The expeditionary activity in the State University of Management (hereinafter referred to as SUM) has been considered as an organizational innovation using the example of the SUM Expeditionary Corps through the prism of the modern model of youth and educational tourism and the model of modern youth participation. In this context, the university’s expeditionary activity acts not only as an organizational innovation, but also as a valuepedagogical model demonstrating how modern university is able to combine education, upbringing, and digital communication into a single system of educating a responsible citizen. Methodologically, youth educational tourism is characterized by a value-educational and cognitive orientation, implementing the learning by action principle and combining cognitive, value, and activity components of education. The activity and value-pedagogical models of the Expeditionary Corps realize such interrelated functions as integration, educational, educational, and social, which in turn are integrated into a new type of university education model. These processes open up opportunities for scaling such as creating a network of interuniversity expedition centers as an element of the national model of educational tourism in Russian universities. The analysis of the SUM Expeditionary Corps institutionalization has been carried out, suggesting not only the consolidation of its status, but also the integration of expeditionary activities as organizational innovations into the academic, scientific, and educational system of the university, its development strategy, thereby strengthening the university’s reputation capital and demonstrating its innovative role in implementing state youth policy. This led to the conclusion that including the Expeditionary Corps in the university’s institutional structure creates conditions for forming a sustainable educational ecosystem that meets the modern challenges of higher education development and the objectives of state youth policy, combining science, education, and civic engagement in a single educational space with the aim of developing the individual and Russian society as a whole.

The main parameters and regional budget state have been analyzed from the perspective of ensuring regional financial self-sufficiency. The issues and contradictions in forming conditions and prerequisites for ensuring regional budgetary and tax independence have been revealed. The purpose of the study is to systematically assess the regional budget indicators and identify the degree of its financial stability using the example of the Republic of Bashkortostan. Based on the computational and analytical method application using panel data for 2018–2024 changes in the financial stability of the regional budget of the constituent entity has been assessed. The analytical indicators system evaluation revealed that the republican budget had a normal state of stability as of January 1, 2025. At the same time, a significant improvement in the republican budget indicators in recent years has not ensured the budget restoration to the level of absolute stability. Calculations have shown that the Republic of Bashkortostan belongs to the group of regions with a high level of debt sustainability. The analysis confirmed the hypothesis of the study on existing financial budgetary and tax conditions and prerequisites for ensuring the independence and self-sufficiency of the Republic of Bashkortostan. The study results can be used in assessing and identifying problematic areas in forming regional fiscal independence and developing areas for its improvement.

The Russian development management architecture is based on the strategic planning documents system. The key document in planning the public authorities activities today is the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation on national development goals. The quality of life is an integral indicator of the effectiveness and efficiency of society and the state. To achieve national goals, a methodologically sound system for measuring the quality of life must be developed. The classification of theoretical and methodological approaches to measuring instruments of quality of life management has been developed. The following approaches have been highlighted: monetarist, social justice, physical-economic, and combined. Their features and the units of measurement used have been described. The authors’ methods of calculating the quality of life within the framework of monetarist and physical-economic approaches have been proposed. Using the example of each approach, the results of assessing the quality of life in the regions have been considered, highlighting the leading and lagging regions. A comparative analysis of the quality of life ratings has been carried out, which made it possible to draw conclusions about patterns in the location of the leading (Moscow, St. Petersburg, Moscow Region, Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug – Yugra, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Krasnodar Territory, Republic of Tatarstan) and lagging regions (Republic of Tuva, Republic of Ingushetia, the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, the Altai Republic, and the Jewish Autonomous Region). Using the social justice approach has shown opposite results compared to other approaches: lagging regions are the most psychologically calm. One of the study recommendations is the use of physical-economic indicators to calculate the quality of life in combined approaches by government and public-government structures.

