Fair Russia: Foreign Policy Wish List

Source: https://www.rt.com/russia/310083-fugitive-russian-mp-on-interpols/

Ilya Ponomarev has been involved in information technology (IT) in Russia since the fall of the Soviet Union. He entered the business side of technology in 1991 when he founded his own IT business. He later merged into a Russian-American joint venture and later left that venture and then worked for several oil firms. He joined politics in 2002 as a member of the Communist Party (and helped to create their website). In 2004, he additionally helped found the “Left Front” political movement, which promises “land to the farmers, factories to the workers, and power to the Soviets.”

Ilya Ponomarev presenting at a 2009 conference on developing an information society in Russia. Photo from Computerra.ru

Within both the Moscow city government and the Russian federal government, Mr. Ponomarev has worked on several projects aimed at boosting entrepreneurship and spreading technology. This included work on creating Russia’s special economic zones for technology parks.

In 2007 he left the Communist Party, saying that they had “fallen under Kremlin control” and joined Fair Russia, a social democratic party. That same year he was elected to the Russian Duma as a representative of Novosibirsk, where one of the new technology special economic zones is located. He was shortly thereafter appointed chairman of the Duma’s Subcommittee on High Technology. He continues his work with Left Front.

On July 7, 2009, Mr. Ponomarev took part in a meeting that US President Barack Obama held with Russian civil society figures. In preparation for this, he composedΒ a letter, with English translation, and posted it for discussion on his LiveJournal blog. What appear below are the final Russian and English versions of that letter as posted on that blog.

While the discussion sparked by the post resulted in other issues being suggested, the letter remains focused on three main bulleted points. First, it advocates that America appoint a special envoy to “demonstrate the working mechanisms of American democracy” of which labor unions are specifically named. The other two points both deal with technology issues. Point two proposes joint efforts to stop Internet censorship and cybercrime as well as to bring Internet infrastructure to more areas outside the US. Point three is dedicated to arguing for scientific and economic cooperation and specifically for assistance in founding a new technology college in Russia based on the MIT model in the States.

The above picture shows the meeting US President Barack Obama held with Russian civil society leaders. While Ilya Ponomarev is not seen here, other opposition politicians are. Gennady Zyuganov, leader of the Communist Party, is seated third from the right. Boris Nemstov and Gary Kasparov, both of the Solidarity Movement, are seated fourth and sixth from the right, respectively. President Obama is seated center left. Photo posted to Π–Π–.

A few detractors on the LiveJournal page argue that this is moving back to the relationship that the US and Russia shared during the 1990s, with America intervening quite directly in Russian politics and making substantial investments into Russia for what might be considered as “humanitarian” purposes.

In any case, the text certainly seems to outline a US-Russia relationship that would be much more open than any we would have had in the past decade. Outside of that, much can be gleaned and debated about the implications of the proposals and rhetoric used here. We’ll leave all that to the reader, though with one last note to point out that Ponomarev’s translator (an unnamed American Ph.D. in linguistics) has taken a number of liberties, such as inserting “yes –Β  we can” near the end of the English even though the phrase does not directly occur in the Russian.

Π“Π»ΡƒΠ±ΠΎΠΊΠΎΡƒΠ²Π°ΠΆΠ°Π΅ΠΌΡ‹ΠΉ Π³-Π½ ΠŸΡ€Π΅Π·ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π½Ρ‚! Dear Mr. President!
Π Π°Π·Ρ€Π΅ΡˆΠΈΡ‚Π΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ±Π»Π°Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π°Ρ€ΠΈΡ‚ΡŒ Вас Π·Π° Π²ΠΎΠ·ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΎΡΡ‚ΡŒ встрСчи Π² Ρ…ΠΎΠ΄Π΅ Π’Π°ΡˆΠ΅Π³ΠΎ Π²ΠΈΠ·ΠΈΡ‚Π° Π² ΠœΠΎΡΠΊΠ²Ρƒ. На ΠΌΠΎΠΉ взгляд, прямой Π΄ΠΈΠ°Π»ΠΎΠ³ ΠΎΡ‡Π΅Π½ΡŒ Π²Π°ΠΆΠ΅Π½ сСгодня для Π½Π°ΡˆΠΈΡ… стран ΠΈ являСтся Π²Π°ΠΆΠ½Ρ‹ΠΌ сигналом российскому политичСскому ΠΈΡΡ‚Π΅Π±Π»ΠΈΡˆΠΌΠ΅Π½Ρ‚Ρƒ. Let me thank you for the opportunity to meet you during your visit to Moscow. In my opinion, direct dialogue is very important today for our countries and represents a vital signal to the Russian political establishment.
Π₯ΠΎΡ‚Π΅Π»ΠΎΡΡŒ Π±Ρ‹ Π°ΠΊΡ†Π΅Π½Ρ‚ΠΈΡ€ΠΎΠ²Π°Ρ‚ΡŒ Π²Π½ΠΈΠΌΠ°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π½Π° Π½Π΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ»ΡŒΠΊΠΈΡ… вопросах, ΠΊΠΎΡ‚ΠΎΡ€Ρ‹Π΅ ΠΌΠ½Π΅ видятся особо Π°ΠΊΡ‚ΡƒΠ°Π»ΡŒΠ½Ρ‹ΠΌΠΈ для развития нашСго сотрудничСства. I would like to draw your attention to a number of questions, which seem to me particularly relevant for the development of our cooperation.
