostakovich. Repudiation growth patterns in the national tragedy,
poetic and musical, are brought to light. It is stated that the formation of the future tragedy-satire
foundation takes place in the bosoms of the Dostoyevsky «crime and punishment» poetics, the
characteristics of which are traced in the historic dramas of Mussorgsky and lyrical ones of Tchaikovsky.
Born on the intersection of these two tendencies the innovative opera synthesis of tragedy-satire reflected
the tendency of the final breakdown of bonds between personality and society. It is the reflection of
the musical historic realities of this process that defines the theoretical value of this article.

Keywords: national tragedy concept, tragedy of «crime and punishment», existential poetics, game
principle, mirror principle, tragedy-satire.

N.V. Beketova

pp. 19-22

Musical image of the lyric heroine in the romance by S.M. Slonimsky on verses A.A. Akhmatova «Graved hands under the dark veil»

The article based on an analysis of the romance «Gripped Hands under a Dark Veil» from
chamber vocal cycle «Ten Poems by Anna Akhmatova» by S.M. Slonimsky discusses the specifics of
the musical embodiment of the image of the lyrical heroine of poems A.A. Akhmatova. The scale and
artistic significance of S.M. Slonimsky’s chamber vocal heritage to verses by A.A. Akhmatova has not
been studied in the aspect of musical and poetic interaction, which determines the relevance and novelty
of this article. Based on the methods of holistic, genre and intonation analysis of musical works, the
author of the study made an attempt to identify the relationship of individual sides of the poetic text
with certain elements of the musical language, which made it possible to determine the composer’s method
of work with the poem. The author emphasizes that the choice of a wide range of musical and expressive
means (harmonic, melodic, textured, rhythmic), due to the emotional and semantic dominants of the poetic
text and the detailed reflection of its «events», speaks of the composer’s subtle attitude to the lyrics
of A.A. Akhmatova.

Keywords: S.M. Slonimsky, A.A. Akhmatova, musical image, poetry, lyric heroine, musical language.

A.N. Sitalova

pp. 22-28

Research category of space in musical culture of Selkup

The article is devoted to the study of the category of space in the musical culture of Selkups.
The songs performed by the natives of the village of Tolka, Krasnoselkupsky district of the Tyumen
region of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District are analyzed. The historiography of scientific studies
on the Selkup music culture has shown that the organization of space in the Selkup music folklore is
characteristic of mythological consciousness and thinking. Revealed significant coordinates of the physical
space, which include the world «upper», «lower», «underground»; perceptual, revealed through «one’s
own», «alien» / «transitional» space; conceptual space embodied in ideal, desired patterns of spiritual life.

Keywords: Selkup musical culture, song folklore, text, performance, physical, perceptual space,
mythological space-time.

I.A. Didimova

pp. 28-31

Substantiation of the historical principle of musical education in music-critical works by H.A. Laroche

The idea of a historical approach expressed in the music critical articles of Herman Laroche
of the 1870s turned out to be revolutionary for Russian musical education. However, this issue has not
been specifically investigated: these works by Laroche, due to a number of ideological reasons, have
not been reprinted since 1913. The historical genetic method and a comprehensive historical theoretical
analysis of the text of a journalistic work today allow us to restore the justification of the historical
approach in Russian musical pedagogy. Based on the gradual evolution of the musical language and
its laws, Laroche proposed not only to reform the system of teaching theoretical disciplines that had
been established at that time in the Russian conservatories, but also to introduce the principles of strict
style polyphonic writing both in the work of Russian spiritual composers and for the restoration of the
original Russian folk song.

Keywords: Herman Laroche, music journalism, music education, history of music, the principle of
historicism, strict style polyphony.

S.V. Anikienko, J.V. Orlova

pp. 31-35

Claude Debussy’s creativity and sound image of a flute of the 20th century

The role of the French composer impressionist Claude Debussy in the formation of the repertoire
of the solo flute in the context of improving the technical design of the instrument and enriching the
performance technology with new performing techniques is considered. The purpose of the article is
to identify the leading trend in the development of European art of the second half of the twentieth
century – the maximum identification of the coloristic capabilities of the instrument, using both traditional
methods of sound extraction and experimental, not previously used. Debussy’s contribution to the
reconstruction of a new sound image of the instrument at the beginning of the twentieth century, the
initiation of the development of both the expressive and impressive qualities of his poetics is indicated.
The attention is focused on the work for the flute solo «Syrinx». This allowed us to concentrate on
the unique timbre qualities of the instrument, experiments with the latest sound extraction techniques
in close connection with the introduction of new images that later became commonplace for the musical
culture of the century. The coordination of these processes with the development of European music
is indicated.