In recent years, the Russian government has significantly increased its attention to activities in the youth policy sphere. To date, the legislative framework has been formed at the federal level, and the role of youth policy in universities is being purposefully increased. However, as practice shows, there is currently a conceptual gap in the university youth policy sphere due to the lack of a clear definition of this activity both in the rule-making sphere and among researchers. In this regard, the purpose of the study is to comprehensively analyze existing theoretical and practical approaches to youth policy, considering previous experience in educational activities in higher education institutions within the framework of defining the university youth policy concept. Various approaches to the youth policy definition in the scientific literature have been considered, the evolution of the perception of the youth sphere of activity within universities has been investigated, and the theoretical features of implementing youth policy at university have been studied. The author’s vision of the essential concept of university youth policy in the context of the strategic development of the higher education system has been proposed. This definition focuses on the importance of youth policy and includes key elements that contribute to improving the competitiveness of an educational organization.

The limited consideration of cognitive biases in implementing intelligent decision support systems in Russian federal executive authorities has been studied. The main groups of cognitive distortions to which a person using artificial intelligence technologies is subject have been analyzed and described. The purpose of the study is to assess how psychological factors are integrated into digital transformation projects. The methodology includes a survey of 30 employees of 6 federal executive authorities. The results showed that 87% of respondents recognize the importance of cognitive risks, but only 20% fix them in regulations. The key barriers are staff resistance (53%) and lack of competence (50%). The hypothesis of systematic disregard of cognitive factors has been confirmed, which reduces the accuracy and credibility of the intelligent decision support systems. The practical significance of the results lies in formulating recommendations for implementing human-oriented design, cognitive resilience metrics, and mandatory training modules for civil servants. The conclusion has been made about the need to institutionalize psychological expertise as an integral part of the state strategy for artificial intelligence development. The prospects for further research include expanding the sample, factor analysis of the impact of user experience and role, as well as key performance indicators development for monitoring cognitive risks at all stages of the intelligent decision support systems lifecycle.

The issues and the search for ways to enhance the innovative development of Russia have been analyzed. Despite the proclaimed national priority and systematic efforts of the state, since the mid-2000s, the country’s innovation sector has been in a state of stagnation. This is confirmed by the negative dynamics of key indicators: the share of organizations implementing innovations and the share of innovative goods and services. The key issue is the constant decline in the innovation process effectiveness, measured as the ratio of the innovative products output volume to their costs. Despite the external stability in nominal values, considering inflation, this indicator shows a steady negative trend, which reduces the economic attractiveness of innovations for businesses. As a solution, a set of state support measures has been proposed, dividing them into four groups: economic, organizational and structural, regulatory, and informational. It has been concluded that in the current Russian conditions, direct economic methods (budget financing, subsidies, and benefits) are the most effective, but the development of cluster associations modeled on international experience (in particular, China), as well as the patent system improvement and legal protection of intellectual property to stimulate innovation activity at the regional level and among small businesses have been recognized as promising areas.

A comprehensive analysis of the factors determining consumer behavior in the platform economy has been carried out, with an emphasis on the processes of product selection on marketplaces. Behavioral patterns, typological differences in consumer practices, and motives for purchasing decisions have been studied. The empirical basis of the study is the data obtained during in-depth online interviews with active marketplace users. The consumers’ motives and preferences analysis reveals the key drivers of their behavior, which contributes to more accurate targeting of advertising campaigns, optimizing marketing budgets, and improving conversion rates. The results obtained have both theoretical significance for understanding the features of digital consumption and practical value for developing personalized marketing strategies and improving the UX design of platform interfaces. The findings of the study are applicable to increase customer interaction effectiveness and strengthen their loyalty and marketplaces competitive position in a dynamically developing digital economy. Special attention has been paid to consumer attitudes transformation under the influence of recommendation algorithms, as well as the role of digital trust and visual representation of products in shaping the final purchase decision.

