RUDN Journal of Studies in Literature and Journalism
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description: Editor-in-Chief: Aleksandr G. Kovalenko, PhD (Philology), Professor ISSN: 2312-9220 (Print) ISSN: 2312-9247 (Online) Founded in 1996. Publication frequency: quarterly PUBLISHER: Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University) Open Access: . APC: no article processing charge. Peer-Review: double blind. Publication language: Russian, English Indexation: White List RCSI, Russian Index of Science Citation, Scopus, DOAJ, Google Scholar, Ulrich's Periodicals Directory, Dimensions
publisher: Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)
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publication name: RUDN Journal of Studies in Literature and Journalism
issn: 2312-9220
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items: The Imaginary Sirius of a Ridiculous Man: The Possibility of Multiple Worlds in the Later Works of Fyodor Dostoevsky
items: Evolution of the Image of the Armenian People in the Works of Vasily Nemirovich-Danchenko
items: Nelly by V.Ya. Bryusov as a Collective Subject of Women’s Lyric Poetry of the Early Twentieth Century
items: Mythopoetics of the Apocalyptic Story by A. Adamovich The Last Pastoral
items: The Theme of Fate in Anna Matveeva’s Novel Dyatlov Pass, or The Mystery of the Nine
items: The Character of the Fantastic Space in Chingiz Aitmatov’s Novella The Piebald Dog Running Along the Shore
items: Genre Narrative Originality of Terry Deary’s Horrible Histories
items: The Problem of Home and Family in the Works of Herman Melville
items: Comparative-Typological Analysis of Quest Motifs in World Folktales
items: Brian Friel’s Stage Adaptation of Ivan Turgenev’s Novel Fathers and Sons
items: The Semantics of Irreversibility in German Media Discourse: Eschatological Codes and Audience Reaction in the Context of Crisis
items: Agenda-Building through Micro-Topics: A Case Study of Crimean Print Media, 2019-2021
items: Constructing the Risks of AI Regulation: Russian Media Discourse on the EU AI Act
items: Official Discourse as a Media Frame: The Evolution of Strategic Narratives in Sino-Russian Relations
items: Censorship in Chinese Television Dramas as a Factor in Audience Reception
items: Media Promotion of Educational Programs in Russian Universities: The Experience of Journalism Faculties
items: The Interaction of Academic and Industrial Fields in the University Education of Media Specialists
items: Mediatization of Personal Memories Using Generative Photorealistic Images
items: Between Insight and Algorithm: Can Artificial Intelligence Be a Subject of Creativity
items: From Screen Representation to Gaming Experience: The Transformation of Soft Power Practices
items: The Macrocosm and Microcosm of a Great Novel. A Book Review: Boris Sokolov’s Commentaries on Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace: A Great Epoch in a Great Novel

The Imaginary Sirius of a Ridiculous Man: The Possibility of Multiple Worlds in the Later Works of Fyodor Dostoevsky
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description: This article explores the circulation of the idea of multiple worlds as it unfolds within the creative universe of F.M. Dostoevsky. The relevance of the study lies in the interpretive complexity of The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, particularly in the insufficiently examined ontological foundations of its fantastic narrative. The piece aims to identify the mechanisms through which the possibility of a multiverse is articulated, as well as to analyze the motif of the “appearance of a star” (the imaginary Sirius) as a marker of interworld transition and as an indicator of the protagonist’s existential choice within the text. For the first time, an attempt is made to interpret the story’s cosmological utopia through the lens of non-Euclidean metrics and to reveal a connection between the image of the star in the narrative and the representation of Sirius in the “imaginary geometry” of Nikolai Lobachevsky. The study investigates how an existentially intensified problem, the leveling, or “nullification”, of sin, is articulated through the narrative framework of a “journey to another planet”. Textual parallels can be traced that connect the story with the corpus of Western European Enlightenment works (Voltaire, Flammarion), as well as with Dostoevsky’s own writings from the 1870s-1880s. The article demonstrates that the author’s hypothesis concerning the possibility of the manifestation of “other worlds” and the redemption of sin is conceptually aligned with contemporary theories of geometric infinity, the idea of the heat death of the universe, speculative models of reality construction (including non-Euclidean axiomatics), and the internal logic governing the formation of “moral feeling”, understood as being determined by the affirmation of the probability of a posthumous existence.
creator: Maksim V. Ganin
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 Ganin M.V. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
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date: 2026-12-15
publication date: 2026-12-15
volume: 31
number: 2
starting page: 289
ending page: 300
doi: 10.22363/2312-9220-2026-31-2-289-300

