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Keeping on with this strategy may have disastrous effects for Russian economy. GDP growth is actually possible only at the cost of the high prices of energy products which are the basic products of Russia's export. But today alternative energy technologies are being developed in the world. In the future it will make serious problems for the development of Russia 's traditional economy development.

The second chapter deals with political problems, democracy development in particular. Here we talk about the fact that democracy is not a panacea for all the diseases of the epoch, but in many cases it can help to solve serious problems. One of such problems for Russia is corruption. Denying that society democratization is necessary, Russian authorities sentence themselves to fight against it using only administrative methods. In this case the society is passive and public officials control each other. Experience has demonstrated that such an approach doesn’t give positive results. Today Russia needs a transition from electoral authoritarianism system to a real democracy.

The third chapter deals with social problems. First, it talks about formation of the so-called creative class. This phenomenon was described by Richard Florida in his books. In Russia its creation is difficult, because the creative class needs freedom. Brain drain is a problem of the countries with authoritarian regimes where the conservative values are being imposed.

The creative class problem is closely related to the problem of megaregions favorable for a social and economic development. If the North America and Europe today there are two dozens of such mega-regions, in Russia we can barely talk about one or two.

In the fourth chapter personality problems are analyzed. In particular it talks about the fact that in the XXI century there are more and more people living alone. This trend enters into a conflict with conservative values (implying obligatory preservation of the traditional family). The society can evolve if it takes into consideration such changes instead of fighting against them.

And finally, the fifth chapter analyzes international conflicts and a place of Russia in them. A special attention is paid to the formation of two poles, two centers of force of the modem world —USA and China. Russia doesn’t have enough economic potential and cannot claim to be one of such centers like the USSR used to be. A conflict with the USA provokes a rapprochement of Russia with China as a new ally (but actually rather a patron). This trend is dangerous for Russia and for the western world that is interested in partnership relatio.

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Дмитрий Яковлевич Травин. КРУТЫЕ ГОРКИ XXI ВЕКА: Постмодернизация и проблемы России

Редактор, корректор Д. М. Капитонов Дизайн А. Ю. Ходот Верстка А. Б. Левкина