The article introduces the latest literary material into scientific circulation – the novel by A. Konakov’s “Tabiya Thirty-Two” (2024). The futurological dystopia about Russia in the 2080s and the university environment of St. Petersburg models and critically explores the national mythology of total chess harmony as a state concept that does not tolerate arbitrary moves and alternative scenarios. The artistic finds in the character system were the images of orthodox adherents of “traditional chess values” and “heretical” intellectuals who pave risky paths of free scientific and social thinking.

The article analyses the polysemy of the author’s nomination of the genre (volunteer’s song, “14 tracks in different rhythms”), which reveals the mechanisms of the narrative strategy in Zakhar Prilepin’s “Volunteer’s Song” (“Opolchensky Romans”), as well as the forms of implementation of this strategy in the text. A comparison with M. Stepanova’s “In Memory of Memory: A Romance” shows that similar literary techniques, included in different cultural and aesthetic paradigms, are be used to create fundumentally different models of the world. The traditions in Prilepin’s creation are inquired in comparison with works of M. Gorky, particularly the cycle of essays and stories “Across Rus’ ” The conclusion done of the closeness two author’s ideological attitudes, determed in both cases the main features of the narrative structure.

The given article dwells on a comparative linguistic analysis focusing on the English preposition on and its functional equivalents in Tajik and Mandarin Chinese. The methodology involves analyzing parallel constructions and contrasting linguistic devices identified through reference grammars, corpora, and specifically through examples drawn from “Reminiscences” Sadriddin Aini for Tajik. The analysis highlights significant divergences: English relies on the polysemous preposition on within a relatively fixed SVO structure; Tajik employs a range of prepositions (bar, dar, ba), postpositions (rūi), circumpositions (dar boloi), and postposition (-ro indirectly interacting with location) within a more flexible SOV structure; Chinese utilizes covers (zài, dào), locative particles (shàng), and verb complements within a topic-prominent SVO structure. The findings underscore how distinct morphological inventories (inflection, agglutination, derivation, lack thereof) and syntactic configurations shape the expression of seemingly universal spatial and abstract concepts.

This study examines Sadriddin Aini’s adherence to and utilization of elements characteristic of the Indian style (sabk-i hindī) in his poetry, focusing specifically on his pre-revolutionary creative period. While Aini introduced contemporary themes using simpler language, his work from this era demonstrates significant influence from the Indian style and Bedil studies, aligning him with contemporaries. The research identifies several key modes of engagement: the composition of mukhammas based on the works of prominent Indian style poets, particularly Mirzo Abdulqodir Bedil and Soib Tabrezi; the compilation of their poetry; the use of complex poetic meters (bahr); and the adoption of specific poetic expressions and interpretations associated with the style. Drawing on evidence, including analysis by Shukurov and Baqozoda regarding Aini’s early recognized expertise in Bedil’s work, the study concludes that Aini was an active participant in this literary tradition, positioning him as a key figure who continued and adapted the Indian style tradition before the revolution.

The given article dwells on the syntactic roles and semantic functions of some Tajik infinitives (marked by suffixes -ан/-дан) within verbal phrases (VPs), conducting a comparative analysis with their translation equivalents in English. Drawing primarily on examples from “Reminiscences” by Sadriddin Aini, the study considers how Tajik infinitives function as complements to modal, auxiliary, and lexical verbs, express purpose, and occupy nominal positions. The methodology involves identifying infinitive constructions in the source text and comparing their structure and meaning with corresponding renditions in a published English translation. The analysis highlights the versatility of the Tajik infinitive and the various strategies employed in translation to achieve functional equivalence. The article contributes to Tajik-English contrastive linguistics and translation studies, providing insights valuable for language learners and translators.

