The paper discusses the problem of introducing the strategy of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) to develop the skills of cross-cultural communication in international environment among university students. The aims of the pilot course included raising intercultural awareness, building cross-cultural communication and English language skills. Ways of tackling these problems and students’ post-course feedback are analyzed and explicated in this paper. The characteristic features of content and forms of realization of a course «Skills of intercultural communication in international environment» are given in the article. The forms and methods of work on the development of cross-cultural and foreign-language communicative competence of students are described, four types of communicative trainings are presented.

This article discusses the basic requirements for the formulation of the target component of the educational programmes implemented within the framework of the project of modernization of educational process at the Minin University. Modern requirements to the level of training of graduates are reflected in Federal State Educational Standards of higher education and professional standards of teachers. Analysis of these documents shows that often there is no relationship between them, which has a negative effect on the quality of the graduates. As a result, there is an objective need to establish consistency between the competences of the educational standard and labor actions of the professional standard, formulated in the form of learning outcomes. The proposed approach is based in the logic of the activity and competence-based approach reflects the learning plan specification as opposed to teaching in the learning process. Results of the approbation of new approach at Mininsky university are shown.

This article focuses on an important topic - the economic assessment of the effectiveness of the basic professional educational programs as a key object of the administrative account of the educational organization. Developing an effective model for managing the basic professional educational program is a key task of management of the educational organization providing the quality of the educational process, the formation of professional competence and personal and professional development of future graduates, the development of the mechanism of formation of the educational path of the student and the student support program tyuterskogo in the conditions of realization of individual educational programs. In order to determine the economic value of implemented educational programs need to develop a system of indicators aimed at achieving the maximization of the total profit volume, formed by two components: the revenue and expenditure side. On the basis of indicators can be produced cost-effectiveness rating of OPOP. Depending on the number of points can be assigned a rating of the effectiveness of each educational program, which allows to evaluate the relevance of the educational program in the educational market and ensuring the implementation of financial performance for the financial well-being of the educational organization.

The article discusses the problem of resultsevaluation in training students of the University in accordance with the requirements of Federal state educational standards in terms of competence approach. Examines the effectiveness of practical training of University students and the problem of the readiness of graduates for professional activities. Conducted in-depth analysis of changes in the system of quality evaluation of the formed competences, the situation in terms of the application of practice-based learning. The necessity of transformation of the model of evaluating achievements of students, the possibilities of application of innovative methods and modes of assessment. Reveals the reasons for selection of assessment tools for monitoring and evaluation of educational outcomes with the requirements of the competence-based approach. Offers innovative means of assessment to adequately determine the level of competence. Describes the experience of implementing assessment tools in the process of training of students-producers on the example of the module "Psychological basis of the activities of the producer".

This paper describes the structure and content of textbooks for professional academic subjects. The textbook is the primary means of learning and is an information model of scientific, technical, professional knowledge and experience in the relevant professional field. The initial structure and the content of textbooks development bases are trends in the development of scientific and technical progress in the various sectors of the economy, patterns of production and pedagogy, social and economic demands in vocational training. Textbook for professional academic subjects include content, visual material, methods and means of teaching material mastering. The textbook reflects the structure of continuity and interaction of interdisciplinary, general professional and special training materials; linear and structured presentation of educational material; unity of content and practice. Content includes technical and technological knowledge, applied and practical material as specific methods of work.

The article is considering the issue of the use of the critical thinking technology in the “Life Activities Safety” course in higher educational institutions. The authors cover the description and analysis of the experimental work dedicateded to the topic "Terrorism. Fundamentals of Counteractions". The paper highlight the advantages of the "Six Hats" method in the development of the students' creativity, now that the method offers a possibility of considering a number of controversial issues from different positions, thus perfecting the habit of active listening, monological speech competence and expressive argumentation. Much attention is dedicated to the stage of the class reflexion, evaluation of the students' presentations, the activity of the “captains” and members of the teams. The authors stress the importance of the use of interactive methods in teaching the topic "Terrorism. Fundamentals of Counteractions".

The article presents the experience of using training technologies of teaching in the process of professional training of future specialists in the sphere of tourism. The authors consider the specific organization of socio-psychological training, which includes all types of training that affect the quality, skills, and abilities that are manifested in the process of communication with clients of the travel Agency. Describes the main structural elements of socio-psychological training. Studied the principles of organization of socially-psychological training. The basic stages of conducting socio-psychological training, which include: the creation stage performance; the orientation phase, taking the form of role play or group discussions; the training stage and the final stage. The specifics of each of them. The study was concluded that the use of training technologies in the process of preparing specialists in the sphere of tourism contributes to the development of their competitiveness, reducing the period of adaptation of young professionals in business, improving professional competence of specialists in the field of tourism.

