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The purpose of this paper is to present the role of education in the professionalization of public administration, based on which the hypothesis was set that ethics education increases the professionalization of public administration. The methodology used in the paper to verify the hypothesis includes scientific methods of deduction and induction, methods of analysis and synthesis, and mathematical-statistical methods in the processing and presentation of the research results. Special emphasis is placed on the cas...

This paper deals with the conception of the Czech literary canon in English-speaking countries, which then functions as a profile of Czech literature intended for foreign specialists in Czech Studies and the general public. The article gives a brief overview of three stages of making the most important values of Czech literature accessible for English-speaking readers as they were presented by Martin Pilar, a Czech literary historian and theorist. The first stage beginning in the 1940s, transferred abroad the petr...

The subject of the research is legal relationships arising due to the testator’s right of establishing heir’s non-property obligations in the inheritance contract. Current issues of interpretation and implementation of legal provisions on the inheritance

The aim of this paper is to analyse the liberalization process of the Romanian Gas Market, both on retail and wholesale. Based on the available information, we are studying both production and supply markets of natural gas. The Natural Gas Sector has been analysed in terms of market liberalization and the data was collected from the annual reports of the Romanian Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE) and National Institute of Statistics (INS)

A postage stamp is a security that goes down in history. The stamp we are presenting was designed and issued in Croatia, EU, on 24 September 2021, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Otorhinolaryngology Clinic in Croatia. This stamp contains new values through IRD, and that is exactly what we show and offer to philatelists. The stamp "100 years of otorhinolaryngology" has artistic beauty and scientific innovation in the development of twin colorants. In the visual solution of the stamp are embedded hid...

From medieval anatomic illustrations to today’s physical models, scientific and educational learning objects are facing a long history of getting copied. For example, the commonly used “cell concept”, described as “fried-egg model” [1], is referring to an artificial idea of a composite cell developed in the late 19th century. This article illustrates contemporary cell models’ history of science and design, focusing on the practice of copying. Copying processes may cause issues within an artefacts’ di...

The most prominent period of Hungarian history in arts and science was during the reign of King Matthias (1443-1490). His humanist upbringing, his education and his political successes made him a renowned ruler of his time. In parallel with the emergence of Italian early Renaissance gardens, royal and ecclesiastical gardens were established in the Kingdom of Hungary. The numerous links well characterise and explain the affinity between early Renaissance gardens in Italy and Hungary. Alongside the king's bountiful ...

in 2015, the irregular migratory flow marked a beginning of a new era in the history of the European migration. In many European countries, including in Hungary, the public opinion related to this phenomenon has forced the legislators to take the necessary measures against it. In Hungary, among others, the criminal law was also in focus. The first step was the construction of the physical border fence, and as a second stage, the Hungarian Parliament adopted a legal framework on its protection. In accordance with t...

This paper aims to explore the theme of the design representation of the resilient city through the critical reinterpretation of planning and design experiences of urban space, developed nationally and internationally, which are significant in terms of both mitigation and adaptation. In particular, we focused our attention on the themes of drawing and representation, looking for answers to questions such as: What is the role of drawing in the descriptive narrative of resilience? What are the tools of design for re...

Sometimes readily accepted as a minimalist and associated with other musicians of his generation, Philipp Glass or Steve Reich, and other times considered an oriented composer who adapts his creative vision to the current socio-political or cultural context and melts in his synthetic creations a multitude of styles, genres and musics, John Adams is indeed the image of the successful contemporary American artist. Not only did he feel constantly challenged to compose scores in all genres, but he combined with overfl...

The article analyzes the folklore formulas of the Turkic peoples of Siberia, describing characters with images of the Sun and the Moon on their bodies. In addition to the portraits, there are similar formulas that also mention the images of the celestial bodies when describing a character in motion; thus, the author distinguishes two types of portraits, static and dynamic. At first glance, static portraits are semantically related to the well-known motif of a wonderful appearance; however, as evidenced by the mate...

