The relevance of this study is associated with the emergence of sympathies for the "gangster lifestyle" and a tendency to criminal behavior in relation to society in children and adolescents. The purpose of this study is to study and determine what kind of environment and what kind of people lead to the fact that children from adolescence are imbued with "prison romance"? The research method is analysis and synthesis. The results of the study show that many children and adolescents face life in disadvantaged areas and families, which subsequently affects them, victims of appropriate upbringing and people from more affluent families who are in the same society with them. The material of this article can be useful for studying the nature of sympathies for "prison concepts (principles)" and the prevention of such moods in young people.

Due to the continuous development of society and public relations, the requirements for modern education are increasing. Its main task is not only the transfer of knowledge and skills, but also the formation of the student's personality, the development of his or her critical thinking and independence, the striving for constant self-development. The subjective approach in teaching comes to the fore, which finds its application in teaching English. In this article, we present one of the options for organizing the process of teaching students at the stage of secondary education linguo-cultural vocabulary of the English language based on a subjective approach.

The article presents an overview of some modern domestic and foreign studies of the problem of the spread of teenage suicide and its prevention. The factors and causes that encourage adolescents to commit suicide are identified, both related to an unfavorable social environment and developmental characteristics of a teenager: financial situation and destructive relationships in the family, school bullying, socio-psychological maladaptation of the personality and a chronic depressive state. Attention is paid to the role of the Internet, through which teenagers are involved in dangerous virtual groups, are subjected to cyberbullying, and suicide is provoked. It is noted that modern teachers are not ready to carry out preventive activities with children prone to suicide. The authors proposed a database that contains information about the socio-psychological characteristics of adolescents who have attempted suicide. It is the results of a content analysis of 122 standard forms of information on cases of suicide attempts or completed suicide by persons aged 10 to 18 years. It can be used in psychological and social research in the field of psychology of deviant behavior, personality psychology, in the educational process, research work and educational activities of parents and teachers.

Since the late 1990s. in Asia, there have been changes in the process of economic development of countries. Intensive urbanization, the development of living standards, and various types of industry were the reasons for the search for a sales market among foreign partners. Against the backdrop of the integration processes of the once underdeveloped countries, economic relations between China and Japan are under the influence of a process of weakening. The process of weakening economic bilateral relations is influenced by the political decisions of these countries. Various authors have studied the problem of the influence of international policy priorities on economic relations between these countries. In particular, the works of Chang M.H. “Contemporary China-Japan Relations: The Politically Driven Economic Linkage”, Burns K. “China and Japan: economic partnership to political ends”, and Fang Ying “Growing Interdependency Between China and Japan: Trade, Investment, Tourism, and Education” answers the question of how economic relations between China and Japan depended on politics in different historical periods. The author of this review article explores the differences and similarities between the studies of these authors, and also compares their approaches to studying the problem between each other.

This article examines cultural globalization as a phenomenon, its consequences, evolution and the main mechanisms of expansion for the Brazilian public. Here we follow the interpretation that cultural globalization appears as a phenomenon led (mainly) by the United States, subsequently assessing the position of Brazil in relation to this process. In this sense, we distinguish two main phenomena: the attraction of Hollywood productions in Brazil and the attractiveness of the United States as a tourist and migratory destination for Brazilians.

We argue that American "soft power" is a fundamental element of the ties between Brazil and the United States at a time when the spread of American culture and ideals is aimed at softening the country's national autonomy in terms of its traditions and historical values.

The relevance of the topic is due to the need for further research on the experience of using the so-called active teaching methods, which are gaining popularity along with traditional ones at the present stage of education, and in the context of such training, a system of conducting quest technologies was used as part of the education and upbringing of students.

The main results of this study are the identification and development of the material accumulated by the authors of the article on the stated topic, the further development of its theoretical and practical foundation in the field of patriotic education of youth.

This article examines the trade war between China and the United States, which began in 2018 and continues to the present. The article provides an overview of the current problem, namely the clash of two great powers, which has a huge impact on the entire world economy. The article provides an analysis of the main causes of the trade war (trade imbalance, infringement of intellectual property, the rise of China as a new "Superpower"), as well as the consequences of this collision (decrease in trade volumes and damage to various sectors of the economy). Additionally, the article discusses the further course of events and possible ways to resolve the conflict. The study of the trade war between China and the United States provides a meaningful basis for the development of strategies that aim to mitigate the destructive effects of the collision, as well as to find ways of cooperation and stability of the global economy as a whole.

The article deals with the legal and political organization of urban local authorities of the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China. A comparative analysis of the experience of developing local self-government of two major powers has been carried out. The system of organization of local authorities in the Russian Federation and the People's Democratic Republic of China has been studied, taking into account their social, economic and political structure. The place of local self-government bodies in the administrative-territorial structure of states is indicated; the powers of local governments, their relationship with the central government; structure and forms of local representative bodies. The features of the processes of formation of local authorities at the present stage are considered; shows the use of Soviet experience in the organization of urban self-government in the People's Republic of China; revealed the influence of the Communist Party on the organization of local governments in China.

The article examines the works of the artists of the 18th and 19th centuries, the works of which represent Shakespeare’s plots and characters. The purpose of this work is to reveal the peculiarities of the world of values reflected in the artistic images of Romeo and Juliet. The objective is to consider the most frequently conveyed character traits.

The relevance of the topic is justified by the fact that the education of the younger generation, the innovative processes of its development are becoming important links in the system of Russian statehood. When developing new standards for general Russian education, they proceed from the fact that it should be aimed at instilling civic, democratic, and patriotic convictions, at building tolerance in the conditions of our multicultural society. The solution of these problems requires the formation of a political culture among the growing citizens as a necessary condition for their spiritual life and spiritual growth; formation of reference points for the younger generation for civil, ethno-national, social, cultural self-identification in the surrounding world.

The authors of the article developed case technology as a means of assessing learning outcomes on the example of a specific historical and political topic, for which they present the process of constructing and testing the results of the lesson. We also systematized the accumulated material on the structure, functions and components of the quest project, further development of its theoretical and practical foundation on the example of a specific historical and political topic, taking into account the criteria and factors for evaluating the results.