When designing a competence model of training of future bachelor, it is necessary to use specially designed assessment forms that are based on active learning methods, focused on the formation of competencies. The article discusses the research work of students (UIRS) as a form for assessment of educational results of students at the University. The essence of this approach on the example of the design-build evaluation forms to evaluate the results of UIRS on the topic "Methods of teaching motor actions on the lessons of physical culture in schools," the process of studying the discipline "Methods of teaching physical culture." Presented in the study assessment form contains organizational, methodological, and substantive criteria and assessment part. For this example evaluation forms UIRS proposed criteria, rating scale and levels of achievement of educational outcomes.

In accordance with modern educational standards, the basic professional educational programs should focus on the formation of basic research, innovative competence and initiative qualities of future highly qualified specialists.The new design is based on ideas OPOP interaction between education, science, innovation and involves a significant reorganization of the structure and content, the introduction of new forms of learning. The article explains the matrix model of project management as a condition for the establishment and implementation of a competitive basic professional educational program, reflecting the idea of complementarity and integration of education and science. The model assumes a new method of functioning of professional community and students. The provided format of the main professional educational programs allows to speak about new quality of training of competitive specialists according to challenges of the modern world.

The article describes the current state of inclusive higher education in the countries of Western Europe. The article contains a description of patterns of higher education of persons with disabilities and disability in the leading European universities, as well as the characteristics of the modern trends in the inclusive higher education. Analysis of the model was based on a specially designed criteria: Institute of tutoring and assistenstva as an element of the disabled educational system in the educational organization of higher education, the system requirements for the procedure and assessment tools for introductory, intermediate, and final certification, the system of organization of practices for students with disabilities, employment patterns graduates with disabilities. For example, consideration of inclusive models of higher education shows the effectiveness of current approaches to psychological and pedagogical support learning in higher education of persons with disabilities and disability. It was found that the most effective model of support of inclusive higher education presented in the First University College London, University College London (University of London), the Free University of Berlin, University of Heidelberg.

The article highlights the problem of modular education design in higher educational institutions that corresponds to the ideology of modernization and the modern development of initiative groups. The article presents the practices of structural content designing of the educational module, developed by a team of Minin University researches. The authors consistently reveal the mechanism of goal setting, structure and content design of the module. Bases for designing of the modules are system, activity-based and learner-centered approaches. Methodological solution to the simulation module names and subjects, formulation of goals and objectives, describe the purpose of the module and its status are presented. The focus is on inclusion in the module not only the classical disciplines and practices, but also educational events. The logical end of the module studies is the development of the final certification program of the module.

This article is devoted to topical issues of selection of forms and means of assessment of educational achievements of students and the level of educational outcomes of the discipline. Considered theoretical and methodological aspects of effective and objective assessment of learning outcomes of undergraduate students on the example of pedagogical and special (defectological) education. Special attention is paid to the specificity of evaluation procedures in the context of competence-activity approach, new educational and professional standards. Updated traditional and innovative approaches to the assessment of learning outcomes, outlines the key requirements of the assessment tools examples of various assessment tools competency-dejtelnosti format. Analyzed the features and examples of competence-oriented monitoring and evaluation tasks and their main indicators.Disclosed innovative views on monitoring and evaluation of the potential of such diagnostic tools as "POP-statement", "portfolio". The options proposed criteria framework for the evaluation of educational outcomes and educational achievements.

The article demonstrates the phenomenon of students` reflection of educational activity and goal setting as its key competence. Especially important is the reflective activity in the system of helping professions in the activity of a subject: it helps to understand and comprehend the content of the activity of other people, has a significant impact on the process of rendering help. The efficiency of the process of reflective self-management is impossible without the most important reflective skill: conscious goal setting. The article gives the results of the evaluation of students` reflective activity. Students have more difficulties with the following: awareness and ability to formulate goals; ability to highlight and formulate the key criteria of evaluation and questions on the content of the activity; ability to highlight steps to achieve the goals and criteria of their effectiveness. Organization of independent work of students management system contributes to the development of reflective activity of students.