Keywords: instrumental performance, wind instruments, flute, Claudes Debussy’s Syrinx.

O.V. Rassakhan, S.I. Khvatova

pp. 35-40

Processes of cultural continuity in modern piano creativity of China

The article is devoted to the study of continuity forms and methods of work of modern Chinese
composers with national musical materials in piano works. The relevance of the study is due to the
increasing impact on Chinese art and culture in the second half of the twentieth century of Western
European and American traditions, introduced as a result of active communication processes. In the
course of the study, using the methods of cultural and historical, stylistic analysis, hermeneutics and
musicological analysis methods, it was found that the constant factors of the composition work – the
arrangement of popular folk melodies – can be attributed to significant factors of the «Chinese style»;
the inclusion of variability, rondality and simple reprise forms, reinforcing the principle of exposure,
admiring the object that meets Chinese aesthetics. The scientific novelty of the study is due to the
justification that the Chinese style in music is also formed through the use of Chinese legends, historical,
poetic, literary and philosophical texts representing musical traditions and customs of various ethnic
groups of China and the mentality of the people as a basis for musical compositions.

Keywords: Chinese style, methods of compositional work, authentic style, arrangement, continuity, stages
of development of piano performance, China.

X. Tan

pp. 40-47

Musical characteristics of vocal works of the founders of the Crimean Tatar musical art

The article analyzes the vocal works of the founders of the Crimean Tatar professional music
A. Refatov and Y. Sherfedinov for the first time. The author reveals the folklore genre features of both
love-lyric, lyric-epic, and comic songs, which were examples for the mentioned above composers in
creating their own works. The article compares the creative method of both composers in working with
folklore material and evaluates their role for the further development of Crimean Tatar vocal music. There
are used the works of Russian researchers on the problems of vocal art, mass song and the problems
of translating folklore into the works of composers as a methodological basis for the analysis of vocal
creativity and folklore compositions by A. Refatov and Y. Sherfedinov. Among the main textured priorities
are the homophonic-harmonic constitution, the couplet form, the variant-variational type of thematic
development, the modes typical for the Crimean Tatar musical folklore and for the work of the studied
composers are determined.

Keywords: song, folklore, composer Asan Refatov, composer Yagya Sherfedinov, style features, genre,
metro rhythm, intonation, texture, melody, form.

M.I. Khalitova

pp. 48-51

Symphony-concert by O. Prostitov in the context of the development of the genre

The article considers the work of O. Prostitov from the point of view of the synthesis genres
of symphony and concert, enriched by modern means of musical expressiveness and the principles of
shaping. It is proved that while preserving the dramatic concept, the peculiarities of morphogenesis
characteristic of the symphony genre, the work is enriched with concert techniques - an abundance of
solo episodes, the presence of a cadence of the button accordion, an instrument not typical of this
genre and introduced in connection with the dedication to V. Zolotarev. The features of the individual
composer’s style are actualized through the thematic features and the tonal system, where O. Prostitov,
using the main tonality, develops it using serial technology. The author’s personal view, references to
the style of V. Zolotarev, reliance on traditions give an understanding that the analyzed work is a modern
example of the synthetic genre.

Keywords: genre, symphonic music, symphony concert, creativity, composer, symphony, concert, musical form.

K.N. Yekimova, T.F. Shak

pp. 51-58

Image of wolf in А. Gnutov’s authorial mythology (on example of graphics of the 2010s)

The article discusses graphic works of the 2010s, maded by contemporary Saratov artist
Alexander Gnutov (pseudonym Alexander Gnutov-Bayun, born in 1976). The research analyzes for the
first time the theme of the wolf in his authorial mythology, reveals the means of his artistic expressiveness
(graphic of drawings, decorativeness, generalization of images, the influence of visuality of traditional
cultures and contemporary art practices), it turns out why the contemporary artist is interested in the
mythology of ancient people (first of all, to the Scandinavian and Slavic). The conclusion is substantiated
that the image of the wolf in A. Gnutov’s art is associated with various mythological motives (totem
of warrior, Fenrir, myth about Ragnarцk, Geri and Freki, Simargl) and Russian folk tales (Gray Wolf),
and his graphic art has a conceptual nature.