Universal digitalization, increased productivity of communication channels and use of software, including management activities, create objective conditions for the widespread use of a hybrid form of employee labor organization. The hybrid work schedule is considered as a potentially effective format for organizing the work of airline personnel. The subject of the study is the possibility of using a hybrid work schedule for airline personnel. The purpose of the study is to analyze the possibility of using a hybrid schedule as a form of work for the Russian airlines staff, contributing to an increase in their activities efficiency. Regulatory documents related to the airline personnel work organization have been reviewed. To achieve the purpose of the study, an analytical study has been conducted – the main categories of the airline, the officials’ functions have been analyzed, and the advantages and risks of using a hybrid form of civil aviation specialists’ work have been considered. To confirm the findings, a sociological survey has been conducted using the questionnaire method, the respondents of which were employees of various departments of airlines. The study results analysis made it possible to substantiate the advantages of a flexible combination of remote and office work to increase productivity, improve the work-life balance of employees, and optimize the use of enterprise resources. Strategies for the successful implementation of a hybrid work schedule at the Russian civil aviation enterprises have been presented.

The process of implementing and developing ESG reporting in Russian companies has been considered using the four backbone organizations cases such as Sberbank, SIBUR, Russian Railways, and RUSAL. The study is based on a comprehensive analysis of non-financial reporting of companies for the period 2020–2024 using comparative and systematic approaches, which allowed to obtain objective and comprehensive results. A detailed analysis of financial indicators in the context of ESG transformation has been carried out, as well as corporate documents, regulations, and reports on sustainable development have been studied, which made it possible to assess the dynamics of changes. A direct relationship has been revealed a,ong the ESG practices quality, the level of social responsibility, and the financial efficiency in companies. The key factors of successful ESG transformation have been identified, including specialized management structures creation, the ESG metrics integration into the key performance indicators system, and digital monitoring tools development. The study results can be used by Russian companies to improve non-financial reporting practices, increase the ESG transformation effectiveness, and achieve strategic goals. The ESG principles implementation helps to increase business sustainability, reduce operational risks, and improve financial performance, even during economic instability. Promising directions for ESG reporting development in Russia have been identified, including further improvement of the regulatory framework.

The current issues of increasing of the economic activities efficiency of the Iraqi oil companies in conditions of the global energy market instability, limited access to advanced technologies, and high dependence on government regulation have been studied. The oil industry is strategically important for the country’s economy, forming the bulk of gross domestic product and budget revenues, but enterprises face a number of challenges, such as fluctuating oil prices, low production efficiency, insufficient financing for modernization, and high operating costs. The main economic and managerial issues faced by oil producing and refining enterprises have been analyzed, including the impact of global oil prices, investment risks, and technological constraints. Special attention has been paid to the strategy of optimizing production processes, implementing innovative technologies, and improving the resource management system. Practical recommendations have been proposed to increase the Iraqi oil companies competitiveness, improve the investment climate, and increase the enterprises operational efficiency. The following methods were used in the study: comparative and systematic analysis and economic and statistical methods. Based on the analysis, measures have been proposed to improve the Iraqi oil companies efficiency. The results obtained can be used by private oil companies to optimize management strategies and sustainable development of the Iraqi oil industry.

The potential of using agent-based artificial intelligence technologies in the Russian oil and gas complex has been analyzed, considering the industry infrastructure specifics and industrial safety requirements. The subject of the research is agent-based AI technologies as a tool for optimizing business processes of the Russian oil and gas companies. The purpose of the study is to identify the possibilities of using agent-based AI technologies to improve the efficiency of production and management processes in Russian oil and gas companies and identify key barriers to their implementation. The methodological framework includes an analysis of digital initiatives of Russian oil and gas companies and foreign experience in implementing agent-based AI technologies, interpretation of autonomy levels classifications (Feng et al., KPMG), as well as an assessment of business processes risk level from the standpoint of industrial safety. It has been established that the existing gap between the declared potential of agentbased technologies and real implementation practices is due to the high criticality of the errors consequences and the lack of regulated mechanisms for responsibility distribution between the operator and the system. It has been shown that it is the most pragmatic at the current stage to use a format of limited autonomy of agent systems, in which a person retains the right to surgical intervention. The practical significance of the study lies in substantiating the need to develop an industry-specific AI access system for critical operations, including an autonomy levels classification, requirements for verifiability of solutions, and control regulations to prevent emergencies. The results obtained can be used in forming corporate standards for digital transformation and government policy in the sphere of AI technologies in the oil and gas industry.

