Problems of interpretation of individual words in the Church Slavonic texts, caused by a cultural difference between the Greeks and Slavs, require focused research of their semantics in particular contexts. This primarily applies to the words with syncretic meanings of their roots.The purpose of this article is to describe the semantics of words with the Proto- Slavic root *l & ecaron;p- expressing the concept of beauty and their Greek equivalents in The Life of Saint Basil the Younger.The article presents lexical-semantic and comparative analysis of such words and their Greek equivalents.The analysis showed that the words with the Proto-Slavic root *l & ecaron;p- expressing the concept of beauty had a wide range of meanings depending on their Greek equivalents in the Church Slavonic texts.As a result of the research, the author provides evidence of the lexical meaning of words with the Proto-Slavic root *l & ecaron;p- and their Greek equivalents expressing the concept of beauty in The Life of Saint Basil the Younger.
In the present analysis of the voluntary and caused-motion data in Polish, we drew on the elaboration on Talmy's typology carried out by Croft et al. (2010) and concentrated on event types rather than classification of a language as a whole. Croft et al. (2010) describe a number of factors which determine the level of integration of the construction used for describing a given motion situation. In a nutshell, the more untypical path or manner of motion, the more the construction diverges from the common pattern of expressing motion in a given language. The aim of the present study was to discuss the syntactic constructions used for rendering motion in Polish as well as to reveal factors which determine the choice of a specific syntactic construction.In the present study we partially confirmed Croft et al. 's hypothesis (2010) and shown that in Polish the untypical manners of motion are lexicalized by means of constructions, which integrate Manner to a lesser degree than double-framed construction. The same concerns the Path up, which correlates to some extent with VF construction. Finally, our analysis showed that the constructions used for the lexicalization of caused motion deviate from the patterns established for voluntary motion and require further research.
In immigrant communities, food often carries significant emotional weight, symbolizing a connection to home, family, and identity. As immigrants settle into new countries, familiar dishes serve as comforting reminders of their roots, evoking memories of loved ones, celebrations, and daily life in their homeland. For many, cooking and sharing traditional foods offer solace and continuity in an environment where they may feel culturally isolated. In this way, food becomes not just sustenance but a vessel for preserving language, customs, and stories that might otherwise fade away over generations. In a number of case studies, we elicited specificity of the Russophone immigrants' attitudes toward 'Russian' cuisine. Russophone immigrants who arrived in the USA and Germany about 30 years ago were thrilled with simple products, often sending them back to relatives in Russia and Ukraine. Over time, their tastes evolved, and they began seeking out more sophisticated options and adopted fusion culinary. They shop for specific items in various stores, not only Russian ones, and have integrated local and international flavors into their diets, reflecting a blend of their origins and new surroundings. Despite adapting to new culinary landscapes, they maintain strong ties to their cultural food traditions, often seeking out specific food products indispensable for making their favorite dishes. A person who stays in Turkey for 20 years exemplifies the dual process of culinary adaptation and resistance in migration. Second-generation Russophone diasporans are not nostalgic but have some preferences in what concerns Russian products. The study reveals that culinary nostalgia functions as both an emotional and symbolic bridge, enabling Russophone immigrants to preserve cultural identity while adapting to new environments. By analyzing food talk, it shows how native/heritage-language discourse around food mediates belonging, resilience, and the blending of old and new culinary traditions across transnational contexts.
Not only Soviet and Swedish soldiers, but also Soviet and Swedish ideologies of war clashed on the battlefield in the Soviet-Finnish "Winter" War of 1939-1940. This article explores Soviet and Swedish ideologies of war in the Winter War in a comparative context. It shows that both Soviet and Swedish participants viewed the war as a continuation of the historical rivalry between the Russian and Swedish Empires. This historical perspective was synthesized with the modern Hegelian philosophy of war as a means of resolving class or civilizational contradictions. In the Soviet ideology of class war, the Winter War provided an opportunity to liberate Finnish workers from their capitalist exploiters and hasten the world revolution. In the Swedish ideology of civilizational war, it ignited hopes of restoring Scandinavian unity, expanding Swedish influence in Finland, and even resurrecting the Swedish Empire.
The task of the article is to understand the manifestations of "the anxiety of influence", which determined Goryansky's attitude towards Mayakovsky during the period of cooperation with the magazine New Satyricon, accompanied the poet throughout the years of emigration and was ultimately resolved in the novel Parfander and Glafira (1949). An allegorical plot embodies the contrast between a "little man" and a genius, alongside the drama of unrequited love for Russia. In it, a helpless eccentric is defeated by the handsome Gross, a character drawn from various aspects of Mayakovsky's writings and personality. The author creatively sublimated his defeat by entering a dialogue with another great poet; for the aging poet Goryansky, contrasting Pushkin with Mayakovsky became the most important condition for the act of creativity.
