This article discusses phraseological units in the Russian and Swedish languages. Phraseological units preserve distilled knowledge about culture, way of life, and history of peoples, and therefore give a holistic picture of their worldviews. One of the most frequently used components in phraseological units is the colorative component. The article analyzes and compares the meanings of Russian and Swedish phraseological units that contain the names of different colors, namely green, blue, yellow, red, pink, gray, black, and white. The analysis revealed that 77% of the analyzed phraseological units describe a person, and 23% describe different objects, with 50.6% of the units having negative and neutral meanings, and only 19.8% having positive ones. It can be concluded that the Russian and Swedish systems of colorative phraseological units have a number of similarities due to the geographical proximity of the countries, their climatic characteristics, and historical ties. However, there are certain differences demonstrated by the cultural characteristics of each country’s independent development.

The monograph is devoted to analysis of the current state and prospects of development of the higher education system of Russia. The first section discusses the General problems of development of higher education as a driver of innovation shifts, the second examines the impact of digitization on higher education, the third section is devoted to the improvement of administrative and pedagogical potential of higher education, the fourth - the management of student environment of the University. Addressed to specialists who study the problems of higher education and of interest to postgraduates, doctoral candidates and students.