In the first two charters I reviewed the history of Finland from achieving independence and sovereignty till WWII incl. Also, the impact of the war is assessed. The work has been divided into 5 chapters where the events have been described in chronological sequence. I a...

The article deals with the problem of the existence of the Russian language at the end of the 20th century against the background of socio-cultural and political changes in society. The author identifies three main lexical cycles in the formation of the communicative po...

The etymology of the noun baidak [river boat, barge] is somewhat obscure. The purpose of the article is to trace the etymology of the lexeme included in its title. It is absent from the literary language. We think that baidak meaning ‘river boat/river vessel’ is related...