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Naval Component of Nuclear Force of Russia Is Not Necessary, Probably
05.10.2008

It was promised that in 2005 new rocket "Bulava" would pass into service. It was, actually, a critical term - a backlog for ever followed. The result is known. Earlier than in two years, if to hope for the best, it will be possible to install "Bulava" on PLA. At existing rates of bringing into action of ballistic missiles - 5-7 pieces in a year - we have another two years. It turns out that in 10 years we shall have on arms of Naval strategic forces 3 pieces of PLA with ballistic missiles onboard.
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Soviet Is Worked out, Russian Is Not Present, There Is Nothing to Fire
05.10.2008

Armed forces of Russia completely worked out a stock of arms and military equipment got from the Soviet Union, therefore it's necessary to speed up supplies of the army with new samples of arms, Director of Armaments of Armed Forces of the Russian Federation - the deputy minister of defense of the Russian Federation, general - colonel Vladimir Popovkin said in interview to the newspaper "Krasnaya Zvezda" on Thursday. It's very pleasant for vanity when officials repeat what you said 3-5 years ago. Another thing is very unpleasant - that all these are just words and there are and there will be no actions behind them.
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Yesterday the American Markets Sat up and Froze up in Waiting for Tomorrow
01.10.2008

The share market in the USA was closed by appreciable growth. On results of tenders on September, 30 index Dow Jones grew on 485,21 points (+4,68%) - up to 10850,66 points, index Nasdaq - on 98,60 points (+4,97%) - up to 2082,33 points, index S&P grew on 58,32 points (+4,97%) having made 1164,74 points. It is the biggest growth of exchange parameters for six years. U.Chaves criticized plan of the USA on maintenance of economy. He also expressed opinion that the president of the USA George Bush "has no exact representation what's going on". >>

Congress Rejected "Polson's Plan", Market Fell Even More, Than after September, 11
30.09.2008

The lower chamber of Congress of the USA rejected a bill about allocation of 700 billion dollars to support financial market of the country. 205 congressmen voted for acceptance of the document, 228 - against, Reuters transfers. Index Dow Jones being the basic parameter of business activity in the USA for the first time in the history fell on the results of one session up to 777,68 points (-6,98%) and made 10365,45 pooints. On results of tenders on September, 29 of the current year other American indexes fell: NASDAQ went down on 199,61 points (-9,14%), S*P 500 - on 106,62 points (-8,79%). Oil fell in price almost on 11 dollars.
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Russia Could Be "Asked" from PASE
30.09.2008

Despite of objection on the part of Russia the offer on confirmation of powers of the Russian delegation in PASE will be considered by two committees. The head of Assembly Luis Maria de Puch informed about it. "I made the decision to send the offer to Monitoring Committee and also to Rules Committee", - he declared opening autumn session of Assembly. That decision met disapproval on the part of the Russian delegation. In particular, the chief negotiator of the Russian Federation Konstantin Kosachev during the discussion declared: "As far as I know, the quantity of representatives who took off signatures is about five, it means that the quantity of really supporting the document is less than 20 and it is void".

China Made Next Step on a Way to a Status of Superpower
28.09.2008

China launched manual craft with three members of crew onboard into space. During three-day flight one of three members of the crew will go into the outer space - it will be done by forty-two years old Zhai Zhigang. His stay in the outer space will last about 20 minutes. Together with the other member of the crew who will have to stand by Zhai from the open hatch taikonaut should launch into an orbit the tiny artificial satellite of the Earth. With its help all China will watch in a live television broadcast actions of taikonauts. >>

George Bush Blackmails Congress in a Live Television Broadcast of CNN with Collapse of Financial Crisis
26.09.2008

The president of the USA George Bush in his broadcast appeal to the nation on air of broadcasting company CNN confirmed that the country was in serious financial crisis and could "join common financial panic". He explained the essence of the anti-recessionary plan prepared by the Secretary of Treasury of the USA Henry Polson and emphasized that its realization is necessary for revival of confidence in the financial market. "Without immediate actions of the Congress the national economy will find itself in long and painful recession", - George Bush ascertained. >>