Как ΠΌΠ½Π΅ прСдставляСтся, Π·Π° постсовСтский ΠΏΠ΅Ρ€ΠΈΠΎΠ΄, ΠΈ особСнно Π·Π° ΠΏΠ΅Ρ€ΠΈΠΎΠ΄ с 2000 ΠΏΠΎ 2008 Π³Π³., Π² ΠΎΡ‚Π½ΠΎΡˆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡΡ… ΠΌΠ΅ΠΆΠ΄Ρƒ РоссиСй ΠΈ БША Π±Ρ‹Π»ΠΎ ΡΠΎΠ²Π΅Ρ€ΡˆΠ΅Π½ΠΎ ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ошибок, ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ с российской, Ρ‚Π°ΠΊ ΠΈ с амСриканской стороны. Нам Π½Π΅ ΡƒΠ΄Π°Π»ΠΎΡΡŒ ΡƒΠ±Π΅Π΄ΠΈΡ‚ΡŒ российскоС руководство ΠΎΡ‚ΠΎΠΉΡ‚ΠΈ ΠΎΡ‚ свСрхпрагматичного ΠΈ Ρ†ΠΈΠ½ΠΈΡ‡Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ понимания интСрСсов АмСрики, основанного Π½Π° убСТдСнности, Ρ‡Ρ‚ΠΎ растущий экспорт энСргорСсурсов ΠΈ Ρ€Π°Π·ΠΌΠ΅Ρ‰Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π»ΡŒΠ½Ρ‹Ρ… срСдств Π·ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΡ‚ΠΎΠ²Π°Π»ΡŽΡ‚Π½Ρ‹Ρ… Ρ€Π΅Π·Π΅Ρ€Π²ΠΎΠ² нашСй страны Π² БША, Π΄Π°Π΅Ρ‚ Π΅ΠΌΡƒ ΠΈΠ½Π΄ΡƒΠ»ΡŒΠ³Π΅Π½Ρ†ΠΈΡŽ Π½Π° любоС Π±Π΅Π·Π·Π°ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΈ наступлСниС Π½Π° граТданскиС свободы Ρƒ сСбя Π΄ΠΎΠΌΠ°. As I see it, for the post-Soviet period — and especially for the period from 2000 to 2008 — relations between Russia and the US suffered many mistakes, from both the Russian and the American sides. We did not succeed in convincing Russian leaders to abandon their highly pragmatic and cynical understanding of the interests of America, based on the conviction that growing export of oil and gas and the distribution of the colossal national currency reserves of Russia into the American economy would grant the Russian government forgiveness for the lawlessness and attacks on civil freedoms at home.
Π‘ΠΎΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΠ½Π΅Π½Π½Ρ‹Π΅ Π¨Ρ‚Π°Ρ‚Ρ‹, ΠΏΡ€Π΅Π΄Π»ΠΎΠΆΠΈΠ² сСбя Π² качСствС ΠΎΠ±Ρ€Π°Π·Ρ†Π° для подраТания ΠΌΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠΉ российской Π΄Π΅ΠΌΠΎΠΊΡ€Π°Ρ‚ΠΈΠΈ ΠΈ Ρ€Ρ‹Π½ΠΎΡ‡Π½ΠΎΠΉ экономикС, со своСй стороны, ΠΌΠ΅Ρ‚Π°Π»ΠΈΡΡŒ ΠΌΠ΅ΠΆΠ΄Ρƒ крайностями. ΠœΡ‹ наблюдали ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΠΌΠ΅Π»ΠΎΡ‡Π½Ρ‹Π΅ ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠ΄ΠΈΡ€ΠΊΠΈ, ΠΊΠΎΠ³Π΄Π° Π·Π°Ρ‚Ρ€Π°Π³ΠΈΠ²Π°Π»ΠΈΡΡŒ ΠΎΡ‚Π΄Π΅Π»ΡŒΠ½Ρ‹Π΅ вопросы, связанныС с амСриканскими экономичСскими интСрСсами, Ρ‚Π°ΠΊ ΠΈ ΠΏΠ΅Ρ€ΠΈΠΎΠ΄Ρ‹ “всСпрощСния”, ΠΊΠΎΠ³Π΄Π° ряд ΠΊΠ»ΡŽΡ‡Π΅Π²Ρ‹Ρ… ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠ½Ρ†ΠΈΠΏΠΎΠ² общСствСнного развития прСдавался Π² ΡƒΠ³ΠΎΠ΄Ρƒ ΡΠΈΡŽΠΌΠΈΠ½ΡƒΡ‚Π½Ρ‹ΠΌ интСрСсам – Ρ‡Ρ‚ΠΎ, Π² ΠΊΠΎΠ½Π΅Ρ‡Π½ΠΎΠΌ ΠΈΡ‚ΠΎΠ³Π΅, вСсьма способствовало Π² России ΡΡ‚Π°Π½ΠΎΠ²Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΡŽ ΠΈΠΌΠΈΡ‚Π°Ρ†ΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½ΠΎΠΉ Π΄Π΅ΠΌΠΎΠΊΡ€Π°Ρ‚ΠΈΠΈ, росту ΠΊΠΎΡ€Ρ€ΡƒΠΏΡ†ΠΈΠΈ ΠΈ Π΄Π°ΠΆΠ΅ ΠΏΠ΅Ρ€Π΅Π΄Π΅Π»Ρƒ собствСнности. Π’ ΠΊΠΎΠ½Ρ†Π΅ ΠΊΠΎΠ½Ρ†ΠΎΠ², дСмократия – это Π½Π΅ ΠΏΡ€Π°Π²ΠΎ Π²Ρ‹Π±ΠΎΡ€Π°, Π² ΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠΎΠ΅ крСсло ΠΏΠΎΡΠ°Π΄ΠΈΡ‚ΡŒ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡ‚ΠΈΠΊΠ°. Π­Ρ‚ΠΎ ΠΏΡ€Π°Π²ΠΎ Ρ‡Π΅Π»ΠΎΠ²Π΅ΠΊΠ° Π²Ρ‹Π±Ρ€Π°Ρ‚ΡŒ Π΄ΠΎΡΡ‚ΠΎΠΉΠ½ΡƒΡŽ Ρ€Π°Π±ΠΎΡ‚Ρƒ, ΡƒΠ΄ΠΎΠ±Π½ΠΎΠ΅ ТильС, ΠΏΠ΅Ρ€Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ΅ ΠΎΠ±Ρ€Π°Π·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅, ΠΊΠ°Ρ‡Π΅ΡΡ‚Π²Π΅Π½Π½ΡƒΡŽ ΠΌΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΡ†ΠΈΠ½Ρƒ, Π½Π°ΠΊΠΎΠ½Π΅Ρ†, ΠΏΡ€Π°Π²ΠΎ Π½Π΅ Π΄ΡƒΠΌΠ°Ρ‚ΡŒ ΠΊΠ°ΠΆΠ΄Ρ‹ΠΉ дСнь ΠΎ Ρ‚ΠΎΠΌ, Ρ‡Π΅ΠΌ ΠΎΠ½ Π²Π΅Ρ‡Π΅Ρ€ΠΎΠΌ Π±ΡƒΠ΄Π΅Ρ‚ ΠΊΠΎΡ€ΠΌΠΈΡ‚ΡŒ своих Π΄Π΅Ρ‚Π΅ΠΉ – всС Ρ‚ΠΎ, Ρ‡Π΅Π³ΠΎ лишили Π³Ρ€Π°ΠΆΠ΄Π°Π½ России