Evolution of the Image of the Armenian People in the Works of Vasily Nemirovich-Danchenko
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description: The purpose of this study is to analyze how the image of Armenians evolved over decades in the works of Vasily I. Nemirovich-Danchenko (1845-1936). Using biographical and comparative methods, this study analyzes literary works and documentary essays, including poetry. The study draws on is Nemirovich-Danchenko’s lifetime publications, analyzed chronologically. The results showed that initially, the image emerged of the Armenian people, described through stereotypical features, emerges in Nemirovich-Danchenko’s works alongside other peoples (second half of the 19th century). Then, the writer attempts to understand the essence of Armenian culture and history more deeply (at the turn of the 20th century), and subsequently comes to identify his own destiny with that of Armenians. This study is the first to examine the image of the Armenian people in the works of this author not only in his poetry but also in his prose. The evolution of a distinct artistic image in this author’s work is also explored for the first time. The study concludes that Vasily I. Nemirovich-Danchenko gradually, throughout his career, evolves from depicting Armenians through archetypal images created by popular culture to a characteristic image - an individual creation of the writer, formed through his creative exploration of existence.
creator: Maria M. Glazova
creator: Svetlana Yu. Nikolaeva
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 Glazova M.M., Nikolaeva S.Y. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
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date: 2026-12-15
publication date: 2026-12-15
volume: 31
number: 2
starting page: 301
ending page: 309
doi: 10.22363/2312-9220-2026-31-2-301-309

Nelly by V.Ya. Bryusov as a Collective Subject of Women’s Lyric Poetry of the Early Twentieth Century
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description: The purpose of the study is to analyze the collection of V.Ya. Bryusov’s Nelly’s Poems (1913) in the context of women’s poetry of the early twentieth century. Bryusov’s literary mystification has already attracted the attention of researchers, but mainly in terms of the circumstances of its creation, critical reception and biographical facts of his life, reflected in this book. The relevance of this article lies in the fact that the emphasis is placed on the literary context of the era of the 1900s and early 1910s, which seems to be no less important for the emergence of the poems that made up this collection. In particular, the work of Nadezhda Lvova is examined in detail, the dialogue with which in this book seems to be more extensive than previously thought. The novelty of the study lies in the identification of Bryusov’s imitations of actual female lyrics in Nelly’s Poems, as well as significant references to the texts of Natalia Grushko, Cherubina de Gabriak (E. Dmitrieva) and Anna Akhmatova. The poems of the collection are written in different stylistic manners (philosophical, erotic, hedonistic, urban lyrics, classical and ultramodern poetry) and represent a polyphony of lyrical voices. Bryusov created several female heroines within the framework of one book at once: a dreamer, a sexually liberated emancipation, a cheerful townswoman or a woman-child. As a result, it is concluded that author embodied a collective portrait of a female poet at the turn of the 1910s, and Nelly can be considered a collective subject of female lyrics.
creator: Ekaterina V. Kuznetsova
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 Kuznetsova E.V. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
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date: 2026-12-15
publication date: 2026-12-15
volume: 31
number: 2
starting page: 310
ending page: 323
doi: 10.22363/2312-9220-2026-31-2-310-323

