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Three weeks before the 2018 Russian Presidential elections, Fedor Nesterov, media manager, analyst, and journalist compiled a journal focusing on the pre-election race on local electronic media, TV, and the Internet. Most of these media are controlled in direct or hidden ways by the government, and they present candidates in a biased manner, giving preference to one particular candidate. This diary offers insights from a journalist on how public opinion is shaped in Russia by mass media.

The article is devoted to the study of the concept of the mammoth in regulatory documents and cultural practices. The analysis of both Russian and international experience allowed to generalise the existing legal provisions regarding the regulation of mammoths, as well as to determine the role of mammoths in the world and Russian culture, including the culture of the indigenous peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East. The methodological basis of the study is represented by the comparative analysis of sources and materials, historical-comparative and chronological methods, the historiographic method, as well as methods of philosophical and art history analysis. The study revealed the fact that in the field of legislation and legal regulation of extraction and sale of mammoth ivory in the world, the issue of the status of mammoths is raised only in connection with a discussion of the survival of rare species of elephants. Measures to prevent extermination of elephant population, encompassing a ban on trade, including trade of mammoth ivory, cause heated discussions and are controversial for craftsmen, antique dealers and art collectors. The issue of legal regulation in this area is particularly acute for the Russian Federation, due to the lack of a finalised legal and regulatory framework, both at the federal, regional and municipal levels. The image of the mammoth in the world and Russian culture is embodied in a number of visual practices. These are heraldry, animation, book graphics, sculpture and fine art. Sign and symbolic forms of the mammoth embody religious and mythological characteristics of the animal, demonstrating its significance in people's worldview, as well as indicating of the "living" memory of it in the modern world

The paper presents the author's study of the concept of the Heart in the philosophical and theological thought of the largest figure in Russian culture of the 19th century – St. Theophan the Recluse (G.V. Govorov). Pointing to the broad semantic context of religious and philosophical thought, in which the thoughts of St. Theophan are immersed, the author refers to the works of I.V. Kireevsky, A.S. Khomyakov, I.A. Ilyin, P.A. Florensky, B.P. Vysheslavtseva et al. dedicated to the philosophy of the Heart. The position of St. Theophan is distinguished by a consistent practical appeal to the Christian mystical-ascetic tradition of the seeker. According to St. Theophan, the conceptual and philosophical recognition of the Heart is a symbol of the innermost being of the Russian soul and also the instance of self-knowledge ("human self-awareness"); the retention of this instance in the horizon of self-knowledge allows us to avoid the dualism of a rationalistic and/or sensualistic understanding of human nature. St. Theophan prefers not theoretical or modeling approaches to human research but a holistic, practical understanding of the vital completeness of human experience, the fundamental openness of real human existence up to the dialogical appeal to the Primary Image, in the sympathetic equality of faith and truth and in the hope of finding answers to eternal questions related to the purpose and meanings of human being. The work concludes that the practical conceptualization of the Heart, outlined by St. Theophan, remains relevant for modern philosophical and anthropological research, in the era after postmodernism, when the processes of a return understanding of historically different anthropological paradigms are really activated.

THE United Nations Conference on Trade and Development came nto existence in 1964. Its creation was viewed with a degree of cautious enthusiasm by the Third World and with a certain amount of apprehension by the rich countries. Its performance has dampened the enthusiasm and heightened the apprehension. Its contribution to substantive changes in trade policies has not been spectacular. Whatever improvement in commodity prices and hence in the terms of trade of the poor countries that occurred in the early 1970s was attributable to fortuitous circumstances – not to a negotiated settlement between the rich and poor countries, enabling the latter to retain a larger portion of the gains from trade. Can we3 therefore3 say that UNGTAD has been ineffective? That it has failed to perform its global task? And if so, what is the cause of this failure? Is the organizational ideology unsuitable in the sense that it is not representative of the national objectives of viable coalitions among UNGTAD constituents? Or has the leadership failed to evolve a strategy which links the pursuit of specific sub-goals to the transformation of the system in accordance with the organizational ideology? This present paper attempts to look at the first question and to venture an opinion on the effectiveness of UNGTAD in the light of these findings.

