Keyword: «postmodernism»

In this article, the actual features of the domestic political language are considered on the basis of a critical analysis of Russia's past and current political culture and political discourse. This article is also focused on the knowledge of the specifics of Russian reality, viewed through the prism of the features of the language of modern politics. The term “political” is interpreted by the authors as a universal human activity oriented towards the transformation, organization and improvement of the social world. In this regard, political knowledge is considered in the article as successively located social discursive (language) practices.

The current research studies the categories of intermediality and intertextuality as the key features of postmodern paradigm. The research highlights cinematic intermediality in general, and Woody Allen’s films, in particular. Woody Allen skillfully captures the postmodern spirit in his works through multiple intertextual references, inter-arts associations, mixture of more than two genres. The combination of the above features creates a special atmosphere of Woody Allen’s films that renders his understanding of postmodern aesthetics.

The article examines the issues of the personality crisis in the postmodern era caused by globalization, technological progress, digitalization and cultural hybridization. It is noted that many people face a personal crisis – a feeling of uncertainty, loss of meaning and identity. The analysis of the literature, including the works of D. Bell, E. Toffler, J. Baudrillard, J. F. Lyotard, as well as S. A. Tolkachev and N. L. Vigel. The consequences of the crisis have been revealed: existential anxiety, depression, anxiety, loneliness – exacerbated by the virtualization of communication. Recommendations are presented to overcome these consequences, including practical solutions for institutions of secondary vocational education.