The given article dwells on the literary value of “Risalat ut-Tuyur” by Ahmad Ghazali within 12th-century Sufism, introduces the text, defines literary value for mystical allegories, identifies the need for focused literary assessment beyond doctrinal summaries or simple comparison, and outlines the study’s objectives. The article utilizes a qualitative approach based on close reading of the primary text (relying on established translations and critical editions), combined with symbolic, allegorical, and stylistic analysis. The findings are synthesized, highlighting the synergistic relationship between literary form and mystical content in the “Risalat”. The subject of discussion in this article is an introduction to Ahmad Ghazali’s “Risalat-ut-Tuyur”, considering its structure and content, literary significance, the prominence of the mystic`s artistic imagination, the details of the events, and the influence of the text of “Risalat-ut-Tuyur” on other later works. The article also expresses opinions on its importance and literary value from the perspective of scholars.

The given article dwells on the comparative analysis of the morphological characteristics of modal particles in Tajik and Chinese. Tajik data is primarily drawn from the novel entitled as “Ghulomon” by Sadriddin Aini, while Chinese examples are based on established grammatical descriptions and linguistic studies. The analysis highlights key morphological divergences stemming from the languages’ typological differences, such as the presence of enclitics and some derivational links in Tajik versus the prevalence of invariant, monosyllabic, character-based particles in Chinese, often functioning sentence-finally. Despite morphological disparities, functional parallels in expressing modal nuances are observed. The study contributes to comparative linguistics, typology, and the understanding of modality expression across divergent language families, underscoring how fundamental grammatical structures influence the morpho­logy of peripheral elements like modal particles.

The given article tends to research the actualization of the personal name ‘Disney’ in onomastics and in linguistics and culture. The study is based on selected linguistic units (words and word-combinations) containing the proper name ‘Disney’. In the field of onomastics the personal name ‘Disney’ is actualized as a toponymic anthroponym (personal name), pragmatonym, ergonym, lingvonim, eponym. The personal name ‘Disney’ is found in word-combinations as an attributive diffirentiating component which characterizes lexical units belonging to professional and special vocabulary. The component ‘Disney’ became part of the word-building paradigm of the English language. It coined a row of single-root words, most of them are slang and vulgar words. The ana­lyzed language units with the personal component ‘Disney’ were coined with the help of the following ways of word-building: contamination, derivation, composition. Accor­ding to the given study words and word combinations with the personal name ‘Disney’ contain semantics which is connected with the business and production of The Disney Company, that’s why understanding such lexical units relate to background knowledge of linguistics, culture and history.

The article dwells on the comprehensive analysis of speech aggression as an interdisciplinary phenomenon central to contemporary linguistic research. It is substantiated that the relevance of the study of speech aggression amidst the transformation of communicative practices, particularly within the digital sphere. The introduction of the article defines the research subject, outlines its social and scientific significance, and formulates the aims and objectives.

The article presents the facts after the independence of the Republic of Tajikistan, the adoption of the Law “About the Language”, giving the state status to Tajik, “Education Law”, other legislative acts that pose new and difficult tasks for the education and upbringing the younger generation.

The subject of this article is the complementarity principle (CP) and the formation of its concept. The CP is represented by a set of criteria reflecting the correlation between the spheres of an individual’s life and their language proficiency; the CP illustrates the distribution of languages among the spheres of life of a bilingual or multilingual individual. Despite being an illustrative tool for studying both individual linguistic personalities and linguistic communities, the CP has its imperfections – it is obvious that criteria are unable to reflect all the nuances of reality, which should be taken into account in the analysis. The brief description of the linguistic personality of the Lithuanian-French art historian Jurgis Baltrušaitis is presented in this article as an example of systematizing data “on the basis” of the CP and its components.

December 11, 2024, the Department of Didactic Linguistics and Theory of Teaching Russian as a Foreign Language of the Philological Faculty of Lomonosov Moscow State University, held a thematic seminar “Our Teachers. About those who stood at the origins of the specialty ‘Russian as a foreign language’ ”, dedicated to the celebration of the 270th anniversary of Moscow University. During the meeting, the faculty of the department made presentations, sharing their memories of the creative life and personal biographies of famous linguists who made a significant contribution to the development of theory and methodology of teaching Russian as a foreign language – G.I. Rozhkova, E.A. Bryzgunova, M.V. Vsevolodova.