Omsk Scientific Bulletin. Series Society. History. Modernity

The article is devoted to the analysis of the political and military activities of Admiral A. V. Kolchak during the Russian Civil War. As part of the discussion, the author addresses not only national, but also universal history, considering the experience of English and American colonialism in China. The author believes that Admiral Kolchak’s activities in Siberia are the reflection of the Anglo-French contradictions and attempts by the British and Americans to create a figure equal to Yuan Shikai, given the deformation of the colonial aspects of the Entente countries’ policy in relation to Russia and the growing contradictions among the anti-Bolshevik forces. The relevance of the attempt to implement the Chinese scenario for Russia increased or decreased depending on the course of formation of the Versailles-Washington system implying contradictions between the United States, the British Empire and Japan. Within the framework of the study, questions are considered about the possibility of Admiral A. V. Kolchak to influence other leaders of the «White Cause», his political and military dependence on the Entente countries, as well as the economic and social possibility of creating a structure in Siberia capable of defeating Soviet Russia.

The article describes the analysis of the daily life of the highest official of White Siberia — Supreme Ruler A. V. Kolchak. The research is based on publications in newspaper «The Government Bulletin», the main official publication of the capital of White Siberia. The study of this source through the prism of anthropological and systemic approaches, comparative historical, statistical, biographical methods and the method of content analysis has allowed highlighting key trends, providing quantitative and qualitative assessments of official life and activities of A. V. Kolchak in the «Omsk» period of his biography.

The article is devoted to the analysis of modern receptions and representations of historical memory about one of the key figures in the history of the Civil War in Siberia – the Supreme Ruler of Russia, Admiral A. V. Kolchak. The discussions of the last thirty years about his role in Siberian history would be logical to characterize the allegory of the «war for memory». Using a regional example, the main stages of memorialization of the personality of A. V. Kolchak and the accompanying «battles for memory» are outlined; the main characteristics emphasizing the uniqueness of each stage are presented. It is concluded that the memory of Siberians about the events of the Civil War has unique features, is distinctive in public reactions to various commemorative actions and options for broadcasting historical memory. The historical plot associated with A. V. Kolchak is assessed from an anthropological point of view as traumatic. The factors necessary for the successful overcoming of this collective cultural trauma and reconciliation of society on the issue of the Civil War are outlined.

The preponderance of technology and digital connectedness has revolutionized every aspect of humans’ social life, including death. Digital technologies are reshaping how the interactions between the living and the dead are negotiated. Indeed, emerging technologies are not only embedded in end-of-life, death, and grief experiences, they are also changing the global context in which these phenomena take place. Although interactions between death-related phenomena and technologies are not new, the ubiquitous presence of digitalized spaces drastically increased the salience and the magnitude of these interactions. To further and structure the understanding of these interactions, we introduce the concept of cyberthanatology as the articulation of death and all related phenomena with and within the digital space. In the light of this framing concept, this paper explores the topology of online death-related behaviors and phenomena, reviews the current state of knowledge on the online representation of death and grief, and identifies the challenges that will have to be faced in the future in order to optimally integrate the understanding of death-related phenomena in the larger field of cyberpsychology. By promoting and nurturing the dialog between the fields of cyberpsychology and death studies, cyberthanatology research will not only result in theoretical advances but also contribute to generate practical knowledge to help people deal with death and grief in the modern technological age.

The essay presents a critique of the Wittgensteinian concept of language-games. A distinction is made between the technical and literal use of the term ‘game’ within Wittgenstein’s philosophy of language. It is demonstrated that the concept of language-games is constructed by analogy with games that literally involve the use of linguistic expressions. Arguments are given to show that ‘game’ is an unfortunate analogy for language use. On the one hand, it is intended to show the active and heterogeneous nature of language, which is achievable through other comparisons (e.g. with sport or dance). On the other hand, it misses the point that in a few contexts language use is not a game.

The essay examines the characteristic features of philosophical argumentation. The aims and structure of philosophical argumentation are contrasted with the aims and structure of logical and mathematical proofs. The examples of Plato’s notions of pleasure and Frege’s notions of number are used to demonstrate the peculiarities of the philosophical inquiry practice.

The article considers methods and approaches to setting strategic goals of the university and their cascading into specific, measurable projects, activities and actions with clear performance indicators, which allows building a clear chain from the vision and mission of the university to the concept of performance of specific actions and processes. These processes contribute to the effectiveness of management and monitoring.

The authors consider the specifics of strategy building for higher education institutions, which are large in scale and are regulated by organisations that have to conduct strategic planning in a highly long-range predictive situation. The authors identify the problem of effective operationalization of the strategy of universities and propose a mechanism for deploying goals and a mixed approach to writing a strategy, the combination of which makes it possible to maximize the involvement of the university staff in the strategizing process, which helps to increase motivation and employee engagement. The scientific innovation of the article is the description and approbation of the hybrid approach to creating strategy, which allows creating a unique strategic positioning due to the involvement of university managers and employees.

The main research methods are the research of the experience of the leading universities in the country, through the analysis of their strategies and development programs; the analysis of the problems of writing strategies of universities; approbation of the proposed approaches in the strategy development of Omsk State Technical University.

Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the World Economy Department, Institute of Economics and Management, KFU, Simferopol, Republic of Crimea.

The analysis of the foreign economic restrictions of the Russian Federation, which have a multi-level impact on the Russian economy under the conditions of sanctions pressure, is carried out. The key challenges and opportunities arising from sanctions regimes, as well as ways of digital transformation of business and the national economy are considered. The importance of digitalization and the introduction of innovations as factors of increasing competitiveness and resilience to external influences are emphasized. Examples of successful application of digital technologies in various sectors of the economy are given, with an emphasis on their role in overcoming sanctions barriers. In addition, the mechanisms of adaptation and structural transformations aimed at reducing dependence on external economic factors, strengthening the domestic market and developing domestic technological solutions are revealed.