№1 (24), 2008 №1 (24), 2008 Russian Expert Review "New resources of Russia" Russia has always been proud of its natural resources base. Its vast territories are matched by equally vast underground stocks that contain practically the whole Mendeleyev’s table. We have no reasons to envy resources-rich countries, Russia fully supplies itself with its own resources and exports it to other countries. However, the world is changing fast. Sooner or later we would run out of fossil fuels. More important, globalizing economy and changing paradigms of social and technological development set new challenges for countries wishing to secure their competitive edge in terms of economics and geopolitics. In addition to finding ways to use “old” resources more intensively these countries have to switch their attention to earlier ignored opportunities. Global war for old and new resources is just beginning. Russia aspires to win the war and considers new technology projects. All this is extremely important. The only way for our country to secure the necessary new resources is to play a leading role in the battle for human capital and to combine technology with human resources. №6 (23), 2007 №6 (23), 2007 Peculiarities of the National Cultural Policy What is culture? A set of rules (often unofficial), stereotypes and norms of behaviour, according to the authors of Wikipedia, the Internet Encyclopedia. Creative activity results characteristic of a society, the collection of created by people material and spiritual values – this is a definition which can be found in Sociology and Philosophy textbooks. But it is no accident, to our mind, that the Third Reich’s Minister of Propaganda said: “When I hear the word culture I reach for a gun.” Doctor Goebbels was a villain, but not a fool. He knew too well – the notion of ‘culture’ is inseparable from the notion of ‘politics’. Culture as inner spiritual human values should be and is the basis of politics at least at the subconscious level. It means that the society estimates any politics of action from the point of view of unwritten cultural laws. № 4-5 (22), 2007 № 4-5 (22), 2007 Comfortable City Space In this issue of the Russian Expert Review, our experts discuss to the ways of making life in the cities more convenient. In Russia, which has seen dramatic city population growth during the whole 20 century, the problem of comfortable city life is especially vital. №3 (21), 2007 №3 (21), 2007 Directions for development of Russian science In this issue of the Russian Expert Review, our experts discuss tendencies for development in the sphere of science and approaches to transformation of Russian science. The experts contend that Russia needs to accomplish a large-scale reform of science if it wants to remain a great power. No. 1-2 (20), 2007 No. 1-2 (20), 2007 Russia: Maps For The Future In this issue of the Russian Expert Review, our experts discuss possible economic and social changes in Russia in the next 15 years. The experts contend that the maintenance of connections between areas within the country requires a new bearing carcass of spatial organization, a sustainable growth in resources of strong areas, and chances for development in areas with weaker economies. No.5 (19), 2006 No.5 (19), 2006 The Evolution of State Rushing changes in the world today have posed new challenges for the state. Long-established concepts of efficient state governance models are falling behind the transforming situation both in individual countries and worldwide. To achieve success in the solution of the present strategic problems, Russia should determine not only development priorities, but also adequate tools for economic and state management. Models of state governance, possible directions in their reformation, and the essence of the modern state constitute major topics for the discussion in this issue of Russian Expert Review. No.4 (18), 2006 No.4 (18), 2006 The Efficient Border Ensuring national security has for centuries been one of the most important functions of state borders. In the present conditions of globalization, the transformation of borders into a national development resource is increasingly regarded as an essential task. With its border lines exceeding a total of 60,000 km in length, Russia faces this problem to an extremely great degree, especially as its neighbors considerably differ from each other in their levels of development and socioeconomic stability, and in their mentalities. A task to be performed by the Russian Federation is to raise its border areas to the nation’s average levels while preventing the loss of the areas. This Russian Expert Review issue tells about the current state and development perspectives of Russian borders. No.3 (17), 2006 No.3 (17), 2006 Technology Policy for Russia Based on ample mineral resources, old production assets, and cheap labor, the Russian economy is about to exhaust its potential. Soviet technological reserves are also nearing their end. If Russia lacks modern technologies required to solve its ambitious economic tasks, it will have to employ technological imports. In any event, Russia desperately needs a new technology policy. No.2 (16), 2006 No.2 (16), 2006 Changing Cities Presently, cities shape trends in world development, accumulate vast resources, and enable their residents to implement their potentials. Cities attract many people who seek to occupy their niches in the system of public links. Urbanization is approaching a new level, with no more competition between the rural and the urban. Instead, there is competition between cities themselves for human resources, projects, capital and corporations, with central issues including the level of comfortability, the speed and density of communications, and the overall quality of milieu, which determine private and corporate choice of places to live and work. No.1 (15), 2006 No.1 (15), 2006 What Is Modern Education? In our postindustrial age, education has become a basic process not only for universities, but also for every aspect of what surrounds us. Numerous factors involved in education range from newspapers and TV to books and commercials, to jobs and hobbies, and to schools and universities. №2 (14), 2005. Capital in Modern Russia A capitalist future for Russia? The future of Russian capital? The capital is Russia’s future? The three sentences are composed of similar words but their meaning is evidently different. In this case rearrangement of components does change the total. So, what is “capital”? This issue is focused on the problem of capital in Russia. Experts, both practicians and theoreticians, had the opportunity to express their opinion on the subject. №1(13), 2005 №1(13), 2005 Regional Policy Takes New Turn? The issue is focused on the discussion arisen around new Concept of Strategy for Social and Economic Development of Russia’s regions elaborated by the Regional Development Ministry. The official attitude is presented by one of the Concept authors Yuri Perelygin who is currently Head of