The next three -year Russian budget after long and hot debate was approved by President Putin only on December 5. The document turned out to be tough. In particular, it assumes that until 2016, inclusive, state revenues will be lower than expenses. Simply put, the budget, which is first structured in the form of a set of state programs, will be scarce - and this is a new reality for modern Russia.

In society Mediafiya. "Time" - back! January 21, 2014 Igor Yakovenko By the end of the last week, a pause ended, during which the country was resting from massive exposure of television propaganda. On weekends, all the main emitters returned to operation and began routine washing the brains of the population. Two main television rooms: “Russia 1” and Channel One immediately demonstrated how roles will be distributed between them this year.

On January 22, the second conference on settlement in Syria (“Geneva-2”) should begin in Switzerland. Preparation for the conference was extremely difficult. The Syrian opposition, which has gone a prerequisite for its participation, Assad, then agreed to arrive, then refused it. Moscow fought for Iran-the main sponsor of the Syrian regime-was presented at Geneva-2. However, in the end, the invitation of Tehran was recalled. The first position.

The chief chief of the country, it seemed, seriously reacted to the reasoning of the Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin that, using the bureaucratic tricks of Russia, it would be possible to “cut off the corner” and eliminate the scientific and technical lag from the advanced states of the West and the East. The president in Tula was a meeting on the activities of the promising research fund established a year ago.