The article is dedicated to analyzing the issue of tyranny and order in Sophocles’ tragedies, focusing on Oedipus Rex and Antigone. The major research question is the way the term “tyrant” was understood by Sophocles and his contemporaries. The author examines the interpretation of the term “tyrant” within the ancient Greek context, distinct from later Platonic views, with an emphasis on the violation of nomos—the established cosmic order. The study adopts the Cambridge School of Concepts methodology, which emphasizes the significance of terms within their historical context, reveals evaluative attitudes, and analyzes the speech acts in which these concepts are employed.
The analysis demonstrates that, despite their legitimate origins and good intentions, the characters Oedipus and Creon are regarded as tyrants due to their violation of unwritten traditional laws governing the harmony of the polis.
The article argues that the tragedies reflect socio-political processes unfolding in ancient Greek poleis at the time, such as the disintegration of the traditional order, the loss of instinctual connection to the cosmos, and the transition to “secular” laws. The study illustrates the relationship between these processes and their interpretation by Sophocles’ contemporaries, as manifested in the conflict between two schools of thought: the Sophists and the Socratics. The article clarifies the context of Sophistic ideas and their role in developing the concept of the conventionality of laws and morality, contrasted with nomos.
In this study, the author suggests a new interpretation of the term “tyrant,” understood not as negative but as a neutral indication of a violation of cosmic laws.
The study contributes to the discourse on the Greek tragic canon and the logic of polis life, presenting a more accurate understanding of the political significance of the tragedy.
Introduction. At the moment, in accordance with the Constitution of the Russian Federation, municipal power is a part of public power and is subordinated to its general principles. In this regard, the state establishes the obligation of local self-government bodies to report on the effectiveness of their performance. The Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 607 ‘On Assessing the Performance of Local Self-Government Bodies of Municipalities, Urban Districts and Municipal Districts’ stipulates a list of performance indicators for LSG bodies.
There are different opinions in the academic community regarding the need to assess the effectiveness of LSG bodies, the content and the implementation of indicators from various spheres of society for such an assessment. Therefore, it seems logical to analyze the performance of local self-governance bodies of a particular municipality on the basis of the indicators outlined in Presidential Decree No. 607. The author has selected the Krasnodar Urban District as the municipality to be analyzed.
Materials and techniques. The study is based on the materials provided by the Federal State Statistics Service. The research methods are universal academic methods, the techniques of statistical processing and interpretation of data.
Results. The analysis of the main demographic, economic, social and environmental indicators of the municipality revealed the issue of the selection to municipal preschool educational institutions in the city of Krasnodar.
Discussion. In order to improve the efficiency of local government bodies of the Krasnodar city district on the selected assessment indicator, a set of measures aimed at improving the current situation has been suggested. These measures are universal and applicable to the majority of municipalities facing this problem.
The economy of any country is characterized by a state of flux, i. e. development. Under such conditions, its elements evolve, adjusting to the conditions created by the external environment. Therefore, in different market segments, companies choose between two different development strategies, which have opposite objectives: to expand or to maximize profits. This has resulted in the emergence of growth companies and value companies on the world stage. At a certain point it is inevitable that a business will transform from a growth company to a value company when there is no opportunity for further market growth.
The aim of this paper is to determine the optimal business development model of the company, to transform it into a ‘value company’ by ensuring organic growth. To achieve the goal, the author sets the following objectives: to outline the differences between growth and value companies, to provide relevant examples from global and Russian practice, to highlight the prerequisites for the transition from growth strategy to profit maximization. The object of the research is company development management, and the subject is management approaches providing target levels of company development.
The article considers the main trends of modern development of digital legal relations, as well as the nature of other innovative phenomena possessing irreal character and nature. The objective of the article is to study the major perspectives of legal regulation of digital objects, in specific virtual property, and their integration into the Russian legislation. The research employed such methods as synthesis, abstraction, comparison and speciallegal one.
The author presents some approaches to the legal regulation of virtual property in accordance with the existing civil law institutions. The paper highlights a number of key problems of integration of virtual property into modern Russian legislation. The author concludes by claiming that currently the introduction of provisions on virtual property into Russian legislation seems to be a non-priority area of activity despite the fact that the issue itself is relevant. Legislative integration faces a number of obstacles implying numerous transformations in the current Russian legal system.
This article deals with the phenomenon of parallel imports, which has become increasingly relevant due to the sanctions imposed by Western countries on the Russian Federation after February 24, 2022. The consequences of these sanctions include restrictions on the supply of various goods to the country and challenges for domestic enterprises in accessing foreign components, particularly in automobile manufacturing. The authors discuss the growing influence of parallel imports on the domestic market.
The paper employs a methodological approach based on economic adaptation theory to investigate the impact of legalizing parallel imports on the Russian automotive market. The authors analyze the way this legalization affects the market situation, and its role in addressing the challenges faced by Russian automakers.
The research findings demonstrate significant qualitative and quantitative transformations in Russian automotive market. The authors conclude that legalizing parallel imports has not only helped resolve short-term issues related to product availability, but has also opened new opportunities for domestic producers.
The practical implications of this research involve providing recommendations to government bodies and the business community to optimize parallel import processes, which could enhance the situation in the automotive market and meet the needs of Russian consumers.
The relevance of the subject of the article consists in the fact that currently in Russia, in order to increase the transparency of transactions in the market of sale and purchase of residential premises and to reduce the risks of unfair transactions, special settlement mechanisms are used in the execution of sale and purchase of residential premises. The article considers some possible options of payment for real estate depending on the situation and in terms of their advantages and disadvantages. Possible risks of application and ways of their minimization are presented for each mechanism. A comparison of some settlement mechanisms is made to show their differences and specifics of application.
The paper specifies the concept of ‘political jester’, used to denote some political actors performing similar functions to medieval jesters; it explores a set of essential characteristics of medieval jesters and modern political jesters, as well as the perception of such political actors by the Russian public.
The article consists of two sections: a theoretical and a practical one. The theoretical part covers modern political buffoonery as a kind of modified phenomenon; it highlights the main characteristics of political buffoonery, as well as the similarities and differences between the modern concept and the original image of a palace crony endowed with the ‘special right’ to tell the truth in the form of satire.
The second section presents the results of the survey of Russian citizens covering the period of 2024, which enables the author to establish that political jesters have been popular, because their rhetoric is quite consistent with the demands and moods of the society.
