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The article explores functional and semantic peculiarities of the lexico-semantic field “power” in the Old Russian language of the XI-XIV century. The most commonly used and succinct in the above mentioned field are the lexemes vlast' / volost' (“power”) which were originally synonyms but later they acquired specialized meanings. Gradually, the originally undivided meaning of the lexeme “power” including the following senses: possession, tenancy, land and territory was divided into separate meanings acquired by sp...

This article discusses important aspects of the interaction of language and culture, emphasizes the role of artistic expression in the education and upbringing of the younger generation, the negative trends can be traced in the functioning of the Russian language and makes suggestions to improve the current system of literary education in the direction of its synthesis with the objectives of educating the younger generation. The authors come to the conclusion that the teaching of the Russian language, focusing on ...