The book “ Civil War in Russia: The Encyclopedia of Catastrophe ” recently published at the Siberian Barber Publishing House attracted my attention with an unexpected look at the seemingly long -known historical events. How does it differ from the stories of the Civil War, which is written by a great many? First of all, the concept. Official historiography has always examined the civil war through the prism of the confrontation of red and white.

From the editorial office. The Russian Journal continues to publish reviews of leading Russian economists and political scientists for the proposal of the director of the Institute of Globalization Problems to use Chinese experience in modernizing the Russian economy.

The new text of Artem Akopyan , published by the “Russian magazine”, we hope, will bring a conversation about the modernization, begun by the President of Russia, to a new level. To a large extent precisely because in the text of Akopyan, in essence, an attack on the President’s line is essentially opened for the first time, and with emphasized loyalist positions.

From the editor. " Russian Journal " continues to publish reviews of leading Russian economists and political scientists on the proposal of the director of the Institute of Globalization Problems to use the Chinese experience in modernizing the Russian economy. Readers are invited to familiarize themselves with the position of the economist, first vice-rector of the State University-Higher School of Economics Lev Yakobson . * * * The word "modernization" has at least two meanings.

The conversation about the oil crisis and a sharp drop in oil prices was conducted a hundred years ago in Baku. Including a person whose image is poorly knitted with concerns about these very prices. At the beginning of the 20th century, Baku was Kuwait.

Reviews on: Blum a., Mespule m. Bureaucratic anarchy: statistics and power under Stalin. M.: Rosspen. 2008 328 p. * * * At the head of the central statistical administration (CSU) from 1918 to 1941 eight leaders were replaced. Five of them were shot from 1937 to 1939.

From the editorial office. This article is only a short, moreover, more likely a journalistic analysis of the current situation in Russia, however, it presents a rather severe picture for a conservative-thoughtful citizen of Russia. What is happening with the political system of the Russian Federation - from the perspective of conservatism. * * * Autumn 2009 turned out to be very difficult for loyalists. Many of the principles of zero policy were de facto distorted.