The monograph is dedicated to the research of modern problems of the political development of Ukraine. Issues related to the choice of the general strategic course of the state, the transformation of the socio-political system, and the ethno-political and spiritual evolution of Ukrainian society are analyzed. The publication is addressed to scientists, teachers and students, everyone who is interested in the problems of socio-political development.

The article deals with the problem of identification of political system typology in dependence on its mode of operation. The author is of the opinion that political regime is not identical to political system, being a compound of modes and methods of political rule, and according to their nature, the political system is assessed in its working condition. Another thesis propounded by the author is that political regime should be examined both as an „order” of political system operation and as a separate subject with its own system relations among actors realizing political rule. Based on this premise, the notions of „regime-order” and „regime-structure” have been proposed. In effect, it is actually „regime-structure” that regulates the functioning of political system’s „regime-order”, i.e., that determines the character of political rule. Connected to the operation of political system in practice, the notion of „deviation” is introduced in a sense of deflecting a „working” system’s regime from the „project” one, as drawn in constitution and laws. But situations can occur when the system begins to operate in the „working” regime before the „project” regime is established. In such a case, the character of the political „regime-order” becomes dependent on personal moral and political cultural preferences of those who gathered together in „regime-structure”, and their preferences in a form of principles and modes of rule may become the political tradition, at least for some time. The conceptual innovations proposed by the author are illustrated with the account of the evolution of both political regime forms in Ukraine during its political sphere’s independent development. The constant overflowing of ruling modes from one regime to another are caused also by the quality of social environment, first of all due to the domination of paternalist psychology therein. The most negative result of such evolution of feedback between ruling regimes and society is a domination of emotions over rationality in mass political thinking and behavior. Key words: political system, political regime, „regime-order”, „regime-structure”, political rule

The book deals with the influence of ethnic factor on such aspects of african countries postcolonial development, as lack of evident socio-economic progress, decorative character of their political system’s democratization, implantation of neo-patrimonial mode of governance and prebendal economy, ethnicization of political field, the generating of conflict situations in internal life and in international relations, the stunted process of nation-building. For scientists, lecturers, students, for all, who has interest to problems of political life in foreign countries.

In order to stabilize the motion of supercavitating underwater bodies, the damping action of the stern elastic interceptors which glide along the cavity surface is used. The results of calculation of normal forces on planing interceptors at the Mach numbers below 1.5 with a detached and attached shock wave are obtained. These results agree satisfactorily with known theoretical solutions and experimental data.

The present monograph analyses the processes of transformation of the political regime in Ukraine during the period of independence. Resting on a broad empirical basis, this research project analyses a deviant correlation of the projected and the effective political regimes in Ukraine, the specifics of the public administration system, regional practices of the political regime, the nature of political parties and civil society, as well as the aspects of political culture and political consciousness of Ukrainian citizenry under the current political regime in Ukraine, together with the role of financial-industrial groups in political processes. The book analyses the dynamics of Ukraine’s performance in global rankings of democracy, as well as the phenomenon of ‘state capture’, while due recommendations are formulated with regard to the prospects of strengthening democracy in Ukraine. The book is intended for scientists, politicians, and both post- and undergraduate students of political science, as well as for everyone who is interested in the peculiarities ofpolitical development of Ukraine.