CONTENTS
| PART I. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION SCIENCES | |
| Smetannikova N. Socio-political context of teaching reading in the USA
(from 17 – to 20 cent.) |
7 |
| Potanina E. The activities of public libraries open air | 19 |
| Sukiasian G. Matenadaran: history and modernity | 23 |
| Andreeva I. Мuseology for museologists: educational literature as ‟mirror” museum revolutions | 29 |
| Part II. Culturology | |
| Flier A. Cultural studies in the sciences | 45 |
| Kazakova G. Regional identity, vernacularly district and the Russian ‟grassroots regionalismˮ | 53 |
| Markov V. Formation of image of a historical figure in culture: methodological notes | 59 |
| Smirnova V., Guliaeva T., Kulyaeva E. Hyde park in the urban area of modern London | 65 |
| SCIENTIFIC DEGREE APPLICANT SPEAKS | |
| Shub M. Functions of cultural memory | 71 |
| Ulitina N. Existential dramatic heroes by M. Lermontov | 77 |
| Part III. Art study | |
| Tavlai G. Semantics crying in the ambiguity of the ritual Belarusian melodics | 91 |
| Sarvarova L. Functional mode structure of lyrical chants of the mishar tatars | 103 |
| SCIENTIFIC DEGREE APPLICANT SPEAKS | |
| Osminkin R. Politics of early Soviet Avant-garde: from ‟non-objectivity” to ‟life building” |
111 |
| Nesterova M. The action of the ‟law of psychological naturalnessˮ in Fantasy f-moll by F. Chopin | 118 |
| Sobolevska S. The value of the relationship between individuality development and training in the formation of the personality of the actor of amateur theater | 122 |
| Pasechnik V. The myth of the Dragon in the works of William Blake | 129 |
| Klobukova N. Russian musical instruments in Japanese graphic sources of the first half of 19 cent. |
133 |
| SCIENTIFIC Life of the Chelyabinsk state INSTUTE of culture and arts | |
| Dissertation councils | 141 |
| Research and creative projects | 141 |
| New publication | 149 |
| Index of materials published in Herald in 2016 | 152 |
| Named index of the authors published their materials in Herald in 2016 | 156 |
| Authors | 159 |
| Rules of review and publication of scientific articles | 161 |