Baltic russian institute

Participation of the tutors of the professional BA programme “Cultural administration” in the scientific conferences

B.Borisovs	Advertisement, PR, and law in relation with different sets of interaction in the contest of problem	International seminar “XXI century: problems of the legal regulation of the marine, ecological, and commercial activity”, Jūrmala, 2001.
J.Brance	Theatre in the communication system	International scientific practical conference “Problems of entrepreneurship and problems and ways of the rights’ development in the XXI century”, Rīga, 2002.
O.Filina	Culturological component in the basic schools in the text books of the Russian literature	63. conference of the University of Latvia, January- April 2005, the University of Latvia
	All-round culturological themes in the process of mastering the Russian (native) language and literature	International conference „Interaction of the language and culture: the Russian language in the communication space of new Europe”. 28. -30. 04. 2005. BRI.
	The possibility of usage of culturological texts for the development of ethnical identity of the students	International conference „Theory and practice in the teachers’ education II”, 5.-6. 04. 2004. RPIVA.
	Didactic model of the studying of literature work as the means of development of cultural identity of a pupil	International conference „Decade of Reform: Achievements, Challenges, Problems”, 2. - 3. 05. 2003. LU.
	Text in the system of studying of the Russian language and literature in diaspora	International conference “Language and literature in the circulation of culture”, 6. 02. 2003. LU PPF.
	Culturological potential of the usage of painting in the lessons of the Russian language and literature in diaspora	International conference “Language and literature in the circulation of culture”, 15. 02. 2002. LU PPF
	Interactive teaching methods as the factor of the formation of the cultural openness of a pupil	International conference „Decade of Reform: Achievements, Challenges, Problems”, 3. - 4. 05. 2002. LU.
	Specific character of the cource of the Russian literature in the diaspora school	International conference “Language and literature in the circulation of culture”, 08. 02. 2001. LU PPF
	About new tendencies of the literature education in theLatvian schools	International conference “Paradigmatics, sintagmatics, and language functions”, 6-7. 11. 2001. Vilnius University faculty of Kaunas.
	The problem of the literary text perception by the students (lexical aspect)	International seminar «Language of the diaspora: problems and perspectives», 3.-5. 02. 2000. LU FF
	To the problem of the lexical competence of the students	International conference “Language and literature in the circulation of culture”, 10. 02. 2000. LU PPF
	Mastering of the nationally- cultural component of a word when working with an art text by the students	International conference “Paradigmatics, sintagmatics, and language functions”, 6-7. 11. 2000. Vilnius University faculty of Kaunas.
	To the question of the interaction of history and literature in the belles-lettres of the school programme	International conference “Language and literature in the circulation of culture”, 03. 02. 1999. LU PPF.
	Application of the culturally historical context in the mastering of the literary works	International conference «Teacher in the 21. century – what should he be like?», 27. 04. 1999. RPIVA.
A.Gabrielyan	Round table – «Corruption, lobbying, and monopolization» - theme: «Peculiarities of the lobbying in Latvia»	Riga, 2004.
L.Gaidarova	Cultural terms n the associative field of the Russian and Latvian language.	Interaction of the language and culture: the Russian language in the communication space of new Europe, Rīga. 2005.
M.Gunare	Peculiarity of the political activity of the Russian population in Latvia	Conference «New Russia: politics and culture in the modern dimension», Moscow, RSHU, 2003.
	Cross-cultural competence in the international management	II International scientific practical seminar “Problems of the transformation of the modern Russian economics: theory and practice of the organization and provision with the management”. – Moscow, MESI, 2003.
	Event-marketing in politics.	Conference «Problems and ways of development of the entrepreneurship and law in the XXI century », Riga, 2002.
	History of migration in the Russian Federation	International scientific conference «Human rights in Russia: declarations, norms, and life ». М., 1999
S.Hajenko	Self-presentation of a firm: experience of an art gallery «Лапа»	“Private business in the Baltic States- first year in EU” Riga, May 20-.-21., 2005
	Human in the interior	International scientific practical conference “Thing and character”, Riga, 2003.
	Human in the world of things	International student scientific conference “Art and things”, Riga, 2002
	Art is a piece-work	International scientific practical conference “Problems and ways of development of the entrepreneurship and law in the XXI century» Riga, 2002.
B. Heimanis	Problem of interaction of entrepreneurship and politics in the modern circumstances	International scientific practical conference “Problems and ways of development of the entrepreneurship and law in the XXI century» Riga, 2002.