Chubajs Comes Back: Next Victim - Rosnanotech
23.09.2008

On Monday president Dmitry Medvedev appointed Anatoly Chubajs the head of state corporation "Rosnanotechnologies" having displaced from the post Leonid Melamed heading "Rosnanotech" from the end of 2007. It became known at a forum "Businessmen of Frontier Regions" in the Kazakhstan Aktyubinsk which was visited by Dmitry Medvedev and newly appointed chapter of "Rosnanotech" Anatoly Chubajs.
Chubajs's assignment after his leaving a post of the chapter of RAO was a question of discussion for a long time. He avoided all questions which were connected with his future occupation after liquidation of RAO "Unified Energy System of Russia", he evaded from the direct answer. He also did not exclude his retirement.
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The Pipe, Genocide and Hurray Speeches
Оleg Sudakov 23.09.2008

There are no sensible forecasts from the Kremlin analysts, opposite thing takes place - hurray speeches from all media - resources. Меdvedev reflects on reequipment and negotiates busily with Sarkozi, Putin studies the Amur tigers, Patriarch consecrates the American gift of bells, the Russians are being financed to buy cars and apartments and migratory service stamps passports of new citizens. Days of cities remind the Roman triumphes and mass-media follow hurricanes and failures near La Manche. War has been finished - study, earn, have fun! The Russian earth is rich with valiant people, whether it's not a variant? The main thing is not to forget a simple rule of every opposition - if you do not allow yourself, you will allow it to others...
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Fall on the Market Continues All Over the World
18.09.2008

Today's day promises to be same way difficult for the markets, as well as yesterday's one. Tenders in Tokyo were opened with weakness of the main Japanese index Nikkei on more than 3 percent. The Chinese Hansen also went to "red zone" - on three and a half percent.
On Wednesday the European indexes lost from two to five percent. At tenders in New York papers of the leading world corporations fell on tens percent. Central Bank of the Russian Federation composed "red list" which includes 15 banks which undergoes the most serious problems with performance of credit obligations to contractors and require urgent financial help. All 15 banks from the list enter TOP-50. >>

The Russian Actives Looked Down More Than Twice in the Current Year
18.09.2008

Capitalization RTS index for trading session on September, 16 fell more than on 13 billion dollars, is stated in materials of stock exchange. That was the price of "black Tuesday" for share parameter, as a result of which RTS lost more than 11 percent and Moscow Central Stock Exchange - more than 17 percent. Since spring, 2008 when RTS established a historical record capitalization of index fell more than twice: from 220 up to 102 billion dollars. >>

Russia Actively Buys the American Military Products - Whether Patriot Is Surprised?
18.09.2008

According to the data promulgated by the State Department of the USA, Russia is an absolute leader in the purchase of the American weapon and double-purpose technique among the postSoviet countries: fire-arms and ammunition, electronics, rockets, aviation technique and equipment, explosives, control systems of fire, space systems and other equipment.
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"Оrange Revolution" Departs This Life and What about Ukraine?..
16.09.2008

On September, 16 there should be an announcement about termination of coalition BJT and OUNSD in the Supreme Rada - the propresidential fraction declared about its exit from parliamentary majority after September, 2th when BYUT together with opposition party of regions voted for a number of bills essentially limiting powers of the president. OUNSD also declared that Timoshenko's Block should form officially coalition with Party of Regions.
During 30 days after termination of activity of coalition a new majority should be created in Rada - otherwise the president has the right to dismiss parliament and to appoint early election. President Victor Jushchenko already declared that he would take advantage of the right.
Julia Timoshenko's Block began preparation for preschedule parliamentary election
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Debates about War
13.09.2008

