A study of semiotic publications of the University of Tartu from 1964 to 1992

this paper presents an overview and analysis of the semiotic publications of the University of Tartu issued between 1964 and 1992, with a focus on the contribution of the Tartu School to semiotic theory and its academic development. The article first reviews the historical background and development of the University of Tartu’s series of semiotic publications, with particular attention to the content and structure of Sign Systems Studies and Other Semiotic Publications. By analyzing the main research themes of these works, the paper reveals key concepts of the "secondary modeling system" theory and explores how the Tartu School combined linguistic and literary analysis, developing an interdisciplinary approach to cultural semiotics. Relying on the theoretical framework of Yuri Mikhailovich Lotman Lotman, the article also considers the relationship between the Tartu School and Western structuralism and post-structuralism, as well as its influence on contemporary semiotics, cultural studies, and cognitive sciences. The process of analyzing these publications makes it possible to uncover the theoretical evolution and academic significance of the Tartu School in the field of semiotic research.

Moscow-Tartu Semiotic School, Sign Systems Studies, secondary modeling system, text analysis, cultural semiotics, cultural typology