No 2 (2015)

In article specifics of space and time in a bible discourse of A. Bely are considered. The analysis of poetic texts is carried out in semantic aspect with application of a method of text parallels. In work research in works of the poet of functioning of the bible text in the analysis of existential categories is new. The dominating types of spaces are defined. The offered view of minus-space as a uniform text opens the « poetic » concept of life of the lyrical hero. The contextual antinomy of emptiness-light revealed by the author is presented as the main. Supervision over genesis of emptiness and light in A. Bely’s poetry allowed to show an originality of semantic oppositions, their wide variability.

The article is devoted to the examination of A.Platonov’s stories about Makar Ganushkin, in particular, examination of some features of creative strategy of the writer who recreates «external material» in the text: newspaper and references, historical and biographic facts. Platonov›s text connects fairy tales and realities, propaganda and the art. We introduce the documents earlier not known and not published which have essential value for studying of creativity of A. Platonov in the 1920th - the 1930th years (during his work on short stories «The Dubious Makar», «The Kept Separate Makar»).

In the article the question about influence of the Parable of the Prodigal Son upon A.S. Pushkin’s «The Station Agent» and А.V. Vampilov’s «The elder son» is considered. Due to the connection with the Bible plot these text however written in the different epochs get close; the correlations between the stylistic systems and between the ideas are set. The Parable in «The Station Agent» becomes a destroying factor, an imposed plot. The characters in «The elder son» play the Parable in a mysterious way, and due to that its plot makes the family idyll possible.

The development of the European civilization is a history of fight between the Few and the Many. Aristocrats resisted to commoners, musicians and Philistines were at enmity; the cultural elite and crowd don’t understand each other. John Fowles considers this problem in the philosophical essays «Wormhole» and «Aristos». The writer comes to a conclusion that the solution of the matter is impossible if to consider this problem only within social aspect. Heroes of the novel «Collector», representatives of two hostile parties, can neither overcome this conflict, nor leave it without loss. Fowles is sure that the watershed between the Few and the Many has to pass in each individual, but not between individuals. The choice between to be Aristos or to be lowbrow there is a choice of each person. So, people are in a condition of a choice, and it is incentive for their personal development.

The features of the use of media in political conflicts, and wars of national interests of states. In particular, to analyze the position and role of the TV channel «Al Jazeera» in covering the events of the «Arab Spring». The authors notes that in the context of contemporary world politics global public opinion is formed basically most influential mass media owned by large corporations.

The article «Radio format shifting on regional commercial broadcasting station» is about stylistic integrity issue on local broadcasting stations, which are the network partners of Moscow broadcasting stations. There are two basic differences between local and Moscow formats: in information and advertising blocks, and also directly in music content. There are also different options for local broadcasting as a part of network partnership described here. The ignoring of audience idea in broadcasting formatting is considered to be the reason for format shifting.

Samuel Clemens is an example of a writer whose literary way was closely connected with his job at the newspapers. His first journalistic works were full of facts from different spheres of life. In this article we offer a thematic and functional analysis of news journalism - one of the most poorly researched periods of his work. Samuel Clemens intentionally combines various techniques and styles, uniting them in flexible genre of letter correspondence. Nevertheless, we highlight informational and analytical areas because of the dominant discourse. Using the form of letter correspondence Samuel Clemens does not give only pure facts but presents subjective emotional involvement in some events and his personal attitude.

There’s the short review of the collective monograph about poetics of the novel of A. Platonov, «The Juvenilnoe Sea» which was published at Belgrad›s university. In dialogue with predecessors we consider such questions as «system of prospect», language practice, strategy of the story, hints and memoirs, development of style, gender roles and system of symbols, spatial structure of work, science and the myth in creative consciousness of the writer, axiological model, the parody phenomenon, ways of an embodiment of position of the author.