Π½Π΅ΠΎΠ»ΠΈΠ±Π΅Ρ€Π°Π»ΡŒΠ½Ρ‹Π΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡ‚ΠΈΠΊΠΈ, ΠΊΠΎΡ‚ΠΎΡ€Ρ‹Π΅ сСгодня ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡƒΡ‡Π°ΡŽΡ‚ Π΄Π΅ΠΌΠΎΠ½ΡΡ‚Ρ€Π°Ρ‚ΠΈΠ²Π½ΡƒΡŽ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π΄Π΅Ρ€ΠΆΠΊΡƒ БША, хотя ΠΈΠΌΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎ ΠΎΠ½ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΡ€Π²Π°Π»ΠΈ Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π΅Ρ€ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΊ амСриканским цСнностям ΠΈ дСйствиям. Π—Π°Ρ‚ΠΎ массовыС двиТСния, способныС Π²Π»ΠΈΡΡ‚ΡŒ Π½Π° основы общСства, Π΄ΠΎ нашСй встрСчи Π² МосквС Π½ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ³Π΄Π° Π½Π΅ интСрСсовали Π’Π°ΡˆΠΈΠ½Π³Ρ‚ΠΎΠ½. The United States, offering itself as a blueprint for Russia’s young democracy and market economy, shifted from one extreme to the other. We saw petty squabbles when certain issues touched American economic interests, as well as periods of “absolution” when a series of key principles of social development were sacrificed to serve immediate interests. As a result, this led to the establishment in Russia of an ersatz democracy, with the growth of corruption and even the redistribution of property. In the end, democracy for people does not mean the right to choose which politicians sit in which seats. It is the right of a person to find rewarding work, comfortable housing, a progressive education, quality healthcare, and, finally, the right to not have to worry every day about how he will feed his kids — all of that was taken from the citizens of Russia by the neoliberal politicians that the US government is demonstrably supporting today, even though it is exactly this support that has undermined popular trust in American values and actions. Further, real mass movements, which could have influenced the very core of our society, have not been of interest to Washington until today’s meeting with you in Moscow.
ΠΠ΅ΡƒΠ΄ΠΈΠ²ΠΈΡ‚Π΅Π»ΡŒΠ½ΠΎ, Ρ‡Ρ‚ΠΎ ΠΈΡ‚ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ±Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡ‚ΠΈΠΊΠΈ стало Π²Π·Π°ΠΈΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ΅ Ρ€Π°Π·ΠΎΡ‡Π°Ρ€ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ элит ΠΈ Π½Π°Ρ€ΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ² Π½Π°ΡˆΠΈΡ… стран Π΄Ρ€ΡƒΠ³ Π² Π΄Ρ€ΡƒΠ³Π΅. Π’ России Π·Π°ΠΌΠ΅Ρ‚Π½ΠΎ вырос Π°Π½Ρ‚ΠΈΠ°ΠΌΠ΅Ρ€ΠΈΠΊΠ°Π½ΠΈΠ·ΠΌ, Π° Π»ΡƒΡ‡ΡˆΠΈΠΌ ΠΎΡ€ΡƒΠ΄ΠΈΠ΅ΠΌ Π±ΠΎΡ€ΡŒΠ±Ρ‹ ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΡ‚ΠΈΠ² политичСских ΠΎΠΏΠΏΠΎΠ½Π΅Π½Ρ‚ΠΎΠ² со стороны правящих ΠΊΡ€ΡƒΠ³ΠΎΠ² нашСй страны стало ΠΎΠ±Π²ΠΈΠ½Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π² слСдовании “Π·Π°ΠΏΠ°Π΄Π½Ρ‹ΠΌ интСрСсам”. ΠŸΡ€ΠΈ этом рядовой ΠΆΠΈΡ‚Π΅Π»ΡŒ России Ρ‚Π²Π΅Ρ€Π΄ΠΎ ΡƒΠ±Π΅ΠΆΠ΄Π΅Π½ – Π² ΠΏΡ€Π°Π²ΠΈΡ‚Π΅Π»ΡŒΡΡ‚Π²Π΅ сидят сплошь “ставлСнники АмСрики”, Ρ‚ΡƒΠ΄Π° ΡƒΡ‚Π΅ΠΊΠ°ΡŽΡ‚ наши Ρ€Π΅Π·Π΅Ρ€Π²Ρ‹ ΠΈ ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΡ€ΠΎΠ΄Π½Ρ‹Π΅ рСсурсы – ΠΈ Π²ΠΎ всСх своих Π±Π΅Π΄Π°Ρ… Π²ΠΈΠ½ΠΈΡ‚ БША ΠΈ НАВО. It is not surprising that the result of such politics was the mutual disenchantment of our countries’ elites and peoples with each other. In Russia, anti-Americanism has noticeably increased, and the best weapon of ruling circles in the struggle against political opponents has become the accusation that one is defending “Western interests.” At the same time the average Russian is certain that the government is full of “American agents,” who are funneling our reserves and natural resources; so he blames all woes on the USA and NATO.
