This monograph presents—for the first time in domestic scholarship—a systematic study of the inaugural addresses delivered by Russian presidents, as well as their addresses to the Federal Assembly. The analysis is conducted primarily from cognitive and rhetorical perspectives. The author focuses on elements of the schematic and thematic structure of discourse, as well as on linguistic phenomena...

The subject of his new book is perestroika, which ushered in a democratic era in our history. In his capacity as First Deputy Head of the International Department of the Central Committee of the CPSU, and later as an advisor to the President of the USSR, the author was largely 'inside' the events unfolding, closely interacting with the 'architects' of perestroika and aware of the reactions of...

The book describes the main programs carried out in the United States to create new means of launching spacecraft into orbit. In addition to traditional launch vehicles, special attention is paid to reusable aerospace systems and promising hypersonic aircraft. In addition, the publication presents a retrospective review of the half-century evolution of aerospace aircraft projects and currently...

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This volume in the series is dedicated to the theoretical and practical problems of racial studies and ethnographic anthropology.

Volume 29 is dedicated to the Volga-Ural region and the small ethnic groups and small groups of ethnic Russians.

A publication of the working group on economics and conflict in the Caucasus.