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No 2(73) (2026)
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SOCIOLOGY

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The intensive integration of artificial intelligence into social life is driving institutional change in society, including higher education. The application of artificial intelligence technologies in the educational process is experiencing a regulatory vacuum, which is affecting the transformation of students' perceptions of the boundaries of academic integrity. The aim of this study is to identify the ethical boundaries and behavioral patterns of artificial intelligence use by Kazan students. The study was conducted using a quantitative data collection method: a questionnaire survey. Based on the results of the empirical study, composite indices were developed, student ethical profiles were identified, and AI use scenarios were classified based on their acceptability in student assessments. The results of the study can be applied in the development of educational modules and local regulatory documents for universities or their individual departments.

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The article analyzes the content of publications in online media and other periodicals regarding the concept of migration policy of the Russian Federation for the period 2026–2030. The study determined the relative frequency of mentions of the new concept of migration policy in the media. The political tone of publications concerning the new migration policy in the Russian Federation has been determined, and the ratio of positive, neutral, and critical materials has been revealed. The analysis of discursive trends in the media in relation to the identified priority areas of the concept of state migration policy shows the predominance of restrictive discourse over accommodative. According to media reports, the new Russian migration policy summarizes ensuring the security of national interests and social integration by attracting skilled workers from among migrants and migrants.

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The article analyzes the models of motherhood with many children, represented in the public narratives of famous Russian women (M. Simonyan, T. Kim, M. Sittel, M. Poroshina, E. Klimova, N. Vodianova, M. Shukshina). The empirical base consisted of interviews and public speeches of media women (n=13), examined through the prism of sociological types of 7 models of having many children. Using the methods of text analytics of the PolyAnalist service, the main models of large families are identified in an automated way, and clustering of key lexemes in women's public speeches is shown. The results of the empirical data sampling are correlated with the typologies of large families by S.N. Kostina, O.N. Borisova, I.V. Pavlyutkin, and others. ("traditional", "conscious", "spontaneous", "high-resource" and "transforming", etc.). It is shown that public figures construct a "prestigious" image of having many children, combining the values of a traditional family with attitudes towards career self-realization. The author makes a conclusion about the role of media personalities as agents of transformation of social stereotypes in favor of large families in modern Russia.

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The article is devoted to the analysis of platform urbanization as a process in which digital platforms move beyond the online environment and begin to reshape the physical space of Russian urban agglomerations. The relevance of the study is associated with the rapid growth of platform services affecting population mobility, the distribution of logistics infrastructure, consumption patterns, employment, and the everyday organization of urban life. The purpose of the study is to identify the mechanisms through which Avito, Yandex, and Wildberries influence the spatial structure of agglomerations. The author conducted a comparative analysis of platform models and a questionnaire survey of 400 respondents from different regions of Russia in January–February 2026. The study found that platforms increase transport and logistics pressure on particular areas, change the role of peripheral territories, create new zones of employment concentration, and produce a contradictory effect combining consumer convenience with growing infrastructural pressure. The scientific novelty of the work lies in considering digital platforms as independent actors of urban transformation. The practical significance of the study is related to the possibility of using its results in the development of regulatory measures for platform infrastructure and territorial planning documents.

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The article analyzes the perceptions and everyday practices of students of the Republic of Tatarstan regarding school sports clubs (SSC). Despite the active growth in the number of such clubs in Russia, their actual role in the socialization and everyday life of schoolchildren remains insufficiently studied. The aim is to identify, on the basis of empirical data, the features of students' perception of SSC activities, motivation for participation and barriers to involvement, as well as to propose a typology of students' attitudes to optimize the work of clubs. The theoretical framework is an integration of institutional and activity approaches, concepts of socialization and lifestyle. The empirical base includes data from a questionnaire survey of 954 students conducted in 2025. Methods of frequency, comparative and cluster analysis were applied. A gap was revealed between the institutional presence of SSCs (33.6%) and actual membership (14.4%). Cluster analysis identified four types of attitudes: "active participants", "potential participants", "undecided", and "not interested in sports". The dominant motivation for participation is social motives (communication, teamwork) and motives for physical development. For the first time, a typology of students' attitudes towards SSCs based on cluster analysis is proposed, taking into account both institutional factors and everyday practices. Recommendations are formulated for increasing the information openness of SSCs and applying a differentiated approach to the identified groups.

PHILOSOPHY

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The article examines the history of the document titled «A Brief Confession of Sins Against the Tsarist Authority», as well as analyses the ideological foundations of the pseudo-Christian movement of tsarebozhiye, which are addressed in this document.The problem of studying the tsarebozhiye doctrine stems, on the one hand, from the fact that this religious teachingconcerning the Tsar the Redeemer and the Coming Tsar—possesses a number of distinctive features that directly contradict Orthodox doctrine, even though its adherents consider themselves to be truly faithful. On the other hand, there is a scarcity of objective research on this worldview, which is evidenced by scholarly debates over key aspects of understanding this ideology among both Orthodox and secular researchers. It is noteworthy that the tsarebozhiye movement remains relevant and has many followers. Moreover, it is known not only in offline spaces but also online, disseminating its ideas via the Internet. In this context, we believe it is important to thoroughly examine the movement’s key doctrinal document in order to understand why it still attracts followers and remains quite popular in contemporary Russian society. This article scrutinises each paragraph of the document and the aspects that distinguish its content from the teachings of the Russian Orthodox Church. In conclusion, the article presents the general findings of the document’s analysis and highlights its distinctive features, drawing attention to possible details and differences between the tsarebozhniki’s teachings and the official Orthodox tradition.