T.Kuzmina	Options of the formation of the language personality in the polycultural milieu	Interaction of the language and culture: the Russian language in the cultural communication space of new Europe Riga. 2005.
	Technology of organization of a socially cultural environment	“Private business in the Baltic States- first year in EU” Riga, May 20-.-21., 2005
	Entrepreneurship component in the structural analysis of a project in the field of culture	International scientific practical conference “Problems and ways of development of the entrepreneurship and law in the XXI century» Riga, 2002.
M.Laicāne	Tolerance and social integration	LPIA Project „Culture that unites” conclusion conference. Riga, June 28, 2005.
	Way to the multilingual society	International scientific practical conference “Problems and ways of development of the entrepreneurship and law in the XXI century» Riga, 2002.
O.Lukašina	Division of the taxes in the large and small business	International scientific practical conference “Problems and ways of development of the entrepreneurship and law in the XXI century» Riga, 2002.
I.Markina	Status of the Russian language: culture minus ideology.	Interaction of the language and culture: the Russian language in the cultural communication space of new Europe Riga. 2005.
	Is there a dialogue between religious confessions in Latvia?	Conference of the Northern region pupils and teachers “Possibilities of the cultural dialogue in Latvia in the beginning of the 21.century”, Riga, April 5, 2004
	In the power of irony	2002. IX International conference arranged by the Russian Instutute of Culture, St. Petersburg department “Creature – Creation – Reproductions: wisdom of Creator, reason of Dedalus and the cunning of the Hacker”.
I.Narodovska	Chronotop of the G. Repsche novel “Red”	International scientific conference dedicated to the M. Bahtin 110 anniversary, February 25.-26., 2005, University of Latvia, Faculty of philology, report
	Comparative aspect of the studying of the newest Russian and Latvian literature	International scientific conference “Interaction of the language and culture: the Russian language in the cultural communication space of new Europe” Riga, April 28.-30., 2005, BRI, A. Pushkin State University of the Russian language, University of Vilnius
	The novel “Fire does not awake” by Inga Ābele	International scientific conference „TOPICAL PROBLEMS IN THE SCIENCE OF LITERATURE”, February 26.-27., 2004., Liepāja, LPA, University of Latvia, Institute of literature, folklore, and art
	N.Gogol 195. anniversary. The motive of Slīkone in the play by Rainis “Fire and night”	International scientific seminar „LITERAR ANNIVERSARY AS THE SOCIALLY CULTURAL PHENOMENA”, March 26, 2004, Riga, University of Latvia
	Transformation of the motive of the fallen star in the G. Repshe novel „Īkstīte”.	3. conference of the philology doctor degree students of the University of Latvia “Texts and contexts”, 2004
	“Karmin” by G. Repsche (nover “Red”) as an interpretation of the “Primavera” by S. Boticelli	International scientific conference „TOPICAL PROBLEMS IN THE SCIENCE OF LITERATURE”, February 28.- March 1., 2003, Liepāja, LPA, University of Latvia, Institute of literature, folklore, and art
	Translation as the means of reconstruction of the author’s idea	Scientific international conference „HUMAN IN THE LANGUAGE SPACE», SECTION «Problems of the translation theory», May 8.-9., 2003., Lithuania, Kaunas, the University of Kaunas, the Faculty of Humanities of Kaunas
	Male image in the new female prose (Latvian and Russian literature)	Scientific international conference “Comparative litarature science in the Eastern Europe and in the world”, October 17.-18., 2003, Riga, University of Latvia
	The fire does not awake or writing as the way to earn money (one of the aspects of the modern writing)	International scientific practical conference “Problems and ways of development of the entrepreneurship and law in the XXI century» Riga, 2002.
	Comparative aspect in the research of new Russian and Latvian literature	Interaction of the language and culture: the Russian language in the cultural communication space of new Europe, Riga, 2005
	The fire does not awake or writing as the way to earn money (one of the aspects of the modern writing) // Problems and ways of development of the entrepreneurship and law in the XXI	International scientific practical conference dedicated to the X anniversary of the BRI, Riga, 2002
	The fire does not awake or writing as the way to earn money (one of the aspects of the modern writing).	International scientific practical conference “Development of the entrepreneurship and law in the XXI century”, September 26.-28., 2002, Riga, BKI and SAZA
	Word as a code in the post-modernism text	International scientific conference “WORD AND ASPECTS OF ITS RESEARCH”, November 21., 22, 2002, Liepaja, LPA
	Ancient symbols in the “Stories of the gray stone” by E. Birznieks- Upitis	The University of Latvia, scientific conference “ANTIQUITAS VIVA”, May 18, 2001, Riga
