Several publications focus on lexicology. For instance, T. Yu. Satuchina explains how foreign students of Russian interpret the lexical meaning of new words. The author demonstrates the phenomenon of lexical semantization not from the point of view of the teaching staff but as seen by non-Russian speakers. M. A. Khatlamadzhijan studies neolexemes of active and passive vocabulary. The research reflects some ongoing linguistic processes. V. M. Mokienko describes culturally-marked lexical units in A. N. Ostrovsky’s plays: a non-conventional approach to biblical idioms allows the author to re-interpret the famous plays in a new linguistic and cultural context.

The articles on cognitive linguistics approach the mystery of language, culture, and thinking, which is as old as linguistics itself but never loses its scientific appeal. S. G. Proskurin and A. V. Proskurina write about linguistic concepts and the semiotic historical-genetic method of recording cultural phenomena; M. V. Rumyantseva describes the specifics of concept studies and typological mythology. These authentic studies look for new methods, alternative principles of linguistic description, and novel approaches to language units.

Political discourse, which combines tactics and speech-behavioral strategies, maintains its relevance as a linguistic phenomenon. In this issue, E. A. Burmakova and N. V. Polyakova will teach you how to resist manipulative influence and information aggression.

The comparative section contains publications that contrast and compare linguistic facts across languages. For instance, O. A. Bulgakova and L. F. Pepelova work with similar idioms in Russian, English, and Chinese while A. Davoudi and A. Valipour dwell upon Russian and Persian phonological systems.

1. D. Golev and A. V. Zagumennov introduce some theoretical issues of Russian morphology and the theory of linguistic personality. The authors are unanimous in their attempt to find new ideas and advanced methods.

The miscellaneous section covers studies connected with fiction (A. V. Brovina and E. Iu. Malenko; G. I. Lushnikova and T. Iu. Osadchaia) and literary criticism (M. R. Nenarokova; S. V. Rudakova, T. B. Zaitseva, and A. P. Vlaskin). These articles feature style, gender, translation, and verbal communication in fiction.

We thank our authors for entrusting us with their works and invite new authors to submit their manuscripts on various philological issues.