Π’ Π½Π°ΡˆΠΈΡ… ΠΎΡ‚Π½ΠΎΡˆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡΡ… Π΄Π΅ΠΉΡΡ‚Π²ΠΈΡ‚Π΅Π»ΡŒΠ½ΠΎ Π½Π°Π·Ρ€Π΅Π»Π° “ΠΏΠ΅Ρ€Π΅Π·Π°Π³Ρ€ΡƒΠ·ΠΊΠ°”, ΠΎΠ΄Π½Π°ΠΊΠΎ, ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠΈΠΌΠΎ Π»ΠΎΠ·ΡƒΠ½Π³Π°, ΠΎΠ½Π° Π΄ΠΎΠ»ΠΆΠ½Π° Π²ΠΊΠ»ΡŽΡ‡Π°Ρ‚ΡŒ Π² сСбя Π½Π°Π±ΠΎΡ€ Ρ€Π΅Π°Π»ΡŒΠ½Ρ‹Ρ… шагов ΠΈ созданиС ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΠΊΡ€Π΅Ρ‚Π½Ρ‹Ρ… Π΅ΠΆΠ΅Π΄Π½Π΅Π²Π½ΠΎ Ρ€Π°Π±ΠΎΡ‚Π°ΡŽΡ‰ΠΈΡ… ΠΌΠ΅Ρ…Π°Π½ΠΈΠ·ΠΌΠΎΠ². In our relations, then, it is clearly time for a “reset.” This reset must reach beyond slogans. I believe it should include a number of real steps and the creation of concrete, working daily mechanisms:
1. Π’ области ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡ‚ΠΈΠΊΠΈ. Π£Π±Π΅ΠΆΠ΄Π΅Π½, Ρ‡Ρ‚ΠΎ Π³Π»Π°Π²Π½ΠΎΠΉ Ρ†Π΅Π»ΡŒΡŽ Π΄ΠΎΠ»ΠΆΠ½ΠΎ ΡΡ‚Π°Ρ‚ΡŒ Ρ€Π°Π·Π²ΠΈΡ‚ΠΈΠ΅ дССспособных политичСских ΠΈ общСствСнных институтов, ΠΎΠΏΠΈΡ€Π°ΡŽΡ‰ΠΈΡ…ΡΡ Π½Π° ΡΠ΅Ρ€ΡŒΠ΅Π·Π½ΡƒΡŽ Π½ΠΈΠ·ΠΎΠ²ΡƒΡŽ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π΄Π΅Ρ€ΠΆΠΊΡƒ. Π’Π°ΠΊΠΈΠΌΠΈ институтами видятся, ΠΏΡ€Π΅ΠΆΠ΄Π΅ всСго, ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΡ„ΡΠΎΡŽΠ·Ρ‹, Π° Ρ‚Π°ΠΊΠΆΠ΅ ΠΈΠ½Ρ‹Π΅ ΡΠΎΡ†ΠΈΠ°Π»ΡŒΠ½Ρ‹Π΅ двиТСния. ΠŸΠ΅Ρ€Π΅Π»ΠΎΠΌΠΈΡ‚ΡŒ Ρ‚Π΅Π½Π΄Π΅Π½Ρ†ΠΈΡŽ, ΠΊΠΎΠ³Π΄Π° Π² России свящСнныС ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π°Π»Ρ‹ свободы ΠΈ Π΄Π΅ΠΌΠΎΠΊΡ€Π°Ρ‚ΠΈΠΈ стали Π² Π³Π»Π°Π·Π°Ρ… людСй синонимами Π½ΠΈΡ‰Π΅Ρ‚Ρ‹, хаоса ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΡ€Ρ€ΡƒΠΏΡ†ΠΈΠΈ, ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΎ Ρ‚ΠΎΠ»ΡŒΠΊΠΎ Π² Ρ‚ΠΎΠΌ случаС, Ссли ΠΌΡ‹ пСрСстанСм ΡƒΠ³ΠΎΠ²Π°Ρ€ΠΈΠ²Π°Ρ‚ΡŒ людСй, Ρ‡Ρ‚ΠΎ это Ρ…ΠΎΡ€ΠΎΡˆΠΎ ΠΈ прогрСссивно, ΠΈ вмСстС Π΄ΠΎΠΊΠ°ΠΆΠ΅ΠΌ ΠΏΡ€Π°ΠΊΡ‚ΠΈΡ‡Π΅ΡΠΊΡƒΡŽ ΠΏΠΎΠ»Π΅Π·Π½ΠΎΡΡ‚ΡŒ свободы ΠΈ Π΄Π΅ΠΌΠΎΠΊΡ€Π°Ρ‚ΠΈΠΈ, Π΄ΠΎΠΊΠ°ΠΆΠ΅ΠΌ Π² повсСднСвной Π±ΠΎΡ€ΡŒΠ±Π΅ Π·Π° ΠΈΡ… ΠΏΡ€Π°Π²Π°. ΠœΠΎΡ‰Π½Ρ‹ΠΉ Ρ‚ΠΎΠ»Ρ‡ΠΎΠΊ ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΡ„ΡΠΎΡŽΠ·Π½ΠΎΠΌΡƒ двиТСнию Π² России Π΄Π°Π»ΠΎ ΠΎΡ‚ΠΊΡ€Ρ‹Ρ‚ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΎΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΎ 3 Π»Π΅Ρ‚ Π½Π°Π·Π°Π΄ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ Π‘Π°Π½ΠΊΡ‚-ΠŸΠ΅Ρ‚Π΅Ρ€Π±ΡƒΡ€Π³ΠΎΠΌ Π·Π°Π²ΠΎΠ΄Π° амСриканской ΠΊΠΎΡ€ΠΏΠΎΡ€Π°Ρ†ΠΈΠΈ Π€ΠΎΡ€Π΄, Π½Π° ΠΊΠΎΡ‚ΠΎΡ€ΠΎΠΌ Π±Ρ‹Π»Π° ΠΎΡ€Π³Π°Π½ΠΈΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½Π° ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΡ„ΡΠΎΡŽΠ·Π½Π°Ρ ΡƒΡ‡Π΅Π±Π°. БСгодня ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΡ„ΡΠΎΡŽΠ· Ρ€Π°Π±ΠΎΡ‚Π½ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ² Π°Π²Ρ‚ΠΎΠΏΡ€ΠΎΠΌΠ° дСйствуСт ΠΏΠΎ всСй России, ΠΈΠΌΠ΅Π΅Ρ‚ партнСрскиС ΠΎΡ‚Π½ΠΎΡˆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ с AFL-CIO ΠΈ являСтся ΡΠ΅Ρ€ΡŒΠ΅Π·Π½ΠΎΠΉ политичСской силой. Π”ΡƒΠΌΠ°ΡŽ, ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΠ³Ρ€Π°ΠΌΠΌΠ° ΡˆΠΈΡ€ΠΎΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΎΠ±ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π° ΡΠΎΡ†ΠΈΠ°Π»ΡŒΠ½Ρ‹ΠΌΠΈ ΠΈ политичСскими активистами, ΠΏΡ€Π΅ΠΆΠ΄Π΅ всСго Π»Π΅Π²ΠΎΠΉ ΠΎΡ€ΠΈΠ΅Π½Ρ‚Π°Ρ†ΠΈΠΈ, с Ρ†Π΅Π»ΡŒΡŽ пСрСнСсСния ΠΎΠΏΡ‹Ρ‚Π° ΠΎΡ€Π³Π°Π½ΠΈΠ·Π°Ρ†ΠΈΠΈ отстаивания людьми своих интСрСсов ΠΏΠ΅Ρ€Π΅Π΄ государством, стала Π±Ρ‹ ΠΌΠΎΡ‰Π½Ρ‹ΠΌ Ρ„Π°ΠΊΡ‚ΠΎΡ€ΠΎΠΌ развития общСствСнных институтов Π² России. 