Abstract: The author examines the sculptural decoration of the Pura Beji temple – a vivid representative of the style of sacred architecture and decorative plasticity of northern Bali. This temple complex is the sanctuary of the subak irrigation association. It is unique with a peculiar vocabulary of decor, rich texture of stone carvings, masterfully executed in a “pink” paras. The purpose of the article is to use the example of analysis of the decorations of temple buildings (Candi Bentar gates, Candi Kurung, Candi Laras altars, Apit Lawang) and samples of round sculpture to identify the characteristic features of the decorative desing of Pura Beji, to reveal the features of the iconographic reading of individual motifs and images, their spatial configuration. The work is based on empirical material from field studies conducted in April 2019 (Desa Sangsit, kabupaten Buleleng). The study of the temple decor was carried out using the methods of full-scale research, non-standardized interviews; comparative analysis; iconographic, compositional, artistic analysis of images. For the first time, the diverse repertoire of Pura Beji's plastics was analyzed through the prism of the leading iconographic program related to the cult of fertility and the specifics of Balinese Hinduism (with its rich mythopoetics, metamorphoses of the divine and demonic worlds). This predetermined the abundance of floral ornaments and chimerical, fantastic images in the decoration of the temple, their organic fusion. The role of active contacts of the northern coast of Bali with the cultures of Eastern civilizations and Western Europe in the formation of the original style of carving by Sangsit masters is also taken into account. The author comes to the conclusion that the decorative design of Pura Beji is characterized by: rethinking the codified patterns of decor, the use of original motifs and borrowed replicas; compositional freedom of ornamental constructions; continuous filling of the wall surface with sculptural decoration in relief, the applicative manner of applying the ornament. Also noteworthy is the hyperbolized way of articulating decorative elements, manifested in the reception of emphasized grotesque in the interpretation of zoomorphic images and the dominance of a large pattern of leaves and flowers.

Keywords: carving motifs, iconographic program, paras, decoration, pura subak, Pura Beji, temple complex, Desa Sangsit, Buleleng, North Bali

Abstract: The Glazovo estate in Kashirsky uyezd, Tula province (now the village of Staroye Glazovo, Venyevsky district, Tula Oblast) holds a special place in the biography of the great Russian architect and painter Vasily Ivanovich Bazhenov (1738-1799). It was here that the architect regularly lived during his disgrace after his removal from the construction of the Tsaritsyno estate in the second half of the 1780s and in the early 1790s, and it was in the village of Glazovo that Vasily Ivanovich was reburied from the Smolensky cemetery in St. Petersburg in 1799 according to his will. In the present article the author continues the study of the estate's history and aims to highlight the history of the Bazhenov's estates near the town of Kashira in the first third of the 19th century until their complete sale in 1837, finally clarifying a number of important issues of the Glazovo estate's history. The novelty of the study lies in the publication of many previously unknown facts and documents, which the author discovered during his work in the archives of Tula, Nizhny Novgorod and St. Petersburg. For example, for the first time an inventory of the Glazovo estate's buildings (1823) is given, the fact of V. I. Bazhenov's burial in the Glazovo cemetery is finally confirmed and the fate of the estate stone St. Nicholas Church, which the architect founded in 1784 and could not complete, is also clarified. Clarification of these issues is important both for the study of Bazhenov's life and work and for the history of Russian art and architecture.

Keywords: Bazhenov's grave, necropolistics, local history, Glazovo estate, architect Vasily Bazhenov, Tula province, history of Kashira, Kashirsky uyezd, source studies, archival documents

Abstract: The role of the circus in the formation of the socio-cultural environment is determined. The aim of the work is to study the circus art in Russia in a cultural aspect. The subject of the study is the culturological aspect of the development of circus art until 2035; an analysis of two models of circus art: domestic and foreign is presented. The tasks and prospects in this area are outlined, the direction of further creative development of the Russian circus system until 2035 should be the creation of qualitatively new circus programs and performances using the capabilities of related arts (theatre, cinema, stage, etc.) and the use of modern technologies. The novelty of the study lies in the definition of the main trends in the development of circus art, the definition of global and domestic trends, a description of their features. The Russian circus industry is less segmented, unlike the Western one, which is distinguished by world-class high-tech shows, traditional circus troupes, circus performers with individual numbers. In Russia, the second segment is part of the circus system due to its demand among children and families. Recommendations are proposed for improving the circus business and its popularization: popularizing the circus as a form of family leisure, improving the human resources base, providing comprehensive support to the circus sector, etc.

