POLIS Contents ¹ 3 - 2007



PRESENTING THIS ISSUE
Editorial Introduction. Presenting This Issuep.6

THEME OF THE ISSUE: RUSSIAN HISTORY AND THE RUSSIAN SYSTEM
Dubovtsev V.A., Rozov N.S. The Nature of “Russian Power”: from Metaphors to a Conceptionp.8
Pastukhov V.B. Sombre Age (Post-Communism as a “Black Hole” of Russian History)p.24
Lipkin A.I. Russian Autocratic System of Rulep.39

PROBLEMS AND JUDGMENTS
Tikhonova S.V. Communication Revolution Today: Information and Networkp.53
Pshizova S.N. Politics as a Business: Russian Version (II)p.65
Peregudov S.P. Tripartist Institutions in the West and in Russia: Problems of Updatingp.78

VIRTUAL WORKSHOP: NEW SPACES OF POLITICS AND METHODS OF THEIR STUDY
Alekseyenkova Ye.S. Cognitive Mechanisms of Social Networks Integrationp.92
Reut O.Ch. Adjectives of Sovereignty. Sovereignty as an Adjectivep.115
Gavrilova M.V. Modernization of Russian Political Discourse in the Aspect of Meanings Read into Notions (With the Explication of the Concept “State” as an Example)p.125

HISTORY OF POLITICAL THOUGHT
A Round Table, Blyakher L.Ye., Golik N.V., Gutorov V.A., Dakhin A.V., Lantzov S.A., Markov B.V., Mishkinene U.B., Smorgunov L.V., Tugashev E.A. In the Search of Politics (Materials of a “Round Table” Discussion in Honour of the H. Arendt Centenary)p.133

LIFE IN SCIENCE
Plyays Ya.A. New Stage in the Development of Political Science in Russiap.155

REFLECTING ON MATTERS IN PRINT
Barsukova S.Yu. “Empire”, or Farewell to Modernityp.165
Fadeyeva L.A. Ideals and Idols – through Years and Centuriesp.180

LIFE IN SCIENCE
Information. Political Science Chroniclep.186