Having such quantity of the population and such area, we can live only as an empire. This does not mean that Russia needs a monarchy — we can have any power, the most democratic, but the strategy should have an imperial character.

If there was a “golden age” in the history of Russian-French relations it certainly was the period since the end of 1880’s until October 1917. This time coincided with unprecedented economic leap of Russia, which occurred largely due to abundant inflows of French capital into our country.

Organizational changes, especially if they are long and unpredictable, can cause somebody a stomach upset.

Families of Russified French people in 1930’s faced a monstrous baseness of authorities. The flourishing of art during this period was accompanied by numerous arrests. Many people had to work in prison.

This year I was 75, I’m still alive and kicking, for the time being not going to die. And I swear to you that for 75 years I never understood what the theater is. Of course, you can spread shoe polish on your face and ask: “Have you prayed tonight, Desdemona?” But not this is the case.

Rating of the most strategically oriented appraisal companies in Russia.

Representatives of the professional community always better than any official know how to adjust the market correctly, especially if they are accountable to the same official, to the municipality, to the subject of the Russian Federation, to the state and, above all, to consumers.

Appraisers were forced to invest money in compensation funds, but these funds are managed by management companies, most of which collapsed during the crisis.

Buying low-quality appraisal services, the state runs the risk of taking inefficient economic decisions.

There are many ways, allowing unscrupulous appraisers to underestimate the value of the transferred property.