The financial crisis teaches Russia to live with real capitalism. The not in the fairy-tale world of consumer abundance, about which the layman of the Brezhnev era dreamed of, but in that fraught with economic downs, masses, social cataclysms society, which the social-reformists of the past two centuries tried to correct their ability.

What tormented Soviet readers in the USSR for an iron curtain when they compiled images of peace and practices from the two main sources available to them - from Soviet propaganda and anti -Soviet propaganda? They were most tormented by their own existence outside the context of anti-Soviet propaganda, a misunderstanding of everything that was around the West’s window, which historically predetermined the anti-bourgeoisness of rock music, perceived in the USSR as pure art.

In some areas of the Russian private sector, salaries are extremely large, which does not correspond to the effectiveness of the sector itself. In recent years, salaries have been overcast for some fashion positions. Top managers received a lot of money, especially in Moscow and in millionaire cities. The crisis will significantly reduce the income of the highest layer of employees of the private sector, which is fair, given the extremely low pensions and salaries in the budget sector.

From the editorial office: A developing financial and economic crisis makes us realize more and more new problems. The shocking figures of the remaining without work in Europe and the United States, forecasts of dismissal for the near future, the refusal of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia to publish these statistics on dismissal in Russia turn into an increasingly relevant question: who defends labor today?

If you set a professional strategist the parameters of the nuclear world of the “sovereign nations” of 1945 and propose to find an non -unified model of its stabilization, no one would have coped with such a task. However, the world without a large war lasted until the end of the USSR and is still alive. So, the strategic paradox has found some solution? The decision of the end of the 40s was the concept of sovereign deterrence , the author of which is considered George Kennan.

As you know, somewhere around half of world financial resources is stored in American dollars. Therefore, one way or another, but without the United States, as the only issuer of this type of currency, it will be impossible to overcome this financial crisis. As for the creation of any new financial centers that are alternative to the current, at the moment, experts from different countries offer different options.

Russian Journal: Mr. Walzer, what role should “labor” parties and trade unions, workers’ organizations play in the conditions of the global crisis? What should their role be in general ? Michael Walzer: Consider the situation in the United States of America. There is no national labor party, but unions played a large role in the November election, which was won by Barack Obama, the Democratic nominee.

Russian society is experiencing a lack of conflict About labor protection Valery Fadeev In some areas of the Russian private sector, salaries are extremely high, which does not correspond to the efficiency of the sector itself. Salaries for some fashion positions have been inflated in recent years. Top managers received big money, especially in Moscow and millionaire cities.