Kostroma State University named after N. A. Nekrasov The Phenomenon of Love in an Inter-disciplinary and a Cross-cultural Aspects The paper views the problem of love in cross-cultural and inter-disciplinary approaches, that is in philosophy, sociology, psychotherapy and psychology. The author"s definition of love is given. The main attention is drawn to a cognitive-behavioral component […]

J. V. Donoeva Ulan-Ude, Buryat State University The ethnic-psychological and ethnic confessions factors in forming of healthy lifestyle The through analysis of ethnic confessions factor in forming of healthy lifestyle is held. The role and potential of ethnic confessions traditions in forming of healthy lifestyle are shown. В последнее время интерес к здоровому образу жизни […]

Moscow, State University — Higher School of Economics Values and personality characteristics as predictors of ethnic intolerance State University — Higher School of Economics work is devoted to the study of ethnic intolerance predictors. The research is referred to the cross-cultural relations problem area. In the following article a review of studies in the field […]

I. V. Hryschenko Kyiv, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine The struggle of regional totems for the locus in the Ukrainian folk tale "The Bear and the Mouse — godmother" The article is devoted to the struggle of the totems. The Bear uphold his locus and food from the Mouse, which wanted […]

V. S. Goncharov City of Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad State Technical University Cultural constants as cognitive development determinants It is asserted that formal logic acts as a cognitive constant for Western European culture. It is noted that Europocentrism in cross-cultural research leads to erroneous conclusions concerning assessment of intellectual development of the representatives of traditional cultures. Исследуя […]

S. Golovina Tobolsk, Tobolsk state socio-pedagogical academy named after D. I. Mendeleev Ethnic features of hero-trikster in the folklore of Khanty, Mansi and Nenets Behaviour of northerner’s antihero and story-teller’s attitude to him exactly point at their mentality: unwillingness to resign themselves to greedness, verbiage, weakness, cowardice. But in spite of all his shortcomings, northerners […]

H. V. Gatalskaa, N. M. Tkach Gomel State University named after F. Skorina Psychological analysis of auto — and hetero-stereotypes of the Belarusians The article presents the results of the research of auto — and hetero — stereotypes among the Belarusians, the realization of the comparison between auto — and hetero — stereotypes, which means […]

T. A. Gavrilova Ussurisk, State Pedagogical Institution Culture worldwiews and death anxiety (The rewiew of foreign polemic) The short review of discussion about the functions of the culture woldview and its relation with death anxiety by J. Greenberg, T. Pyszczynski, S. Solomon «terror managment theory» and «coalition psychology» С. Б. Navarett is presented. В последние […]

V. Vyushina Moscow, National Research University — Higher School of Economics Cultural differences in value priorities: gender analysis Gender analysis of cultural differences is presented. Value priorities based on Schwarz’s theory were measured for samples of Russians and Caucasians. Value priorities of Russian men and Russian women, Caucasian men and Caucasian women, Russian men and […]

V. A. Vasiutynskyi Kyiv Taras Shevchenko National University On social perceptional «non-Russianity» of Russian-speaking residents Of Ukraine Russian-speaking residents of Ukraine are inclined to attribute positive features to Ukrai­nians and negative ones to Russians. Such position reflects their double Russian-Ukrainian identity. Russian identity is more symbolical for them, and Ukrainian — more practical. Protective avoidance […]