The objective of this paper was to identify the management practices performed by business directly related to tourism activity, within the scope of intra and intersectoral action of the links in the tourism supply chain. The studied sectors were Hospitality, Food & Beverages, Transportation, Travel Agencies and Attractions. Methodologically, the study was quantitative in nature, with a descriptive approach. The data were collected through a structured survey, applied to 85 managers of companies in the tourism sector in the city of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais [Brazil]. It was observed that the Food & Beverage sector is the one that most needs innovation to face the lower longevity of the companies. Managers who choose to enter the Attraction, Food & Beverage and Travel Agencies sector will have to manage a greater diversity of products, which increases the complexity of their management. The Attractions sector proved the most structured sector when dealing with demand forecasting and quality management, while the food sector failed in collecting customer feedback and demand forecasting. Transportation travel agencies and transport companies have higher average remuneration than other sectors. Thus, this paper contributes by integrating a, so far, sparse literature and presenting variables that can be followed by managers of tourism businesses and public policies to monitor the performance of the sub-sectors.

"Language is now understood as a key component of cultural identity, but discourses on linguistic nationalism are only a few centuries old. In Irresistible Signs, Paola Gambarota investigates the connection between Italian language and national identity over four hundred years, from late-Renaissance linguistic theories to nineteenth-century nationalist myths

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Method Validation Guide for Qualifying Methods Used by Radiological Laboratories Participating in Incident Response Activities* -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms, Abbreviations, Units, and Symbols -- Radiometric and General Unit Conversions -- 1.0. Introduction -- 2.0. Method Validation Description -- 3.0. Method Description -- 4.0. Method Performance Characteristics -- 4.1. Method Uncertainty -- 4.2. Detection Capability -- 4.3. Bias and Trueness -- 4.4. Analyte Concentration Range -- 4.4.1. Derived Radionuclide Concentrations Corresponding to Established Action Levels -- 4.4.2. Default Analytical Action Levels -- 4.5. Method Specificity -- 4.6. Method Ruggedness -- 5.0. Incident Response Method Validation Guidance, Tests, and Requirements -- 5.1. Method Specificity -- 5.2. Analyte Concentration Range -- 5.3. Matrix Considerations -- 5.4. Method Validation Levels for Testing the Required Method Uncertainty -- 5.4.1. Method Validation Requirements Based on MARLAP Concepts -- 5.4.2. Required Method Uncertainty Acceptance Criteria -- 5.4.2.1. Level B Method Validation: Same, Similar, or Slightly Different Matrix -- 5.4.2.2. Level C Method Validation: New Application of an Existing Method to a Different Matrix -- 5.4.2.3. Level D Method Validation: Adapted or Newly Developed Methods, Including Rapid Methods -- 5.4.2.4. Level E Method Validation: Adapted or Newly Developed Methods, Including Rapid Methods, Using Method Validation Reference Materials -- 5.5. Verification of Required Detection Limit (MDC) Specification -- 5.5.1. Calculation of the Critical Net Concentration -- 5.5.2. Testing for the Required MDC -- 5.6. Method Bias Tests -- 5.6.1. Absolute Bias Testing -- 5.6.2. Relative Bias Testing -- 5.6.2.1. Test Level Samples with Same Known Value -- 5.6.2.2. Test Level Samples with Slightly Different Known Values

Brazil development cooperation in Africa has been increasing significantly since the beginning of the new millennium. This paper examines both characteristics and challenges of such cooperation, with regards to the centuries-old linkages that tie the two shores of the Atlantic and the historical impact that Africa has had on Brazil. The main focus is on development cooperation in the continent after Lula's election in 2003, highlighting both domestic and international factors that allowed this cooperation to rapidly increase, while analysing the ongoing Brazilian crisis undermining it. The final consideration is that Brazil's development cooperation is characterized by the duality of national interests on one side, where it is seen as an important tool of foreign policy, and its humanitarian aspect together with the empowerment of local populations on the other. This paper concludes by arguing that a 'Brazilian way', indeed, exists.

The article reviews the leading modern legal systems. Their main features as well as advantages and disadvantages were identified. The article notes the existence of conditions for competition between legal systems, that, eventually, leads to a rapprochement between them on the basic parameters. The Russian law, by its characteristics, is referred to the continental legal family. The analysis of the key directions in the development of economic legislation reveals, at the same time, a tendency to penetrate the Anglo-Saxon legal institutions into the Russian legal system.

The article reviews the leading modern legal systems. Their main features as well as advantages and disadvantages were identified. The article notes the existence of conditions for competition between legal systems, that, eventually, leads to a rapprochement between them on the basic parameters. The Russian law, by its characteristics, is referred to the continental legal family. The analysis of the key directions in the development of economic legislation reveals, at the same time, a tendency to penetrate the Anglo-Saxon legal institutions into the Russian legal system.