1000 Ρ‡Π΅Π»ΠΎΠ²Π΅ΠΊ Π² Π³ΠΎΠ΄ Ρ€Π΅Π·ΠΊΠΎ измСнят Π½Ρ‹Π½Π΅ΡˆΠ½ΡŽΡŽ ΡΠΈΡ‚ΡƒΠ°Ρ†ΠΈΡŽ. Как ΠΌΠ½Π΅ прСдставляСтся, Π±Ρ‹Π»ΠΎ Π±Ρ‹ вСсьма ΠΏΠΎΠ»Π΅Π·Π½Ρ‹ΠΌ Π²Ρ‹Π΄Π΅Π»ΠΈΡ‚ΡŒ ΡΠΏΠ΅Ρ†ΠΈΠ°Π»ΡŒΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡƒΠΏΠΎΠ»Π½ΠΎΠΌΠΎΡ‡Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΎΡ‚ ΠΏΡ€Π°Π²ΠΈΡ‚Π΅Π»ΡŒΡΡ‚Π²Π° БША, ΠΊΡ‚ΠΎ Ρ…ΠΎΡ€ΠΎΡˆΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠ½ΠΈΠΌΠ°Π» Π±Ρ‹ Ρ€ΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΡƒΡŽ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡ‚ΠΈΠΊΡƒ, ΠΈΠΌΠ΅Π» Π±Ρ‹ достаточный собствСнный политичСский вСс Π² Π’Π°ΡˆΠΈΠ½Π³Ρ‚ΠΎΠ½Π΅ ΠΈ ΠΌΠΎΠ³ Π±Ρ‹ Π²Ρ‹Ρ€Π°Π±ΠΎΡ‚Π°Ρ‚ΡŒ Π²Π½ΡΡ‚Π½ΡƒΡŽ ΡΡ‚Ρ€Π°Ρ‚Π΅Π³ΠΈΡŽ – которая явилась Π±Ρ‹ Π½Π΅ ΠΏΠΎΠΏΡ‹Ρ‚ΠΊΠΎΠΉ Π½Π°Π²ΡΠ·Π°Ρ‚ΡŒ амСриканскиС интСрСсы России, Π° дСмонстрациСй Ρ€Π°Π±ΠΎΡ‚Π°ΡŽΡ‰ΠΈΡ… ΠΌΠ΅Ρ…Π°Π½ΠΈΠ·ΠΌΠΎΠ² амСриканской властной ΠΌΠ°ΡˆΠΈΠ½Ρ‹ Ρ‚Π΅ΠΌ, ΠΊΡ‚ΠΎ Π±ΡƒΠ΄Π΅Ρ‚ ΠΎΠΏΡ€Π΅Π΄Π΅Π»ΡΡ‚ΡŒ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡ‚ΠΈΠΊΡƒ нашСй страны Π·Π°Π²Ρ‚Ρ€Π°. 1. In the political sphere. I am convinced that the primary goal should be the development of working political and social institutions in Russia, which are founded upon strong grassroots support. These institutions should be, first and foremost, labor unions and other social movements. The tendency of the Russian people to see the sacred ideals of freedom and democracy as synonyms for poverty, chaos and corruption can only be reversed if we stop trying to convince people that democracy and freedom are good and progressive and instead prove their benefit in practice through the daily struggle for the individual’s rights. A powerful push was provided to the labor movement in Russia by the opening three years ago of the Ford plant on the outskirts of Saint Petersburg which brought training for labor leaders. Today labor unions in the automobile industry are working across Russia and have partner relationships with the AFL-CIO. They have grown into a serious political force through a series of strikes and protests. I think that a program of broad exchanges of social and political activists (primarily from the left), oriented toward the defense of the people’s rights against the government, would be a powerful factor in the development of social institutions in Russia. One thousand people a year could dramatically change today’s political situation. As I see it, it would be extremely useful to create a special envoy of the US government — one who well understood Russian politics and had sufficient political pull in Washington and who could work up an appropriate strategy — whose role would not be to forward American interests in Russia, but to demonstrate the working mechanisms of American democracy to those who will define tomorrow’s politics in our country.