Keywords: contemporary art, contemporary art of Saratov, Alexander Gnutov, authorial mythology, graphics.

N.A. Kurilova

pp. 58-64

Art of interpretation: «Chaconne» by Bach – Buzoni

The article is devoted to the study of the relationship between the artistic meanings of two
works: Chaconne from the Second Partita d-moll BWV I.S. by Bach and Chaconne for piano (transcription)
by Bach–Busoni. The purpose of the study is to establish new meanings that F. Busoni embodies in
the transcription of Chaconne. Using the method of intonation analysis it is shown how the leading
figurative and artistic spheres of the last part of the d-moll partita BWV by Bach – Chaconne arise.
The method of comparison reveals new figurative and artistic dominants, which forms F. Busoni in the
transcription of Bach’s Chaconne. It is concluded that the interaction of the categories Destiny (death),
Man, Life (expressed through the genre intonational formulas of chorale, recitative, lamento arias and
motor intonation) unite many works created by I.S. Bach from 1717 to 1720 in Kothen.

Keywords: transcription, chaconne, Bach, Busoni, organ, interpretation, chorale, recitative, instrumental
cadence, variations.

Yu. Yan

pp. 65-71

Easel printed graphics in the Volgograd region: 1980-1999 the years

The subject of the study was the state of easel printed graphics in the Volgograd region in
the late Soviet period. The article analyzes the plot-thematic diversity and technical preferences of the
masters of printed graphics in the region. Engravings were first made by artists I.N. Aksenov, L.D. Ermakov,
V.I. Mamontov, E.G. Sinilov from the collection of the Volgograd Museum of Fine Arts. n.a. I. Mashkov,
Art Gallery of Volzhsky city, the Dubovsky District Museum, the Uryupinsky Museum of Art and Local
Lore and private collection. The author reveals the heroic plot-thematic continuity that existed in the
easel graphics of artists of the region, which is reflected in the monumental and memorial motifs of artists
V.V. Kiselev, M. Nikolaev, G.I. Pechennikov in the 1980s-1999s. Along with this, the works of artists
I.N. Aksenov, L.D. Ermakov, V.I. Mamontov, E.G. Sinilov, N.D. Pirogova, in which lyrical artistic images
and themes appeared.

Keywords: printed graphics, linocut, etching, dry needle, I.N. Aksenov, V.V. Kiselev, A.P. Legenchenko,
V.I. Mamontov, N.D. Pirogova, B.K. Sivets.

A.V. Filimonova

pp. 71-76

Definition of the genre of utopia and dystopia in Russian cinema

The article focuses on the study of science-fiction genres in Russian and foreign cinema
studies. The genre definition of social utopia is given and its critical application to examples from Russian
cinema is considered. Particular attention is paid to the characteristic features of the script: the difficulties
of using narrative conflict, its impact on the entertainment of the film. The importance of the temporal
aspect for the prognostic function of the work is considered. The originality of the work consists in
finding reasonable approaches to terminology in determining the nature of the genre. The aim of the
work is to separate the terms «utopia», «utopianism» and «dystopia» and their correct application at
various stages of the development of a film project.

Keywords: utopia, dystopia, cinematography, poetics, dramatic composition.

O.V. Shesterik

pp. 76-80

Classic music in multimedia technology

The article reveals the current problem associated with the extremely common multimedia format
of presenting classical music in modern practice. The method of historical analysis allows us to
formulate a situation of erasure from the memory of the listener of vocal and opera allusions characteristic
of the origins of instrumental genres. As a peculiar compensation for these losses, the update of
concert forms is explained: reading poems in the recital by E. Kisin, «jokes» by Igudesman and Ju,
Paganini Quartet, the comic behavior of G. Kremer and V. Spivakov in orchestral programs.
A similar incentive for adequate perception of instrumental music concerts is interpreted as a film
screen on which various visual images are exhibited; with the widespread performance of film music, it
shows scenes from the corresponding films. The article considers the concepts of «linear» and «nonlinear
» media relevant to the sciences of artistic culture: as listening to-viewing and an interactive format
of interaction with music in the era of «total computerization».
The originality of the issues of the article is determined by the statement about the visualization
of music, including in network visual presentations and video clips, as a new kind of musical genre. For
the first time, the question of visualizing academic musical samples in pedagogy is raised.

