In the Soviet era, the Almaz Central Marine Design Bureau was involved in design of all the models of Air Cushion Crafts or ACC intended for the Soviet Navy, such as Skat, Kalmar and Jeyran LCACs, including the Zubr Class system, the world’s largest landing craft. In the interview below, Dmitry Tsymlyakov, the ACC…
Shield and Sword of Import Substitution
The past year has posed a number of challenges for Russia that have not been approached as critical before. It is already clear now that if the country intends to preserve its economical independence it can not do without import substitution. Text: Oleg Bystritsky Complex of inevitabilities As the international cooperation continued to develop,…
Go East
Due to the increasing economic potential of the Asia-Pacific region Russia reorients the export flows of energy to the East. After that, it is likely to come to a possible partnership in the segments of high-tech industries. Text: Semyon Galyasin Due to the transition to a multipolar system of international relations, the export…
What kind of the BRICS does Russia need?
The Russia's "U-turn to the East" started and turned into a strategic course long before the famous Crimean events. However, "the light at the end of the tunnel" for the BRICS transformation into the real, working union of states is far from being seen. The BRICS with its own financial system? Russian President Vladimir Putin…
BRICS – a Peaceful Attack on the USA Starts with a Dollar
Relations between the US and China have moved on to a new footing. They have taken the step for the worse amid territorial disputes concerning the area covered by the South China Sea. Starting of high-profile mutual recriminations by officers of Foreign Ministries presenting both parties was only a matter of time thereat. In other…
In Quest of Innovative Lift
Russia is on the eve of establishing a “roadmap” of innovative development today. So far, the piecemeal actions of the institutes for development and business do not give a chance to the country to make a technological breakthrough. One can not allege that the activity of the institutes for development of the innovative components of…
Russian Armed Forces put the White Hats on
Russian military presence in the Arctic is essentially a response to the increase of specialized Arctic military formations by other countries. Creation of the Arctic group began with the restoration of military infrastructure at the New Siberian Islands and Franz Josef Land. NecessityRussia officially has an exclusive economic zone extending 370 miles from its shores.…