The article shows that in general, the border and coastal regions, closely integrated into the global economy, benefit more from the positive foreign economic situation and, accordingly, lose more in case of deterioration. St. Petersburg has historically been associated with both the West and the East, adapting to changing conditions to a certain extent. The authors raise the question of adapting existing strategic planning documents based on new challenges that turned out to be larger than previously expected.

The purpose of this study is to analyze and formulate the main features of the Israel economy and the changes that have occurred in the last few years. As everybody knows, Israel once has turned into one of the most innovative countries in the world. To achieve this goal, the article clarifies what Israel’s path to the “startup economy” was, what explains this “economic miracle”. The authors attract a large amount of statistical and factual material, on the basis of which they formulate the main features, problems and prospects of the socio-economic development of this state. The article uses methods of analysis and synthesis, generalization, observation, measurement, analogy, modeling. As a result of the study, it is proved that the “economic miracle” of Israel was natural and was based on a number of economic, social and political reasons. At the same time, Israel, in addition to its strengths in the economy in general and in innovation in particular, also has weaknesses and unresolved problems. As the conclusions of the study, it can be noted that the current transformation of the innovation system and the technological ecosystem does not indicate the loss of leadership by this country, but rather indicates the development of new approaches to economic development, both strategies and tactics.

The purpose of this study is to identify the characteristic features of the process in which the tourism industry of St. Petersburg is becoming more popular due to the spread of middle-class apartments. The article considers the problems of the tourism industry associated with the consequences of the pandemic, as well as with the political and economic pressure of other countries. Possible solutions are proposed due to concessional lending for the construction of hotels and apart-hotels. As a result, the reasons why apartments are in high demand in the Russian Federation were revealed. We believe that the analysis carried out indicates the expediency of investing in the construction of apartments and bringing the lease into an official type of activity. In the future, this will lead to an increase in the quality of service to tourists, an increase in the level of satisfaction and an increase in the income of the industry. It is also necessary to introduce concessional lending programs, which in the long term will lead to the stimulation of the tourism industry, as well as related industries, including construction. The latter, in turn, is a driver of economic processes taking place in the Russian Federation.

The movement of people from one place to another can be caused by a variety of factors, including conflicts in the military, political or socio-economic sphere, natural disasters and other situations that force people to seek safety in other countries. As a result, there is a change not only of the country of residence, but also of lifestyle, social status, place and type of employment. The situation, which is quite difficult for migrants, forces them to change and build employment strategies in proportion to the possibilities of labor realization in the country (region) of residence — labor market conditions, established labor regimes, peculiarities of remuneration and labor incentives, etc. The purpose of the article is to conduct an empirical study of the employment strategy of refugees and forced migrants. The object is refugees and forced migrants from Ukraine who arrived on the territory of the Tyumen region. The relevance of the topic is due to the fact that forced migration is a global problem, and the possibility of “embedding” migrants, especially forced ones, has a decisive impact on the economic aspects of the country and the development of its regions. The significance of this study is particularly high and on the basis of the fact that there is a shortage of qualified specialists in various industries in the Tyumen region and the labor market is characterized as labor deficient.
The consideration of the problem is based on the use of various methods of scientific analysis, the main of which are survey and statistical methods, methods of generalization, systematization and grouping; official data of international organizations dealing with the problem under consideration, official statistics of the Russian Federation and Tyumenstat, official data of the Federal Migration Service of Russia and the Migration Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia are reflected in the work in the Tyumen region. The results consist, firstly, in the study of common problems faced by refugees and forced migrants in the labor market of the Tyumen region, secondly, in the study of the features of labor integration of migrants from Ukraine, thirdly, in the consideration of employment strategies for refugees and forced migrants for their successful integration into the regional labor society. 

Digital transformation today is an objective reality and a vital need for organizations in all fields of activity. It can be the result of forced circumstances of external conditions (pandemic), as well as an intentional decision of the strategic development set by the company’s management. In both cases, the digital business transformation process provides a multiple increase in the speed, quality, and efficiency of business processes. For real estate, these trends are no exception.
The object of research in the article is management business modeling of the activities of real estate organizations. The subject of research is the process of digital transformation of the business model of real estate organization.
The purpose of the article is to substantiate the digital business model of real estate organization based on the ecosystem approach in the BANI world.
The article justifies the conceptual process of transforming the business models of real estate organizations, based on the evolutionary transition from SPOD to VUCA and the BANI concept of entrepreneurial reality. Each of the presented “worlds” is characterized by differences in management metrics and a different level of technology presence in the activities of organizations. The forced immersion of business in the entrepreneurial BANI world accelerated the processes of digital transformation. The dynamic development and ubiquitous presence of digital technologies requires appropriate adaptation of business models and management approaches. For the conditions of the BANI world, the most relevant is the ecosystem approach, combining complex approaches and platform solutions. 