The prospects of Russian-Chinese cooperation in the agro-industrial sector in the context of the worsening geopolitical situation have been analyzed. The interests contact points in the agro-industrial sphere between Russia and China have been studied. Special attention has been paid to how the sanctions imposed in recent years by European countries and the United States have affected the countries under study and what steps Russia and China are taking to successfully bring their own agricultural products to international markets by defending their own political interests and promoting joint developments. The main vectors of the agro-industrial complex development have been considered, forecasts for further development have been made, and key types of imported and exported products have been analyzed. Based on the analysis results, the risk to the domestic economy has been identified, and recommendations have been presented aimed at stabilizing and strengthening Russia’s position in the global agricultural market, including in the Chinese market. It has been concluded that there is a high level of interest in cooperation between the countries. A forecast has been made for an increase in the level of trade between the countries and the latest technological developments implementation in the industry, which ultimately will provide countries with the opportunity to stabilize their agro-industrial complexes positions on the world stage.

A comprehensive study of the current state and development prospects of the heat and power industry in Russia has been conducted. The structure of fuel and energy resources consumption, as well as the role of heat supply in ensuring the sustainable functioning of the country’s economy have been analyzed. Special attention has been paid to the intersectoral nature of thermal energy and its impact on industry, housing and communal services, and the social sphere. The high energy intensity of the industry has been emphasized, and the need to optimize the processes of generating, distributing, and consuming thermal energy has been pointed out. Various types of heat supply systems – centralized and decentralized – have been studied in terms of their efficiency, environmental friendliness, and economic feasibility. The current dynamics of these systems development in the context of regional specifics and climatic conditions has been described. The key issues of the industry have been analyzed, including uneven distribution of generating capacities, high level of physical wear of equipment, significant losses of thermal energy in distribution networks, as well as insufficient transparency and accuracy of consumption accounting. An important place in the study is devoted to the issues of tariff formation, and both technical and economic factors have been considered, including excess losses, excess costs, the investment component of tariffs, and the need to modernize infrastructure. A forecast of the Russian thermal power industry development has been proposed, and the main barriers hindering its modernization have been identified. Possible ways to increase the energy and economic efficiency of the industry in the face of rising fuel prices and stricter environmental requirements have been listed.

The impact of digital transformational changes in the market environment on the transformation of business models of individual industrial enterprises, which inevitably leads to the system integrity disruption and thus pushes the scientific community to explore the issue of developing matrix tools in the rapid diagnostics format, has been studied. The purpose of the study is to develop a matrix toolkit based on rapid diagnostics in order to substantiate and optimize the functioning of the ensuring sustainable business competitiveness mechanism in the context of economy digital transformation. A matrix method has been developed in which the estimates parameters in a coordinate system form have been determined by theoretical approaches to the existence of a new phenomenon in the economic environment, such as sustainable business competitiveness. During the testing of this tool, it was possible to present the visual positioning of enterprise and determine its future development to maintain sustainable competitiveness in the context of economy digital transformation. Based on the generated quadrants, it is possible to study measures to change the influencing factor disturbances. There is a possibility of a survey from the perspective of substantiating the functioning of the ensuring sustainable business competitiveness mechanism in a particular position of an economic entity. When forming decisions and their content, it is necessary to consider a number of aspects such as the signs characterizing sustainable business competitiveness, the rapid diagnostics results based on the positioning matrix and the ensuring sustainable business competitiveness mechanism format, depending on the diagnostic condition of a business entity.

The impact of sanctions on spatial industrial development has been analyzed. The dynamics of industrial production in 2024 in relation to the base level of 2021 has been estimated, both as a whole and in separate areas by the constituent entities. Special attention has been paid to regional production indices in the mining and food industry, oil refining, mechanical engineering, and metallurgy since they form the basis of the Russian and regional industrial sectors. It has been established that the sanctions have greatly aggravated the territorial differentiation of industrial development. In some regions, production has shown a multiple increase in individual industries, and in others, on the contrary, a decrease of a similar scale is demonstrated. This indicates the uneven and ambiguous effects of sanctions on the regional industry. A number of enterprises have been able to benefit from reduced import competition and benefit from government support through import substitution programs. Other enterprises have not been able to find the best way out of the current situation. As a result, there is a significant gap in industrial development among the regions, which has increased significantly over the past three years.