Keywords: classical music, media, multimedia, music broadcasting, presentation programs, video editors,
movie clip.

M.S. Dyadchenko

pp. 80-88

Some aspects of the critical activity of A.G. Schnittke (on the occasion of the 85th birthday)

Alfred Schnittke is one of the most prominent representatives of musical art of the XX century.
He made a great contribution to world culture as an outstanding composer, as an authoritative teacher
and as a researcher who published many works on contemporary music, its creators, concert activities,
as well as on important problems of domestic musicology.
Schnittke’s literary-publicism heritage is very diverse and of great scientific value. In his works,
as in a mirror, important and relevant topics of contemporary art of the 20th century are reflected. They
did not lose their significance in the 21st century.
The article presents an analysis of the composer ’s musical and critical heritage devoted to the
concert life of the capital of the last century and the work of its greatest contemporaries. The research
material was the archival materials of the Moscow and Hamburg offices of A.G. Schnittke (scientificcreative
and educational laboratory «Schnittke Center»). The composer ’s offices were donated to the
Moscow State Institute of Music named after A.G. Schnittke Irina Schnittke for the composer’s
anniversary.

Keywords: Alfred Schnittke, musical criticism, contemporary composer creativity, composer technique.

A.G. Alyabyeva, M.B. Kremleva

pp. 88-93

Traditional musical culture of East Slavic population of Zelenchuk District of Karachay-Cherkess Republic: genre and regional specifics

The article is devoted to the traditional musical culture of the Kuban Cossacks (more broadly – the
East Slavic population) living in the territory of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic. Before the territorial
transformation in the first quarter of the twentieth century, the Zelenchuksky district of the KCR was part
of the Kuban region. The work is based on documentary field materials collected in the KCR by the
participants of the Kuban folklore-ethnographic expedition of the research center of traditional culture of
the Kuban in 1998, as well as the author of the article M.V. Vlasova during the period 2016-2018. The history
of ethnographic research is described, the regional specificity of the tradition is characterized. Various genres of musical folklore (calendar, wedding, lyric songs) are analyzed in the context of traditional ritual and
domestic culture. The peripheral position of Zelenchuk villages relative to the center of the Kuban region,
their location in the foothills of the Caucasus Mountain Range, determined the preservation of rare samples
of musical folklore, also mentioned in the article.

Keywords: Zakubanye, traditional musical culture, folklore genres, organization of verse and chorus.

S.A. Zhiganova, M.V. Vlasova

pp. 93-99

The first Pushkin cycle as a musical diary of D.D. Shostakovich

The subject of the study is the vocal cycle by D.D. Shostakovich «Four romances to the
words of A.S. Pushkin». The article pays special attention to the diary character of this composition,
the close connection of romances with the events of the composer’s personal life. The author considers
aspects of Shostakovich’s deeply original selection of Pushkin’s poems, the composer ’s relationship
“Теория и история искусства”
1 Четыре романса на слова А.С. Пушкина. Соч. 46 (1936-1937). 1. Возрождение. 2. Юношу, горько
рыдая, ревнивая дева бранила. 3. Предчувствие. 4. Стансы [1].
(through Pushkin’s texts) with the authorities, with events surrounding him. In the Pushkin cycle,
Shostakovich reflected his perception of the life surrounding him, Pushkin’s poetry became an opportunity
for him to speak out on deeply personal and even love topics. So far, the chamber vocal cycle of the
composer of 1936 has not been considered in a similar vein and has not been analyzed in the context
of musical diary. In romances to Pushkin’s words, chamber vocal lyrics have become autobiographical
for the composer in their essence, and this fact pushes our knowledge of the work of an outstanding
musician of the 20th century.

