Even the elected leader of the state may not become a spiritual and national leader of the people, if he forgets the commandment: “Not by their words, but for their deeds you recognize them”. In recent months, weeks and days we’ve heard a lot of words. What deeds will follow these words? A leader can obtain “certificate of state maturity” only for his deeds. There are many vital “subjects” in this “certificate”, but few textbooks have been written on them. And there are only two examiners – people and the time. The people in Russia were and are, but leaders have got very few time. Too late to learn.

The Bank of Russia has long ago defined the problem of information security as one of the main components of the banking system stability.

The article says about the attempt to find the answer to the question: which strategy is the most perspective one – that of diversification, specialization or universalization, based on the principle focus. Special attention is paid to the analysis of advantages and disadvantages of the strategy variants mentioned above and to the factors of increased significance of the letter in modern conditions.

There are always risks and uncertainties. Any type of financing may be based on assumptions, which in their turn may turn up to be wrong.

Today the population of Russia is in a situation when any, even the most effective, reforms can be implemented only on the assumption of immediate rescue of the labor potential of the country.

The ethical market economy should be based on the following principles: modest growth, stability, care, ability to share, focus on the needs, economic development with a human face and a long-term profit optimization. Under present conditions a balance between government regulation and free market relations is required.

“Classic” example of forcible change of socio-cultural, political, ethnic, national, religious identity, completed almost before our eyes, is the phenomenon of Kosovo.

Taxi is convenient, but very expensive and one can run into a carriage, driven by a migrant wit two-day driving experience. You can rent a car and drive it yourself, if you can drive and like to do it, and if you know the city in addition. But what if not? The most efficient way — to rent a car with a driver. Similar scheme we used in aviation, creating the “Jet travel club”.

When people ask me: “What is the policy of the theater and its main objectives?” — I respond: “Getting close to its title”. As much as we shall be Russians, as far as we shall be the Orthodox, so far we shall correspond to the high title of “spiritual theater”. This is our endevour.

Opening remarks by editor-in-chief