Mythopoetics of the Apocalyptic Story by A. Adamovich The Last Pastoral
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description: The article is devoted to the analysis of the mythopoetic structure and the philosophical-anthropological issues in Ales Adamovich’s novella The Last Pastoral. The relevance of the study is determined by the growing scholarly interest in late Soviet works permeated with a profoundly tragic, apocalyptic pathos. The aim of the study is to examine the specificity of an artistic method atypical of the author and to analyze the ways in which the author’s apocalyptic worldview, as a response to the crisis of utopian discourse, is refracted in the compositional structure of the novella and its system of imagery. The novelty of the study lies in emphasizing the writer’s recourse to the arsenal of modernist poetics in order to construct a universal model of the apocalypse. Within the given tasks of the research the paper analyzes the mechanisms of deconstruction and inversion of key archetypal patterns, including the pastoral genre, the Robinson myth, and the cult of the Eternal Feminine. Particular attention is paid to the author’s engagement with Biblical imagery and narratives, which reveals his apocalyptic pathos (Cain and Abel, the Tower of Babel, the Judgment of Solomon). The study concludes that, through a system of inverted myths and archetypal images, Adamovich articulates his concept of the impending destruction of humanity: according to the author, the cause of global catastrophe is rooted in human nature itself, in its ineradicable “Cain-like” inclination toward violence and division, which renders any social or technological progress ultimately fatal and potentially capable of leading to universal annihilation.
creator: Nikita Yu. Okutin
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 Okutin N.Y. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2026-12-15
publication date: 2026-12-15
volume: 31
number: 2
starting page: 324
ending page: 334
doi: 10.22363/2312-9220-2026-31-2-324-334

The Theme of Fate in Anna Matveeva’s Novel Dyatlov Pass, or The Mystery of the Nine
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description: The article analyzes the motif of fate and the related strategy of documentary-fiction investigation chosen by Anna Matveeva to describe the tragedy in the mountains of the Northern Urals, which claimed the lives of nine young people in February 1959. The intertwining of the fictional plot and the unsolved mystery of the Dyatlov group’s demise creates a unique effect: through the sparse documents of the investigation and the personal diaries of the participants, the milestones of the characters’ destinies emerge. The receptive consciousness of the thirty-year-old heroine Anna plays a pivotal role in the novel. Compassionate and deeply empathetic, she strives to comprehend not merely the physical cause of death, but the metaphysical question of why fate singled out these nine individuals. Hence the inevitable intrusion of mystical motifs into the narrative fabric. The hybrid documentary-fiction text reveals its evocative nature at the level of composition and framing elements: it becomes an ascent to death, a pass of grief, shaping a polyphonic perception of the tragic material and reflecting the author’s worldview. The novelty of the work lies in examining not linguistic, but compositional evocation within the artistic text.
creator: Snezhana V. Krylova
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 Krylova S.V. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
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date: 2026-12-15
publication date: 2026-12-15
volume: 31
number: 2
starting page: 335
ending page: 343
doi: 10.22363/2312-9220-2026-31-2-335-343

The Character of the Fantastic Space in Chingiz Aitmatov’s Novella The Piebald Dog Running Along the Shore
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description: The proposed article analyzes the features of the organization of an imaginary space in Chingiz Aitmatov’s novella The Piebald Dog Running Along the Shore. Such a space in the work becomes the oneiric reality, one of the characters’ dream. The purpose of this article is to consider the dream as a part of the artistic whole of the story. The idea is formulated that the reality of a dream in a literary text is one of the variants of a fantastic, imaginary artistic space, along with a mythological one, also revealed in the writer’s texts. The dream represents a complexly organized structure. It can be considered as a special device in the work that determines a number of features of the text, both formal and substantive. Dream can influence a character’s perception of certain events happening to him, determine his actions. In the story, the dream becomes a special space-time formation for the character. It is a distant and close space, which does not really exist and becomes the only true reality for the character at the same time. Fantastic spaces - including the creation myth that frames the narrative and the myths constructed by the characters themselves - are superimposed upon objective reality, creating a complex unity. For Aitmatov’s characters, the real is practically not separated from the non-existent, fantastic.
creator: Saltanat Zh. Kenzhebaeva
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 Kenzhebaeva S.Z. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
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date: 2026-12-15
publication date: 2026-12-15
volume: 31
number: 2
starting page: 344
ending page: 353
doi: 10.22363/2312-9220-2026-31-2-344-353

