Russian State University for the Humanities

About: Russian State University for the Humanities is a education organization based out in Moscow, Russia. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Computer science & Population. The organization has 384 authors who have published 541 publications receiving 4658 citations. The organization is also known as: RSUH & RGGU.

Ecological and physiological assessment of adaptation processes of nonresident students to the anthropogenic conditions of Moscow

Abstract: The article provides an ecological and physiological assessment of the adaptation of nonresident students to the anthropogenic conditions of the metropolitan metropolis. The complex of environmental factors (socio-economic, ecological and anthropogenic factors) that play a significant role in the dynamics of adaptation of students is considered. The analysis of the obtained data showed that a complex of environmental factors of a large city causes a violation of the rhythm of sleep and wakefulness and the level of personal and situational anxiety. The presented complex of stress factors in general has a significant impact on the mental health of nonresident students, which is manifested in a high level of personal and situational anxiety and deterioration of the functional state of the autonomic nervous system. All this in general led to mental discomfort and to overstrain the adaptation processes of nonresident students of different courses.

Adaptation of stand-up persona to the narratives of sitcom and dramedy

Abstract: This article explores the results of the adaptation of Louis C.K.’s stand-up persona to the narrative and genre conditions of the sitcom and the television dramedy. The research belongs to the field of television studies and applies narrative analysis (with a focus on characters) to the TV shows Lucky Louie (2006) and Louie (2010–). The first section of the essay offers an analysis of Louis C.K.’s stand-up performances in order to identify the subject matter of his comedy and the traits of his comic persona. This analysis makes it possible to define the influence of his television projects on the transformation of the original comic character. Unlike the sitcom, dramedy favors genre and narrative experiments and features an ambiguous yet relatable protagonist. This character provides a wider range of opportunities to reinforce the original message about everyday life conveyed in Louis C.K.’s stand-up comedy.

Ekphrasis in Photography Lyrics: Methods of Representation

Abstract: The article deals with ekphrasis (verbal description of visual artworks) in lyrics about photography. The purpose of this article is to clarify the possibility of using the term “ekphrasis” in relation to photographic lyrics and to divide the phenomena of photopoetics and photoekphrasis. The difference becomes obvious as we analyze the following texts: “Photograph from September 11” and “Hitler’s First Photograph” by Polish poet Wislawa Szymborska, “A Snapshot” by Russian poet Bella Akhmadulina and “From the Album” by Russian poet Genrikh Sapgir. The four texts are characterized by a special timing structure: past, present and future, with some regularity, exist within the description of the same photographs. In addition, the space of all four texts is open. This is a feature not only of photoekphrasis, but also of photopoetics as a type of visual poetry, which does not depend on the type of description. In all four texts, the author's position is inevitably present and recognized. In the first three cases, we know the picture or the person to which the subject refers. In the fourth one, the poet refers to his personal archives or memories. But “Hitler’s First Photograph” refers to the well-known historical personality only in the title and some mentions in the text. Thus, in our opinion, only “Photograph from September 11” by Wislawa Szymborska and “A Snapshot” by Bella Akhmadulina can be considered as ekphrasis. However, “From the Album” by Genrikh Sapgir and “Hitler’s First Photograph” by Szymborska features photographic discourse and fragmentary descriptions to create a photopoetic text, but not an ekphrasis. Apparently, the ekphrasis of a photograph is not only a description of one specific and existing in common culture photograph, but also a restoration of its poetics in a lyrical text.