The article substantiates the advantages of building information-educational environment of the basic professional educational program based on cloud technologies. Universal tool for building information-educational environment is Google Apps for Education services, which allows to organize the effective cooperation of all participants of the educational process, to plan collaborative activities, properly allocate resources and provide the solution of various learning tasks by necessary tools. Examples of using various Google-services in the organization of the collaborative activities of teachers of the department of applied informatics and information technologies in education of the Minin Nizhny Novgorod State Pedagogical University to improve implementation of the basic professional educational program in the direction of preparation "Information systems and technology". The core of the informational and educational environment of the basic professional educational program is Google-site that integrates different Google services and Google Apps applications.

The article presents a historical overview of the origin and development of the tutor Institute. The approaches to the definition of "tutoring", the traditional structure of the tutoring system, as well as its historical and educational significance. The basic functions of a tutor as well as the tutor’s work’ key principles are being analyzed in the article. The authors focus on the implementation of the project "The Management of the Independent Work of students" held in Nizhny Novgorod State Minin’s Pedagogical University within the framework of the modernization of the educational process in the 2015-2016 academic year. The basic modern form of tutor support independent work of students, the factors influencing the choice of forms of tutor support. The necessity of formation of steady motivation as a factor active independent work of students. The authors come to a conclusion about the effectiveness of various tutoring practices and the necessity for further systematic training of tutors.

The article contains a description of the syllabus and experience of its application in the Nizhny Novgorod State Pedagogical University. K.Minina. Syllabus - the plan of the discipline that teachers develop students' help. In the context of the rising role of independent work of students syllabus will determine the initial and boundary conditions for the promotion of the student in the learning process and give him an opportunity to allocate time, energy and the intensity of their work. The article presents both positive and negative opinions of teachers and students on the basis of testing the implementation of this document in the learning process several experimental groups. Teachers participating in the testing of the implementation in practice of teaching syllabuses, sure is an outline plan of the course written specifically for students, help the latter in the organization of its educational activity. At the same time it should be noted that the implementation of that practice in the syllabus meets some resistance from teachers.

The article deals with the issues of modernization of pedagogical education in transition from a specialist degree to multilevel education of the unified European system as well as in the sphere of Basic Professional Educational Program development on the basis of professional standards. It concerns the European experience of developing a system of pedagogical baccalaureate within the framework of Bologna reforms, analyses the possibility of its reconsideration and adaptation for internal use. The article regards the basic principles of baccalaureate development in universities and higher professional schools of Germany and the most important modern tendencies in the system of European education. On the example of the successful experience of Minin University’s implementation of multilevel education, innovative for Russia, the article relates about a merger of the Federal State Educational Standard and the Professional Standard, formation of Standard competences and professional labour operations and about development of module academic plans and work programmes. The article raises the question whether baccalaureate terms and classification are relevant to use.

In article the role, a place and the main approaches to creation of the content maintenance of the subject module in system of a universal bachelor degree is considered. Object of research is the modular education system. An object of research is design of subject modules in system of a universal bachelor degree. The author in detail considers such aspects of a subject as historical experience and current trends at design of subject modules in system of the Russian higher education. Special attention is paid to consideration of approaches of development of modules of their contents and the purpose. Positive domestic experience of design of the modular curriculum and creation of the subject module for system of a universal bachelor degree is given. The main conclusions of the conducted research is development of universal system of the principles and basic recommendations which have to be cornerstone of design of the subject module.

Based on the principles of System Studies, describes the components of the educational programs of the control system. Educational Program Management is a set of substantive, procedural, resource, subject-activity, efficiently and evaluation components, which ensures the integrity of integration processes at all levels of education. Ensuring stability and development in the management of educational programs is achieved by identifying and securing social norms, the status of the educational institution program managers to ensure the achievement of modern quality of education.Content Management provides the relevant educational content in accordance with the requirements of the educational and professional standards; process control ensures the efficient organization of rational distribution process flows; Resource Management provides optimal distribution of personnel, information and methodological, material and technical equipment of the educational program; contingent management provides subject-activity interaction of participants of the educational process; quality control ensures the quality of educational services.

The article deals with the creation of an independent operation control system of students in high school. We present the structure of the work of self-management model of students, the conditions of its implementation, the criteria for evaluating its effectiveness are determined. Reveals the essence of the work of self-management concept as meaningful impact on groups of people in the production process. Expands Management goal - ensuring high efficiency of the control system is expressed in the greatest achievement of the objectives of the system while minimizing the use of resources. To achieve these goals in the article reveals the need to implement a number of conditions, which are reflected in the text. The criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of the model in an article identified: level of formation of general educational activities, the level of assimilation of academic disciplines, the motivation of researchers and teachers to manage students' independent work, the motivation of students to realization of self-study, reflection students. The experience of testing the model in Mininskom University within the framework of the modernization program of teacher education. On the basis of the experimental data the conclusion about the feasibility of implementing the model in the educational process of the university.