Genre Narrative Originality of Terry Deary’s Horrible Histories
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description: The article examines the genre and narrative originality of the Horrible Histories book series; whose key author was educator Terry Deary. His creative work has been poorly studied in Russia and abroad, while in many countries the interest to historical literature for school students is growing. The material for this study comprises books from the series published between 1993 and 2004, as well as works by Russian and foreign critics. For the first time in Russian literary studies, an attempt is made to define the genre of illustrated texts on historical themes aimed at a school audience, which pay considerable attention to the “gory” pages of the past. As a result of the analysis, conducted using systemic, comparative, textual, and linguistic methods, the authors of the article conclude that Horrible Histories possesses features of children’s fictional-educational and instructional literature, and is also in many ways close to the comic book genre. A special place in the books is occupied by an omniscient narrator, who strives to be not a boring instructor but a friend to children and teenagers. In simple language, he recounts both well-known historical events and those not covered in school. The narrator allows himself to criticize teachers who “don’t know everything”, suggesting that the readers test their own mentors. Irony, wordplay, and breaking of stereotypes distinguish Horrible Histories from other educational books. This unconventional approach to presenting material attracts the young audience and motivates it to study history. Deary has found a new format in fiction that meets the youth expectations.
creator: Irina B. Arkhangelskaya
creator: Alla S. Arkhangelskaya
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 Arkhangelskaya I.B., Arkhangelskaya A.S. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
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date: 2026-12-15
publication date: 2026-12-15
volume: 31
number: 2
starting page: 354
ending page: 363
doi: 10.22363/2312-9220-2026-31-2-354-363

The Problem of Home and Family in the Works of Herman Melville
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description: This article is devoted to the study of the bachelor lifestyle in the works of Herman Melville. The aim of the research is to prove that Melville uses the image of bachelors to highlight key qualities of the American mentality, such as independence, self-sufficiency, and enterprise, which, in a bachelor’s lifestyle, i.e., egocentric and unrestricted by any boundaries, turn into destructive flaws. The purpose is to examine in detail the concepts of “home” and “family”, as they are significantly modified in the “bachelor” model of behavior. “Home” is understood as a special bachelor space such as a house, a family estate, an office, or a ship. The ambivalent nature of the bachelor’s home is discussed. On the one hand, it is separated from the rest of the space, which still poses a danger to the individual in the context of the undeveloped American environment. On the other hand, bachelors, isolated from life, shut themselves off in an artificial environment and thus cut themselves off from reality. The issue of “family” examines the relationships of bachelors with women. The main problem is the overwhelming gap between the sexes, as well as the unwillingness to compromise and adapt to a joint family life. The result is childlessness and a loss of continuity, and on a more global level, a break in the connection between the past, present, and future.
creator: Natalia V. Kuznetsova
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 Kuznetsova N.V. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
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date: 2026-12-15
publication date: 2026-12-15
volume: 31
number: 2
starting page: 364
ending page: 373
doi: 10.22363/2312-9220-2026-31-2-364-373

Comparative-Typological Analysis of Quest Motifs in World Folktales
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description: The study of plots and motifs in Uzbek folktales within the context of world folklore allows for the identification of both universal patterns in the development of folk narratives and their unique national characteristics. In the context of modern globalization, a comparative-typological analysis of national tales using international catalogues (ATU, SUS) remains a key objective of modern folkloristics. The research aims to conduct a comparative-typological analysis of specific search motifs in Uzbek folktales and determine their correspondence with international plot types. The study employs structural-systemic and comparative-typological methods for analyzing folklore texts. The research is based on the classification of world folklore plots and the comparison of functional combinations of heroes and motifs. The analysis revealed that plot types such as “In Search of a Miraculous Medicine”, “In Search of a Songbird”, and “In Search of a Spouse” have broad parallels in the global fairy tale fund. It has been established that the interpretation of international plots in the Uzbek tradition is closely linked to the socio-cultural and territorial characteristics of the people. The study showed that alongside international plots, Uzbek folktales contain unique motifs, such as “a son searching for his father’s beloved” or “the search for a lost horse”, which are not reflected in international catalogues. This highlights the deep national specificity and originality of Uzbek oral tradition.
creator: Gulsanam A. Mashrapova
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 Mashrapova G.A. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
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date: 2026-12-15
publication date: 2026-12-15
volume: 31
number: 2
starting page: 374
ending page: 384
doi: 10.22363/2312-9220-2026-31-2-374-384

