I propose to research reasons of passive participation of young people in political life of the state and their real possibilities in it. What do they know about real democracy and how the state should work? In the majority of cases the answer is nothing. Why does it happen?

The cooperation between Russia and the countries of the European Union is currently based on the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) dated 1994, which establishes partnership between the Russian Federation, on one side, and European Communities and their member states, on the other side.

Last year, in advance of the November Russia-EU summit, a series of research projects were carried out under the auspices of the Institute of Modern Development Foundation regarding different aspects of our relations with the European Union.  

At the present time it is obvious that under existing conditions of globalization and intensive international economical cooperation not a country or a group of countries can successfully develop its transport infrastructure without regard for similar efforts of neighbor countries forming world economical system.

An ambitious task to make in Russia an international financial center set before leaders of the country resulted to ambiguities in assessments made both by local and foreign colleagues.

Many readers of the P&S around the world would rather know what is the destiny of the Russian economy in the world crisis times. Meanwhile the experts have different points of view on this question. Today we are publishing the opinion of one of the best-known Russian financial experts Victor Geraschenko which is expressed in his article for P&S.