POLIS Contents ¹ 5 - 2006



PRESENTING THIS ISSUE
Editorial Introduction. Presenting This Issuep.5

THE THEME OF THE ISSUE: “POLITICAL ATLAS OF MODERN TIME”
Melville A.Yu. “Political Atlas of Modern Time”: Conception and General Theoretical and Methodological Outline of the Projectp.6
Melville A.Yu., Ilyin M.V., Meleshkina Ye.Yu., Mironyuk M.G., Polunin Yu.A., Timofeyev I.N. Essay of Countries Classificationp.15
Mironyuk M.G., Timofeyev I.N., Vaslavsky Ya.I. Universal Comparisons, with Quantitative Methods of Analysis Applied (A Review of Precedents)p.39

VIRTUAL WORKSHOP: METAPHOR IN MODERN POLITICAL DISCOURSE
Blyakher L.Ye., Govorukhin G.E. Revolution as a “Roving” Metaphor: Semantics and Pragmatics of Revolutionary Carnivalp.58
Mezhuyev B.V. The “Orange Revolution”: a Reconstruction of the Contextp.75
Potapchuk Ye.Yu. Fifth Essence (Transformation of the Metaphor in Modern Russian Political Discourse)p.92

INTERPRETATIONS
Malinova O.Yu. “Political Culture” in Russian Scientific and Public Discoursep.106
Morozov I.L. An Attempt of Adapting Left Radical Ideology to Realities of the Modern World: Experience of Zapatismp.129
Shirikov A.S. Powers as a Stake in Political Game: Genesis of Legislative Rules in the Sphere of Regional Budgetary Processp.144

HISTORY OF POLITICAL THOUGHT
Alyushin A.L. Harold Lasswell on the Nature of Political Realityp.158

REFLECTING ON MATTERS IN PRINT
Rogozin D.M. Multiperspective Discourse Analysis, or On Harmfulness of Excessive Zealp.171