Brian Friel’s Stage Adaptation of Ivan Turgenev’s Novel Fathers and Sons
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description: The purpose of this article is to describe the specifics of Irish playwright Brian Friel’s adaptation of I.S. Turgenev’s novel Fathers and Sons for the theater and the reasons behind Friel’s transformations. The novelty of this study stems from the fact that the reception of Russian classical literature in Ireland in the 20th century has largely escaped the attention of both Russian and international scholars, despite the rich and extensive literature. A comparison of the novel and play reveals similar themes: the preservation of national identity and distinctiveness, the confrontation between representatives of different political groups, and social inequality. The theme of the past is touched upon in the context of the fate of an entire country. The playwright draws parallels between historical events in 19th-century Russia and the historical experience of Northern Ireland in the 20th century. Friel preserves the novel’s plot virtually unchanged, subjecting only the characters to significant transformations. The image of Bazarov the revolutionary crumbles before the viewer’s eyes: in reality, he lacks the courage to live up to the ideals of nihilism and revolution. Conversely, Pavel Petrovich, initially portrayed comically, turns out to be true to his principles. Friel chooses Arkady, Fenechka, and Nikolai Petrovich as his ideals - characters distinguished by kindness and humanity. A significant feature of the play Fathers and Sons is its interweaving of tragedy, farce, and comedy, which links it to the Chekhovian tradition.
creator: Marina V. Tsvetkova
creator: Anastasia A. Alenteva
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 Tsvetkova M.V., Alenteva A.A. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
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date: 2026-12-15
publication date: 2026-12-15
volume: 31
number: 2
starting page: 385
ending page: 397
doi: 10.22363/2312-9220-2026-31-2-385-397

The Semantics of Irreversibility in German Media Discourse: Eschatological Codes and Audience Reaction in the Context of Crisis
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description: This article explores the semantic and cognitive mechanisms governing the functioning of the lexeme “irreversibility” (Unumkehrbarkeit) within contemporary German media discourse covering the crisis in German-Russian relations. The study tests the hypothesis that the use of irreversibility semantics in the mass media serves as a rhetorical strategy intended to reinforce the perception of ongoing changes as definitive. However, as the analysis demonstrates, this strategy conflicts with the deep-seated structures of the German linguistic worldview, generating cognitive dissonance in the audience. The research material comprises texts from leading German media outlets (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Tagesschau, Süddeutsche Zeitung) as well as data from relevant sociological surveys. Linguistic and conceptual analysis reveals that narratives of a “definitive rupture” are perceived negatively because, within the German mentality, eschatological codes are traditionally associated not with a linear apocalypse, but with a cyclical model of “ending - beginning” and the idea of renewal. Consequently, in times of crisis, an archaic, non-linear model of time perception is activated, rendering the linear rhetoric of “irreversibility” communicatively ineffective.
creator: Zhanna O. Moskvina
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 Moskvina Z.O. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
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date: 2026-12-15
publication date: 2026-12-15
volume: 31
number: 2
starting page: 398
ending page: 408
doi: 10.22363/2312-9220-2026-31-2-398-408