The history of geography as a scientific discipline and social practice starts in the mid 19th century. Despite the fact that in the first half of the XIX century in Russia there was a school for the blind and the deaf, and also began to appear the first medical-pedagogical institution for the mentally retarded, in the country there was practically no scientific research on the study of nature (physiological, psychological, social) of children with developmental disabilities, and their education and training. The article discusses the contribution of the staff of the Nizhny Novgorod (Gorky) state pedagogical Institute (B. I. Orlovsky, A. N. Krylov, S. M. Wasilewski) in the establishment and development of special areas in the first half of the twentieth century. In the years of Soviet power, 1920-40-ies., the staff of the pedagogical Institute was involved in training mentally retarded children, expansion of the network of subsidiary schools, the organization of the pedological advice.

The authors analyze the historical account that was little-known to the national historical and pedagogical tradition, namely «The Statute of St. Paul’s grammar school» established at St. Paul Cathedral on the initiative and at the expense of the cathedral’s dean John Colet (1467-1519), the famous English Christian thinker of the pre-Reformation time. The article observes that, despite the long-standing precedents, Colet’s foundation of a new school was perceived by contemporaries as an extraordinary event which was mentioned in the chronicles. The St. Paul’s School, free from ecclesiastical jurisdiction, was ruled by a secular body - the School Board of the Mercer-merchants («Mercers Wardens and Surveyors»). According to the Statutes, the material and social status of teachers at the school was in many ways much higher compared to the traditionally low status of teachers in the late medieval society. The high level of salaries, pensions for old age and disability, as well as the provision of free housing in a specially constructed teacher's building testify to Colet's high appreciation of the importance of the teachers’ role for the Christian education, spiritual and moral renewal of society. The authors put forward the first Russian translation of «The Statute of St. Paul’s grammar school»’ fragment concerning the teacher’s status and relative topics.

Within the modern conditions of modernization of higher education the psychological knowledge is in demand. Psychology lessons introduced in secondary school after World War II solved lots of problems: education through the ideological orientation of the object; the formation of pupils' ability to understand other people and their individual identity and to build a relationship with them; the formation of consciousness of pupils and their ability to self-control and self-development contributed to the overall improvement of the civil identity of adolescents. In general we can say that the history of psychology, teaching in local schools in the middle of the XX century. yet is a terra incognita, only some of its frag-ments slowly exude through the thickness of ideology. One can only regret oche-anterior "expulsion" of psychology lessons at school.

The article presents a historical overview of the development of psychological education and the main directions of psychological research in Nizhny Novgorod State Pedagogical University. In the present study we examine the main research areas of psychological and pedagogical research modernization and specificity of psychological education in NSPU since 90-ies of the XX century to the present day. The authors give a comprehensive overview of the features of deep formation of the system of psychological training of personnel for public education, as well as consider the dynamics of scientific capacity-building of the Pedagogical University. The work of the Dissertation Council of Psychology and the results of its operations at the university for more than twenty years of existence are analyzed. It provides the most important scientific works of faculty members who have made a significant contribution to the development of psychological science in Russia. The article mark the scientific results achieved by teams of psychological faculties at the present stage and promising innovative directions of psychological research work of the teaching staff.

The questions of informational and communicational technologies' application in the undergraduate education in the field of safety of life in the modern socio-cultural situation by means of electronic educational complex on discipline "Safety" are discussed. Some principles of realisation of these approaches were characterized: humanization, fundamentalism, modularity, visualization, and basing on the subjective experience of university students.Features of performance by an electronic educational complex of the following functions were discribed: orienting on human values, cognitive informational, operation activities, reflective-estimating. The block structure of the electronic educational complex was characterized. It includes: the valuable-focused, information-theoretical, practical-oriented and diagnostic blocks.

In the article the actual problem of education in general and education in particular geographic - forming ekogumanisticheskogo outlook. It is based on a system of values coevolutionary nature, designed to be the solution of global environmental problems and achieve sustainable development. Analysis of psychological and educational research allowed to identify the steps of forming ekogumanisticheskogo outlook: figurative-associative, logical-semantic and creative and practical. The characteristics of each stage, which revealed the problem, the specifics of the cognitive, communicative, practical activity, levels of formation ekogumanisticheskogo outlook. Given these characteristics, selected educational technology, including system - personal situation philosophically oriented and ekogumanistichesky module - which is implemented in the form of diving. Submitted content of geographical education, realizing the potential of geography ekogumanistichesky June 7 classes and contribute to the execution of the task.

