Summary №3 2010 г.

Dobretsov N. L., Ermeekov V. D., Novosibirsk
Is the Science Needed in a Modern Russia?
The authors discuss the debatable problems of the Russian science development and the role of science in a modern society.
The Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Siberian Branch of RAS: history of science, modernization, efficiency of science

Alexeev A. V., Kooznetsova N. N., Novosibirsk
The Russian Industrial Equipment: It was Huge and Cheap Now Small and Expansive
The authors regard a state of industrial equipment: dynamics of its renovation and retirement, its tear and wear. An average age of equipment in the national economy and its sectors is analyzed. A technological level of the Russian industry compliance with the requirements of new economy creation is estimated.
Industrial equipment, equipment renovation, retirement and wearing, Russia, industry

Korzhubaiev A. G., Fedotovich V. G., Novosibirsk
The Main Chance
The authors argue that under the quickly changing state of the world Russia has a unique chance to use its scientific and technical potential to utilize its natural resources more effectively. Diversification of delivery of goods to the world markets is an important way of the Russian oil and gas complex effective transformation. Сrisis, the world economic system, Russia, oil, gas

Bezrukov L.A., Bonadysenko E.A., Irkutsk
The Global Crisis in a Regional Dimension
The article contains a quantitative estimation of inter-regional differences in the depth of crisis phenomena in Russia. The authors made an attempt to explain these differences for Siberia and the Russian Far East.
Сrisis, region, socio-economic situation, Siberia, the Russian Far East

Zabolotskij S. A., Markov L. S., Novosibirsk
Chemical Sector Domestic Enterprises Innovation Activity
The indicators of innovative activity and general tends of its development are defined in this article. The factors that influence significantly on the innovation activity of Russian chemical enterprises are also shown. The priority ways for investment and innovative development of Russian chemical companies in the near future are described.
Innovation, research and development (R&D), chemical and petrochemical industries, Russia

Gurkov I. B., Gol’dberg A. S., Shibanova O. A., Moscow
Innovation Process in the Russian Medical-Pharmaceutical Industry
On the basis of a series of interviews with top managers of companies, carried out in February–April 2009, and study of special literature the authors made an attempt to identify the segments of the Russian medical-pharmaceutical industry, where a full innovation cycle takes place. They also retraced an influence of innovation projects on a strategic process designing.
Product innovations, pharmaceutical market, medical device producers

Evseenko A.V., Shmagirev A. V., Novosibirsk
A Framework for the Enterprise Production Plan Optimization Model
The article deals with problem of creation organization and information environment for enterprise production plan optimization model: preparing economic information for the model, the scheme of enterprise departments interconnection during optimization and practical realization of optimization plan.
Enterprise production plan optimization, costs distribution, preparing of information, department of enterprise interconnection

Panikarova S. V., Abakan
Ethnocultural Potential as a Factor of Development of Regional Competitiveness
The author states that ethnocultural potential can be considered as the factor which is capable to outgrow in competitive advantage of a region. The author offers possible directions of ethnocultural potential realisation, such as interaction with the centre, positioning in the world, development of cultural sphere, tourism, using of traditional knowledge, society structurization.
Ethnocultural Potential, Competitiveness, Culture, Tourist Streams

Katasonov V.Yu., Moscow
Withdrawal of Gold from the Soviet Russia, the USSR and the Russian Federation in 1917–2005
From the beginning of XIX century the Russia is and we may expect will continue to be a large net – exporter of gold. The estimations of the volumes of gold withdrawal from this country are given in this paper.
Gold, withdrawal of gold, estimation, Russia

Fomin D. A., Novosibirsk
About the Time, Which We are Living In
A book Vladimir Shlapentokh, a former Soviet citizen and now an American Professor of sociology, about modern Russia as a feudal society was issued in 2008. The author of this article regards the main statements of this book and gives his answers on important questions of modern times. Is the Russia a feudal state and what in Russia is feudal? What political, social and economic structures are dominated? Has the Russia a future and which price will the country pay for it?
Modern Russia, feudal society, modernization, fight for power, archaic, postmodern

Isaev V. I., Novosibirsk
‘To Reveal and to Eliminate’: The Siberian Komsomol Members Unmask ‘the People’s Enemies’
Yong communist league (Komsomol) was a copy of Bolshevik’s Party and one of important supporter for Stalin regime, which inflicted mass repressions upon the people of the USSR. Komsomol actively enlist young people to searching and persecuting ‘the people’s enemies’.
Repressions, Siberia, information, class struggle, ‘the people’s enemies’, komsomol

Timoshenko A. I., Novosibirsk
Mobilization Strategy in the Russian State Policy: Regularities or Historical Necessity?
The role of a state as the main coordinator of separated companies’ interests to meet national aims is growing under the world crisis. An analysis of historical experience of a state institutions activity, particularly in mobilization decisions fulfillment, may be useful in this context.
Mobilization strategy, crisis phenomena, foreign and domestic policy

Rogachev A. Yu., Basel, Switzerland
Crisis. How it is Done
Review of the book: Starikov N. V. ‘Crisis. How it is Done’ (St-Petersburg, Piter Publishing house, 2009). – In Russian.
Сrisis, dollar, Federal Reserve System, the U.S.A electoral system