Keywords: Shostakovich, Pushkin, romance, poetry in the music, vocal cycle, autobiographical.

Yu. E. Serov

pp. 100-106

Author’s interpretation of mythological images in the work of graphic artist Bogdan Dmitrienko

 The subject of the research is the formation and features of the style of graphic artist Bogdan Dmitrienko, the author’s interpretation of characters from Celtic, Slavic and Caucasian mythology in book illustrations.The nature of illustration is considered by us as a set of techniques used by the artist to convey semantic layers in the graphics. The artist, trying to give historical authenticity and philosophical significance to mythological characters, includes ancient ornamental motifs in the illustration. The ornament in the presented works carries not only decorative, but, what is especially important, historical and symbolic meaning. The novelty of the research lies in the presentation of a unique graphic technique created by B. Dmitrienko-chrysography, which is rooted in the Byzantine book aesthetic and is absolutely modern and in demand today. Gold leaf, with which the artist experiments, enters into a special relationship with lighting, highlighting certain parts of the composition, animates graphic forms and structure. This theme made it possible to create mythological characters that were convincing in their meaning and power of influence. 

Keywords: mythological image, character, color, composition, ornament, graphics, graphic technique, illustration, chrysography, iconography.

N.B. Semina

pp. 107-111

Polylogue as a way to form a polycultural model of the existence of culture in the modern world

The inefficiency of the policy of the theory and practice of multiculturalism actualizes the problem of building a model of socio cultural reality, a model that promotes mutual tolerance between cultures and implements the idea of the equivalence of cultural identities. Aspects of implementation of the crosscultural polylogue are considered. The polylogue reveals a new orientation towards recognizing the mechanism of «eternal return» as a mechanism for constantly asserting one’s own identity. It is shown that the crosscultural polylogue is the most relevant way to assert the multicultural model of the existence of cultures. The analysis is carried out in order to reveal the content and specifics of the concept of multiculturality of sociocultural reality and substantiate the polylogue as a means of implementing the principle of multiculturality. The article proposes a vector for the formation of a multicultural model of the existence of cultural identity in the context of modernity a polylogue aimed at creating a new multicultural model of society, which is characterized by the recognition of the equivalence, equality, and uniqueness of each culture. 

Keywords: polylogue, polycultural model, crosscultural polylogue, polyculturality, cultural identities, cultural equivalence.

G.M. Galmagova

pp. 111-118

Transformation of cyborg image in mass culture

The relevance of the research topic is due to the growing attention of researchers to the problems of creating cyborgs, various types of improvement of human organisms, and the prospect of physical immortality of man. Researchers focus on the problems of relationships in the «man-machine» system. In this regard, one of the most popular images of modern culture is a cyborg. Cyborg is a humanmachine symbiosis and is the central character of cyber utopia. Based on the philosophicalanthropological and analytical approach, a review of modern research related to understanding the essence of the cyborg is presented. In the course of the research, special attention is paid to the study of the image of a cyborg in modern mass culture, where this image serves as a preparation of mass consciousness for the changes of the singularity era. The article analyzes the prospects for the process of cyborgization of society and identifies the risks that arise in the course of the development of cyber technologies, such as changing perceptions of physicality, gender transformation, human coexistence with technology, and the preservation of their identity. It is concluded that the image of a cyborg in popular culture has shown the relevance of existential issues related in particular to the emergence of the possibility of personal immortality, reaching a new level of bodily and spiritual perfection. The article presents the specifics of reflecting the image of a cyborg as a symbolic form of understanding the contradictions of modern scientific and technological progress: the problem of blurring the boundaries between man and machine. 

Keywords: cyborg, cybernation, post-identity, mass culture, transformation of identity, technology and body, posthuman.

