Fourth issue of “Lomonosov Psychology Journal”
We are pleased to announce the release of the fourth issue of “Lomonosov Psychology Journal”. The issue is dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the death of the greatest psychologist of the 20th century, Lev Semenovich Vygotsky (1896-1934). For the Faculty of Psychology of Moscow State University, its teachers and students, Vygotsky's moral, ethical and ideological position as well as his personal attitude to science are especially important, since his closest students and colleagues (A.N. Leontiev, A.R. Luria, B.D. Elkonin, A.V. Zaporozhets, P.Ya. Galperin, B.V. Zeigarnik and others) played a huge role in the creation of the faculty. Most of the articles in this issue were prepared by their students or students of their students. So, according to the well-known expression, many of the authors of this issue are at a distance of one or two personal "handshakes" from Lev S. Vygotsky.
The section "Theoretical Studies" opens with an article by T.Yu. Bazarov, E.P. Belinskaya and O.A. Tikhomandritskaya on the overlapping ideas of cultural-historical theory and social psychology. The article by N.E. Veraksa is devoted to dialectical analysis as a research method in the works of L. S. Vygotsky. The theme of experience and "ideal form" in the structure of the social situation of development is considered in the work of O.A. Karabanova. The section continues with an article by E.V. Subbotsky on natural mental functions as a source of living consciousness. Research by foreign colleagues is presented in the article ""Bridges or Walls: remarks on translating the concepts of cultural-historical theory" by Brazilian psychologists E. Tunes and Z.R. Prestes. The problem of teaching and developing subjectivity is discussed in the article by G.A. Zuckerman and O.L. Obukhova.
The section "Empirical Studies" covers the problems of the relationship between the volume of vocabulary and the understanding of emotions in children aged 5-7 (authors D.A. Bukhalenkova, A.N. Veraksa, U.D. Guseva, E.S. Oshchepkova); the theme of experiencing "family pain" in the context of the cultural-historical approach (authors A.M. Lutsenko and A.S. Spivakovskaya), as well as the relationship between the uniqueness of personal characteristics and the professional activities of actors (authors V.S. Sobkin, T.A. Lykova).
The third section "History of Psychology" is represented by several works that comprehend the works of L.S. Vygotsky in a modern scientific context. Thus, the article by N.N. Veresov is devoted to the history of the development of cultural-historical theory and its modern perception; T.D. Martsinkovskaya analyzes time perspective in the work of L.S. Vygotsky; V.S. Sobkin examines the metamorphoses of the assessment of L.S. Vygotsky's work "Psychology of Art" by Russian psychologists. In this section, the article by N.L. Savchenko and M.V. Siyan, examining the texts of three previously unknown letters from L.S. Vygotsky to E.I. Kheifets, is of particular interest.
The issue ends with the article by G.G. Kravtsov and O.G. Kravtsov "On the classicism of "non-classical" psychology", which emphasizes Vygotsky's role as the creator of scientific psychology of the future.
In presenting this issue of the journal, we hope that the materials published in it will evoke a lively response from readers.