2 December 10, 2025
Articles
1. Ol'ga Yu. Larionova
The History of Business and Private Life of Entrepreneurs of Pre-Revolutionary Votkinsk Andrianovs
European Researcher. Series A. 2025. 16(2): 46-59.
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2. Nikolay MitiukovEuropean Researcher. Series A. 2025. 16(2): 46-59.
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One of the most beautiful ancient buildings in Votkinsk, Udmurt Republic, the Andrianov House, located in its historical center, is an architectural monument of regional significance. However, information about one of the most famous entrepreneurs of the Votkinsk Plant was scarce and full of inaccuracies. The article reveals the history of the business and private life of the family of Egor Sidorovich Andrianov, a peasant with outstanding entrepreneurial talent, which shows that in the Russian Empire, people of the lower class had the opportunity to achieve high prosperity for their family, and the era of building the world's first socialist state was accompanied by tragedies in the lives of its citizens. In the name of the Votkinsk cultural heritage site “Andrianov House”, the letter “I” was used, according to the spelling of the surname by ear by the census taker in the sheets of the General Population Census of 1897, however, both Egor Sidorovich and his son Alexander Egorovich wrote their last name exclusively as Andrianovs. The result of this study is the conclusion that the choice of designation at the disposal of the Government of the Udmurt Republic dated 08.09.03 No. 750-r of the building on Kirova Street, 9, as “Andrianov House” was based on memories, and not on documents about the owner of the building.
One of the most beautiful ancient buildings in Votkinsk, Udmurt Republic, the Andrianov House, located in its historical center, is an architectural monument of regional significance. However, information about one of the most famous entrepreneurs of the Votkinsk Plant was scarce and full of inaccuracies. The article reveals the history of the business and private life of the family of Egor Sidorovich Andrianov, a peasant with outstanding entrepreneurial talent, which shows that in the Russian Empire, people of the lower class had the opportunity to achieve high prosperity for their family, and the era of building the world's first socialist state was accompanied by tragedies in the lives of its citizens. In the name of the Votkinsk cultural heritage site “Andrianov House”, the letter “I” was used, according to the spelling of the surname by ear by the census taker in the sheets of the General Population Census of 1897, however, both Egor Sidorovich and his son Alexander Egorovich wrote their last name exclusively as Andrianovs. The result of this study is the conclusion that the choice of designation at the disposal of the Government of the Udmurt Republic dated 08.09.03 No. 750-r of the building on Kirova Street, 9, as “Andrianov House” was based on memories, and not on documents about the owner of the building.
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The Kamlesosplav Trust Fleet in the Pre-War Years
European Researcher. Series A. 2025. 16(2): 60-66.
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3. Alina S. GimranovaEuropean Researcher. Series A. 2025. 16(2): 60-66.
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Based on orders concerning the Kamlesosplav Trust's core activities, collected from the collections of the Perm Krai State Archives, this paper reconstructs the biographies of the trust's vessels in the pre-war period. The chronological framework was determined by the order of the People's Commissariat of the Forestry Industry on the restoration of the timber rafting trust network in 1937, up to the immediate pre-war period. Orders on fleet allocation for navigation and winter repairs are presented in tabulated form, making it possible to identify two vessels with the same number and to speculate about vessel renamings. Overall, it is shown that from 1937 to 1939, the trust's fleet remained virtually unchanged, with a slight trend toward numerical growth. Ships were reshuffled between different People's Commissariat trusts, apparently with the intention of optimizing the ship complement.
Based on orders concerning the Kamlesosplav Trust's core activities, collected from the collections of the Perm Krai State Archives, this paper reconstructs the biographies of the trust's vessels in the pre-war period. The chronological framework was determined by the order of the People's Commissariat of the Forestry Industry on the restoration of the timber rafting trust network in 1937, up to the immediate pre-war period. Orders on fleet allocation for navigation and winter repairs are presented in tabulated form, making it possible to identify two vessels with the same number and to speculate about vessel renamings. Overall, it is shown that from 1937 to 1939, the trust's fleet remained virtually unchanged, with a slight trend toward numerical growth. Ships were reshuffled between different People's Commissariat trusts, apparently with the intention of optimizing the ship complement.
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Presenting Youth as the “Hope of the Country” or a “Problem of Society”: Results of a Content Analysis of the Magazine “Rovesnik”
European Researcher. Series A. 2025. 16(2): 67-71.
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4. Mikhail B. Loshchinin, Michael I. OjovanEuropean Researcher. Series A. 2025. 16(2): 67-71.