A.S. Shсhavleva

pp. 118-123

Information capital as a socio-cultural phenomenon

The article is the first attempt to actualize information capital as a socio-cultural phenomenon. The implemented analysis aimed to clarify the role of digitalization caused by network globalization in the modern transformation of the information space. At the same time, the researcher relies on the methodology of socio-philosophical analysis of communicative activity, the principles of system analysis and symbolic-communicative approach to culture, information and anthropological approaches and interprets information capital as a specific form of communicative activity and as a new socio-cultural phenomenon in the number of intangible forms of capital. Information is considered by the author as a dominant resource in the socio-economic, socio-political and socio-cultural spheres of functioning of social systems that have passed the industrial period of development. The convergent methodological approach allowed the author to define information capital as a sociocultural phenomenon that affects the digital culture of Russian youth, and to determine the place and role of information capital in transformational innovation processes in the socio-cultural sphere. The article updates the idea of the essence and trends of information capital development as a result of the functioning of complex, horizontally and vertically oriented social and communication systems. 

Keywords: digitalization, information, information capital, information resources.

A.V. Shtratnikova

pp. 124-127

Universal competencies: ontological basis and culturological aspects

The article considers the cultural conditions and ontological basis for the formation of universal competencies in their various semantic contexts, which is relevant in the modern education system. Considering the ontological basis of universal competences as the subject of research, the authors primarily use the dialectical method in their approach to the stated problem, which allows us to present the relationship of logical and historical in the consideration of universal competences in their cultural aspects and dimensions through analysis and synthesis. The novelty of the approach taken by the authors manifests itself not only in the analysis of axiological components of universal competencies in the field of cultural knowledge, but also in the determination of their significance in the course of cultural tradition and worldview. Special attention is paid to the process of overcoming the antinomies of the secular and ecclesiastical, scientific and religious in the field of education in the process of forming universal competencies in the spiritual development of a person’s personality. 

Keywords: universal competencies, culture, education, worldview.

A.V. Tonkovidova, E.A. Naydenko

pp. 127-131

On the practical significance of the theoretical construct «sociocultural frontier»

Object of study is the cultural metadiscourse of social sciences and humanities. The subject of the research is the heuristic potential of the theoretical construct «sociocultural frontier». The relevance of the topic lies in the fact that the «sociocultural frontier» is a fairly new term and poorly reflected in theoretical discussions. Therefore, the goal is to problematize the heuristic potential of the «sociocultural frontier». With the help of observation (a complex of theoretical methods subordinating the main goal: a thematic selection of sources and their analysis, etymological analysis, culturalogical attribution, classification and typology of theorizing techniques and conceptual definition of the essential aspects of life) metadiscourse of social sciences and humanities and methods of expressing the essence of phenomena in pedagogical practice, the heuristic potential of the theoretical construct is problematized in the article «sociocultural frontier» in a culturally interdisciplinary aspect. The main contribution to the theoretical discourse, the novelty of the work, is the assertion that the methodological function of the sociocultural frontier is revealed in the account of the mobility and cultural conditionality of the limits of theorization of the subject of study. The authors conclude that with the increase in theoretical reflection of the dynamic phenomena of reality described by the category of frontier, its applicability will only expand. And it is necessary in the future to study in more detail the theoretical and practical limits of applicability of this construct. 

Keywords: methodology, theory and history of culture, cultural tudies, interdisciplinary discourse, sociocultural frontier, media pedagogy, media education.

G.V. Bakumenko, O.V. Ustrizhitskiy, V.P. Gritskevich

pp. 131-135

N. Abbagnano: sociocultural view on the phenomenon of fanaticism in sports

The subject of research in our article is the phenomenon of fanaticism in sports as a sociocultural phenomenon. The article considers the views of the famous Italian philosopher N. Abbagnano on the manifestation of fanaticism in the sports. The dialectical method adopted by the authors allows us to compare in relation and development such social phenomena as fanaticism, sports and violence in their sociocultural transformation and manifestation. Using the method of a systematic approach, the authors analyze the views of the culturologist and philosopher on fanaticism as an important, but not fully studied aspect of the General process of dehumanization, which determines the relevance and novelty of the study. Indeed, in this view, sport itself can be defined as one of the main «vital» components of the culture of modern society, which will serve as a cultural paradigm for further research. 

Keywords: sport, violence, fanaticism, spirit of the game.