	Russion poems by Chack	International scientific conference “Aleksander Chack- modernism, unknown contexts, totalitarian regime”, October 25.-26., 2001, Riga
N. Pazuhina	Latvian Old Believers in the changing world: 20^th century cultural experience .	International scientific conference „Humanities in New Europe” (Vitautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania). 2005.
	Past as future: cultural experience of the Old Believers	International conference “Crossing points of culture” (Latvian Academy of Culture, Riga, Latvia). 2004
	Past as future: culture of Old Believers in the context of topical Latvian culture	VII International congress of philosophy and culture “Dynamics of values in contemporary culture: reflections on extreme&optimal conditions for cultural development” (Russian Institute of Culture, St. Petersburg, Russia). 2004.
	Die Kultur der orthodoxen Altgläubigen Lettlands in der ersten Hälfte des 20.Jahrhunderts.	International seminar of the doctor degree holders „Politische Systeme, Ideologien und kollektive Identitäten in Nordosteuropa im „kurzen” 20.Jahrhundert” (Vilnius, Lithuania) 2004.
	Cultural traditions of the Latvian Old Believers in the 1920’s- 30’s	International conference “Old Believers in Latvia: historical experience, culture and modern social processes.”(Riga, Latvia). 2004.
	Spiritual diaconate of the Latvian Old Belief	2003.I . XIII – Annual Theological conference (Institute of Theology of St.Tihon, Moscow).
	Old Belief in the crossing point of the cultural paradigm: 20^th century experience	VI International congress of philosophy and culture “Differentiation and Integration of Worldviews: Dynamics of dialogue between cultures in the 21^st century”. (Russian Institute of Culture, St. Petersburg, Russia). 2003.
	Spiritual diaconate of the Latvian Old Belief.	XIII – Annual Theological conference (Institute of Theology of St.Tihon, Moscow). 2003.
	Social diaconate of the Latvian Old Believers, 1920.-1930.	2002..IX - International scientific practical conference “Problems and ways of development of the entrepreneurship and law in the XXI century» Riga, 2002.
	Canon and creation in the culture of Old Believers	2002. IX International conference arranged by the Russian Instutute of Culture, St. Petersburg department “Creature – Creation – Reproductions: wisdom of Creator, reason of Dedalus and the cunning of the Hacker “.
	Cultural integration of the Old Believers in Latvia (1930’s)	2002. VII Association of the Rezekne region researches: seminar “Russian Old Believers of Latgale in the context of the social integration”.
	I.N.Zavoloko personality as the cultural phenomena of the Latvian Old Believers	2002. XII Scientific readings at the Daugavpils University, Humanitarian faculty.
	Social diaconate of the Latvian Old Believers, 1920.-1930.	International scientific practical conference “Problems and ways of development of the entrepreneurship and law in the XXI century» Riga, BRI, 2002.
	Canon and creation in the culture of Old Believers	International conference arranged by the Russian Instutute of Culture, St. Petersburg department “Creature – Creation – Reproductions: wisdom of Creator, reason of Dedalus and the cunning of the Hacker“. 2002.
	Cultural integration of the Old Believers in Latvia (1930’s)	Association of the Rezekne region researches: seminar “Russian Old Believers of Latgale in the context of the social integration”. 2002.
	N.Zavoloko personality as the cultural phenomena of the Latvian Old Believers	XII Scientific readings at the Daugavpils University, Humanitarian faculty. 2002.
	Old Belief and timely world: dialogue with the past as a justification of the present	2001. International conference arranged by the Russian Instutute of Culture, St. Petersburg department “Onthology of a dialogue as a basic value of the religious and cultural experience”.
	Old Belief and timely world: dialogue with the past as a justification of the present.	International conference arranged by the Russian Instutute of Culture, St. Petersburg department “Onthology of a dialogue as a basic value of the religious and cultural experience”. 2001.
	Activity of theadmirers of Russian antiguity in the 20’s- 30’s.	2000. Conference dedicated to the anniversary of the Riga Grebenschikov parish of Old Believers
	Activity of theadmirers of Russian antiguity in the 20’s- 30’s.	Conference dedicated to the anniversary of the Riga Grebenschikov parish of Old Believers, 2000.
Z.Saveljeva	Formation of skills of oral communication in the professional sphere	Interaction of the language and culture: the Russian language in the cultural communication space of new Europe, Riga, 2005
	Technology of drafting a project. Methodical aspect.	“Private business in the Baltic States- first year in EU” Riga, May 20-.-21., 2005
	Socially linguistic aspects of tutoring the Russian language	International scientific practical conference “Problems and ways of development of the entrepreneurship and law in the XXI century» Riga, BRI, 2002.
V.Svirskis	Perspectives of self care and social tolerance.	45. international scientific conference of the Riga Technical University. Riga, October 14.-16., 2004.