The possibilities of integrating the defense and civilian sectors of the economy necessary for accelerated scientific and technological development of Russia have been considered. The purpose of the study is to identify the mechanisms of interaction between defense and civilian industries in scientific and the production state corporations and to assess the prospects for their development. Methodologically, the research is based on the system paradigm and institutional theory. The defense sector of the economy and scientific and the industrial state corporations have been considered as meso-level systems. The characteristics of scientific and the production state corporations have been given. It has been shown that they form organizational and economic mechanisms that make it possible to use the defense organizations competencies to produce high-tech civilian products, enabling the defense organizations to integrate into these processes without radically changing the existing management system. The prospects of organizing a system of technological transfer between defense and civilian industries have been revealed. It has been proved that the planning system, which has been developed in the state corporations, has an impact on strategic planning at the state level. It has been shown that integration mechanisms within the state corporations can become the basis for a nationwide system of interaction between the defense and civilian sectors of the economy. The identified principles and mechanisms can be used to form a federal policy for integrating the activities of the defense and civilian sectors of the economy.

The need to shift the vector of state support for small and medium-sized enterprises (hereinafter referred to as SMEs) from quantitative values in the direction of focusing on qualitative transformations in their performance indicators, forming an impulse to scale, is an unresolved scientific, theoretical, and practical issue. The study is aimed at identifying the positive dynamics of SMEs indicators in priority sectors based on the government support measures results, which makes it possible to challenge the legally established criteria for the transition from one category to another. The methodological basis of the research is based on developing entrepreneurship and strategic management theories and is aimed at determining the target vector of scaling management for SMEs. The methods of statistical analysis, deduction, chronology, synthesis, and big data analysis were used as research methods. The information base of the study was made up of the performance indicators of 780 SMEs in the Sverdlovsk Region operating in priority sectors of the national economy that received state support under a core national project in 2019–2023. Based on the study results, a criterion scale for assessing the SMEs scaling level has been substantiated, and scaling categories and criteria for their transition have been clarified, which served as the structural basis for developing a scaling management model for SMEs. The calculation of the integral indicator for assessing the scaling potential of SMEs has been carried out. The study results contribute to possible directions for adjusting strategic priorities in the entrepreneurship support sphere, which will stimulate the breakthrough development of priority sectors of the national economy.

The main issues causing scientific disputes and public discussions about the directions, methods, and speed of the Paris Climate Agreement implementation have been considered and briefly analyzed. Various alternative sources of energy use and transformation used in energy transfer, with non-obvious advantages, – solar stations, wind farms, and hydrogen energy – have been studied. The implementation experience and the results of the current decarbonization process in the leading countries have been analyzed, as well as decisions based on these results on further development scenarios. The requirements of the Green Deal climate program, which is aimed at global decarbonization of the world economy, have been briefly formulated, and the main declared tasks for decarbonization of the US economy and China’s plans for its economy decarbonization have been presented. The main elements of the Strategy of the Russian economy decarbonization until 2050 have been highlighted. The main conditions and directions of decarbonization processes have been considered in developing scenarios – inertial and targeted – in the Strategy. The most preferred scenario of development – intensive – has been outlined. However, the adopted Strategy does not provide solutions to controversial and debatable issues of the theory and practice of decarbonization, such as the degree of influence of various factors (humans, water vapor, CO2, etc.) on the environment state. Some of these issues have been discussed in the present study.