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The relevance of this research stems from the growing interest among historians of philosophy in the intellectual legacy of Russian spiritualacademic science. Particular attention from contemporary humanities scholars has been directed to the Moscow philosophical-theistic school. This article aims to identify the specific arguments formulated within this center of Orthodox thought in favor of the spirituality and immortality of the human soul. The study employs the method of historical-philosophical reconstruction, as well as a philosophical-logical method, which serves to reveal the essence of how a tradition of speculative anthropology developed within the Orthodox academic environment. Specifically, the article examines the doctrine of the soul as articulated by Professor V.D. Kudryavtsev-Platonov of the Moscow Theological Academy, within the context of his attempts to formulate a logical-rationalistic concept of metaphysical psychology. The theistic content of his metaphysical psychology is defined. The article presents conceptual models for proving the spirituality and immortality of the soul in Kudryavtsev-Platonov's religious philosophy–namely, the ontological, psychological, and moral-anthropological models. It indicates the specificity of the Orthodox thinker's immortology, which is linked to his intention to apply rational methods for substantiating the immortality of the human soul based on demonstrating the correspondence between subjective laws of thought and the objective laws of being. The novelty of this article lies in its reconstruction of the models for proving the soul's immortality within Kudryavtsev-Platonov's system of "transcendental monism," and in its identification of the ontological and epistemological foundations that make the immortality of the human "self" possible.

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The purpose of this study is to provide a comprehensive analysis of Fyodor Tyutchev's historiosophical concept of Russia's place and mission in the system of pan-European civilization, followed by the actualization of his ideas in relation to the current geopolitical situation. To achieve this goal, the article addresses the following tasks: first, it identifies the specific nature of Tyutchev's position in the context of the ideological debate between Slavophilism and Westernism; second, it reveals the content of Tyutchev's concept of pan-European civilization through an analysis of its spiritual foundations, the Slavic question, and the geopolitical dimension; and third, it justifies the relevance of Tyutchev's ideas in light of the current confrontation between Russia and the collective West. Special attention is given to Tyutchev's polemics with the Westernist sentiments of the mid-19th century. Based on research, the article reconstructs the influence of the poet's diplomatic career on the formation of his views. It concludes that Tyutchev's model of "Russia as the Christian East" is relevant as a civilizational alternative to the secular West. The relevance of this topic is driven by contemporary geopolitical challenges, unprecedented information pressure on Russia, and attempts to rewrite history, making it necessary to turn to thinkers who were the first to understand the phenomenon of Russophobia and civilizational confrontation.

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This article explores the central metaphilosophical problem of progress in philosophy. The aim of the article is to substantiate the possibility of a radically optimistic approach to resolving this problem without reducing philosophy to science. The article examines the main approaches to resolving this problem in analytic philosophy. The author concludes that progress in philosophy requires a different evaluation criterion than progress in science. The development of philosophy is determined not by consensus, but by constantly renewed "productive disagreement", which requires constant methodological and conceptual development. Therefore, not only is progress inherent in philosophy, but its degree is comparable to the progress of scientific knowledge. This article presents an original metaphilosophical concept of progress, the significance of which may extend beyond philosophy itself. Clarifying the nature of philosophical development has broader cultural significance, as it allows for a clearer understanding of the mechanisms that shape culture and society through the lens of various intellectual practices. Furthermore, it provides a clearer understanding of the general epistemological processes of acquiring new knowledge and the role of philosophy in them.

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The relevance of the study is determined by the growing interest of contemporary philosophy in the problem of the self-manifestation of being and in the pre-phenomenal conditions that make experience possible. In the context of rethinking the status of language and subjectivity, particular importance is attached to the analysis of the processes of the emergence of phenomena beyond the traditional opposition of presence and representation. The aim of the article is to identify the phenomenological meaning of the concepts of “the simple” and “the coming” (il vient) as interconnected structures of the self-manifestation of being. The methodological framework of the study is based on phenomenological and hermeneutic approaches, as well as elements of deconstructive analysis applied to the texts of A. Bergson, M. Heidegger, M. Merleau-Ponty, and J. Derrida. The study demonstrates that “the simple” functions as the pre-phenomenal condition of experience, while “the coming” expresses the processual unfolding of its manifestation. It is argued that language functions not as a means of representation but as the space of an event in which being first becomes manifest. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the synthesis of phenomenology and the philosophy of language within a unified ontological framework, which allows philosophical writing to be understood as a form of participation in the event of the world’s becoming. The practical significance of the work is associated with the possibility of applying the obtained results in studies of phenomenology, philosophy of language, and contemporary ontology.

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This essay critiques Carol Diethe’s translation of Nietzsche’s Ecce Homo, “Why I Am So Wise,” /5 in the standard English translation of the Kritische Studienausgabe from Stanford University Press. She misrenders sein Fortleben as the father’s ghostly continuation after death, imposing a narrative schema not warranted by the German nominal abstraction. This obscures Nietzsche’s selfpresentation as the dynamic agent of revaluation, doubly descended (doppelte Herkunft) from paternal decadence yet diverging via will-to-power mastery over inherited revengefulness–taming “bears” and “buffoons” (/4) and relinquishing equal rights not to be wronged (/5). These exercises transform life’s lowest rung into Mehr-leben, prefiguring speciation as rupture from the stasis field of moral ressentiment, linked autobiographically to Zarathustra’s “Adder’s Bite” and “On Redemption.” Diethe's Fortleben rendering shatters Ecce Homo's architectonics. The paper reclaims much pathologized philological obsessio as structural Veritas. Contra Paul Loeb’s claim that Nietzsche’s Ecce Homo bravado proves “self-deception” in failing Zarathustra’s “superhuman universal affirmation,” where he stages partial life-affirmation while craving total recurrence, the text asserts genuine Mehr-leben via biological will-to-power mastery over decadence.



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