Appendix 8. BRI PROFESSIONAL BACHELOR PROGRAMME “CULTURAL ADMINISTRATION”

Describe of the courses

BALTIC RUSSIAN INSTITUTE

Title of the course: HISTORY OF THE WORLD CIVILIZATION
The course includes of the professional BA program in Cultural administration part A
The author of the course: Lecturer Tatiana Kuzmina
The abstract of the course: the course gives an insight into the most important researches and conceptions of the civilization historians. It introduces students to the essence of the notion civilization, as well as to the principles of civilization’s division into periods and its typology. Special attention is paid to the problems of civilization and culture development and interaction.
The aims of the course:

1. 
   To give the students the basic knowledge and overall impression of civilization basic problems, which are necessary in their further cultural studies.
   
2. 
   To develop students’ practical skills when working with academic professional literature.
   
3. 
   To help students find differences between cultural and civilization processes in the history of humankind.
   

Course credit value: 3 CP, 1/3 of the studies are seminars and practice team work.
Form of assessment: exam
Course pre-requisites:

1. 
   Every student should write a report on the given text.
   

2. 
   Task of the report: to give one’s own interpretation after the analysis of the given text and prove its urgency.
   
3. 
   Aim of the report: to develop independent thinking abilities.
   

Course content:

1. 
   The notion of civilization, division and criteria. Civilization as a social and cultural unity. Historic perspective of civilization, its progress or regress.
   
2. 
   Ancient civilizations (4-6 BC). The beginning of human society, its development and influencing factors- climate, geography, social acknowledgement, religion. The civilization structure of the Country between two rivers and Egypt, similarities and differences. State and law. Science and education. Cultural environment.
   
3. 
   Ancient civilizations (9 BC – 5 AD) Local civilizations – Greek and Roman. The formation of a state, its consolidation, political structure of city states. Colonization, wars and conquests. The role of a personality in the society. The area of the influence of ancient culture and its influence on further civilizations.
   
4. 
   European Christian civilization (since 1 AD). The structure of Christian civilization and local civilizations. Christianity beginnings, reasons and ways of spreading. The role of church in the formation of states in Europe. Heretic movements, inquisition. Byzantine civilization, its connection to other Christian civilizations. Influence of Byzantine and Russia on the European history.
   