The article analyzes approaches to the study of regional power elites and their influence on the formation of national discourse. The author presents the results of a study of the network space used by the elites as information, propaganda and image channels. The author, as a review of the results of the monitoring, describes the aspects that have changed the measure and degree of influence of the power elites on the national media discourse over the past year, and also provides the criteria necessary for the formation of the modern information space of the Chechen Republic

Rulers and citizens have been engaged in the formation of the popularity of the territory since ancient times. Everyone was well aware of the unique healing springs, mud hospitals, resorts, temples and monasteries, trading cities to which tourists, merchants, and pilgrims aspired. In fact, these were the first territorial brands that bring territories and the population living on them a good income and distinguish them from a number of other territories. The formation of cultural brands of territories is associated with a unique advantage of the territory or a unique craft. Today, the corporate culture of those companies that conduct their activities can serve as an additional potential for a territorial brand.
The purpose of the article is to analyze the possibilities of the corporate culture of the organization in the development and formation of the brand of the territory through the influence on the worldview of employees living in this territory. As part of the research, we used methods of content analysis of mass media, content analysis of documents on Eurochem’s corporate culture, analysis of sources defining the conceptual field of the city’s brand formation.
As a result, we described the possibilities of corporate culture in the formation of the brand of the territory, the inclusion of the values of corporate culture in the territorial brand and the worldview of the residents of the city.
Today, corporate culture means a system of material and spiritual values, norms of behavior and interaction inherent in this organization, reflecting its individuality. But the culture of the country is also a system in which there are material and spiritual values, norms of behavior and interaction. Corporate culture, in order to contribute to the development of culture in the country, should be of value to its inhabitants, serve the purpose of human preservation and be a protective mechanism.
As a result, we have recorded that recently corporate values differ from those that exist in this territory, national customs and cultural traditions are not taken into account at all by multinational companies. At the same time, an employee of the company, being a citizen of the state, is brought up in the axiological space not of the company, but of the state. The norms of the law of the national State are applicable to it. We have considered the possibility to talk about the ideology of corporate culture as a whole, as part of the culture of the state, corporate culture as one of the forms of manifestation of the culture of society. 

The relevance of the topic is explained by the fact that in modern conditions the citizens of Russia need to turn to traditional values, such as Russian patriotism, service to the Fatherland and respon- sibility for its fate, historical memory, continuity of generations, unity of the peoples of the Russian Federation. All these values were demonstrated by the Soviet multinational people during the Great Patriotic War. Thus, military builders during the Battle of Kursk showed courage and labor heroism, creating defensive lines for the troops of the fronts, which inflicted a severe defeat on the Nazi troops on the Kursk Bulge. In addition, the warrior-builders actively participated in subscribing to the Second State Military Loan, in raising funds for the fund for helping orphaned children, etc.

In order to recognize the special status of representatives of the profession, the decree of the President of the Russian Federation V. V. Putin declared 2023 the Year of the Teacher and mentor. The deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation O. N. Smolin called the problem of the status of a teacher systemic, that is, affecting all elements and stages of the education system and requiring solutions at the level of state power. The state of modern higher education is assessed by the pedagogical and scientific community as a crisis, and the problems of the status of professor and teacher are noted as the most acute and “hot”. The study of public administration of higher education in solving the problems of ensuring the status, qualifications and material position of teachers is necessary both from a scientific and from a socio-practical point of view.

The article draws attention to the pre-revolutionary period in the history of Russia, when the system of higher education was formed with its characteristic features in legislative, substantive and other aspects of ensuring the status of a teacher, which significantly differs in higher educational institutions of various departmental affiliation. In the first decade of Soviet power, the development of higher education led to significant negative changes in the position and status of the applicant. In the 30s and 40s, the educational policy of the state led to the creation of an education system that received worldwide recognition. The state management of the higher school as one of the most important tasks considered the solution of the problem of professional development, social and financial situation of the teacher. The image of science, higher education, and the “scientific class” not only changed in the mass consciousness, but was also specially shaped by both society and the state. It is possible to create an effective and competitive higher school that meets the national interests of the country only with the support of proven traditions and undoubted universally recognized achievements.