the Department of Regional Social and Economic Development and Territorial planning of the RDM. Possible alternative approaches to regional development are also discussed in the magazine, in particular, on the example of the “Regional Development Concept” processed by experts group of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Moscow State University. Among experts who have evaluated the RDM Concept are: Natalia Zubarevich (Independent Institute of Social Policy), Sergey Pereslegin (Research group “Design of the Future”), Nikolai Mezhevich (Center of Trans-Boundary Research of the Saint-Petersburg State University), Valery Arabkin (RosNIPI of Urbanistics), Vladimir Knyaginin (Center for Strategic Research “North-West”). The review of international experience in regional policy was made by vice-director of the Institute for Latin American Studies Vadim Teperman, vice-director of the Institute for Far Eastern Studies Vasily Mikheev and researcher of the Baltic Research Center Vladimir Kuznetsov. The issue also contain an assessment of the Concept from the political science stand-point made by well known publicist Valery Ostrovsky. №12, 2004 №12, 2004 "Problems of development of Russia’s regions" Social and economic development of regions essentially depends on the state regional management. It assumes regulation of economic and social development of regions by means of active regional policy. Its basic purposes are: strengthening of unity and integrity of the state; overcoming of essential distinctions between regions under factors of development, a standard of living, suppression of regional separatism, maximal use of potential of an inter-regional exchange, creation of preconditions for self-development of regions, functioning without grants. №11, 2004 №11, 2004 "The Competitive Russia" Today increase of competitiveness of Russia, together with other purposes put before the country, becomes one of priorities of development of the state. So, discussion of realness of a problem of doubling of gross national product for 10 years, and also approaches and ways of its performance was smoothly transformed to extensive discussion concerning competitiveness of the Russian economy, the Russian companies and the states. №10, 2004 №10, 2004 "The Spatial development of Russia" Now the Russian expert community is engaged in study of the concept of spatial development of the Russian Federation, thus a separate problem questions of interaction of federal and regional authority with business within the limits of spatial development, and also the questions of the social responsibility of business connected with it cost. №9, 2004 №9, 2004 "The Agenda for Russia 2004-2008" The issue is devoted to the presidential elections in Russia on March, 14th, 2004. Steady economic growth and the problem of doubling of gross national product put by the President within next decade have set starting points of wide public and expert discussion about what should be model of development of a national economy and the politician of its realization in the following four years. №8, 2004 №8, 2004 "The migratory policy of Russia” In the last years demographic conditions in Russia and as a whole in the world became a subject of sharp public discussion. XX the century was marked by unknown growth of the world population. XXI century, in opinion of some experts, will be a century of Great resettlement of people. The new world demographic situation throws a unknown call to all countries, including Russia. №7, 2004 №7, 2004 "The regional policy of Russia" The Global geoeconomic environment and the players operating in it, render essential influence on the regional policy of the state. Till now it is not clear, whether Russia can adequately answer this call to the regional policy of the country, or not. Many experts speak about necessity to develop strategy of regional development, to start to consider regions in wider (geoeconomic) prospect, but, with rare exception, their point of view does not find understanding at officials of a federal and regional level. №6, 2003 №6, 2003 "The Innovative Russia” "The Last some years of the Russian industrial and scientifically-technological policy were marked by a clear and conscious withdrawal from abstract general "support" of the Soviet industrial and technological inheritance aside developments of innovative sectors of economy. Though this process is only at an initial stage, its purpose is already declared: this creation of innovative economy in Russia. №5, 2003 №5, 2003 "Russia in the Asian-Pacific region" In the last years it became clear that to provide increase in rates of social and economic development of regions of Eastern Siberia, Transbaikalia and the Far East it is possible only by harmonious and operated embedding of economy of these territories in the system of economic communications developed and quickly developing in Asian-Pacific region. In fifth number of the Review materials of the largest Russian experts on problems of mutual relation of Russia with the countries ATR, first of all, with the countries of Northeast Asia are collected. №4, 2003 №4, 2003 "The Reform of power supply sector" The Reform of electric power industry Spent to Russia mentions all layers of a society and induces experts of constantly message of discussion to this theme and to predict development and consequences of reform. Analysts of the Russian Expert Review offer the brief thematic analysis including the basic stages of reform and the description of key positions of experts on this question. №3, 2003 №3, 2003 "A political context of economic development" Being the powerful political tool, economic strategy is capable to change a political landscape of the state seriously. According to most popular belief, Russia has already passed the period of radical reforms and economic revolutions. Has come to develop time more or less coordinated long-term rate of the further economic development. №2, 2003 №2, 2003 "Russia and the WTO " In expert circles a theme of the introduction into WTO has started to be discussed since 1993 when Russia has made an application in WTO and has presented the memorandum of the foreign trade mode. For today expert discussion has departed from disputes on political prospects of the introduction to lobbying interests of the country and discussion of questions of the state economic strategy of Russia. №1, 2003 №1, 2003 “Russia and the EU enlargement” The experts expressed deep concern about the current process of rebuilding a common European defense system and the possible US role in it. They discussed the future of European geostrategy and the role Russia can play there. The future of the EU-Russia partnership was regarded as positive and full of promise for deeper integration. The participants concluded that Russia is to support European integration and EU itself although it’s high time to start building Russia’s own strategy in cooperation with the EU and USA.

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