The issue of extensive factors in forming and assessing the competitiveness potential of subordinate land reclamation organizations of the Land Reclamation Department of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation for working capital has been studied. The purpose of the study is to identify extensive factors in forming working capital of land reclamation organizations in the country’s spatial development, which make it possible to assess their competitiveness. Research methods are statistical and situational-logical analysis and analysis of indicative rating assessment and research results generalization analysis. The indicators for assessing the competitiveness potential of working capital for organizations of the Land Reclamation Department of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation have been formulated, which make it possible to assess the extensive development opportunities of the industry. The conditions ensuring the outstripping growth of extra-budgetary finances in the federal districts have been substantiated. The leading territories and outsider territories have been identified in terms of attracting extra-budgetary financial resources. A system mechanism has been developed for managing extrabudgetary financing of organizations in the land reclamation industry in order to expand sources of financing and ensure the financial stability of the country’s land reclamation organizations. The study results made it possible to develop proposals for expanding the sources and volumes of extra-budgetary financing of land reclamation organizations, to characterize the features of extra-budgetary financing of land reclamation organizations in the context of federal districts, and to create a database “Indicators of extensive factors of competitiveness potential in the reclamation sector of the agro-industrial complex of the Russian Federation”.

The issues of robotics in industry, primarily the software robotics of RPA (Robotic Process Automation), have been studied. The impact of robotization on increasing labor productivity in enterprises, unemployment rate in both developed and developing countries, increasing the competitiveness of the Russian economy, and bridging the gap in labor productivity within industries has been analyzed. The purpose of the study is to systematize methods for evaluating software robotics projects based on RPA and select indicators to assess their investment attractiveness. The main hypothesis of the study is that, despite their specifics, the methods of assessing Project Portfolio Management are applicable to RPA projects. It has been proposed to evaluate the investment attractiveness of the robotics program as a portfolio of interrelated and complementary investment projects, considering compliance with companies’ strategic goals, the investment attractiveness of the portfolio based on financial indicators and risks, technological feasibility (based on the CMMI-RPA process maturity model), marketing and product competitive advantages development, and the creation and use of companies’ strategic and root advantages. The analysis of the practical application of the proposed approach is based on a portfolio of RPA robotics projects used by nuclear industry enterprises. The RPA robots portfolio in accounting and personnel accounting of the general service center of the Greenatom JSC, a subsidiary and dependent company of the Rosatom state corporation, has been analyzed in detail. Rosatom’s first robotics program was formed in 2019, and currently it includes more than 400 successfully implemented robots in the nuclear industry.

The Business Reputation Index of Business Entities (hereinafter referred to as the ECG rating), which is the National Standard of the Russian Federation and allows for identify responsible business in three components – ecology, personnel and the state – has been studied. The use of an ECG rating is important in assessing investment attractiveness and as a decision-making tool for granting preferences at the regional or federal level. The purpose of the study is to analyze the role of financial stability in assessing responsible business conduct based on an ECG rating, which is directly related to its effectiveness for a wide range of stakeholders such as investors, partners, and government institutions. Statistical analysis of data from more than 500 large business companies operating in the agriculture, forestry, hunting, fishing, and fish farming spheres showed a weak correlation with financial stability in the group of ECG-rated companies and a weak positive relationship in the group of companies with minimal values. A study has been conducted on the interdependence of the ECG rating values and a number of other financial indicators (property book value, revenue, net profit, cash flow, return on equity and assets, cash return on sales and net profit, and enterprise’s debt-equity ratio), which is a prospect for further study of the ECG rating effectiveness and its development.

The author’s definition of child-saving has been presented, and an approach to its comprehensive statistical assessment at the regional level has been developed. A system of 16 statistical indicators has been formed, divided into three categories: the medical and demographic situation characteristics, education and upbringing, as well as the socio-economic situation and government support. A methodology has been proposed for calculating the corresponding sub-indicators and an integral indicator of child-care. The methodology is based on an analysis of international experience in building indicators of child well-being, in particular the approaches of the UNICEF and the Elena and Gennady Timchenko Charitable Foundation. Based on the calculations obtained, ratings of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation based on the values of the sub-indicators have been formed. According to the value of the integral indicator of child-saving, a quartile grouping has been performed, which made it possible to identify subjects with a similar situation in terms of child well-being. The compiled ratings of the constituent entities based on the medical and demographic situation characteristics, education and upbringing, as well as the socio-economic situation and government support can become the basis for developing differentiated measures aimed at improving the level of child-care. The results obtained will make it possible to evaluate the effectiveness of activities carried out within the framework of the Decade of Childhood in Russia.

