Academic literature on the topic 'Saint Petersburg (Russia). Pioneers Palace'

The present article concentrates on revealing prospects of Business Intelligence systems use for efficient management. Terms studied include information technologies, management, Business Intelligence, vendor, dashboard, business analytics. Digital transformation influences all the spheres and management is no exception. Data and related processes are considered to be one of the most significant aspects of doing business. Public administration is also exploring prospects of information technologies in general and Business Intelligence systems in particular. Saint-Petersburg is one of the pioneers regarding this and can serve as a fine example for the rest Northwest Region and Russia on the whole.

This article examines the historical discourse of Emperor Paul's representational program of power and personality in the context of the artistic universe of his St. Petersburg residence, the Mikhailovsky Castle. This large-scale project, Paul I embodied not only advanced building and decoration technologies of contemporary palace construction, but also the traditions of the sovereign's power and personality representation inherent in the palace discourse. The Mikhailovsky Castle of Emperor Paul I was both the most “expensive” object of palace construction and the most “conceptual”. His symbolic program absorbed the principles of power representation implemented in the residences of his predecessors. However, at the same time, it was formed personally by the royal customer. Examining the correspondence between the compositional axes of the building to the earthly (south-north) and spiritual (west-east) aspects of existence, the author of the publication reveals the symbolic, gender and historical principles in the composition of the grand enfilades of Paul I (southern and eastern parts of the palace) and Maria Feodorovna (northern and western parts of the palace). The researcher focuses on interpreting the history of Russia and the Sovereign's persona in the setting of the palace's exterior and interiors of the palace. The detailed semiotic analysis of the historical paintings created by J. Atkinson and G. I. Ugryumov on the initiative of Emperor Paul I for the Resurrection Hall of the Palace reveals the concept of power, based on the principles of masculinity, patriotism and sacredness. The gallery of hero rulers (the first of their kind), created by the artists, presented Paul I as one of the royal pioneers – the first ruler to unite not only secular and spiritual power, but also the Eastern and Western Christian churches. The dualism of secular and sacred principles is the leitmotif of the historical discourse of the palace decor, which, in turn, corresponds to the idee fixe of its sovereign master.

This September saw hundreds of delegates come to Saint Petersburg to participate in the Congress on Russian Language and Literature in the Changing World organized by the International Association of Teachers of Russian Language and Literature (IATRLL). The Congress gathered participants from 63 countries, from Armenia, Serbia, and Hungary to Kenya, China, Mexico, and Peru. This vast geography is no wonder: the Congress has been held for decades, with experts in the fields of linguistics and literature, interpreters, translators, and teachers gathering every five years to discuss Russian literature studies and key issues of the Russian language functioning and teaching. The first Congress was held in Moscow and over the years it was hosted by Warsaw, Bratislava, Shanghai, Astana, etc. On September 13, 2023 (declared the Year of the Russian language as the language of Interethnic communication by the Council of the CIS Heads of State), its 15th jubilee conference opening took place in the Hermitage. V. V. Putin, A. D. Beglov, S. V. Lavrov, V. A. Sadovnichiy, Ye. A. Primakov, V. A. Nikonov, and other officials greeted the participants. Russian cosmonauts send their greetings from the International Space Station, in their video they acknowledged the Russian language to be the language of friendship and cooperation of international space programs. In his speech, IATRILL President V. I. Tolstoy stressed the importance or promoting the Russian language. The plenary session included reports by N. M. Kropachev (The Russian Language as the Official Language of Russia), T. V. Chernigovskaya (Language and Brain in the 21st Century), Ye. G. Vodolazkin (Petersburg. Reality of the Myth). The next day there were thirteen thematic sessions and panel discussions held. N. D. Afanasyeva, M. V. Belyakov, and N. Yu. Yarygina from MGIMO University presented their reports on teaching the Russian language to foreigners. Participants of the Congress enjoyed an immersive social program that included visits to the best Russian museums. They also had a unique opportunity to see an exhibition dedicated to the distinguished Russian linguist V. G. Kostomarov with his unique pictures, documents, and personal items brought from Moscow museums. The President of the Indian Association of Teachers of the Russian Language and Literature Charanjit Singh and the Head of the Russian Language Department of the Dakar University in Senegal Manetu Ndiaye addressed the Congress at the closing Ceremony in the Tauride Palace. The next Congress is to take place in 2027 in China.