The article deals with folk traditional aerophonic instrumentation of Volyn and Polissya, its varieties, characteristic features, the way of making and living. The structure of melo music of the connoisseur music in the context of the pasty life of the studied region is analyzed.
The article examines the transformation and modification of the image of Sofia in the sories of poems cycle by Alexander Blok “Verses about the Beautiful Lady” and the collection of poms by Andrei Bely “Gold in Azure”. The author shows that the image of Sophia Celestial is represented in the works of poets-symbolists at all levels of religious and poetic consciousness, viz. at religious and mystical, ordinary and philosophical ones. It is noted that the image of Sophia, borrowed by the young symbolists from the philosophy of V. Solovyov, is associated in the poetry of A. Blok with the cult of Eternal femininity, and in the creativity of A. Belyy – with solar symbolism.
2018 m. birželio 15–16 d. Klaipėdos universitete vyko 4-oji tarptautinė tarpdalykinė mokslinė konferencija „Baltų kalbos ir kultūros 4“. Baltijos valstybių šimtmečio proga surengtoje konferencijoje diskutuota apie svarbiausius kultūrinės tapatybės ženklus – kalbą, tautinę ir valstybinę savimonę, istorinį ir kultūrinį paveldą, šių dėmenų tarpusavio sąveiką, funkcijas ir vertes, iškilusias grėsmes ir uždavinius globalizacijos sąlygomis. Konferencijos moto saugotina sutelkė įvairių sričių mokslininkus kalbėti svarbiomis temomis: kokie kalbinio ir kultūrinio paveldo objektai ir/ar elementai verti apsaugos ir kodėl, koks yra jų ištirtumo lygis, kokios tyrimo kryptys vaisingos, kaip tyrimai pritaikomi ir koks rezultatas.
2018 m. rugpjūčio 18-ąją Klaipėdos universiteto bendruomenė, visa Klaipėdos miesto inteligentija buvo sukrėsta skaudžios ir netikėtos žinios – Anapusybėn išėjo Aleksandras Žalys (1951 10 26–2018 08 18) – kolega, bičiulis, mokytojas, bendražygis – asmenybė, kuriai net turtingoje lietuvių kalboje, ko gero, stinga žodžių visapusiškai apibūdinti.
The main aim of this scientific research is the need for a detailed elaboration and introduction into scientific circulation materials of archbishop who was a tireless researcher – Filaret (Gumilevsky). The analysis of his scientific and popular scientific heritage is seen through the prism of his life. The article shows how his pastoral work seamlessly combined with a deep understanding of the importance of popularizing knowledge of ethnology. Great part of the information which was presented on the pages of the diocesan newspaper later will be the basis of a thorough seven volume work “Historical and statistical description of Chernigov eparchy” (1873–1876), and was written by Filaret.
The popular musical genre of rap in Lithuania, ascribed to the subculture of hip-hop, is appearing in the area of social and commercial advertisements more frequently. Rap is also gradually becoming a willingly used platform for telling various stories. This musical genre is used during different lessons and trainings as a means that encourages creativity and motivation of learning. Being based in the USA and quite strongly rooted in Lithuania, rap itself makes one think about how this phenomenon transformed in Lithuanian cultural sphere or how it is perceived nowadays by Lithuanian artists. Using documentaries, this article seeks to analyze the thoughts about rap and its significance in Lithuanian and American documentaries proposed by the hip-hop artists, in addition to discuss and explain their similarities and differences from the artist’s perspective.
Національна кооперативна комунікативна поведінка: від когніції до дискурсу: монографія / І. Р. Корольов; відп. ред. О. С. Снитко. – Київ: ВПЦ “Київський університет”, 2018. – 519 с.
Anthropologists are increasingly doing research related to the city. There is a need to come up with new urban theories. Because of this, it is important to know about the research of Lithuanian ethnology and anthropology which emphasize the importance of the city. The aim of this article is to find out how city is analyzed and conceptualized by Lithuanian ethnologists and anthropologists. Two tasks have been formulated: to introduce with theories of urban anthropology and to analyze and classify works of Lithuanian ethnologists and anthropologists. In the article there are distinguished four groups of concepts of city.
The Tėviškė (Homeland) Society for Lithuania’s cultural relations with compatriots abroad was set up in Soviet Lithuania in 1976 on the basis of previous analogous institutions. Through the society, attempts were made to control the cooperation with emigrant compatriots, disseminate the Soviet propaganda, restrict the spread of objective information, and discredit the right-wing emigration organizations that nurtured the idea of restoration of Lithuania’s independence. The aim of this paper is to review the programme of cultural exchanges with emigrants in the USA, implemented in the Soviet times, by highlighting the musical aspect. The research is based on the Cold War paradigm, the work of historians who analysed the topic, the still unexplored documentation of the Tėviškė Society, and the letters addressed to it and currently stored in the Lithuanian Special Archives. The cultural cooperation programme also included the field of tourism, which was especially useful for governmental institutions wishing to demonstrate the achievements of Soviet Lithuania to foreign visitors. It was partly supervised by the Tėviškė Society. However, this is a subject for a new study and will not be analysed in the present paper.
The article provides with psychoanalysis of the story titled Traumnovelle (Rhapsody: A Dream Novel, also known as Dream Story), written by Arthur Schnitzler, representative of the Viennese modernist style, that decodes intricate forms of mental life from unconscious instincts, libido. The reader is exposed to the characters’ affection, that of the therapist Fridolin and his wife Albertina, who play each other up with immodest confessions about their erotic affection. The article uncovers the action mode of the story, which is on the verge between dream and reality, consciousness and unconsciousness, peculiarities of feelings exposure through the characters’ imagination, structurally similar to a dream, is reviewed as well. The article examines the motivational structure of Albertina’s behavior, determined by “primary affection”, activity of her psychics, regulated by “satisfaction principle”, and that of Fridolin, based on “reality principle”, where functional activity is coherent with human needs and external reality conditions. The article investigates the motive of a mask as a symbol of transformation, acquisition of anonymity by losing individuality (Fridolin’s participation in a sado-masochistic orgy at villa of secret society) and as an opposition to the husband real-life adventure – Albertina’s dream, revealing frustration and pleasure from a married woman’s revenge for the imposed role of serving her husband. It is concluded that the art, as well as a dream, makes it possible to get released for some period of time from a social role and a consciousness censorship.