Agenda-Building through Micro-Topics: A Case Study of Crimean Print Media, 2019-2021
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description: The article examines the micro-topic structure of regional political media discourse in the Republic of Crimea in 2019-2021, based on publications from the print newspapers Krymskaya Gazeta and Krymskaya Pravda. This case study aims to identify recurring micro-topics through which regional media shape the political agenda, as well as to determine the place and significance of the micro-topic “The Legal Status of Crimea” in the structuring of media discourse. This micro-topic was selected for analysis due to its analytical relevance as a point where regional, national, and external political contexts intersect. From an agenda-building perspective, micro-topics are treated as operational indicators of issue salience in local media agendas, while differences in their actualization are interpreted through framing and discourse-analytic lenses. The empirical material comprises approximately 3,000 media texts selected through continuous sampling of all texts meeting the inclusion criteria from the print editions of the two newspapers over the specified period. The study employs elements of both quantitative and qualitative analysis, including micro-topic-based comparison of publications and examination of changes in micro-topic representation over time. Particular attention is paid to the ways micro-topics are incorporated into media texts and to their role in shaping interpretive contexts. The findings reveal that, despite a formally similar set of micro-topics, the two newspapers differ in the ways these micro-topics are actualized and in the overall logic of discourse organization. Krymskaya Gazeta is primarily oriented toward informational coverage of administrative processes and explanation of official decisions, whereas Krymskaya Pravda constructs media discourse within a more interpretive and polemical framework, regularly relating regional events to the external political context. The micro-topic “The Legal Status of Crimea” is not quantitatively dominant; however…
creator: Lyudmila G. Egorova
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 Egorova L.G. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
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date: 2026-12-15
publication date: 2026-12-15
volume: 31
number: 2
starting page: 409
ending page: 419
doi: 10.22363/2312-9220-2026-31-2-409-419

Constructing the Risks of AI Regulation: Russian Media Discourse on the EU AI Act
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description: This article examines the social dimension of technology adoption and development. Based on Russian media coverage of one of the stages in the adoption of the EU AI Act in June 2023, it analyzes the interpretive flexibility of technology - a situation in which a technology has not yet acquired a fixed evaluation, and this evaluation is being shaped through negotiations. The theoretical framework is the social construction of technology (SCOT), while the analysis of empirical material draws on the discourse theory of E. Laclau and Ch. Mouffe. The analysis shows that this particular stage of adopting AI regulation in the Europe reveals the heterogeneity of positions within the Union: the stance of the governing bodies (the European Commission, which approved this stage) - protecting end-users from potential risks of the new technology; the stance of business - advocating for freer development of AI systems; and the deep involvement of American technology corporations in the negotiation process. The Russian position is presented as more homogeneous; nevertheless, there is a call to accelerate the implementation of Russia’s own regulatory system, with particular attention to the development of material infrastructure.
creator: Irina S. Dushakova
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 Dushakova I.S. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
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date: 2026-12-15
publication date: 2026-12-15
volume: 31
number: 2
starting page: 420
ending page: 431
doi: 10.22363/2312-9220-2026-31-2-420-431

Official Discourse as a Media Frame: The Evolution of Strategic Narratives in Sino-Russian Relations
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description: Sino-Russian relations, having reached the level of a comprehensive strategic partnership, represent not only a diplomatic phenomenon but also a significant object of political communication. Studies on the media representation of bilateral cooperation often overlook the doctrinal layer, which serves as the primary source of semantic guidelines for national media. This study aims to trace the evolution of mutual assessments in key geostrategic documents of the Russian Federation and the PRC (2000-2025) and to identify stable narrative markers that communication theories treat as foundational frames for constructing media images of a neighboring state. The methodological framework comprises qualitative content and discourse analysis of ten official texts. The results demonstrate a gradual shift from pragmatically restrained formulations to the declaration of comprehensive partnership and “exemplary” relations. The identified narrative matrices establish the normative basis of state communication, defining the lexicon, status markers, and evaluative constructs that potentially shape the tone and thematic scope of subsequent media representation. The study provides an empirical foundation for understanding how official doctrines set the boundaries of media agendas.
creator: Kira E. Kozhukhova
creator: Evgeniya L. Proskurnova
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 Kozhukhova K.E., Proskurnova E.L. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
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date: 2026-12-15
publication date: 2026-12-15
volume: 31
number: 2
starting page: 432
ending page: 444
doi: 10.22363/2312-9220-2026-31-2-432-444

