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The article is devoted to the problem of cultural adaptation of foreign undergraduate students upon admission to study at master's degree programs in Russian universities. The analysis of collected research data is performed based on the critical incident technique. The study involved conducting respondent interviews. The data obtained in the course of the study reveals the main indicators of stress, adaptation, and growth of communicative competence in various ethnic and cultural groups of respondents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study is a description of modern national Tatar Literature beginning with the 1970s till the present. The methods of continuous sampling, linguistic description, and the comparative method have been the tools for this research. The object of this study is the reflection of the term "forest" in the national literature. Nowadays, the irreplaceable role of forests as an ecological framework of the biosphere, the main component of natural complexes determining the stability and ecological balance on the planet, is universally recognized. In modern literature, forests are reflected as a global spiritual crisis of mankind. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]