In modern conditions criticism of “raw bias” of the Russian economy is growing from the part of representatives of a number of “scienceintensive industries” the image of which is formed primarily by Russian defence-industrial complex, and the main customer is the Ministry of Defence. From the viewpoint of the author, the problem seems quite different. Large-scale production of oil, gas, ferrous, non-ferrous, rare metals and other types of mineral resources can be more knowledgebased, efficient and effective. Public and private investment (including foreign) in subsoil development will make Russia’s economy stronger and richer.

How the Russian power engineering will behave under international sanctions conditions? How to execute introduction of new technologies, introduce new energy capacities and at that intelligently generate tariffs and not to rob the own people? What awaits Russia and its energy industry in the future? These and many other questions are examined by scientific director of the Institute of energy economics and housingcommunal complex, deputy Minister of Energy of Russia (1996 – 2003), former Board of Directors Chairman of RAO “UES of Russia” Victor Kudriavy in the interview with “Economic Strategies”.

Military use of pilotless vehicle (PV) — is it the only way to return the invested money, time and talents? Is it really so necessary for us to see civil drones in the skies of Russia? If yes, what should we do for the development of civil PV market in Russia in the nearest future?

“The status of a major military power is the basis of our sovereignty. And this status includes not only the real military potential, but also accumulated reputation” — said a prominent political scientist, presidium chairman of the Expert council under the chairman of the Military-Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation, president of the National Strategy Institute Mikhail V. Remizov in his interview with Alexander Ageev. According to him, due to the Crimean events, the Russian army is perceived today as a highly professional even by malevolent persons.

The paper considers changes of the “Economic Strategies” opportunistic index (OIES) in January-February 2014. The contribution of supply and demand indices into OIES is estimated. Industrial production analysis is performed.

Oil prices forecast for the period from May 2014 to December 2015, prepared by the Institute of Energy Strategy in collaboration with the Institute for Economic Strategies based on neural model taking into account the experience of the world oil market functioning during the last decades.

Opening address of editor-in-chief.

The article represents a history of life and activity in Serbian culture of a strong and colorful personality — Hertzegovinian Savva Vladislavich known in Russia as count Savva Lukic Vladislavich-Raguzinsky.

Article considers methodology of applying the complexity concept in modern scientific discourse. Noting impossibility of its further use in a wellestablished blurred and eclectic form, the author proposes to differentiate this concept for three reasons: syncretic and composite complexity, system complexity and complexity of specialization, complexity of structural elements and inter-elementary links. This differentiation sets a fundamentally new methodological optics in analyzing a wide range of phenomena relating both to the natural sciences and to the humanitarian area, as well as to the problem of evolutionary dynamics.

In his interview the author sums up the results of his long scientific research activity and formulates what should be done to get the humanity out of the “consumption swamp”, in which it found itself at the turn of ХХ и ХХI centuries.