National Assembly which took place on September, 11 in Moscow in the center named after Sakharov carried out public hearings on the question of the Russian - Georgian conflict - "Debates about War". The deputy of National Assembly Anatoly Baranov, editor-in-chief of FORUM.msk who opened and carried out hearings declared that "the outcome of the debates is unpredictable". We haven't prepared anything beforehand and we don't have anything unexpected, - Anatoly Baranov informed. - The matter is that the so-called "legitimate" authority in no way addressed society with question about war and peace. Unexpectedly in a heat of holidays war ended the same way unexpectedly as it used to begin. Deputies of both chambers of parliament were taken from vacations and by a principle "are you for red or for white?" were forced to vote for independence. Means, " you will vote, otherwise..."

Stock Market of Russia Became the Worst in the World...
12.09.2008

After the turn of collapses of last days the Russian share market officially became the worst market of the world, BBC informs. None stock index underwent such falling the current year, even in such developing countries as Peru, Pakistan or Vietnam. On Wednesday index of RTS slumped 4,36% up to a level 1334 points having reached minimal value since June, 2006. Index of Moscow Central Stock Exchange lost 3,75%. Company "Gazprom" recently declaring about its ambitions on finishing of own capitalization up to billion of dollars in the nearest years, now costs less than 200 billion.
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Executive Power in the RF Decided to Forget about Constitution
10.09.2008

Contingent of the Russian military men in quantity of 3,8 thousand people per each republic will stay in the territory of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation Anatoly Serdjukov informed at a meeting with the president of Russia Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow. The head of military department specified that the corresponding agreement had been already made with a management of both republics, "the structure of armies and places of disposition have been already determined". Serdyukov added that it would be Dzava and Tskhinvali in South Ossetia, while in Abkhazia military men "will be placed on places where the Russian peacemakers were".
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The artist will be write his picture with blood in order to sell it for $ 10 000
10.09.2008

The artist and poet from St.-Petersburg (Russia) Artyom Suslov recently declared war to mass culture. He said that intends to write the picture using of his own blood and wants to do so publicly during the performance at one of the central streets of St. Petersburg. >>

What Do You Who Stole? We Stole
Piontkovsky Andrey 10.09.2008

On June, 26, 2008 Roman Abramovich presented to the sales department of High Court of London (in reply to the claim of his long-term sidekick Boris Berezovsky) own scandalous evidences and in fact confession about acts falling within at once several clauses of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation committed by him.At the moment of scandalous 13,7-milliard-purchase of 75% of shares of "Sibneft" from the company "Millhouse Capital" by "Gazprom" Medvedev Dmitry Anatolievich was the chairman of board of directors of "Gazprom" and the head of administration of the president of the Russian Federation. Putin Vladimir Vladimirovich was the president of the Russian Federation.
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Democracy - What Is It and What Do We Need It for?
Delyagin Michael 08.09.2008

Democracy is a social system at which the state in the fullest degree takes into account interests and opinions of a society. Thus two circumstances are essential. First of all, the state takes into account all interests of society and not just those which it perceives. Otherwise well-perceived short-term interests would receive a priority before long-term which are preceived much worse and society would cease to undertake efforts for the development being limited to consumption of the results of efforts of the previous generations. Besides the state should take into account not only interests but also opinions existing in society. >>

Ukraine Repeats Prewar History of the Baltic States
04.09.2008

The prime minister of Ukraine Julia Timoshenko is going to offer changes in the constitution of the country. She declared it after leaving the ruling coalition of the propresidential block "Our Ukraine" - "National Self-defense".
Тimoshenko says that her offers will help to rally the Ukrainian politicians. She rejected charges of the president Jushchenko that there's in the country "dictatorship of prime-minister". In her opinion, there's in the state "dictatorship of stupidity". Materials which were received by Security Service of Ukraine from Secretariat of the President concerning activity of the Cabinet contained seven serious enough charges in the sphere of national safety. It is necessary to admit that democratic process in Ukraine has come to a standstill. >>

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