E.A. Naidenko, A.V. Tonkovidova

pp. 136-142

Compositional, dramatic and style functions of instrumental cadencies in creativity of F. Busoni

The article is devoted to the study of the multiple functions of solo instrumental cadences in the works of F. Busoni. By methods of comparison, intonation, texture analysis it is proved that the composer’s works use all thematic types of cadences – passage, passage-motive and passage-thematic, while two semantic types of cadences prevail – virtuoso cadences and cadences in the form of lyricsubjective utterance. Virtuoso cadences based on the passage-motive formulas remind of the theme and style of the original composition. Compositionally, they play the role of a bundle and prepare the inclusion of a new dramatic function and a new section of the form. Cadences in the form of a lyric-subjective statement serve as the author’s commentary and act as a hermeneutical interpretation of the original text of the composition, affecting the interpretation of not only the cadence, but the entire composition. It was established that the composer uses three compositional methods in creating cadences: the method of changing the performing means of expressiveness – dynamics, pedalization, agogics, fingering notation; a method for changing orchestration (texture) and a method for changing content. 

Keywords: instrumental cadence, transcription, instrumental concert, compositional methods, performing interpretation.

Yu. Yan

pp. 142-147

Traditions of Russian theatre and postmodernism epoch: to the question of transformation of socio-cultural functions of art

The article provides a cultural analysis of one of the most relevant problems of modern theatrical culture – the transformation of social functions of entertainment art in postmodern conditions. The author, on the one hand, reveals the ideological and aesthetic meanings of Russian classical art, which have the status of sociocultural functions on the national historical soil: spiritual and moral, cognitive, educational, and value-based. On the other hand, there are asocial «discourses» of postmodernism: unrestricted freedom, the breaking of prohibitions and traditions, desacralization of values, cosmopolitanism and the cult of consumerism. With the emergence of postmodernism as an artistic style, theatrical art, which is the main component of stage culture, is changing dramatically: shocking forms and genre eclecticism appeared, the authorship and texts of literary and dramatic works are distorted, the Director’s idea is hyperbolized by the latest expressive and technical means, and the work of the actor recedes into the background. As a result, the main function of theatrical art is subjected to erosion – the worldview, which is formed by the human-creative dialogue triad «author-actor-viewer». 

Keywords: postmodernism epoch, traditions, theatrical culture, social functions of art, transformations.

M.S. Tsishkovskaya

pp. 148-151

Status of religion and roc in cultural policy of modern Russia

The relevance of research into the place and status of the Russian Orthodox Church in modern sociocultural realities is especially evident given the ongoing reassessment of values in Russia and the acute need for faith. As a methodological base for the article, the works of domestic cultural scientists, especially A.S. Akhiezer devoted to the sociocultural dynamics of Russia. It is emphasized that the ROC, having traveled a long path of complex and contradictory transformations in relations with the state, is increasingly opening up for dialogue and discussion of socially important moral problems. Thanks to this, it plays a significant role in the formation of public consciousness, the maintenance of traditional moral values, Russian patriotism, the overall image of the Russian state and its cultural policy, and the restoration of the spiritual unity of citizens of the Russian Federation. The general conclusion of the article is about the theoretical and practical significance of studies of the transformations of historical models of church participation in social and cultural life.

Keywords: Russian Orthodox Church, reappraisal of values, need for faith, patriotism, cultural policy, spiritual unity.

V.G. Torosyan, T.T. Tedeeva

pp. 151-154

Origin and development of film distribution business in Crimea (1897-1945)

The article analyzes the process of origin and development of the film distribution business of the Crimea from its inception in the late XIX century to the beginning of the Great Patriotic war. The author characterizes the formation of commercial film distribution business in the Tauride province of the pre-revolutionary period, its nationalization in the first years of Soviet power, and its further development in the new sociopolitical and socioeconomic realities of the 1920s and 1940s. It is shown how the institutional organization of film distribution was transformed in connection with the transition from the «new economic policy» to the Stalinist modernization and before the beginning of the Great Patriotic war. The study of little-known pages of the history of the Crimean film distribution allowed the author to reveal the main stages and features of its development.

Keywords: film distribution, cinema, cinema equipment, cinematography, cinema art, Crimea.

L.V. Shilova

pp. 155-156

Spiritual and moral culture of the Adyg

The author aims to reveal the process of socialization of the individual in the family, patronymic and rural community and its adaptation through the institutions of traditional society, such as family, marriage, hospitality, atalychestvo, etc.

N.B. Akoeva, A.Yu. Chirg