The article deals with the Nabokov’s interpretation of Chernyshevsky’s image (and the phenomenon such a personality) in the novel «Dar» («The Gift»). The original genre of it is compared with the Nabokov’s autobiographic novels «Drugije berega» («Other Shores»), «Priglashenije na kazn» («Invitation to a Beheading»), Turgenev’s «Otsty i deti» («Fathers and Sons»). The author analyses the system of the motives and images in the novel «Dar», its stylistic singularities, the problem of the correlation of the historical truth and artistic truth, of interaction of aesthetics and ideology.

The paper follows main directions of modern interdisciplinary re¬search in linguistic studies realized with the capabilities of MR equipment (MRI). It presents most important achievements of such research for Humanities in general, with the special focus on its linguistic applications. The main areas of MRI employment in linguistic research and in applied research under investigation are: research in speech perception; research in speech production; research for applied linguistics – primarily for educational applications (language learning and language teaching); research for computer-based speech processing engineering applications (speech synthesis and speech recognition); research for needs of health-impaired therapy and rehabilitation; research for various areas in social sciences (demography, anthropology, etc.).

This article deals with the interconnections of the first wave russian emigré war literature with the novel «Ali and Nino» (1937) by Kurban Said. The reason of such the analyses lies not only in the common emigré destiny of M. Ageev, N. Breshkovsky, A. Tolstoy, B. Zajtzev, P. Krasnov, M. Osorgin, M. Aldanov and Kurban Said, but also in the typological community of their works. Published by the russian emigré in Europe in german language the novel on the Azerbaijan society was created in terms of the classical tradition and unites many genre forms of the russian prose – love, adventure, philosophical, psychological and educational novel.

The short phrase simple and compact Macedonian poetry taken from Blaze Koneski’s renowned poem Vezilka has become a ‘symbol’ in itself of contemporary Macedonian poetry and Macedonian culture as a whole. The first part alludes to the simplicity of poetic expression (according to Juri Lothman, a consequence of acquired complexity, not because it is preceded by it, but rather because it occurs in its fon). The second part of the phrase suggests the poet’s rational control and self-awareness in the creative process. Both options – the simple (basic) and the celestial (heavenly / compact) seen as two extremes / oppositions intertwine and create the characteristic, unique Macedonian poetry. This text will attempt to answer the following questions: Should we not recognize in the simple and compact Macedonian poem, as well as in the Portuguese fado, the avant-garde poetry of point zero which shapes the world and culture with the faith in the real world – in the original?

Variants of interpretation of the urban space in the Czech postmodern prose are studied in the article. On the example of novels of J. Topol, J. Kratochvil, M. Ajvaz, M. Urban etc., main characteristics of the urban chronotop in compositions are examined as well as it is distinguished in its typical features: negative coloration, labyrinth character, changeability, ambivalence, mythological poetics. In the conclusion the syncretic adaptation of different chronotop models in the postmodern novel re regarded.

The article is devoted to the interpretation of such a contradictory historical figure as Bakunin in Aldanov’s novel («The Sources») and Gul’s novel («Skiff: (Bakunin and Nicholas I)»). The general and differences in their conceptions are defined, and first of all similarity in the creation of Bakunin’s character: this personality is viewed in the context of moral principles and ideology. The parallels uncovered by both authors during the comparison of history and modernity are recognized.

This article is devoted to description of Russian-Polish literary connections in 1920–1930, determined the place of the Russian diaspora in cultural life of Warsaw in this period, its role in the propaganda of Russian literature. There is a review of Russian and Polish authors’ publications in the periodical press, discussed the activity of literary associations.

In the article the connection of Chaadaev ideas and Block conception of Russian world are regarded. The author shows in what context the Russian intellectuals of the second part XIX – beginning XX Chaadaev’s «historiographical maxims» and his thoughts about religious content of cultury were perceived, and also the aspects of the conflict of Westerners and Slavophiles in the new historical conditions – in relation to the symbolist aesthetics.

The article deals with the interaction of poetic systems of Blok and G. Ivanov. Ivanovʼs poetry of 1910, emigrant period considered in the light of constant throughout his life dialogue with the Blok.

Spring semester was marked by a new for the Moscow University phenomenon – inter-faculty courses. The grid schedules of all departments allocates only two pairs when the students do not listen to their teachers and specialists from other departments. Faculty of Philology offered several courses. We begin the publication of materials in which the speakers (E.N. Kovtun, M.M. Golubkov, O.V. Dedova, V.V. Smolenenkova) talk about their experience.

The article talked about the Summer School for Teachers of Russian Language and Literature at the Philological Faculty of Moscow State Lomonosov (2013).

The author tells about the annual International Conference «Clas¬sical Philology in the Context of World Culture» organized by the De¬part¬ment of Classical Philology at the Philological Faculty of Moscow State Uni¬versity.

The author reveals her memories of the work in the scientific student society of the department of classical philology at Moscow University.

This issue deals with life and work of O. Mikhailov, the graduate of the philological faculty of Lomonosov Moscow Unuversity, tragically died in May 2013. Talented prose writer, specialist in literary critisism, he headed for many years the sector of Russian emigre literature in Gorky Institute of World Literature.

The article is devoted to the work of the graphic artist V.V. Domogatsky (1909–1986), which is considered in the context of the history of russian art of the book in general, and in particular the book illustration.

The article gives an overview of a specific topic of books, published by «Eksmo» in 2012–2013. The features of the «female» and «male» prose, the general tendencies of modern domestic fiction (genre specificity, choice of hero, plot moves, the tone of the narrative).

In the article the translator regards the language of Goran Vojnovich’s novel «Chefury out!» and writes about what the perception of the publication of the novel in Slovenia. According to the author, the problem of «coming in large numbers», which puts the Slovenian writer in the world today is extremely relevant. This is due to the interest shown by readers of different countries, and Russia won’t be an exclusion.