A sociological analysis of the dynamics of audience involvement in the digital content of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (hereinafter referred to as the Communist Party) deputies on the main Internet platforms for 2024 has been presented. The purpose of the study is to identify the main trends and patterns of Internet audience involvement in the digital content of the Communist Party deputies on online platforms during 2024, as well as to assess the parliamentary left's communication strategies effectiveness in the new information reality. The theoretical and methodological basis has been formed by the concepts of M. Castells’s network society, G. Reinhold’s smart crowd, and L. Bennett’s and A. Segerberg’s connective action. The empirical base of the study is based on social network monitoring data obtained using the KRIBRUM.PRO system. The analysis results show that the digital content of the Communist Party deputies is structured around four thematic clusters – social policy, regional development, foreign policy, and ideology. When compared with other parliamentary forces, the Communist Party is lagging behind in the digital ratings race. In the sociological dimension, this reflects the fundamental issue of adapting traditional political institutions to the realities of a digital society. The digital indicators dynamics indicates a positive trend and the beginning of the process of modernizing the information work of the Communist Party. The study results are of practical importance for optimizing the communication strategies of political associations in the modern realities of digital development. The prospects for further research are related to a more detailed study of the structure and segmentation of the audience involved in the digital content of Communist Party deputies, as well as an analysis of network communication conversion into offline support for the party.

The complex impact of Western values on marital, family, and reproductive attitudes transformation in Russian youth in the context of globalization, digitalization, and an ideologically multipolar world has been studied. The purpose of the study is to conceptualize the vague term of Western values, analyze the specific mechanisms of their impact through information channels, and identify the dominant factors that negatively affect demographic orientations. The relevance of the research topic is due to the catastrophic decline in the birth rate, which requires an understanding of the underlying socio-cultural causes of this phenomenon, among which external value influence plays a significant role. The methodological basis of the research was a critical analysis of scientific literature, the comparative legal method, sociological data generalization, as well as the study of information impact practices through the Internet and mass media. The main study results showed that the core of impact is formed by two interrelated values such as personal freedom, which degenerates into extreme individualism and selfishness, and market economy that cultivates consumer attitude to life. This is reflected in the spread of childfree ideology, the practice of cohabitation, the growing number of single households, and childbearing postponement. At the same time, the positive experience of Germany in legislative and financial strengthening of the family institution (pension equalization, joint taxation, and probation period in case of divorce) has been studied. The conclusions of the study indicate the need to develop a balanced demographic policy that, on the one hand, could adapt positive foreign practices of family financial support, and on the other hand, would actively resist the imposition of alien values that contribute to depopulation through protecting traditional spiritual and moral guidelines and strengthening sovereignty in the humanitarian sphere.

The purpose of the study is to create and test a methodology for calculating the schoolage population in the medium and long term. The need to analyze demographic trends is due to the need to assess the resource provision of general education to address the current challenges of educational policy. The information base of the study includes data from the Federal State Statistics Service, the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation, and the demographic forecast performed at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration. To assess the resource availability of high-quality general education, forecast values for the population aged 7 to 17 years for the period 2023–2045 have been taken. To assess the success of a unified model of career guidance implementation, information on the population in age cohorts corresponding to grades 6–11 for the period 2025–2045 has been taken. The results of forecasting demographic trends in Russia as a whole have been presented, while the proposed methodology allows calculations for both individual types of territories and regional general education systems. The analysis of forecast data in the context of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and urban and rural settlements has shown that demographic trends in individual regions differ significantly and do not coincide with national trends. This indicates the priority of timely assessment of resource provision, including possible support from the federal budget.