Goals. Based on the analysis of a Note to the Presidium of the Central Committee of the CPSU and a number of other sources, to show the causes and results of ill-conceived managerial decisions of the party and Soviet authorities that led to tragic consequences at the construction of the Karaganda Metallurgical Plant in Temir-Tau, Kazakh SSR in early August 1959.
Materials and methods. As the basic materials of the work, the main provisions of the “Notes. The main method of working with sources and scientific literature is the retrospective method, which is traditional for this kind of research, which, in turn, allowed us to consider the causes and origins of a specific anti-Soviet speech, its development and historical finale. In addition, the study used a problem-chronological approach, which contributed to the study of specific aspects of the activities of party, Soviet, trade union, Komsomol organizations that somehow allowed the development of negative trends in the construction of the Karaganda Metallurgical Plant, to identify the causes of the origin and development of anti-government, and essentially anti-Soviet, speeches of workers who participated in the construction of the combine.
results. One of the negative results of the policy of attracting significant masses of young people for the construction of “shock buildings of communism” was the unpreparedness of the party and Soviet local authorities to work in extreme conditions and constant overstrain of forces, their ability to create elementary conditions, not only for work, but also for catering, recreation, leisure of large masses of people focused on insignificant, in size, territories.
Conclusions. The “shock construction of communist construction”, the construction of which attracted large masses, primarily young people, for almost all the years of Soviet power, allowed for almost three decades to erect a significant number of the largest industrial enterprises and facilities. The people who worked on their construction suffered a huge amount of inconvenience and deprivation, however, in the conditions of a rigid command and directive system and the absence of a developed civil society, it was extremely problematic to protect their civil rights. However, with the onset of the Khrushchev “thaw”, when terror and repression significantly decreased, there was some hope for solving many emerging issues, but the lack of a clearly working feedback between the government and society did not allow them to be solved by civilized means. The accumulated “combustible material”, one way or another, often resulted in mass open demonstrations against inept and ill-considered decisions of the authorities, which often ended in extremely tragic consequences, including the death of people. 

In the Arctic, social, economic and environmental issues require the region’s countries to work together to preserve the planet and improve the well-being of people living in harsh conditions. The region is warming twice as fast as the global average, ice and snow are melting, ecosystems are transforming, and indigenous and local cultures are struggling to adapt to the new conditions. Thus, the engagement of key international actors such as Russia and China in Arctic sustainable development goals is more than a platform for international partnerships for caring about the planet and humanity. In view of the above situation, the author uses the method of comparative analysis and induction to discuss topical issues of Chinese-Russian cooperation in the field of environmental protection in the Arctic. Particular attention is paid to such areas of cooperation as the development of international environmental law and participation in working groups on various environmental aspects; satellite navigation in the Arctic region, joint research, expeditions and training, as well as exchange of research equipment and data. In addition, emphasis is placed on Russian-Chinese programs in the field of underwater observation and hydroacoustics.

Purpose. The purpose of the article was to explore how Russia is perceived as an educational destination among undergraduate (B. A.) and postgraduate (M. A.) students at Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences (Kleve, Germany) during the summer semester 2022.
Methods. The research was conceived as a reflective study based on the case-oriented research design and with a single case examined: the Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences (Kleve, Germany) and its undergraduate (B. A.) and postgraduate (M. A.) students. To address the research question: “How is Russia being perceived as an educational destination by undergraduate (B.A) and postgraduate (M.A) students at Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences in Germany?”, a mixed method was selected with archival and document-based research which was paired with a survey as a data collection technique; and a content analysis as a strategy for data analysis.
results. Results of this survey have showed that 79% of respondents would like to visit Russia, but only 18% of respondents may consider Russia as a place to go studying (results are based on 33 replies out of 7390 students in total — the justification of small sampling is explained in the Methods part). Strikingly low interest to study in Russia was explained by 1) other educational destination preferences; 2) language barrier, and 3) lack of information on the Russian study programs and 4) insufficient financial support of studying in Russia. In addition, the survey results indicated that the negative perceptions of Russia as an educational destination could be related to the different values held by the students at the Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences, and those held by general population in Russia (as perceived by the students), but this would require further investigation.
Conclusions. There are three major findings resulting from this study. Firstly, there is an inadequate attention in International Relations’ literature on the influence of international student mobility and change in students’ worldview and values. Secondly, higher education and international student mobility are considered as one of the instruments for value promotion and factors contributing to the soft power of the states. Thirdly, the results of Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences case seem to confirm Sylvie Lomer’s hypothesis that students are already positively predisposed to the country where they intend to go studying. 

The idea of the global extremism index reflects the need for international cooperation in combating dangerous manifestations of the ideology of political violence and hate speech. In conditions when the norms of national and international law guarantee the mass media access to a global audience, the ability to exercise freedom of speech in the interests of cultural exchange and sustainable development becomes of fundamental importance. The monograph, prepared by a team of specialists in the field of law and mass communications, examines the political and legal aspects of assessing the public danger of various manifestations of violent extremism.