Determination of the Russian language character was the central question of the long scientific discussion. The work of F. P. Filin (1977), which finishes this discussion, establishes the Eastern- Slavic character of the ...

The article considers the role of language in formation of citizen’s identity in the post-Soviet countries. It deals with possibilities of identityʼs determination, basing on the concepts of nationalism and ethnicity on ...

The present paper considers the antonymous and synonymous relations that can be observed in the literary texts of A. Tchekhov with regard to the paradigm with the dominant of radostʼ – gorie. In the paradigm in question ...

The article attempts to present the impact of the co-existence of the Slavic and Germanic world on the formation of Slavic loanwords in German. The study focuses chiefly on the Russian loanwords in German. It presents ...

The objective of the given article is development of the relevant concept of spatial semantics of the prepositions, which is a topical task of lexicography. In our opinion, it is essential to add to the structure of a ...

The present paper analyses changes in Russian word stress in adjectives. Evolution of the accentual system can be observed in particular groups of adjectives: compounds with -плавильный, -прядильный components, within ...

The article analyses the vodka names containing numbers written in words or digits. The numerical names have long been used by naming specialists as a successful marketing trick. Combining words or letters with digits ...

The term affectonymes denotes the words or expressions used in intimate situations, usually between lovers and in the relationships between parents and their children. In this article the author deals with the analysis ...

The interest in society towards sport fans’ subculture (mainly subculture of football fans) has increased greatly in recent years. Nowadays this concept is an integral part of various institutional discourses. From the ...