5. 
   Islam civilization (since 7 AD). The formation of Islam and its prevalence. States, their peculiarities compared with Christian civilization. Society and family. Culture of cities, development of science and technology, their spreading and influence in Europe. Military conflicts between Christian and Islam civilizations.
   
6. 
   Civilization of South-Eastern Asia. Its structure and local civilizations – Indian, Chinese, Japanese. Religion and its influence on local civilizations’ interaction and conflicts- Buddhism, Sinto, Hinduism. State. Society. Philosophic theories. The peculiarities of South-Eastern Asian civilizations.
   
7. 
   Baltic region civilization. The peculiarities of its formation and development, its structure. The role of the Baltic states in the life of European Christian civilization – trade, politics. The role of big states in the history of Baltic States, possibilities of its permanent development. National revival 19-20 AD – its stages, aims, results.
   
8. 
   World and local civilizations 19-20 AD. Industrial revolutions. Social revolutions. Democratization of political regimes. Conflicts between states and ideologies. Urbanization. Globalization.
   

Literature:

1. 
   Anstarts P. Civilizācijas vēsture. - R., 1995.
   
2. 
   Civilizācijas bojaejas noslepumi. R., 2000.
   
3. 
   Duby G. Art and society in the Middle Ages. Cambridge, 2000.
   
4. 
   Encyclopedia of ancient world. London, 2000.
   
5. 
   The Clash of Civilization and the Remarking of the World Order. - N.Y., 1996.
   
6. 
   Hodgson M. The Venture of Islam: Conscience and History in a World Civilization. - 1975.
   
7. 
   Jonson A.W. Earle T. The Evolution of Human Societies. From Foraging Group to Agrarian State. Stanford: Stanford University Press. 1987.
   
8. 
   Lunde P. Islāms. R., 2003.
   
9. 
   Pasaules civilizācijas, to vēsture un kultūras. 5 sējumos. R., 1998-2001.
   
10. 
    Pasaules kultūras un vēsture notikumu enciklopedija. R., 2004.
    
11. 
    Trigger B. Anderstanding erly civilizacion. Cambridge, 2003.
    
12. 
    World civilization: the global experience. New York, 2001.
    
13. 
    Альтернативные пути к цивилизации. – М., 2000.
    
14. 
    Всемирная история. (под ред. ак. Г.Б.Поляка, проф. А.Н.Марковой). – М.: ЮНИТИ, 2000.
    
15. 
    Гумилев Л. Этногенез и биосфера земли. - Л., 1989.
    
16. 
    Островский А.В. История цивилизаций. (учебник) – СПб.: Изд-во Михайлова В.А., 2000.
    
17. 
    Сравнительное изучение цивилизаций. Хрестоматия. - М., 1998.
    
18. 
    Шоню П. Цивилизация классической Европы. Екатеринбург., 2005.
    
19. 
    Яковец Ю. Глобализация и взаимодействие цивилизаций. – М., 2001.
    

BALTIC RUSSIAN INSTITUTE

Title of the course: HISTORY OF THE BALTIC CULTURE
The course includes of the professional BA program in Cultural administration part A
The author of the course: Arturs Priedītis, assoc. prof, DrPhilol.

Course abstract: description of the history of Baltic culture taking intoaccount the historical context of Europe and Eastern Europe and modern situation of Cultrology, as well as the specific character of the administration of culture in the new-time socially cultural and polyethnic environment in Latvia and other countries. In the factological materials there is a dominance of information about cultural monuments, most noticeable works of literature and art, specific features of the development of culture in particular place.
Aims of the course: 1. To characterize the main periods of the history of culture in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania in the historic context of Europe and Eastern Europe;

2. To characterize the common phenomenons and tendencies for the Baltic states and also those peculiar in every state.

3. To characterize the topicalities of the development of culture in the modern Baltics.
Course tasks: 1. To give the general knowledge of the history of culture in the Baltic states;

2. to introduce to the students the main periods of the history of culture in the Baltics and values of particular periods.

3. to characterize the cultural topicalities in the modern cultural process.

Credit value of the course: 2 CP, 32 contact hours (20 hours of lectures, 12 hours of seminars).