Keywords: trends in circus art, art, variety art, Russian circus, cultural studies, spectacular arts, cultural aspect, circus, modern technologies, circus programs

Abstract: The object of the study is the Soviet practice of transferring the ideology of the "right-wing threat", widely spread at the turn of the 1920s–1930s, into the space of fine art. This concept, which arose thanks to Stalin's purposeful efforts, was his effective weapon in the fight against the opposition. It was assumed that its existence would be limited by the factional struggle in the CPSU(b). However, the logic of public life in the country has made it inevitable that a purely political ideologeme will be transferred to all areas of culture. Based on the material of art magazines, newspapers, yearbooks published from 1929 to 1932, the chronology, main stages and features of the adaptation of the ideologeme in relation to fine art are considered for the first time. It is shown that accusations of belonging to the "right opposition", "right deviation" were made not only to creative associations or to individual artists, but also in relation to genres of fine art (for example, to still life and landscape). Manifestations of bourgeoisness were found both in the content of the works and in their form. It is revealed that the initial publications contained sincere attempts to understand what the "right threat" in art is, how its manifestations in this area can be determined. However, very soon such attempts were almost completely abandoned, and the phrase "right-wing threat" turned into a formal cliche, a political label.

Keywords: criticism, genre, Stalin, accusation, magazine, artist, painting, art, culture, ideologeme

Abstract: The subject of the study is the need to form a modern ecological culture in the conditions of growing macroeconomic turbulence and systemic ecological crisis. The object of the study is the state of the modern environment, in general, and its chemical pollution, in particular. The authors consider in detail such aspects of the topic as the currently growing chemical pollution of the environment, the cumulative effect of such pollution, issues of ensuring environmental (chemical) safety and ways of forming an ecological culture. Special attention is paid to the institutional and legal aspect of the development of ecological culture in the "nature – society" system and the conditions necessary to prevent further chemical pollution of the environment. The main conclusions of the study are proposals to create a promising strategy (program) for the prevention and elimination of chemical pollution of the environment, to complete the preparation and adoption of an appropriate regulatory framework for dealing with chemical pollution and related risks, to increase public literacy in the field of chemical safety, to develop a new methodology for monitoring, assessment and relief of chemical pollution at enterprises and organizations that are sources of such pollution, as well as on the revision of some principles and norms of modern environmental policy in the field of combating chemical pollution, adjusting its main direction related to the preservation of the "status quo" of the environment towards its reclamation and reproduction. The novelty of the research lies in the development of organizational aspects related to the culture of chemical safety in modern conditions.

Keywords: ecological culture, human, chemical safety, chemical pollution, habitat, reclamation, natural environment, environment, society, cumulative effect

Abstract: The subject of the article is the current socio-cultural risks of Russian citizens as users of computer and telecommunication technologies and Internet communications. The object of the study is the consequences of digital transformation, such as the advantages and threats of automating the generation, collection and analysis of "big user data". The relevance of the topic is due to the adoption by the Russian Government of the "Concept of formation and development of the culture of information security of citizens of the Russian Federation" on December 22, 2022. Socio-cultural risks and threats, including traditional values and identity, associated with being in a "digital" environment and user actions are considered. Special attention is paid to the analysis of threats to Russian citizens from the "electronic totalitarianism" of unfriendly countries and global corporate digital platforms, as well as the possibilities of counteraction. The novelty of the study of socio-cultural risks of information security in the application of the profile system-dynamic culturological approach, evolutionary and structural-functional methods. Taking into account the rapid changes in the landscape of socio-cultural digital risks in recent years, the research materials were Russian scientific publications in the journals of the list of HAC (categories K1, K2) and foreign ones in the international database Scopus (quartiles Q1, Q2) 2021−2023, "critical" for the formation of modern digital threats. A special contribution is the use of developments obtained in the course of research of scientific and practical communications in the information security of the financial sector, conducted under the guidance of the author in 2010-2023. The results of the study are conclusions about the need to take into account the balance of advantages and threats of "digitalization", the management of socio-cultural risks of "big user data" in the interests of Russian citizens. The main conclusion is to determine the decisive role in the development and improvement of the general civil culture of information security not only of the professional activities of state bodies and specialized organizations, but also of all citizens.

Keywords: manipulation of consciousness, disinformation, sociocultural identity, traditional values, digital totalitarianism, digital transformation, digital sociocultural risks, information security, big data analysis, big user data

Abstract: The purpose of this work is to reveal the peculiarities of perception of historical archival newsreels on the example of pre-revolutionary non-fiction films. The objective of the study is to identify the qualities of pre-revolutionary newsreels that influenced the mass audience before the revolution and compare them with those qualities that come out on top when perceived by modern viewers. In the work, an analytical approach is used as a method, which is based on theoretical provisions arising from the consideration of the specifics of newsreels as a special type of cinematography. The formation of Russian non-fiction cinema at an early stage is also considered, the techniques used in its development are revealed, and the extant evidence of the perception of newsreels in the first cinemas is studied. Films considered are : "The Sovereign Emperor, the Empress Empress and the Heir Tsarevich are pleased to taste sailor food on the imperial yacht "Standard" during their stay in the Skerries in 1908" (1908), "Asbestos mining in the Urals" (1911) and "The opening of the bridge across the Volga in the center of Rzhev" (1911). The results of the study confirm the influence of the so-called visual turn that occurred and indicate a fundamental difference in the perception of visual information compared to verbal. When analyzing the preserved film materials, including documentaries, it is noticeable that now these ephemeral screen images convey the breath of authentic life, and we look at the screen not to learn any story, but to feel the atmosphere of being of those people. The novelty of the undertaken research lies in the development of a model of perception of pre-revolutionary newsreels both in general terms and from the point of view of a specific audience before and now.