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This article conducts a content analysis of the Soviet and post-Soviet youth magazine “Rovesnik” to identify dominant models of youth representation. The study focuses on the binary opposition of “hope of the country” – the collective image of youth as builders of a bright future – and "problem of society" – an image emphasizing deviant phenomena or difficulties in adaptation. The analysis reveals the dynamic transformation of these images from the ideologically homogeneous model of the 1960s to the globalized identity of the 2000s.
This article conducts a content analysis of the Soviet and post-Soviet youth magazine “Rovesnik” to identify dominant models of youth representation. The study focuses on the binary opposition of “hope of the country” – the collective image of youth as builders of a bright future – and "problem of society" – an image emphasizing deviant phenomena or difficulties in adaptation. The analysis reveals the dynamic transformation of these images from the ideologically homogeneous model of the 1960s to the globalized identity of the 2000s.
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Estimating the Time of Mankind Evolution
European Researcher. Series A. 2025. 16(2): 72-98.
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5. Olga Yu. ZnaevaEuropean Researcher. Series A. 2025. 16(2): 72-98.
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A compact procedure is proposed for estimating the time required for the evolution of mankind from the beginning of sedentary survival to the modern global demographic transition. The procedure is based on the hypothesis of two stages of hyperbolic growth of the Earth's population and the positive interaction of the subjects of growth – genus communities in the first stage and Kapitsa's regional populations in the second. Accordingly, in the demographic history of mankind, there should be two demographic transitions and two population explosions – 6-7 thousand years ago and closer, as well as in the modern era. According to the applied models, the relative population growths at the first genus-tribal and at the second modern stages are close or coincide. The total relative population growth over the two stages of humanitarian evolution, taking into account two demographic transitions, is approximately equal to the square of average size of genus communities multiplied by the square of average relative population growth during demographic transitions, and amounts to about 100,000 times. The combined time of the two stages of evolution is approximately equal to the doubled average size of genus communities multiplied by the average time of positive interaction between the subjects of growth, and is about 10-11 thousand years. The decay of households is the driving force of the modern stage of evolution.
A compact procedure is proposed for estimating the time required for the evolution of mankind from the beginning of sedentary survival to the modern global demographic transition. The procedure is based on the hypothesis of two stages of hyperbolic growth of the Earth's population and the positive interaction of the subjects of growth – genus communities in the first stage and Kapitsa's regional populations in the second. Accordingly, in the demographic history of mankind, there should be two demographic transitions and two population explosions – 6-7 thousand years ago and closer, as well as in the modern era. According to the applied models, the relative population growths at the first genus-tribal and at the second modern stages are close or coincide. The total relative population growth over the two stages of humanitarian evolution, taking into account two demographic transitions, is approximately equal to the square of average size of genus communities multiplied by the square of average relative population growth during demographic transitions, and amounts to about 100,000 times. The combined time of the two stages of evolution is approximately equal to the doubled average size of genus communities multiplied by the average time of positive interaction between the subjects of growth, and is about 10-11 thousand years. The decay of households is the driving force of the modern stage of evolution.
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Udmurtia's Infrastructure Priorities for 2025 based on a Content Analysis of the Udmurtskaya Pravda Newspaper
European Researcher. Series A. 2025. 16(2): 99-103.
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6. European Researcher. Series A. 2025. 16(2): 99-103.
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Based on a content analysis of the Udmurtskaya Pravda newspaper for the summer of 2025, this article examines Udmurtia's infrastructure priorities. It reveals that large-scale road and social infrastructure repairs dominate strategic construction. It shows that, on the one hand, intensive work was underway to renovate everything that had long been in disrepair: roads, schools, utility networks, and urban amenities. On the other hand, intensive work continued to create new infrastructure – the targeted construction of modern sports, recreational, and residential facilities. These projects, although less frequently mentioned, were aimed at the long-term, creating a new, comfortable, and healthy living environment. The summer of 2025 showed that Udmurtia isn't choosing between one thing and another; it's simultaneously renovating the old and building the new, and Udmurtskaya Pravda has become a chronicler of this complex and multifaceted process of transformation.
Based on a content analysis of the Udmurtskaya Pravda newspaper for the summer of 2025, this article examines Udmurtia's infrastructure priorities. It reveals that large-scale road and social infrastructure repairs dominate strategic construction. It shows that, on the one hand, intensive work was underway to renovate everything that had long been in disrepair: roads, schools, utility networks, and urban amenities. On the other hand, intensive work continued to create new infrastructure – the targeted construction of modern sports, recreational, and residential facilities. These projects, although less frequently mentioned, were aimed at the long-term, creating a new, comfortable, and healthy living environment. The summer of 2025 showed that Udmurtia isn't choosing between one thing and another; it's simultaneously renovating the old and building the new, and Udmurtskaya Pravda has become a chronicler of this complex and multifaceted process of transformation.
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