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 ΠΠ.
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.
| ΠΠ»ΡΠ±ΠΎΠΊΠΎΡΠ²Π°ΠΆΠ°Π΅ΠΌΡΠΉ Π³-Π½ ΠΡΠ΅Π·ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π½Ρ! | Dear Mr. President! |
| Π Π°Π·ΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ±Π»Π°Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π°ΡΠΈΡΡ ΠΠ°Ρ Π·Π° Π²ΠΎΠ·ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡ Π²ΡΡΡΠ΅ΡΠΈ Π² Ρ ΠΎΠ΄Π΅ ΠΠ°ΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎ Π²ΠΈΠ·ΠΈΡΠ° Π² ΠΠΎΡΠΊΠ²Ρ. ΠΠ° ΠΌΠΎΠΉ Π²Π·Π³Π»ΡΠ΄, ΠΏΡΡΠΌΠΎΠΉ Π΄ΠΈΠ°Π»ΠΎΠ³ ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½Ρ Π²Π°ΠΆΠ΅Π½ ΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π½Ρ Π΄Π»Ρ Π½Π°ΡΠΈΡ ΡΡΡΠ°Π½ ΠΈ ΡΠ²Π»ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡ Π²Π°ΠΆΠ½ΡΠΌ ΡΠΈΠ³Π½Π°Π»ΠΎΠΌ ΡΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΠΎΠΌΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠΌΡ ΠΈΡΡΠ΅Π±Π»ΠΈΡΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΡ. | 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₯ΠΎΡΠ΅Π»ΠΎΡΡ Π±Ρ Π°ΠΊΡΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡ Π²Π½ΠΈΠΌΠ°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π½Π° Π½Π΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ»ΡΠΊΠΈΡ Π²ΠΎΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ°Ρ , ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅ ΠΌΠ½Π΅ Π²ΠΈΠ΄ΡΡΡΡ ΠΎΡΠΎΠ±ΠΎ Π°ΠΊΡΡΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠΌΠΈ Π΄Π»Ρ ΡΠ°Π·Π²ΠΈΡΠΈΡ Π½Π°ΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎ ΡΠΎΡΡΡΠ΄Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π°. | I would like to draw your attention to a number of questions, which seem to me particularly relevant for the development of our cooperation. |
| ΠΠ°ΠΊ ΠΌΠ½Π΅ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΡΡΠ°Π²Π»ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡ, Π·Π° ΠΏΠΎΡΡΡΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΎΠ΄, ΠΈ ΠΎΡΠΎΠ±Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎ Π·Π° ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΎΠ΄ Ρ 2000 ΠΏΠΎ 2008 Π³Π³., Π² ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡΡ ΠΌΠ΅ΠΆΠ΄Ρ Π ΠΎΡΡΠΈΠ΅ΠΉ ΠΈ Π‘Π¨Π Π±ΡΠ»ΠΎ ΡΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΎ ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΎΡΠΈΠ±ΠΎΠΊ, ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ Ρ ΡΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ, ΡΠ°ΠΊ ΠΈ Ρ Π°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΊΠ°Π½ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΡΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ½Ρ. ΠΠ°ΠΌ Π½Π΅ ΡΠ΄Π°Π»ΠΎΡΡ ΡΠ±Π΅Π΄ΠΈΡΡ ΡΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΠΎΠ΅ ΡΡΠΊΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ΄ΡΡΠ²ΠΎ ΠΎΡΠΎΠΉΡΠΈ ΠΎΡ ΡΠ²Π΅ΡΡ ΠΏΡΠ°Π³ΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΡΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΈ ΡΠΈΠ½ΠΈΡΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠ½ΠΈΠΌΠ°Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠΎΠ² ΠΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΊΠΈ, ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π½Π° ΡΠ±Π΅ΠΆΠ΄Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ, ΡΡΠΎ ΡΠ°ΡΡΡΡΠΈΠΉ ΡΠΊΡΠΏΠΎΡΡ ΡΠ½Π΅ΡΠ³ΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΡΡΡΠΎΠ² ΠΈ ΡΠ°Π·ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΡ ΡΡΠ΅Π΄ΡΡΠ² Π·ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π»ΡΡΠ½ΡΡ ΡΠ΅Π·Π΅ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ² Π½Π°ΡΠ΅ΠΉ ΡΡΡΠ°Π½Ρ Π² Π‘Π¨Π, Π΄Π°Π΅Ρ Π΅ΠΌΡ ΠΈΠ½Π΄ΡΠ»ΡΠ³Π΅Π½ΡΠΈΡ Π½Π° Π»ΡΠ±ΠΎΠ΅ Π±Π΅Π·Π·Π°ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΈ Π½Π°ΡΡΡΠΏΠ»Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π½Π° Π³ΡΠ°ΠΆΠ΄Π°Π½ΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ±ΠΎΠ΄Ρ Ρ ΡΠ΅Π±Ρ 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΅Π½Π½ΡΠ΅ Π¨ΡΠ°ΡΡ, ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π»ΠΎΠΆΠΈΠ² ΡΠ΅Π±Ρ Π² ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π΅ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°Π·ΡΠ° Π΄Π»Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΡΠ°ΠΆΠ°Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΌΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ Π΄Π΅ΠΌΠΎΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ ΠΈ ΡΡΠ½ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠΊΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠΌΠΈΠΊΠ΅, ΡΠΎ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ΅ΠΉ ΡΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ½Ρ, ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ°Π»ΠΈΡΡ ΠΌΠ΅ΠΆΠ΄Ρ ΠΊΡΠ°ΠΉΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡΠΌΠΈ. ΠΡ Π½Π°Π±Π»ΡΠ΄Π°Π»ΠΈ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΠΌΠ΅Π»ΠΎΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ΄ΠΈΡΠΊΠΈ, ΠΊΠΎΠ³Π΄Π° Π·Π°ΡΡΠ°Π³ΠΈΠ²Π°Π»ΠΈΡΡ ΠΎΡΠ΄Π΅Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ Π²ΠΎΠΏΡΠΎΡΡ, ΡΠ²ΡΠ·Π°Π½Π½ΡΠ΅ Ρ Π°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΊΠ°Π½ΡΠΊΠΈΠΌΠΈ ΡΠΊΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠΌΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠΌΠΈ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΈ, ΡΠ°ΠΊ ΠΈ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΎΠ΄Ρ “Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ”, ΠΊΠΎΠ³Π΄Π° ΡΡΠ΄ ΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠ΅Π²ΡΡ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ½ΡΠΈΠΏΠΎΠ² ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠ°Π·Π²ΠΈΡΠΈΡ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π°Π²Π°Π»ΡΡ Π² ΡΠ³ΠΎΠ΄Ρ ΡΠΈΡΠΌΠΈΠ½ΡΡΠ½ΡΠΌ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠ°ΠΌ – ΡΡΠΎ, Π² ΠΊΠΎΠ½Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΌ ΠΈΡΠΎΠ³Π΅, Π²Π΅ΡΡΠΌΠ° ΡΠΏΠΎΡΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠ²ΠΎΠ²Π°Π»ΠΎ Π² Π ΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΈ ΡΡΠ°Π½ΠΎΠ²Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΈΠΌΠΈΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½ΠΎΠΉ Π΄Π΅ΠΌΠΎΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ, ΡΠΎΡΡΡ ΠΊΠΎΡΡΡΠΏΡΠΈΠΈ ΠΈ Π΄Π°ΠΆΠ΅ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π΄Π΅Π»Ρ ΡΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ. Π ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΠΎΠ², Π΄Π΅ΠΌΠΎΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡ – ΡΡΠΎ Π½Π΅ ΠΏΡΠ°Π²ΠΎ Π²ΡΠ±ΠΎΡΠ°, Π² ΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠΎΠ΅ ΠΊΡΠ΅ΡΠ»ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ°Π΄ΠΈΡΡ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠΈΠΊΠ°. ΠΡΠΎ ΠΏΡΠ°Π²ΠΎ ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΎΠ²Π΅ΠΊΠ° Π²ΡΠ±ΡΠ°ΡΡ Π΄ΠΎΡΡΠΎΠΉΠ½ΡΡ ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΡ, ΡΠ΄ΠΎΠ±Π½ΠΎΠ΅ ΠΆΠΈΠ»ΡΠ΅, ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ΅ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°Π·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅, ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½Π½ΡΡ ΠΌΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΡΠΈΠ½Ρ, Π½Π°ΠΊΠΎΠ½Π΅Ρ, ΠΏΡΠ°Π²ΠΎ Π½Π΅ Π΄ΡΠΌΠ°ΡΡ ΠΊΠ°ΠΆΠ΄ΡΠΉ Π΄Π΅Π½Ρ ΠΎ ΡΠΎΠΌ, ΡΠ΅ΠΌ ΠΎΠ½ Π²Π΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠΎΠΌ Π±ΡΠ΄Π΅Ρ ΠΊΠΎΡΠΌΠΈΡΡ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΈΡ Π΄Π΅ΡΠ΅ΠΉ – Π²ΡΠ΅ ΡΠΎ, ΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎ Π»ΠΈΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Π³ΡΠ°ΠΆΠ΄Π°Π½ Π ΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΈ Π½Π΅ΠΎΠ»ΠΈΠ±Π΅ΡΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠΈΠΊΠΈ, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅ ΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π½Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠ°ΡΡ Π΄Π΅ΠΌΠΎΠ½ΡΡΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π΄Π΅ΡΠΆΠΊΡ Π‘Π¨Π, Ρ ΠΎΡΡ ΠΈΠΌΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎ ΠΎΠ½ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΡΠ²Π°Π»ΠΈ Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΠΈΠ΅ ΠΊ Π°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΊΠ°Π½ΡΠΊΠΈΠΌ ΡΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎΡΡΡΠΌ ΠΈ Π΄Π΅ΠΉΡΡΠ²ΠΈΡΠΌ. ΠΠ°ΡΠΎ ΠΌΠ°ΡΡΠΎΠ²ΡΠ΅ Π΄Π²ΠΈΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ, ΡΠΏΠΎΡΠΎΠ±Π½ΡΠ΅ Π²Π»ΠΈΡΡΡ Π½Π° ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΠ²Ρ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π°, Π΄ΠΎ Π½Π°ΡΠ΅ΠΉ Π²ΡΡΡΠ΅ΡΠΈ Π² ΠΠΎΡΠΊΠ²Π΅ Π½ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ³Π΄Π° Π½Π΅ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π»ΠΈ ΠΠ°ΡΠΈΠ½Π³ΡΠΎΠ½. | 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 todayβs meeting with you in Moscow. |
| ΠΠ΅ΡΠ΄ΠΈΠ²ΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎ, ΡΡΠΎ ΠΈΡΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ±Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠΈΠΊΠΈ ΡΡΠ°Π»ΠΎ Π²Π·Π°ΠΈΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ΅ ΡΠ°Π·ΠΎΡΠ°ΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΡΠ»ΠΈΡ ΠΈ Π½Π°ΡΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ² Π½Π°ΡΠΈΡ ΡΡΡΠ°Π½ Π΄ΡΡΠ³ Π² Π΄ΡΡΠ³Π΅. Π Π ΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΈ Π·Π°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ½ΠΎ Π²ΡΡΠΎΡ Π°Π½ΡΠΈΠ°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΊΠ°Π½ΠΈΠ·ΠΌ, Π° Π»ΡΡΡΠΈΠΌ ΠΎΡΡΠ΄ΠΈΠ΅ΠΌ Π±ΠΎΡΡΠ±Ρ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠΈΠ² ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΡ ΠΎΠΏΠΏΠΎΠ½Π΅Π½ΡΠΎΠ² ΡΠΎ ΡΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ½Ρ ΠΏΡΠ°Π²ΡΡΠΈΡ ΠΊΡΡΠ³ΠΎΠ² Π½Π°ΡΠ΅ΠΉ ΡΡΡΠ°Π½Ρ ΡΡΠ°Π»ΠΎ ΠΎΠ±Π²ΠΈΠ½Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π² ΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠΈ “Π·Π°ΠΏΠ°Π΄Π½ΡΠΌ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠ°ΠΌ”. ΠΡΠΈ ΡΡΠΎΠΌ ΡΡΠ΄ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΉ ΠΆΠΈΡΠ΅Π»Ρ Π ΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΈ ΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠ΄ΠΎ ΡΠ±Π΅ΠΆΠ΄Π΅Π½ – Π² ΠΏΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΡΡΠ²Π΅ ΡΠΈΠ΄ΡΡ ΡΠΏΠ»ΠΎΡΡ “ΡΡΠ°Π²Π»Π΅Π½Π½ΠΈΠΊΠΈ ΠΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΊΠΈ”, ΡΡΠ΄Π° ΡΡΠ΅ΠΊΠ°ΡΡ Π½Π°ΡΠΈ ΡΠ΅Π·Π΅ΡΠ²Ρ ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΈΡΠΎΠ΄Π½ΡΠ΅ ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡΡΡ – ΠΈ Π²ΠΎ Π²ΡΠ΅Ρ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΈΡ Π±Π΅Π΄Π°Ρ Π²ΠΈΠ½ΠΈΡ Π‘Π¨Π ΠΈ ΠΠΠ’Π. | 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,β who are funneling our reserves and natural resources; so he blames all woes on the USA and NATO. |