2. Π’ области свободы слова. Говорят, Ρ‡Ρ‚ΠΎ БовСтский Боюз ΠΏΠΎΠ±Π΅Π΄ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ксСроксы. Π­Ρ‚ΠΎ, ΠΊΠΎΠ½Π΅Ρ‡Π½ΠΎ, ΡˆΡƒΡ‚ΠΊΠ°, Π½ΠΎ Ρ‚ΠΎ, Ρ‡Ρ‚ΠΎ свободный ΠΈΠ½Ρ„ΠΎΡ€ΠΌΠ°Ρ†ΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½Ρ‹ΠΉ ΠΎΠ±ΠΌΠ΅Π½ Π΄Π΅Π»Π°Π΅Ρ‚ Π½Π΅Π²ΠΎΠ·ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ½Ρ‹ΠΌ сущСствованиС Ρ‚ΠΎΡ‚Π°Π»ΠΈΡ‚Π°Ρ€Π½Ρ‹Ρ… политичСских систСм, Π΅ΡΡ‚ΡŒ нСоспоримый Ρ„Π°ΠΊΡ‚. БСгодня Π² России ΠΈ рядС стран БНГ ΠΈΠ΄ΡƒΡ‚ ΠΏΠΎΠΏΡ‹Ρ‚ΠΊΠΈ ΠΎΠ³Ρ€Π°Π½ΠΈΡ‡ΠΈΡ‚ΡŒ свободу Π˜Π½Ρ‚Π΅Ρ€Π½Π΅Ρ‚Π°, ввСсти Π² Π½Π΅ΠΌ Π±ΠΎΠ»Π΅Π΅ ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π΅Π΅ ΡΠ΅Ρ€ΡŒΠ΅Π·Π½ΠΎΠ΅ Ρ€Π΅Π³ΡƒΠ»ΠΈΡ€ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅. Π‘ Π΄Ρ€ΡƒΠ³ΠΎΠΉ стороны, Π•Π‘ Π½Π΅Π΄Π°Π²Π½ΠΎ Π²Ρ‹Ρ€Π°Π·ΠΈΠ» ΠΎΠ·Π°Π±ΠΎΡ‡Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎΡΡ‚ΡŒ Ρ‡Ρ€Π΅Π·ΠΌΠ΅Ρ€Π½ΠΎΠΉ Π·Π°Π²ΠΈΡΠΈΠΌΠΎΡΡ‚ΡŒΡŽ Π‘Π΅Ρ‚ΠΈ ΠΎΡ‚ БША. ΠŸΡ€Π΅Π΄Π»Π°Π³Π°ΡŽ Ρ€Π°Π·Ρ€Π°Π±ΠΎΡ‚Π°Ρ‚ΡŒ ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΠΏΠΈΡΠ°Ρ‚ΡŒ Π³Π»ΠΎΠ±Π°Π»ΡŒΠ½ΡƒΡŽ ΠΊΠΎΠ½Π²Π΅Π½Ρ†ΠΈΡŽ ΠΎ свободС Π˜Π½Ρ‚Π΅Ρ€Π½Π΅Ρ‚Π°, Π½Π°ΠΏΡ€Π°Π²Π»Π΅Π½Π½ΡƒΡŽ Π½Π° Π½Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠΏΡƒΡ‰Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Ρ†Π΅Π½Π·ΡƒΡ€Ρ‹, ΠΎ ΠΌΠ΅Ρ€Π°Ρ… ΠΏΠΎ ΠΏΡ€Π΅ΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ»Π΅Π½ΠΈΡŽ Ρ†ΠΈΡ„Ρ€ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Ρ€Π°Π·Ρ€Ρ‹Π²Π° для малообСспСчСнных слоСв насСлСния, Π° Ρ‚Π°ΠΊΠΆΠ΅ ΠΎ ΠΊΠΎΠΎΡ€Π΄ΠΈΠ½Π°Ρ†ΠΈΠΈ усилий ΠΏΠΎ Π±ΠΎΡ€ΡŒΠ±Π΅ с ΠΌΠ΅ΠΆΠ΄ΡƒΠ½Π°Ρ€ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΊΠΈΠ±Π΅Ρ€ΠΏΡ€Π΅ΡΡ‚ΡƒΠΏΠ½ΠΎΡΡ‚ΡŒΡŽ. 2. As regards freedom of speech. It is said that the Soviet Union was defeated by copy machines. This is, of course, a joke, but the fact that the free exchange of information renders totalitarian political systems impossible is an indisputable fact. Today in Russia and a number of the Commonwealth countries numerous attempts are being made to limit the free Internet, to introduce more or less substantial regulation of it. From other side, the European Union recently also expressed serious concern about the over-dependence of the Net on the US. I suggest we develop and sign a global convention on the freedom of the Internet, directed at eliminating censorship, fighting the digital divide and also at the coordination of efforts in the struggle against international cybercrime.
