The editor-in-chief’s column provides an overview of the issue, trends and directions of modern communication research are noted. The journal presents the works of Russian scientists devoted to the problems of speech communication, cross-cultural, political communication science, education and culture.

The article presents the scientific project "Linguistic Landscape as a State Policy Mechanism: Sociocultural and Communicative Aspects". It also highlights a scientific conference devoted to studying this topic. Work being carried out within the project’s framework is described; scholars’ vision of would-be research directions in the field of linguistic landscape is given as well.

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The journal presents the works of Russian scientists reflecting the research of intercultural, advertising, professional communication, issues of educational activities in the field of communication studies, as well as general humanitarian problems of communication science.