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No full textIs the era of globalisation at its end? The decline of the Washington Consensus has been in the zeitgeist for years now – but what is next in line? A multi-polar liberal world? A withering of the institutions of post-World War II stability? A retrenchment of regional spheres of influence – a central power for each jealously enforcing its will?
«Вельможа» Крылова: Жанр, источники, датировка [Krylov’s “Vel’mozha”: Genre. Sources. Dating]
No full textThis pioneering article-length study of Ivan Krylov’s last fable “Vel’mozha” (“Grand Seigneur”) addresses the text’s central character (there are serious reasons to assume that the grand seigneur represents Chancelor Viktor Kotchubey), and examines the fable’s pragmatics, involved allusions, and genre. It also puts forth a likely new date of the “Grand Seigneur’s” composition — 1834
Editorial
No full textIn 2022, STSS increased its commitment to open access and open science. We had already decided to keep the journal open and free of charge and we will endeavour to continue to do so for as long as we can. We have now started applying this also to our daily work and, in an effort to promote the accessibility of science, we made the decision that STSS will no longer review books that sell for more than 35 euros. [...
Editorial
No full textTwo articles in the current issue of STSS concentrate on demographic studies – both are dedicated to similar topics, namely the elderly. The issue starts with an article in which Kristian Nielsen explores the association between having children and expected subjective old-age welfare within a European context. [...
Governing Transnationalisation and the Transformation of Sovereignty
No full textIn this article, we examine transnationalism and its governance with a view on the transformation of sovereignty. Transnationalism and sovereignty are in many ways conflicting but also necessarily connected. We explore these connections, more specifically, how the states (governments) govern, regulate, and utilise contexts that have developed transnational characteristics – e.g., via migration, economic transnationalisation, and meso-level trans-border cooperation. On this basis, we develop a typology of state-driven governance of transnationalism. This typology is discussed in juxtaposition to sovereignty as a multidimensional phenomenon and related to the main aspects of sovereignty: internal, external, and popular sovereignty.
We conclude that transnationalisation is governable by the states, given adequate institutional arrangements. Sovereignty, especially internal sovereignty, can also be accumulated by the governments in transnational contexts. Popular and external sovereignty become fuzzier as people move around, and so does territory, as states no longer operate confined only to their borders. Instead, the administrative state becomes more relevant as the locus of sovereignty, as transnationals are necessarily related to administrative rules and procedures governing their movement, settlement, and activities. However, to the extent popular and external sovereignty remain relevant, they act as balances to the increase in internal sovereignty.
Брюсов и Хокусай: Заметка об одном эротическом образе [Bryusov and Hokusai: A Note on One Erotic Image]
No full textThis article concerns the likely source of an erotic image from Valery Bryusov’s hoax poem collection Stikhi Nelli (Nelli’s Poems). It shows that the image of an octopus copulating with a woman in the culmination of the poem “Nochnoi ropot” (“Night Murmur”), is related to Japanese erotic engravings (shunga), and originates from Hokusai’s woodblock print “The Dream of the Fisherman’s Wife” (1814). Thus, the source established supports the idea that shunga inspired European modernist poetry in its search for a new erotic language
Из Именного указателя к «Записным книжкам» Ахматовой: Джон Китс [From an Index to Anna Akhmatova’s _Notebooks_: John Keats]
No full textThis is a yet another installment in the series of Roman Timenchik’s annotations to Anna Akhmatova’s _Notebooks_ (see also four previous volumes of Slavica Revalensia — from 2018 to 2021). This particular installment examines Akhmatova’s appreciation of John Keats: the poet she mentioned in _Notebooks_ as the source of the epigraph to the cycle “Shipovnik tsvetet” (“The Rosehip Blossoms”), and also a poet she read extensively while learning English in Tashkent. The article proves that this learning experience left echoes in several of Akhmatova’s poems of the corresponding period, and also examines Akhmatova’s interest and appreciation of Keats vis-à-vis the background of the British poet’s reception by some of her contemporaries
Eesti keelt teise keelena omandavate laste eesti keele oskuse areng aasta jooksul
No full textEesti koolides on järjest enam erineva keeletasemega õpilasi. Samas on väga vähe empiirilisi andmeid selle kohta, kuidas eesti keele kui teise keele omandamine täpsemalt toimub. Siinse uuringu eesmärk oli teha kindlaks kahe erineva eesti keele oskusega grupi laste keeleoskus pärast üht aastat eesti keele õpet koolis. Ühte gruppi kuulusid lapsed, kes õppeaasta alguses eesti keelt üldse ei rääkinud, teise need, kelle keeleoskus oli vähene, kuid kes mingil määral eesti keelt siiski rääkisid (oskasid kasutada tervikuna omandatud eestikeelseid väljendeid ja sõnu, kuid ei olnud võimelised iseseisvalt eestikeelseid lauseid moodustama). Teine eesmärk oli katsetada autorite loodud hindamisvahendi efektiivsust. Hindamisvahendiga mõõdeti laste oskust mõista ja kasutada eesti keele grammatilisi kategooriad ja konstruktsioone. Tulemustest selgus, et kahe erineva keeleoskuse tasemega grupi tulemused aasta lõpus ei erinenud, st et tugevama stardipositsiooniga laste tulemused ei olnud nõrgema stardipositsiooniga laste omadest üheski kategoorias paremad. Hinnatud 7–9-aastased õpilased mõistavad grammatilistest kategooriatest kõiki eesti keele eel A1-taseme kategooriaid ja vorme, kuid kasutada oskavad lapsed vaid ainsuse nimetava käände vormi ning kindla kõneviisi oleviku esimese ja kolmanda pöörde vorme. Fraasi- ja konstruktsioonitüüpide, ühendtegusõnade ning liitsõnade kasutamise oskuse kohta hindamisvahendiga kinnitust ei saanud, seega võib hindamisvahendit pidada ainult osaliselt efektiivseks
Accents of Russian in Performative Use: Ethnic Styles, Language Attitudes, and Identities of Young Non-native Speakers
No full textThe paper deals with the performative use of different ethnic accents by young multilingual speakers of Russian. It aims at revealing the ways ethnic accents are used to challenge existing monolingual bias and reclaim agency opposing ethnic and linguistic prejudices. The study is based on an analysis of videos representing and discussing different nonnative accents of Russian, created both by professional comedians and by amateurs and published on YouTube and TikTok. Metadata and comments on the videos expressing attitudes towards the performance of accents and linguistic stereotypes were also included in the analysis to reveal typical audience reactions
Kas noored on inglise keelega \u27obsessed\u27? Millest räägivad korpusandmed?
No full textArtiklis analüüsime inglise keele kasutust projekti „Teismeliste keel Eestis“ (TeKE)1 raames 9–18-aastaste noorte suulisest ja tšätisuhtlusest kogutud keeleandmetes. Andmeid koguti rahvateaduse meetodil. Nagu TeKE korpuse sagedusandmed ja neist kooruvad mustrid viitavad, tasub teismeliste keelekasutuses pöörata tähelepanu inglise keelele. Artiklis esitame esmase analüüsi inglise keele kasutusest ja osakaalust projekti kaasatud noorte suulise ja tšätisuhtluse andmetes. Tulemusedosutavad, et inglise keele osakaal varieerub kõnelejati, ei ole seostatav soo ega vanusega, vaid sõltub pigem muudest vestlusega seotud asjaoludest, sh vestlusteemast ja registrist. Küll aga kooruvad soolised ja vanuselised erinevused välja noorte ingliskeelse sõnavara analüüsist