Keywords: visibility, image, understanding, screen reality, cinema, non - gaming, perception, viewer, film, pre - revolutionary newsreel

Abstract: The article is dedicated to research of sources and documents linked with recollection of Parisian painters of 1650–1800 by contemporaries and scholars. Since the origin of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture appeared regularly a sum of biographical essays devoted to French academic masters. The texts were created by historiographer of Academy until the middle of the 18th century. Later it were connoisseurs of fine art who continued to produce these writings. The authors were recruited from members of Academy as well as friends and relatives of an artist. After research of such sources and documents, the author strives to define a role of memory and posthumous glory for the most eminent artists and representatives of artistic milieu. The author takes in consideration an image of a Parisian painter displayed before his descendants. The article also treats an idea of personal glory connected with artists’ aim to make the Academy and its pictorial school flourish and rule throughout Europe. The research novelty is based on the lack of fundamental publications on the topic in Russian and Western historiography. The relevance of this study is caused by recent trends of social art history interested in everyday life and worldview of a real artist in the real world. Author’s careful work with authentic documents helped to trace a certain scheme used in such biographical writings. They contain biographical data, a tribute to personal qualities of the late artist and, finally, a scrupulous description of his works. The texts written by artist’s friends and relatives are usually more sentimental and have a touch of biographical novel. Virtually, both of these genres were intended not only to keep memory of artist’s creative heritage but also to represent his individuality. In doing so the biographers of any artist not only aimed to compose several individual vitae but also to create a panoramic view of French school of painting as the leader of artistic progress of the time.

Keywords: biographical dictionaries, dictionaries of fine art terms, theory of art, the Royal Academy, biographies of artists, conservation of artistic heritage, artistic life in Paris, early writings on art history, French art, the 18th-century art

Abstract: The object of research in this article is the actor speech in the cinema of the "Khrushchev Thaw" period. The subject of the research is the artistic specifics of the recorded speech in the film "I am Twenty." The article analyzes the use of "subjective microphone" technique in the sound landscape of the film "I Am Twenty" by Marlen Khutsiev. The aesthetic and technical aspects of the use of the above technique have been analyzed in detail. "Subjective microphone" is considered by the author as part of the updated speech style that appeared in Soviet cinema in the era of the " Khrushchev Thaw." The author pays special attention to the influence of the updated speech aesthetics of cinema of the 1950s and 1960s on theatrical art and acting. The novelty of this research lies in the study of the phenomenon of acting speech in the cinema of the "thaw" from an aesthetic and technical standpoint. The term "subjective microphone" was first introduced into scientific circulation in application to sounding speech in screen arts. The term "cross-diegesis" is proposed for inclusion in scientific circulation to determine a special sound space formed in screen arts when using the technique of a "subjective microphone." The article scientifically substantiates a special place that is occupied by the "subjective microphone" technique in the concept of dividing the sound space of the film into diegetic, non-diegetic and methadiegetic layers. Separately, the author dwells on the inclusion of the reception of the "subjective microphone" in the general documentary-poetic artistic style of Marlen Khutsiev. In conclusion, the author says that the appearance of magnetic sound recording in the 1950s had a powerful effect on the aesthetics of film monography and, in particular, the sound of acting speech.

Keywords: speech style, actor speech, Khutsiev, subjective microphone, sound, film, cinema, The Khrushchev Thaw, cross-diegesis, speech in film

Abstract: The name of Vittoria Archilei has entered the history of vocal art as the first opera prima donna in a new style of singing for the turn of the XVI-XVII centuries. During her lifetime, the singer enjoyed great popularity. Outstanding composers G. Caccini, J. Peri, S. D'India, E. de’ Cavalieri, etc. they admired her skill, noting the extraordinary tenderness of the sound of her voice, combined with its bright virtuosity. Archilei performance was significantly different from other singers, her contemporaries. It is not by chance that J. Peri calls the prima donna the Euterpe of his time. The article presents a creative portrait of Vittoria Archilei, the first brilliant interpreter of monodic music, an outstanding singer who created a new method of singing women. The methodological basis of the work is the principle of historicism. The cultural and historical research method was used. The biographical reconstruction was made on the basis of source studies with reviews of the singer's contemporaries, letters, music-critical articles. In Russian musicology, this article is the first special publication dedicated to the creative path of Vittoria Archilei. This material will be useful for musicians, singers performing old music, for its stylistically correct interpretation, as well as in training courses on the history of vocal performance at vocal departments of music colleges and faculties of universities.

Keywords: vocal technique, improvisation, vocal ornamentation, virtuoso singing, opera diva, Vittoria Archilei, baroque music, Giulio Caccini, Antonio Archilei, monodic music