The basic trend of world economic development — sustained increase in demand for scientific and technical resources, including innovation.

Life is a great happiness, and it is not necessary to prove the presence of God, it is absolutely evident.

Universities let out into adult life morally unrooted and socially irresponsible individuals, easily finding justification for any actions related to short-term benefit, and this becomes the norm.

The Russian reality, which has nothing to do with the social system and economic opportunities of the European countries, will inevitably transform the health services market into mechanism of apartheid.

Doctors treat a body, but the cause of a disease can be a large body spasm, about which they do not have any idea as focus only on a body.

Convergence of births rate and mortality in recent years has allowed Russia to pass on to the process of increasing the country’s population.

To improve the market competitiveness of the ruble we will have to form its international reputation.

What events became the most significant in the past 2012? How can one see Russia in the current year 2013?

Winners of the Institute for Economic Strategies anneal program “Characters of the century” in 2012 found their own way of will and civic awareness manifestation, adequate to the environment threats and risks, their personal and managerial response. They became one more step, one more year closer to the possibility to manage environment and to form independently favorable circumstances of their life and work.

Many events became an unpleasant surprise, they pulled off the veil of illusions from the eyes: these were inactivity of authorities during the disaster in Krymsk and corruption scandals, which spilled through the country one after another, and the revealed ineffectiveness of many higher education institutions.