The author's individual style as a multilevel and multidimensional manifestation of personality is an integral part of the study of modern linguistics and cognitive linguistics. Modern linguistics text aims to move from the study of integrated textual structure to the analysis of the text as an anthropocentric communicative system aimed at the personal linguistic qualities of each author in connection with his psychological, mental, socio-cultural, and cognitive features. We define the author's style and reflectio...

The emergence of a new phenomenon in the mid-twentieth century known as transhumanism has been generating a series of interesting and controversial debates, all over the world. Genetic manipulation, the efforts and the risks to conquer the human have challenged Christianity and contemporary philosophy. This article aims to highlight the points of view of Christian theology in general, as well as Orthodox in particular on the phenomenon. Beyond the polemical rhetoric involved in the necessary debate, it is importan...

The concept of electronic, or ’born-digital‘ literature points to literary works that rely on digital media, which form an indispensable part of the aesthetic experience. The concept is only beginning to gain traction in literary studies, and as such, it still represents a relatively obscure part of it. Given that we are poised to rely more and more on digital media in the future, the concept is likely to remain relevant. Nevertheless, as it stands now, the different forms of interaction between electronic and...

European theatre was born in the 6th century BC in Athens. Since then, the theatre art continually develops new concepts, forms and styles but keeps looking for a kind, understanding, dedicated audience. In the era of modern technologies, it develops fast

At a time when European academic music, as well as long-established jazz on the continent, were in the advanced stages of experimenting with avant-garde languages (integral serialism, Musique concrete, electronic music, mathematical organization, stochastic music, aleatoricism, minimalism etc., respectively free jazz, cool), the Romanian musical culture had come under the influence of a totalitarian ideology, which imposed aesthetic guidelines centered on the principle of accessibility, thus preventing the alignme...

According to available information, it is still true that the most translated Czech novel is The Good Soldier Schweik (1921-23) by Jaroslav Hasek. By 2013, it had been translated into 58 languages. Schweik’s journey to the world began with translations into German, initially continuing mainly in the countries of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire and further in Russia and Ukraine. This artistic vision of war absurdities became widely known, especially after WWII and inspired such famous antimilitary works like C...

The article deals with the issue of multimodality and its impact into innovative perspective of transdisciplinary social semiotic research. We are aimed at the identification of new features of multimodality resulted from creative modification of familiar

The range of objects and phenomena of Ukrainian tourism in the context of international tourism has been highlighted, which is one of the important business components in informing society and opens opportunities to solve management problems – to implement its functions: social (health, humanitarian, spiritual), and business-professional (concluding agreements, solving strategic partnership tasks, etc.). For this purpose, international tourism legislation is developed and implemented, the exchange of information...

Learning and teaching foreign languages at all ages has played a very important role in people's lives. For centuries, different methods have been used to learn and teach languages, always with the tools available at that time, in school settings or even during private lessons. In the twenty-first century, with the spread and popularity of the Internet, digital language learning broke into a virtual learning environment. Learning more foreign languages has become increasingly important. Learning materials can be e...

This study aimed to investigate the flipped and traditional classroom approaches to improve undergraduates' professional presentation skills in English language courses. The presentation skills in English in line with current operating technology, online learning and student-centred tailor-made flipped approach is not just the task of the academic world but a high-demand request of the global labour market. The Covid-19 shift has asked for online, more active student-centred education that can represent flipped cl...

The article deals with revealing particular linguistic and stylistic means used in public relations (PR) campaigns to promote food brands, which make them successful. The methodology chosen for the present research including surveys of the existing studie

The general rationale of this article applies to the interest in the visualisation of the historical heritage during the Empire period in France, the trends of retrospectiveism in contemporary art and design, and the need to explore the phenomenon of 'grand style', the idea of which is emerging today in art salons around the world more often. The year 2021 marks the 200th anniversary of the Emperor's death. In this respect, women's costume of the beginning of the XIX century in France is still a relevant research ...

The article presents the results of an empirical study of the visual content of the accounts of fashion brands in the social network Instagram. The author's development of analysis categories and fixable indicators of the analysis of the visual content of

The article deals with the problem of the necessity to support families by the government. The main points of the Concept of Government Family Policy of the Russian Federation up to 2025 are described: the position and importance of the family institution