In article methodical aspects of use of technology of modular training for activization of independent activities of future teachers of health and safety in the conditions of extramural studies are considered. Relevance of modular technology in system of the modern higher pedagogical education oriented to the ideas of competence-based approach reveals. The pedagogical advantages of innovative modular technology connected with the integration processes characteristic of training of bachelors of education in the field of health and safety are considered. In the context of competence-based strategy the models of implementation of technology of modular training reflecting the subject and activity and system and activity principles are proved. Features, structure of modules on disciplines of training of bachelors of education and the section concerning first aid by the victim are revealed. The characteristic of educational units and each component of the module is given: motivational, informative, practical, communicative, reflexive. The possibility of independent development of each module by students of extramural studies speaks. Importance of use in logic of modular training of modern diagnostic technologies is noted: test control, rating assessment. The realization of modular technology of education was enabled at department of physiology and health and safety of the person of Mininsky university.

The publication purpose - pedagogical designing of model of subject and methodical training of bachelors of education in the safety of human liferealized in the conditions of extramural studies. Theoretical bases of the organization of the correspondence education are opened and reasons for feasibility of professional education of future teachers of safety of human lifein absentia are given. The main pedagogical benefits of model of subject and methodical training of bachelors of education in the field of the safety of human liferealized in the conditions of extramural studies among which there is compliance to requirements of the educational standard commonality and a possibility of individualization with use of interactive potential of electronic are formulated it is information - the educational environment of higher education institution.The designated model of subject and methodical preparation integrates the substantial and technological parties of development by future teachers of safety of human lifeof educational programs in the conditions of a correspondence course. As necessary educational maintenance of subject and methodical training of bachelors of education in the field of the safety of human liferealized in the conditions of extramural studies the network electronic and methodical complex which is allowing to realize the principle of interactivity of training and carrying out the valuable and approximate, information and informative, operational and activity and reflexive and estimated fukntion reflected in its structure is defined. The structure of a network electronic educational and methodical complex is characterized in the text of article. The results of introduction of model of subject and methodical training of bachelors of education received in the course of approbation in the field of the safety of human life realized in the conditions of extramural studies allow to speak about expediency of the used pedagogical bases.

In the present article the author's approach to the design of assessment tools for example, the development context of the task as a form of assessing learning outcomes on the discipline "Basics of medical knowledge". Formulated educational objectives that can be addressed with the context task, and the specifics of the use of contextual problems from the standpoint of designing the means to evaluate educational outcomes. The basic stages of designing assessment tools, determined the form of their submission, define the content of the three components of such forms: organizational, methodological, and substantive criteria and assessment. Included indicators and evaluation criteria based on the use of the contextual tasks: completeness and correctness of the solution, the degree of validity of key aspects of the decision (the reasoning is the method of solving the problem), the degree of compliance with the sequence of solution steps.

The article presents the results of theoretical analysis of research responsibility in the work of local authors who have studied: general liability issues; its typological features; psychological determinants, factors of formation of responsibility and the possibility of the diagnosis; terms of regulation and the implementation of responsibility; responsibility as professionally important quality of the representatives of different professions (doctors, teachers, supervisors, emergency workers and hazardous industries, workers and employees, psychologists). Presented interpretation of "responsibility" in the works of Russian and foreign authors and data association experiment allowed to talk about the multifaceted, multidimensional and multi-functional responsibility. The results of the empirical research allowed to describe the notion of "professional responsibility" among students in different areas of training; to shape some areas for further work on this issue.

The article considers the problems of assessing the effectiveness of professional competence of an interdisciplinary team of experts in the field of social, psychological and pedagogical support of children who have experienced violence. It is now recognized that when dealing with the problem of child abuse and neglect is the most effective multi-disciplinary approach where professionals act as a single interdisciplinary team. The paper presents the rationale for bringing together experts in different fields to provide effective correctional help to children who have experienced violence and abuse. Listed professionals that are part of an interdisciplinary team, the role of various professionals in the delivery of aid, formulated the characteristics of an interdisciplinary team. To diagnose the performance of interdisciplinary teams to help children affected by the violence used a specially designed questionnaire.

