The issue of violence against women has existed for a long time and has remained relevant in the modern world. One of the perspectives of its research is the analysis of the factors provoking and legitimizing this violence. A  specifi c part in this is played by cultural factors, in particular, sexist humor, the negative impact of which on relations between men and women has been clearly underestimated. The objective of this paper is to address the issue of the infl uence of sexist humor on men’s propensity to violence against women. The author has examined the cases of Russian sexist humor and several foreign studies on the social consequences of disparaging humor. The study has revealed that in Russia the problem of social consequences of sexist humor has not been realized and has not given rise to concern for the majority of the society. However, a survey of overseas studies indicates that there is a  direct correlation between comedic performances using discriminatory expressions directed at women and an increase in violence against them.

The Russian reinsurance market is currently faced with signifi cant challenges under the conditions of sanctions. Reinsurance performs a set of functions optimizing an insurer’s performance, ensuring the guarantees for the timeliness and completeness of fulfi lling its obligations to customers, as well as improving the performance of the entire insurance market. Due to the withdrawal of the largest foreign reinsurers from the market, the state is forced to take measures to stabilize the situation. The author’s objective is to identify some new opportunities for the development of the Russian reinsurance market under restrictions. The author has studied the legal foundations of the formation of the Russian reinsurance market, examined the existing forms of reinsurance, and carried out their comparative analysis. The article also analyzes the dynamics of changes in the number of insurance and reinsurance companies on the Russian market. In addition, the paper presents the analysis of the performance indicators of reinsurance operations of the largest insurers. Conclusions are drawn about the overcoming of diffi culties by insurance companies in modern conditions. Unprecedented measures of the Bank of Russia play ed a huge role in solving these prob lems. In particular, the main capacity of the reinsurance market was replaced by the Russian National Reinsurance Company, which made it possible to expand the capabilities of Russian insurance companies to reinsure risks within the country. As a result, the author establishes the options for the development of the Russian reinsurance market in the long term perspective.

The article considers various aspects of the introduction of artifi cial intelligence in the educational sphere, systematization of information and prediction of the possibilities of its application, as well as practical examples of successful implementation of artifi cial intelligence in educational processes. The positive sides of the use of artifi cial intelligence in education are analyzed, the problems and challenges accompanying the widespread introduction of artifi cial intelligence in education in the Russian Federation are presented. The conclusions are made that artifi cial intelligence is widely used in the educational sphere in the Russian Federation in different areas, is regulated and stimulated at the state level, is a promising direction, the development and implementation of technologies which will be actively carried out in the near future.

The Russian Federation is currently maintaining economic relations with the Republic of Korea, which is confi rmed by the statistics cited in the article. Various treaties and agreements have been concluded between the two countries, resulting in the need to translate texts containing legal terms from Korean into Russian. In this article the major research methods consist in reviewing and summarizing the fi ndings of modern specialist literature in the fi eld of the theory of translation of legal texts and legal terminology. Building on of analysis of normative legal acts of the Republic of Korea, the comparison of several variants of translation of one and the same word from Korean into Russian could be implemented. The induction method will contribute to the analysis of different aspects of translation problems in legal terminology from Korean into Russian. The author analyzes the specifi cs of the Korean legal system and its differences from the Russian one, which is one of the main reasons for translation diffi culties. In addition, the article discusses the role of cultural context in understanding legal terms and its infl uence on the accuracy of translation. The research is concluded via identifying the problems in this area suggesting practical recommendations for translators working with Korean and Russian legal terminology. The importance of executing an effi cient translation of legal terminology from Korean into Russian is highlighted. The academic novelty of the article consists in identifying the need of compiling a Russian-Korean, and a Korean-Russian professional thesaurus. The research fi ndings could contribute to the development of theoretical and practical perspectives of legal translation / interpreting.

The article aims to assess the degree of political autonomy of Somalian pirates. To achieve this goal, the author analyzes the resource base necessary for their activities in the logic of rational choice theory, addressing the issues whether it is realistic to be self-suffi cient without external assistance. The author resorts to a three-link model (labor, fi nance and political capital) suggested by the World Bank. Building on the result of the analysis, the author concludes that pirates are highly dependent on the political climate of the State they operate in.

The article examines the role of the Institute of Rulings of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, its theoretical perspectives, the issues arising in law enforcement practice, and deals with various aspects of the enforcement of these legal relations. The normative qualities of the Resolutions of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation are considered, there is a discussion about the obligation of their application by lower courts, the provisions of the Constitution of the Russian Federation on the basis of which the Plenum carries out its work are analyzed. The authors put forward their strategies for considering the considered aspects of the practical application of the norms of law. The major objective of the paper consists in a comprehensive study of the position and role of the Plenum’s Resolutions in the domestic legal system. The objectives of the research include the study of legal norms and institutions, the analysis of existing legal concepts and theories, as well as the development of new concepts or the support for one of the existing theories.

Preserving and developing minor languages has currently become an important goal requiring a systematic approach and an effective language policy. This paper considers St. Petersburg experience in the context of minor languages preservation. The author analyzes the existing issues faced by minor languages in the urban environment and highlights the major aspects of the language policy implemented in St. Petersburg. The paper focuses on the strategies for the integration of minor languages into the city’s language policy. The article suggests some specifi c recommendations for improving the status of minor languages and for their integration into the urban socio-cultural space.