3. Π’ области экономики. Вряд Π»ΠΈ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΎ ΡΠΎΠΌΠ½Π΅Π²Π°Ρ‚ΡŒΡΡ, Ρ‡Ρ‚ΠΎ ΡƒΡΠΏΠ΅ΡˆΠ½ΠΎΡΡ‚ΡŒ страны ΠΈ ΡƒΡ€ΠΎΠ²Π΅Π½ΡŒ Π΅Π΅ открытости Π² XXI Π²Π΅ΠΊΠ΅ Π±ΡƒΠ΄ΡƒΡ‚ ΠΎΠΏΡ€Π΅Π΄Π΅Π»ΡΡ‚ΡŒΡΡ ΡƒΡ€ΠΎΠ²Π½Π΅ΠΌ развития Π½ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΉ экономики ΠΈ ΠΈΠ½Ρ„ΠΎΡ€ΠΌΠ°Ρ†ΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ общСства. ΠŸΡ€Π΅Π·ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π½Ρ‚ МСдвСдСв провозгласил это Π½Π°ΠΏΡ€Π°Π²Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΈΠΌ ΠΈΠ· Π³Π»Π°Π²Π½Ρ‹Ρ… ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠΎΡ€ΠΈΡ‚Π΅Ρ‚ΠΎΠ² своСго правлСния. Π’Π°ΡˆΠ° страна являСтся ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠ·Π½Π°Π½Π½Ρ‹ΠΌ ΠΌΠΈΡ€ΠΎΠ²Ρ‹ΠΌ Π»ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Ρ€ΠΎΠΌ ΠΈ ΠΎΠΏΠ»ΠΎΡ‚ΠΎΠΌ Π΄ΡƒΡ…Π° ΠΏΡ€Π΅Π΄ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠ½ΠΈΠΌΠ°Ρ‚Π΅Π»ΡŒΡΡ‚Π²Π° ΠΈ ΠΈΠ½Π½ΠΎΠ²Π°Ρ†ΠΈΠΉ. ΠŸΡ€Π΅Π΄Π»Π°Π³Π°ΡŽ ΡΠΎΠ·Π΄Π°Ρ‚ΡŒ ΠΊΠΎΠΎΡ€Π΄ΠΈΠ½Π°Ρ†ΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½ΡƒΡŽ структуру Π½Π° ΡƒΡ€ΠΎΠ²Π½Π΅ совСтников ΠΏΡ€Π΅Π·ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π½Ρ‚ΠΎΠ² ΠΎΠ±Π΅ΠΈΡ… стран, которая Π±Ρ‹ занималась вопросами сотрудничСства Π² области высоких Ρ‚Π΅Ρ…Π½ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠΉ ΠΈ ΠΌΠΎΠ΄Π΅Ρ€Π½ΠΈΠ·Π°Ρ†ΠΈΠΈ экономики. ΠΠ»ΡŒΡ‚Π΅Ρ€Π½Π°Ρ‚ΠΈΠ²Π½Π°Ρ энСргСтика, Π½Π°Π½ΠΎΡ‚Π΅Ρ…Π½ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠΈ, космос, ΠΈΠ½Ρ„ΠΎΡ€ΠΌΠ°Ρ†ΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½Ρ‹Π΅ Ρ‚Π΅Ρ…Π½ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠΈ, ΠΌΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΡ†ΠΈΠ½Π° – Π²ΠΎΡ‚ вопросы, ΠΊΠΎΡ‚ΠΎΡ€Ρ‹Π΅ Π±Ρ‹ стояли Π½Π° Π΅Π΅ повСсткС дня. Особой Ρ‚Π΅ΠΌΠΎΠΉ здСсь являСтся ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠΎΡ‰ΡŒ Π² создании российского Π·Π°ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠ΄Π°Ρ‚Π΅Π»ΡŒΡΡ‚Π²Π° Π² сфСрС ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π΄Π΅Ρ€ΠΆΠΊΠΈ ΠΈΠ½Π½ΠΎΠ²Π°Ρ†ΠΈΠΉ. Π’Π°ΠΊΠΆΠ΅ Π² Ρ€Π°ΠΌΠΊΠ°Ρ… ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ±Π½ΠΎΠΉ Ρ€Π°Π±ΠΎΡ‚Ρ‹ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΎ Π±Ρ‹Π»ΠΎ Π±Ρ‹ Ρ€Π΅Π°Π»ΠΈΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°Ρ‚ΡŒ ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΠ΅ΠΊΡ‚ ΠΊΠ°Π΄Ρ€ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ развития. Π£ нас Π΄Π°Π²Π½ΠΎ обсуТдаСтся ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΠ΅ΠΊΡ‚ создания Π’Ρ‹ΡΡˆΠ΅ΠΉ ΡˆΠΊΠΎΠ»Ρ‹ Ρ‚Π΅Ρ…Π½ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠΉ (Π°Π½Π°Π»ΠΎΠ³Π° ΠœΠ°ΡΡΠ°Ρ‡ΡƒΡΠ΅Ρ‚ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ тСхнологичСского института), которая Π±Ρ‹ Π³ΠΎΡ‚ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΠ»Π° ΠΏΡ€Π΅Π΄ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠ½ΠΈΠΌΠ°Ρ‚Π΅Π»Π΅ΠΉ Π² тСхнологичСской сфСрС. Π­Ρ‚ΠΎΡ‚ ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΠ΅ΠΊΡ‚ ΠΌΠΎΠ³ Π±Ρ‹ Π±Ρ‹Ρ‚ΡŒ Ρ€Π΅Π°Π»ΠΈΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ Π² сотрудничСствС с ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΈΠΌ ΠΈΠ· Π’Π£Π—ΠΎΠ² БША. Π’Π°ΠΊΠΆΠ΅ Π·Π½Π°Ρ‡ΠΈΡ‚Π΅Π»ΡŒΠ½Ρ‹ΠΌ шагом Π²ΠΏΠ΅Ρ€Π΅Π΄ Π² сблиТСнии Π½Π°ΡˆΠΈΡ… Π½Π°Ρ€ΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ² стала Π±Ρ‹ рСанимация ΠΈΠ΄Π΅ΠΈ обучСния российских ΠΌΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ΄Ρ‹Ρ… ΠΈΠ½ΠΆΠ΅Π½Π΅Ρ€ΠΎΠ² ΠΈ Ρ€ΡƒΠΊΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡ‚Π΅Π»Π΅ΠΉ Π² амСриканских тСхничСских унивСрситСтах ΠΈ корпорациях. Π’ΠΎΠ·ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΎ, ΠΈΠΌΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎ это стало Π±Ρ‹ ΠΊΠ»ΡŽΡ‡ΠΎΠΌ ΠΊ ΠΈΡΠΏΡ€Π°Π²Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΡŽ ситуации, ΠΊΠΎΠ³Π΄Π° Π’Π°ΡˆΠΈ бизнСсмСны Π½Π΅ всСгда Π² состоянии Π½Π°ΠΉΡ‚ΠΈ ΠΎΠ±Ρ‰ΠΈΠΉ язык со своими российскими ΠΊΠΎΠ»Π»Π΅Π³Π°ΠΌΠΈ Π² силу разности ΠΌΠ΅Π½Ρ‚Π°Π»ΠΈΡ‚Π΅Ρ‚Π° ΠΈ Π΄Π΅Π»ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΎΠΏΡ‹Ρ‚Π°. Π‘ΠΎ своСй стороны, Π±ΡƒΠ΄ΡƒΡ‰ΠΈΠ΅ амСриканскиС ΡƒΡ‡Π΅Π½Ρ‹Π΅ ΠΈ спСциалисты ΠΌΠΎΠ³Π»ΠΈ Π±Ρ‹ ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΡ…ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡ‚ΡŒ Ρ‡Π°ΡΡ‚ΡŒ своСго обучСния Π² ΠΊΡ€ΡƒΠΏΠ½Π΅ΠΉΡˆΠΈΡ… Π²ΡƒΠ·Π°Ρ… ΠΈ Π½Π°ΡƒΡ‡Π½Ρ‹Ρ… Ρ†Π΅Π½Ρ‚Ρ€Π°Ρ… России – ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠ·Π½Π°Π½Π½Ρ‹Ρ… Ρ„Π»Π°Π³ΠΌΠ°Π½Π°Ρ… ΠΌΠΈΡ€ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΉ Ρ„ΡƒΠ½Π΄Π°ΠΌΠ΅Π½Ρ‚Π°Π»ΡŒΠ½ΠΎΠΉ Π½Π°ΡƒΠΊΠΈ. 