Censorship in Chinese Television Dramas as a Factor in Audience Reception
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description: This article examines the audience reception of Chinese television dramas, which have been gaining popularity in Russia. The production of Chinese TV dramas requires compliance with state censorship, which largely determines the final version of the media product. Under conditions of uncertainty and limited transparency regarding regulatory requirements, audiences of Chinese dramas (commonly referred to as C-dramas) develop their own understandings of the nature of restrictions and the outcomes of censorship interventions. The aim of this study is to identify the characteristics of audience reception of Chinese television dramas in relation to censorship. The analysis focuses on three research questions: how VKontakte fan communities dedicated to Chinese dramas construct audience knowledge about censorship; how viewers conceptualize restrictions in C-dramas and interpret the shows in light of this knowledge; and how Russian fans of C-dramas perceive the regulation of television drama content in China. The study employs qualitative thematic analysis of 465 posts and comments published in VKontakte communities devoted to Chinese dramas. The analysis identifies key features of Russian viewers’ perceptions of censorship in Chinese television dramas, including practices of sharing information about censorship, expectations of regulatory intervention, assumptions about taboo topics, and attitudes toward censorship. The findings demonstrate that many C-drama fans are not only aware of censorship but also incorporate it into their interpretive practices, developing a particular mode of reception that we term censorship sensitivity.
creator: Evgeniya G. Nim
creator: Daria I. Boldyreva
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 Nim E.G., Boldyreva D.I. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2026-12-15
publication date: 2026-12-15
volume: 31
number: 2
starting page: 445
ending page: 456
doi: 10.22363/2312-9220-2026-31-2-445-456

Media Promotion of Educational Programs in Russian Universities: The Experience of Journalism Faculties
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description: Based on a comparative analysis of official websites, VKontakte pages, and Telegram channels of journalism faculties at five leading Russian universities (HSE University, Moscow State University, St. Petersburg State University, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Moscow State Institute of International Relations), this article examines modern tools for media promotion of educational services. The empirical data cover the period 2023-2024; social media analytics services are used to assess activity and audience engagement. The study reveals that promotion effectiveness is determined not so much by the volume of publication activity as by content quality, strategic consistency, and personalization of communication. Significant correlations are identified between the number of applications submitted, state-funded admission quotas, social media audience size, and official website usability. Visual and emotionally rich content, as well as a lively tone of communication, are shown to enhance engagement. The findings can be used to optimize communication strategies in the increasingly competitive higher education market.
creator: Tatiana S. Magera
creator: Olga E. Blagodarova
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 Magera T.S., Blagodarova O.E. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2026-12-15
publication date: 2026-12-15
volume: 31
number: 2
starting page: 457
ending page: 470
doi: 10.22363/2312-9220-2026-31-2-457-470

The Interaction of Academic and Industrial Fields in the University Education of Media Specialists
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description: The article is devoted to the analysis of the interaction of academic and industrial fields in the involvement of media specialists in the educational process of the Media Communications program. Based on the materials of in-depth interviews with teachers and practicing media specialists, persistent differences in value orientations, epistemological attitudes, and criteria for evaluating educational outcomes are revealed. The theoretical basis of the research is P. Bourdieu’s concept of social fields and M. Polanyi’s theory of tacit knowledge, critically reinterpreted in the context of modern higher education. It is proved that the interaction of fields is not a confrontation, but a dynamic negotiation space, where practitioners with hybrid habitus play a key role, acting as “translators” between academic and industrial discourses. It is concluded that the stability of this interaction of fields is achieved by coordination: the academic framework provides methodological rigor, and the industrial framework provides relevant content. The competitiveness of educational programs depends on the ability to convert implicit professional experience into a legitimate academic resource while maintaining university autonomy.
creator: Irina P. Kumaneva
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 Kumaneva I.P. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2026-12-15
publication date: 2026-12-15
volume: 31
number: 2
starting page: 471
ending page: 484
doi: 10.22363/2312-9220-2026-31-2-471-484

