Theoretical work on media, which brings together certain lines of development from both the modern exact sciences and the human sciences, has elevated the pressing global question of the place of the human—the development of technology and ways of relating to it, the possible routes for artistic thought and practice—to a new level. Fueled by the powerful legacy of the avant-garde and supported by the contemporary development of engineering, Russian media philosophy continues today, on the one hand, in the forms and terms of direct interaction with technology and technological innovations, and on the other hand, in a distant, poetic-metaphorical contemplation of this technology. As the articles included in this issue demonstrate, environmental activity, collectivity, and a particular humanism could be identified as the implicit characteristics of this field of research.

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问题与隐喻：俄罗斯的媒体哲学

媒体的理论工作汇集了现代精确科学和人文科学的某些发展路线，提出了紧迫的全球性问题，即人的地位—技术的发展及其联系方式，可能的途径用于艺术思想和实践-达到新的水平。在前卫艺术的强大遗产的推动下，并在当代工程技术的发展的支持下，俄罗斯媒体哲学一方面以与技术和技术创新直接互动的形式和术语继续发展到今天，另一方面，在遥远的，诗意的，比喻的技术中。正如本期文章所展示的那样，环境活动，集体，