Также рассмотрены математические модели, разработанные российскими учеными и применимые в мезоэкономических исследованиях. Выделено четыре основные группы таких моделей. Первая группа-модели, основанные на идеях эконофизики. Вторая группа разрабатывает модели агентного моделирования. Третья группа основана на оптимальных многоотраслевых межрегиональных моделях. Четвертая рассматривает экономические системы, дифференцированные по возрасту основного капитала. В эту группу входят математические модели, основанные на теории переключающегося режима экономического воспроизводства. Ключевые слова: мезоуровень экономического анализа; гетеродоксальная экономика; экономический мейнстрим; институциональная мезоэкономика.

More than 30 years have passed since the article and then the monograph by Francis Fukuyama about the end of history were published. The author repeatedly pointed out the incorrect interpretation of the main ideas expressed in the book. Fukuyama subsequently insisted that the end of history, understood as reaching the final point in the evolution of society through the spread of liberal democracy on a global scale, was articulated by him as a goal of development, and not as an already achieved result. The discourse around the idea of the end of history, thus, was formed partly against the author’s will. The idea lived its own life. Trends of the last few years have actualized a new wave of discussions about the end of history, but now — “The End of the End of History”. The processes of deglobalization, the strengthening of authoritarian political regimes and their influence on the world agenda, the victory of populist forces in elections in Western countries — all this is perceived by Fukuyama's critics as a sign of the end of the end of history. We believe that the conclusion about the end of the end of history is hasty. The authors developing this thesis build their arguments around criticism of the West. Accordingly, the end of history, understood as the total spread of Western-style democracy, was provoked by the West itself. At some points, such an approach will lead to correct results, but it must be borne in mind that we find ourselves in the trap of Orientalism, believing that the dominant right to interpret democratic discourse belongs to the West and depends on the West. A more relevant analytical framework could be the thesis that the characteristic of modernity is not the end of the end of history, but the erosion of the former dominance of the West in the discourse regarding the interpretations of liberalism in economics and democracy in politics.

The article published here gives a review of the main results of the 13th practical conference for young scientists, called Meliksetov Readings, that took place in Moscow on April 4th 2019. This conference has been held annually since 2007 and was named after a famous Russian Sinologist, Arlen V. Meliksetov (1930–2006). Over the past decade, Meliksetov Readings have evolved into a traditional venue for young Orientalists from various scientific and educational institutions not only of Moscow, but Russia as a whole. This year, the organisers strived to emphasise the importance of inter-disciplinary approach in studying the Orient—separate countries and regions, but more globally, too, the Orient as an ontological entity.

The article consistently analyzes the features of forensic expert activities’ emergence and development. It also shows the substantive features of these activities, the reasons, and circumstances of the manifestation of interdepartmental contradictions in the approaches to their organization. The author concludes that it is necessary to form a nationwide (supra-departmental) system of scientific and technical support for criminal proceedings, including forensic expert activities and computer forensics.