№ 4 (2015)

The article deals with one of the crucial issues of the European policy - illegal migration, its reasons, consequences and collaborative mechanisms of member states in solution of the problem. The author analyzes the structure and main trends in activities of States and involved EU institutes. The author comes to conclusion that the efforts undertaken by the EU countries in struggle with illegal migration are not sufficient and that the mandate of involved EU institutions should be broaden. The author addresses the influence of the consequences of illegal migration on European security and integration as well. The author defines the blind spots of migration policies of the member states that became the reason of existing social and cultural tensions and offers suggestions of improvement the current complex situation.

The article explores political change detected by the «Arab spring” in the Arab states. Its events and effects are interpreted as an expression of the destabilization of the Arab political systems under the pressure of growing mass expectations accompanied by the weakness of ties between different social groups, and low efficiency, as well as legitimacy, of political institutions. The development crises are studied in the contexts of regime change, formation of new political and cultural civic orientations, and institution building.

The problem of moral values in the modern world. is considered in the article. The author makes the emphasis is on the transformation of value tendencies and contemporary socio-political context of the problem through the prism of human values, especially of humanism and justice.

The aim of this paper is to sketch an overview of Comparative Politics and discuss the major analytical and conceptual systems under which comparativists conduct their research. It presents some of the basic problems one has to face in attempting to understand evolution of key overarching generalized dichotomies established by problem-solving and critical Comparative Politics (developed-developing and North-South).

Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian peoples` (who has been considered fraternal for a long time) representations of the modern world currently due to many factors are subjected to complex processes of transformation. So the importance of the historical period of the Great Patriotic War in the life of all three peoples, the memory of which has an important means of confrontation western propaganda, is certainly true. The article presents the results of the study of Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian students’ and their parents’ representations of the Great Patriotic War. The study was being held in Peoples’ friendship University of Russia, immediately after the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Great Victory.

The appearance of estate of honourable citizenship in Russian Empire in the end of XVII century played an important political role allowing the Russian ruler to solve several urgent tasks. Among these challenges, one can note the removal of social tensions, the problem of integration of new subjects of the various religion and ethnic groups in the Russian state, the allocation of citizens and granting them special privileges, so they could benefit for the benefit of the state. The ranks of eminent citizens were inherited, which made them class groups. The title of honorary citizen was abolished by decree the Central Executive Committee of 11 (24) November 1917 on the destruction of estates and civil ranks. At the moment there is a discussion of the draft law on the introduction of this form of promotion in the Russian Federation. Historically the creation of new titles not only helped to solve different problems of national scale, but also pushed the development of philanthropy, culture, science and the system of state management in the entire Russian economy.