The substantive part of the first issue of the “Vestnik of fashion” fashion magazine, dated 1885, has been studied. The mechanism of consumer formation and further transformation into a buyer from the potential readership of the magazine, consisting of representatives of the noble class, has been revealed. The analysis of the text materials and the commercial component of the magazine made it possible to form an image of a potential female reader, including her values and social characteristics, as well as to highlight the linear editorial policy concept, which the author proposes to implement into scientific circulation. Based on the linear editorial policy, modern independent Russian fashion publications have been studied for their commitment to forming a certain readership based on social characteristics. The analysis showed that the historical approach of applying linear editorial policy in such fashion publications is reflected fragmentally and heterogeneously, due to the lack of differentiation of the readership by gender or any other social characteristics. The instillation of the need to comply with established norms in the world of French fashion in the 1885 edition has been observed in the modern publications in the context of the expediency of matching the reader’s lifestyle mainly related to the premium class. The gender characteristics of the readership in the second half of the XIX century shifted towards professional and socio-cultural characteristics at the present time, which defines the portrait of a fashion periodical consumer.

The results of a study of the relationship between emotional burnout and life satisfaction among adolescent parents have been presented. In modern world, parents face increased demands and pressures. Their child’s adolescence is particularly difficult for them. The study of life satisfaction and burnout among adolescent parents is of great importance for understanding how transforming family relationships and new demands affect the psychological state of parents. There are many approaches in the scientific literature to defining and conceptualizing life satisfaction and parental burnout. In this study, life satisfaction has been considered as a cognitive-evaluative component of overall subjective well-being, and parental burnout has been considered as a stress syndrome that includes three components: emotional exhaustion, distancing from children, and a decrease in parental effectiveness. Emotional burnout is a long-term negative experience that reduces a person’s overall assessment of their well-being. Based on these theoretical principles, an empirical study has been conducted on a Russian sample. According to the statistical analysis results using the Spearman correlation criterion, it has been revealed that life satisfaction is significantly associated with emotional exhaustion and a decrease in the sense of parental effectiveness, and the relationship with distancing turned out to be insignificant. The findings expand the understanding of the psychological state of adolescent parents and can serve as a basis for further developments in the parental well-being research.

The relevance of the research topic is determined by the increase in the number of working pensioners and people of pre-retirement age. This is due to the aging of the economically developed and developing countries’ population and an increase in the elderly people proportion in its structure. The purpose of the study is to provide the results of a study on the psychological prevention of stress conditions in pre-retirement workers by means of music therapy. A special music therapy program has been developed. The study participants listened to music and discussed the emotions that arose during its perception. The data obtained allow for saying about the expediency of using music therapy sessions as an effective way to harmonize mental state and increase the level of climate friendliness and stress tolerance. The study showed that the use of music therapy in order to build stress tolerance and restore and maintain the psychological health of pre-retirement workers seems appropriate, as it affects the dynamics of their emotional states, creates conditions for uplifting and strengthening the spirit, and restores positive thinking and communication skills. In the modern world, the use of these techniques is necessary, especially before the start of the working day, since human experiences an emotional morning exercise.

While emotional engagement is increasingly recognized as a key factor in successful language acquisition, its role in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) settings remains underexplored. This study examines how different types of emotional responses, specifically positive emotions (curiosity, enjoyment) and negative ones (frustration, anxiety), affect learning outcomes in EFL learners. Precisely, it aims to examine the impact of emotional content on motivation, cognitive processing, and memory retention. A total of 96 EFL learners from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds participated in the study. They were randomly assigned to one of three groups: one exposed to emotionally positive content, another one to neutral content, and a third one to emotionally negative content. This experimental design allows for a comparative analysis of how emotional stimuli influences learners’ performance. Findings reveal that positive emotional content significantly enhances learner motivation, mental activities, and retention of information. In contrast, negative emotional experiences reduce focus and impede learning. The study highlights the importance of integrating emotional considerations into EFL instruction, concluding that creating emotionally supportive and engaging classroom environments can lead to improved academic achievement and personal development in language learners.