Mediatization of Personal Memories Using Generative Photorealistic Images
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description: The study draws on a four-level analytical framework that integrates the concepts of deep mediatization (Hepp), hybrid agency, the media logics of practices, and the new memory ecology (Hoskins). Methodologically, it combines netnography and case-study research; the empirical corpus includes international projects (2022-2025) that use generative images to work with personal, family, and collective memory. The analysis identifies two core media logics: augmentation (creating visual representations of events that were not captured on film) and transformation (altering the modality of existing material). It is shown that generative technologies shift memory from a regime of reproduction to a regime of production, generating hybrid forms of memory that are simultaneously personal and collective. The findings also highlight the ambivalence of these technologies’ effects-from therapeutic applications and the decolonization of visual archives to the risks of commodifying emotions and producing false memories.
creator: Stanislav V. Milovidov
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 Milovidov S.V. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2026-12-15
publication date: 2026-12-15
volume: 31
number: 2
starting page: 485
ending page: 497
doi: 10.22363/2312-9220-2026-31-2-485-497

Between Insight and Algorithm: Can Artificial Intelligence Be a Subject of Creativity
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description: This theoretical essay explores, at the intersection of empirical analysis and philosophical-cognitive reflection, the nature and boundaries of human-generative AI interaction in creative professions, specifically journalism and science. The study aims to determine whether such interaction can transcend the instrumental-executive model and claim the status of “co-creation”, or whether fundamental differences between human and machine “thinking” pose an insurmountable barrier. The methodological framework comprises secondary data analysis (industry AI readiness indices, VTSIOM surveys), philosophical-cognitive analysis of the nature of creativity (insight, intentionality, the role of the “supraconscious”), and an illustrative case study of a dialogue with the DeepSeek AI model. The results show that in the media and journalism and science sectors, AI is actively used primarily for production and organizational processes, while remaining marginal to the core of creative activity - the generation of meanings and new knowledge. A comparison of the operational principles of machine intelligence (statistical pattern recombination, rule-following) with the non-algorithmizable nature of the creative act (insight, empathy, contextual understanding) confirms that contemporary “weak” AI functions as a tool of simulation rather than genuine creation. The author concludes that human - AI interaction follows an asymmetrically instrumental pattern: the human acts as the subject who sets goals, context, and criteria of meaning, while AI serves as a powerful support mechanism. This interaction cannot claim the status of “co-creation” in any existential or heuristic sense, which gives rise to a set of ethical and legal dilemmas including the diffusion of authorship, the need for rigorous verification, and the risk of professional deskilling.
creator: Svetlana L. Urazova
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 Urazova S.L. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2026-12-15
publication date: 2026-12-15
volume: 31
number: 2
starting page: 498
ending page: 510
doi: 10.22363/2312-9220-2026-31-2-498-510

From Screen Representation to Gaming Experience: The Transformation of Soft Power Practices
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description: In recent decades, video games have established a stable position in the global media landscape, transforming from a niche entertainment format into a mass cultural phenomenon. In the context of the active use of cinema and TV as instruments of soft power, there is growing interest in video games as a potential channel of cultural impact. However, their analysis is often carried out without sufficient consideration of the specifics of their media nature. The purpose of this article is to examine video games as a special type of screen media in the context of cultural diplomacy, with an emphasis on their unique characteristics. The study analyzes the language of video games in comparison with other screen media, in particular cinema. Additionally, secondary statistical data on the size of the media market and audience engagement are used. It is shown that the cultural impact of video games is formed not only through narrative content, but also through the unique architecture of game media, based on a deep level of engagement. The results make it possible to consider video games as a medium with great potential for use in soft power, while maintaining the need for further analysis of the specific mechanisms of such influence.
creator: Denis M. Turunov
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 Turunov D.M. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2026-12-15
publication date: 2026-12-15
volume: 31
number: 2
starting page: 511
ending page: 526
doi: 10.22363/2312-9220-2026-31-2-511-526

The Macrocosm and Microcosm of a Great Novel. A Book Review: Boris Sokolov’s Commentaries on Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace: A Great Epoch in a Great Novel
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description: -
creator: Olga N. Chelyukanova
creator: Hongping Zhang
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 Chelyukanova O.N., Zhang H. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2026-12-15
publication date: 2026-12-15
volume: 31
number: 2
starting page: 527
ending page: 531
doi: 10.22363/2312-9220-2026-31-2-527-531