Assessment: exam.
Requirements:

1. 
   active participation in the seminars: each student has to participate in 2 seminars (8 hours) and read approximately 400 pages of text during the course;
   
2. 
   to prepare a writing task (8-10 pages) on one of the course themes included into the course plan;
   
3. 
   the exam assessment and acquisition of the credit points is determined by: 1) lectures attendance 30%, 2) seminar work 20%, 3) writing task 10%, 4) answers at the exam 40%.
   

Course content:

I lectures:

1. 
   Baltics in the political idea and mental map of Europe.
   
2. 
   Historical description of the Baltics’ environment.
   
3. 
   The medieval culture of the Principality in Livonia and Lithuania.
   
4. 
   The cultural heritage of Catholocism and Reformation.
   
5. 
   Multicultural oasis of the Lithuanian Principality.
   
6. 
   The epoch of Barok in the Baltics.
   
7. 
   Nationalism and its cultural heritage.
   
8. 
   Modernism art and literature in the Baltics.
   
9. 
   Minority cultures in the Baltics.
   
10. 
    Baltics during the era of “cultural market”, subcultures, and postmodernism.
    

II seminars:

1. 
   Main periods of the history of culture in the Baltic states (4 hours).
   
2. 
   The most important cultural heritage in the Baltic states (4 hours).
   
3. 
   Culture of the Baltic states nowadays (4 hours).
   

Literature:

1. 
   Baltijas valstu vēsture. R., 2000.
   
2. 
   Priedītis A. Latvijas kultūras vēsture. No vissenākajiem laikiem līdz mūsdienām. Daugavpils, 2000.
   
3. 
   Priedītis A. Ievads kulturoloģijā. Kultūras teorija un kultūras vēsture. Daugavpils, 2003.
   
4. 
   Vācija un Baltija. R., 1990.
   
5. 
   Baltija – jauns skatījums. R., 2002.
   
6. 
   Duhanovs M. Baltijas muižniecība laikmetu maiņā. R., 1986.
   
7. 
   Feodālisms Baltijas reģionā. R., 1985.
   
8. 
   Rutenbergs O. Baltijas vēsture. R., [b.g.; pirms 1944.g.]
   
9. 
   Stranga A. Ebreji un diktatūras Baltijā. R., 1997.
   
10. 
    Apine I., Volkovs V. Slāvi Latvijā. R., 1998.
    
11. 
    Jēkabsons Ē. Poļi Latvijā. R., 1996.
    
12. 
    Jēkabsons Ē. Lietuvieši Latvijā. R., 2003.
    
13. 
    Baltic History. Columbia, 1974.
    
14. 
    Hiden J., Salmon P. The Baltic nations and Europe. London, 1991.
    
15. 
    Hiden J. The Baltic States and Weimar Ostpolitik. Cambridge, 1987.
    
16. 
    Clemens W. Baltic independence and Russian empire. New York, 1991.
    
17. 
    Балтийский архив. Т.1-3. Таллин, 1995-1997.
    
18. 
    Германия и Прибалтика. Р., 1988.
    
19. 
    От Лифляндии – к Латвии: Прибалтика русскими глазами. Т.1-2. М., 1993, 1999.
    
20. 
    Казакова Н., Шаскольский И. Русь и Прибалтика (9-17 вв.). Л., 1945.
    
21. 
    Полпреды сообщают...М., 1990.
    

BALTIC RUSSIAN INSTITUTE

Title of the course: COPYRIGHT

The course includes of the professional BA program in Cultural administration part A
The author of the course: Ivan Mihailov, MA humanitarian art sciences, MA social legal sciences

Credit value: 2CP; 32 hours (28 – lectures, 4 – seminars)
Aim of the course:

To give an idea about the basic questions of copyright and patent law, to describe the role of copyright and patent law in the development and realization of the cultural projects, to analyse the practical aspects of the application of copyright and patent law.

Assessment: test
Requirements:

1. 
   Writing test;
   
2. 
   Solution to the practical tasks dyring seminars;
   
3. 
   Accomplishment of the test in due time.
   

Pre-requisites: