In the next issue of “University Journal”: “Russian Language from the Lomonosov’s Era to the Present” by Lyudmila Alexeyevna Verbitskaya, a top-ranking philologist and a renowned public figure, President of the Russian Academy of Education, President of the International Association of the Teachers of Russian Language and Literature and the President of the Russian Association of the Teachers of Russian Language and Literature. The article contributes towards a broader perception of M. V. Lomonosov’s role as a reformer, first secular novelist and the founding father of Russian literature; defines the impact of his scientific and artistic legacy upon the current understanding of the role of Russian Literature in resolving socio-cultural and educational issues.

 “<...> as paradoxical as it may sound, it is argued that the principles of Lomonosov’s accomplishments in the area of literature still share quite a few common features with the tasks in the area of Russian Language currently faced by the society and the academic community”.

“Through the accomplishments of Lomonosov, Russian philological ideas reached out to the common people and became everyday practice in their native language. Lomonosov introduced the principles of personified authority and standards of text usage. Modern Russian philology faces similar tasks of fostering philological culture and cultivating value-inspiring attitude of Russian native speakers towards their language through the use of ingenuous methods without an exaggerated pretentiousness or alarming complexity”.