The article summarizes some of the existing approaches to the issue of sociopsychological well-being of the senior preschool children, characteristics and describes the positive potential of using technology for group rhythmic games, as well as the results of experimental studies illustrating the changes in the socio-psychological well-being of older preschoolers according to the results of educational work. In ascertaining experiment identified that more than half of children among the examinees have a high level of anxiety, a lot of preschoolers have a low level of well-being in terms of their social acceptance by the other children, although the average global self-esteem have positive values. According to the results of the studies using specially selected group rhythmic games, participants in the experimental group showed a reduction in the level of anxiety; an increase in the number of children taken in a group of peers; a significant growth of indicators of global self-worth in the direction of their increase, whereas in the control group, significant changes have been recorded. Based on these data, the authors conclude about the effectiveness of group rhythmic games in the process of optimization of socio-psychological wellbeing of senior preschoolers.

In the article it is investigated the features of need-motivational orientation of students who represent the Chinese culture, studying in the higher educational institutions of Russia. As personal characteristics are analyzed the degree of satisfaction of basic needs, the level of motivation to succeed, motivational structure of personality in Chinese and Russian students. The importance of the study of personality characteristics of foreign students of the university helps professionals find the conditions for successful social and cross-cultural adaptation of students in a foreign country. The analysis obtained during the empirical research results confirm that there are certain differences in the needs and motivation of the students, representatives of Chinese and Russian culture. There were significant differences in rates of interpersonal needs, need for recognition, motivation and the comfort level of motivation to the "total activity" in Chinese and Russian students, which allows to predict the occurrence of adaptation and socialization difficulties of foreign students during training.

The article examines exogenous and endogenous causes of the actualization of anthropological perspectives in modern Orthodox theology. The purpose of this article, the authors see the reconstruction of the methodological basis of the Orthodox doctrine about the person. The, conclusions of the authors can be summarized as follows: despite the efforts of theologians in their constructions correspond to the spirit of the time, the subject of Orthodox anthropology continues to be not so much a real person as "man and bloodraven mystical experience," in light of what anthropology is presented as the applied aspect of Christology, soteriology, and Trinitarian theology. Thereby outlines the logic of "modernization" of Orthodox thought, which in General can be characterized as a "neopatristic synthesis": the basis of the description of facts laid the tools and techniques used since the time of the Church fathers, the solution of the anthropological problems of the present day is subject to dogmatic grounds; and the key task of Orthodox thinkers is determined by finding adequate in the first place - traditions, ways of conceptual understanding gained theological experience.

The article raises the problem of love as a triune whole, which comprises three components: physiological, social and spiritual. The empirical material shows the modern view of the devaluation of love, details of its physiological component, which adversely affect the formation of value orientations and reproductive behavior of youth. In the modern consumer society morality and spirituality in the sphere of love give way to commercial relations. At the same time, only love in all the forms of its manifestation - as the desire of the soul, mind and body - appears really genuine. The article presents a review of the different points of view on the need for revival, protection of love as a whole. It is shown that the danger of devaluation of love as a phenomena can lead to the death of all mankind.

In article attempts to explore the relationship of contemporary american philosopher Eugene Thacker to apophatic theology, which is the cornerstone for almost all of his works. Throughout the history of philosophical thought life is always determined by something else: the form, process, time, motion, and so on. The Aristotelian soul (life-itself) as the form of living, which remains at the same unthinkable beyond specific creatures, pursuing a philosophical discourse in his attempts to talk about life itself. The Apophatic logic provides the prospect of understanding the concept of life beyond the concrete creatures. The divine nature of the negative theology is not interpreted in limits of Being or Non-being, because it is the "Superlative Life" as an absolute Nothing, and that is the limit of any ontology of life. Thacker concludes that thought of life itself is possible only through its own negation. There have also been revealed the main docking between apophatic theology and the horror genre in latest Thacker’s works.

The paper under consideration makes an attempt of trying to find the sense of meaning and value foundations of colour in the iconic image. The investigation is based on the principle of the revelation of the religious, philosophical and theological foundations standing behind the iconic image as a whole, and behind its colour characteristics, in particularly. The key moment is acknowledgement of intercommunication between “theology of icon” and “practice of icon”, interaction of which is similar to simultaneous co-presence of one to another. Addressing to the paradigm of “theology of icon” the biblical traditions of perception of colour are considered in the article. It is also considered the concept of non-created light (Favorsky) which is maintained by the philosophers of “Silver Age”. These philosophical and theological theories about colour are discovered with direct graphic image. It is shown with the help of symbolic and semantic comparison of the colour of icon with theological concept of the “light of God” and through the description of range of colours of icon image with the parallel discovery of its spiritual and mystical meanings.