The possibility of artificial intelligence was originally associated (von Neumann) with the problem of overcoming some hypothetical complexity threshold. Currently, the formation of a modern complexity paradigm in the context of philosophical ideas of E. Morin , G. Deleuze and F. Guattari , second-order cybernetics of Heinz von Foerster, autopoiesis of F. Varela and F. Maturana, cibersemiotics and recursive logic of “laws of form” by J. Spencer Brown causes the necessity of constructive introducing the concept of complexity observer as a self-organizing ensemble of cognitive agents; the artificial intelligence and artificial consciousness will probably become an emergent product of their interaction.

The article examines the interrelation between two leadership competencies — leadership vision of the future and the ability to jointly analyze risks and opportunities. On the basis of empirical research materials the paper considers Russian leaders’ conception of leadership vision, personality and group factors of leadership vision, causes of lack of attention from Russian management teams to long-term risks and opportunities.

The interview considers relationship between integrated accounting and complete cost pattern, the nature and role of integrated thinking, search for the ways of eliminating the financial crisis effects and overcoming the global foreign exchange differences.

The article consecutively addresses the issues: for what purpose, who, by what means and in what time could have transformed the worldview of the population of the whole country, Ukraine, without causing elementary cognitive dissonance?

The author is a Ukrainian citizen, who cannot and does not want to stay away from what is happening. The article describes how the media owned by big capital are brainwashing the Ukrainian people, setting it against Russia, assuring that its multinational population is the enemy of Ukraine and its occupant.

Opening address of editor-in-chief.

Late XIX — early XX century is a key stage in the pre-revolutionary history of Moscow: population influx in the context of the all-Russian urbanization, economic growth, housing problem and municipal government development were creating many new pressing urban problems, one of which — the uncontrolled development of the city center with multi-storey apartment buildings. As a consequence of the occurred situation new compulsory regulations of the municipal government were developed, the work on which lasted from 1911 to 1917. Examining materials of Commission on compulsory regulations development, for the first time introduced into scientific circulation, it is easy to trace a number of insurmountable contradictions between different groups of the Moscow population represented in the City Duma.

The article presents the author’s calculations of the tax burden in specific sectors of Russia’s economy. In result of the industry analysis of the tax burden in Russia the author identifies tendencies of inter-branch tax burden distribution. The article classifies directions of strategic tax reforms in Russia to implement the strategy of real innovative development and to enhance investment attractiveness of the economy.

The article deals with the reform of the RMB (Yuan) exchange rate, determines its steps and main guidelines, gives analysis of the corresponding legal and institutional changes. The reform of RMB exchange rate represents a unique experience of structural changes in the economy, particularly during the financial crisis. Today we are witnessing the Yuan progressive strengthening in the global economy. The author concludes that strategic goal of the reform is progressive transition of the Yuan to free convertibility and its acquiring the status of the world reserve currency.

The article is an expanded alternative version of the document presented in 2011 at the conference on David Boje’s contribution into organizational studies and especially the Boje’s concept of ante-narratives (stories about the past). The main focus of this article is the overlay of stories about the past on the organizational grammars spectrum.