3. In the economic sphere. It is hard to dispute that the success of a country and its level of openness in the 21st century will be defined by the level of development of the new economy and the information society. President Medvedev declared this to be one of the critical priorities of his administration; your country is the world leader and bulwark of entrepreneurialism and innovation. I propose to create a coordination body at the level of presidential advisors, which would be responsible for coordinating policies in hi-tech development and modernizing the economy. Alternative energy, nanotechnology, space, IT, medicine: these should be the issues on its agenda. The establishment of Russian legislation for the support of innovation is a theme of special importance. In addition, within the bounds of your support could be the realization of a project to develop human resources: we have long discussed creating in Russia a Higher Institute of Technology (analogous to MIT) which would teach technology entrepreneurs and engineers. This project could be realized in cooperation with one of America’s leading universities. We could also revive programs that bring young Russian engineers and managers to American universities, technology schools and corporations; it is possible that this would be a means of correcting the current situation in which your businesspeople are not always able to find a common language with their Russian colleagues due to their different mentalities and business experiences.
Π£Π±Π΅ΠΆΠ΄Π΅Π½, Ρ‡Ρ‚ΠΎ наши страны нСсут ΠΎΡ‚Π²Π΅Ρ‚ΡΡ‚Π²Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎΡΡ‚ΡŒ Π·Π° Π±ΡƒΠ΄ΡƒΡ‰Π΅Π΅ всСй ΠΏΠ»Π°Π½Π΅Ρ‚Ρ‹. Π­Ρ‚ΠΎ обязываСт нас ΡΡ‚Π°Ρ‚ΡŒ Π½Π° ΠΏΡƒΡ‚ΡŒ долгосрочного ΠΏΠ»ΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΡ‚Π²ΠΎΡ€Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ сотрудничСства. ΠšΠ»ΡŽΡ‡ΠΎΠΌ ΠΊ этому являСтся Π²Π·Π°ΠΈΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ΅ ΡƒΠ²Π°ΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅, ΠΎΡ‚ΠΊΠ°Π· ΠΎΡ‚ ΠΏΠΎΠΏΡ‹Ρ‚ΠΎΠΊ Π½Π°Π²ΡΠ·Π°Ρ‚ΡŒ своС Π²ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΌΠΈΡ€Π°, ставка Π½Π° ΠΎΠΏΠ΅Ρ€Π΅ΠΆΠ°ΡŽΡ‰Π΅Π΅, Π° Π½Π΅ Π΄ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠ½ΡΡŽΡ‰Π΅Π΅ Ρ€Π°Π·Π²ΠΈΡ‚ΠΈΠ΅ общСствСнных институтов. ВмСстС ΠΌΡ‹ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅ΠΌ Π΄ΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·Π°Ρ‚ΡŒ всСй ΠΏΠ»Π°Π½Π΅Ρ‚Π΅, Ρ‡Ρ‚ΠΎ ΠΈΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΌΠΈΡ€ Π²ΠΎΠ·ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅Π½! I am convinced that our countries bear the responsibility for the future of our planet. We can and should get on the road to long-term, fruitful partnership. The key to this is mutual respect, renunciation of attempts to force one’s particular world view, and putting an emphasis on development of social institutions that are integrated in each society rather than those based on stereotypes. And yes – we can prove to the entire planet that another world is possible!
Π‘ ΡƒΠ²Π°ΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ΠΌ,Илья ΠŸΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠΌΠ°Ρ€Π΅Π²
Π΄Π΅ΠΏΡƒΡ‚Π°Ρ‚, ΠΏΡ€Π΅Π΄ΡΠ΅Π΄Π°Ρ‚Π΅Π»ΡŒ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΈΡ‚Π΅Ρ‚Π° ΠΏΠΎ тСхнологичСскому Ρ€Π°Π·Π²ΠΈΡ‚ΠΈΡŽ ΠšΠΎΠΌΠΈΡ‚Π΅Ρ‚Π° ΠΏΠΎ ΠΈΠ½Ρ„ΠΎΡ€ΠΌΠ°Ρ†ΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡ‚ΠΈΠΊΠ΅, тСхнологиям ΠΈ связи Госдумы Π€Π‘ Π Π€
партия “БправСдливая Россия”
Π΄Π²ΠΈΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π›Π΅Π²Ρ‹ΠΉ Π€Ρ€ΠΎΠ½Ρ‚
Sincerely yours,
Rep. Ilya Ponomarev
Chairman, Hi-tech development subcommittee, State Duma of Russian Federation
“Fair Russia” political party
Left Front of Russia

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Josh has been with SRAS since 2003. He holds an M.A. in Theatre and a B.A. in History from Idaho State University, where his masters thesis was written on the political economy of Soviet-era censorship organs affecting the stage. He lived in Moscow from 2003-2022, where he ran Moscow operations for SRAS. At SRAS, Josh still assists in program development and leads our internship programs. He is also the editor-in-chief for the SRAS newsletter, the SRAS Family of Sites, and Vestnik. He has previously served as Communications Director to Bellerage Alinga and has served as a consultant or translator to several businesses and organizations with interests in Russia.

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