| Π Π½Π°ΡΠΈΡ ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡΡ Π΄Π΅ΠΉΡΡΠ²ΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎ Π½Π°Π·ΡΠ΅Π»Π° “ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π·Π°Π³ΡΡΠ·ΠΊΠ°”, ΠΎΠ΄Π½Π°ΠΊΠΎ, ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠΈΠΌΠΎ Π»ΠΎΠ·ΡΠ½Π³Π°, ΠΎΠ½Π° Π΄ΠΎΠ»ΠΆΠ½Π° Π²ΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠ°ΡΡ Π² ΡΠ΅Π±Ρ Π½Π°Π±ΠΎΡ ΡΠ΅Π°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΡ ΡΠ°Π³ΠΎΠ² ΠΈ ΡΠΎΠ·Π΄Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΠΊΡΠ΅ΡΠ½ΡΡ Π΅ΠΆΠ΅Π΄Π½Π΅Π²Π½ΠΎ ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΠ°ΡΡΠΈΡ 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 ΠΎΠ±Π»Π°ΡΡΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠΈΠΊΠΈ. Π£Π±Π΅ΠΆΠ΄Π΅Π½, ΡΡΠΎ Π³Π»Π°Π²Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΡ Π΄ΠΎΠ»ΠΆΠ½ΠΎ ΡΡΠ°ΡΡ ΡΠ°Π·Π²ΠΈΡΠΈΠ΅ Π΄Π΅Π΅ΡΠΏΠΎΡΠΎΠ±Π½ΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΡ ΠΈ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½Π½ΡΡ ΠΈΠ½ΡΡΠΈΡΡΡΠΎΠ², ΠΎΠΏΠΈΡΠ°ΡΡΠΈΡ ΡΡ Π½Π° ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ΅Π·Π½ΡΡ Π½ΠΈΠ·ΠΎΠ²ΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π΄Π΅ΡΠΆΠΊΡ. Π’Π°ΠΊΠΈΠΌΠΈ ΠΈΠ½ΡΡΠΈΡΡΡΠ°ΠΌΠΈ Π²ΠΈΠ΄ΡΡΡΡ, ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΆΠ΄Π΅ Π²ΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎ, ΠΏΡΠΎΡΡΠΎΡΠ·Ρ, Π° ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΆΠ΅ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΡΠΎΡΠΈΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ Π΄Π²ΠΈΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ. ΠΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΎΠΌΠΈΡΡ ΡΠ΅Π½Π΄Π΅Π½ΡΠΈΡ, ΠΊΠΎΠ³Π΄Π° Π² Π ΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΈ ΡΠ²ΡΡΠ΅Π½Π½ΡΠ΅ ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π°Π»Ρ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ±ΠΎΠ΄Ρ ΠΈ Π΄Π΅ΠΌΠΎΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ ΡΡΠ°Π»ΠΈ Π² Π³Π»Π°Π·Π°Ρ Π»ΡΠ΄Π΅ΠΉ ΡΠΈΠ½ΠΎΠ½ΠΈΠΌΠ°ΠΌΠΈ Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΡ, Ρ Π°ΠΎΡΠ° ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΡΡΡΠΏΡΠΈΠΈ, ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΎ ΡΠΎΠ»ΡΠΊΠΎ Π² ΡΠΎΠΌ ΡΠ»ΡΡΠ°Π΅, Π΅ΡΠ»ΠΈ ΠΌΡ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ°Π½Π΅ΠΌ ΡΠ³ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΠΈΠ²Π°ΡΡ Π»ΡΠ΄Π΅ΠΉ, ΡΡΠΎ ΡΡΠΎ Ρ ΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΎ ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ³ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΠΎ, ΠΈ Π²ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠ΅ Π΄ΠΎΠΊΠ°ΠΆΠ΅ΠΌ ΠΏΡΠ°ΠΊΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ»Π΅Π·Π½ΠΎΡΡΡ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ±ΠΎΠ΄Ρ ΠΈ Π΄Π΅ΠΌΠΎΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ, Π΄ΠΎΠΊΠ°ΠΆΠ΅ΠΌ Π² ΠΏΠΎΠ²ΡΠ΅Π΄Π½Π΅Π²Π½ΠΎΠΉ Π±ΠΎΡΡΠ±Π΅ Π·Π° ΠΈΡ ΠΏΡΠ°Π²Π°. ΠΠΎΡΠ½ΡΠΉ ΡΠΎΠ»ΡΠΎΠΊ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΡΠΎΡΠ·Π½ΠΎΠΌΡ Π΄Π²ΠΈΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ Π² Π ΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΈ Π΄Π°Π»ΠΎ ΠΎΡΠΊΡΡΡΠΈΠ΅ ΠΎΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΎ 3 Π»Π΅Ρ Π½Π°Π·Π°Π΄ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ Π‘Π°Π½ΠΊΡ-ΠΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠ±ΡΡΠ³ΠΎΠΌ Π·Π°Π²ΠΎΠ΄Π° Π°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΊΠ°Π½ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΠΊΠΎΡΠΏΠΎΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ Π€ΠΎΡΠ΄, Π½Π° ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΎΠΌ Π±ΡΠ»Π° ΠΎΡΠ³Π°Π½ΠΈΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½Π° ΠΏΡΠΎΡΡΠΎΡΠ·Π½Π°Ρ ΡΡΠ΅Π±Π°. Π‘Π΅Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π½Ρ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΡΠΎΡΠ· ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ² Π°Π²ΡΠΎΠΏΡΠΎΠΌΠ° Π΄Π΅ΠΉΡΡΠ²ΡΠ΅Ρ ΠΏΠΎ Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΉ Π ΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΈ, ΠΈΠΌΠ΅Π΅Ρ ΠΏΠ°ΡΡΠ½Π΅ΡΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ Ρ AFL-CIO ΠΈ ΡΠ²Π»ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡ ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ΅Π·Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΡΠΈΠ»ΠΎΠΉ. ΠΡΠΌΠ°Ρ, ΠΏΡΠΎΠ³ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΌΠ° ΡΠΈΡΠΎΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΎΠ±ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π° ΡΠΎΡΠΈΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠΌΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠΌΠΈ Π°ΠΊΡΠΈΠ²ΠΈΡΡΠ°ΠΌΠΈ, ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΆΠ΄Π΅ Π²ΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎ Π»Π΅Π²ΠΎΠΉ ΠΎΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ, Ρ ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΡ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½Π΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΎΠΏΡΡΠ° ΠΎΡΠ³Π°Π½ΠΈΠ·Π°ΡΠΈΠΈ ΠΎΡΡΡΠ°ΠΈΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ Π»ΡΠ΄ΡΠΌΠΈ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΈΡ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠΎΠ² ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π΄ Π³ΠΎΡΡΠ΄Π°ΡΡΡΠ²ΠΎΠΌ, ΡΡΠ°Π»Π° Π±Ρ ΠΌΠΎΡΠ½ΡΠΌ ΡΠ°ΠΊΡΠΎΡΠΎΠΌ ΡΠ°Π·Π²ΠΈΡΠΈΡ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½Π½ΡΡ ΠΈΠ½ΡΡΠΈΡΡΡΠΎΠ² Π² Π ΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΈ. 1000 ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΎΠ²Π΅ΠΊ Π² Π³ΠΎΠ΄ ΡΠ΅Π·ΠΊΠΎ ΠΈΠ·ΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΡ Π½ΡΠ½Π΅ΡΠ½ΡΡ ΡΠΈΡΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡ. ΠΠ°ΠΊ ΠΌΠ½Π΅ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΡΡΠ°Π²Π»ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡ, Π±ΡΠ»ΠΎ Π±Ρ Π²Π΅ΡΡΠΌΠ° ΠΏΠΎΠ»Π΅Π·Π½ΡΠΌ Π²ΡΠ΄Π΅Π»ΠΈΡΡ ΡΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠΏΠΎΠ»Π½ΠΎΠΌΠΎΡΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΎΡ ΠΏΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΡΡΠ²Π° Π‘Π¨Π, ΠΊΡΠΎ Ρ ΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠ½ΠΈΠΌΠ°Π» Π±Ρ ΡΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠΈΠΊΡ, ΠΈΠΌΠ΅Π» Π±Ρ Π΄ΠΎΡΡΠ°ΡΠΎΡΠ½ΡΠΉ ΡΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½Π½ΡΠΉ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ Π²Π΅Ρ Π² ΠΠ°ΡΠΈΠ½Π³ΡΠΎΠ½Π΅ ΠΈ ΠΌΠΎΠ³ Π±Ρ Π²ΡΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΠ°ΡΡ Π²Π½ΡΡΠ½ΡΡ ΡΡΡΠ°ΡΠ΅Π³ΠΈΡ – ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΠ°Ρ ΡΠ²ΠΈΠ»Π°ΡΡ Π±Ρ Π½Π΅ ΠΏΠΎΠΏΡΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ Π½Π°Π²ΡΠ·Π°ΡΡ Π°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΊΠ°Π½ΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΡ Π ΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΈ, Π° Π΄Π΅ΠΌΠΎΠ½ΡΡΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠ΅ΠΉ ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΠ°ΡΡΠΈΡ ΠΌΠ΅Ρ Π°Π½ΠΈΠ·ΠΌΠΎΠ² Π°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΊΠ°Π½ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ Π²Π»Π°ΡΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΠ½Ρ ΡΠ΅ΠΌ, ΠΊΡΠΎ Π±ΡΠ΄Π΅Ρ ΠΎΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π΅Π»ΡΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠΈΠΊΡ Π½Π°ΡΠ΅ΠΉ ΡΡΡΠ°Π½Ρ Π·Π°Π²ΡΡΠ°. | 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 individualβs 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 ΠΎΠ±Π»Π°ΡΡΠΈ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ±ΠΎΠ΄Ρ ΡΠ»ΠΎΠ²Π°. ΠΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡΡΡ, ΡΡΠΎ Π‘ΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ Π‘ΠΎΡΠ· ΠΏΠΎΠ±Π΅Π΄ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΠΊΡΠ΅ΡΠΎΠΊΡΡ. ΠΡΠΎ, ΠΊΠΎΠ½Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΎ, ΡΡΡΠΊΠ°, Π½ΠΎ ΡΠΎ, ΡΡΠΎ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ±ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΡΠΉ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠΎΡΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½ΡΠΉ ΠΎΠ±ΠΌΠ΅Π½ Π΄Π΅Π»Π°Π΅Ρ Π½Π΅Π²ΠΎΠ·ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ½ΡΠΌ ΡΡΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΡΠΎΡΠ°Π»ΠΈΡΠ°ΡΠ½ΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΡ ΡΠΈΡΡΠ΅ΠΌ, Π΅ΡΡΡ Π½Π΅ΠΎΡΠΏΠΎΡΠΈΠΌΡΠΉ ΡΠ°ΠΊΡ. Π‘Π΅Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π½Ρ Π² Π ΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΈ ΠΈ ΡΡΠ΄Π΅ ΡΡΡΠ°Π½ Π‘ΠΠ ΠΈΠ΄ΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠΏΡΡΠΊΠΈ ΠΎΠ³ΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΡΠΈΡΡ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ±ΠΎΠ΄Ρ ΠΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΠ½Π΅ΡΠ°, Π²Π²Π΅ΡΡΠΈ Π² Π½Π΅ΠΌ Π±ΠΎΠ»Π΅Π΅ ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π΅Π΅ ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ΅Π·Π½ΠΎΠ΅ ΡΠ΅Π³ΡΠ»ΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅. Π‘ Π΄ΡΡΠ³ΠΎΠΉ ΡΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ½Ρ, ΠΠ‘ Π½Π΅Π΄Π°Π²Π½ΠΎ Π²ΡΡΠ°Π·ΠΈΠ» ΠΎΠ·Π°Π±ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎΡΡΡ ΡΡΠ΅Π·ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ Π·Π°Π²ΠΈΡΠΈΠΌΠΎΡΡΡΡ Π‘Π΅ΡΠΈ ΠΎΡ Π‘Π¨Π. ΠΡΠ΅Π΄Π»Π°Π³Π°Ρ ΡΠ°Π·ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΠ°ΡΡ ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΠΏΠΈΡΠ°ΡΡ Π³Π»ΠΎΠ±Π°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΡ ΠΊΠΎΠ½Π²Π΅Π½ΡΠΈΡ ΠΎ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ±ΠΎΠ΄Π΅ ΠΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΠ½Π΅ΡΠ°, Π½Π°ΠΏΡΠ°Π²Π»Π΅Π½Π½ΡΡ Π½Π° Π½Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠΏΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΡΠ΅Π½Π·ΡΡΡ, ΠΎ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ°Ρ ΠΏΠΎ ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ»Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΠΈΡΡΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠ°Π·ΡΡΠ²Π° Π΄Π»Ρ ΠΌΠ°Π»ΠΎΠΎΠ±Π΅ΡΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½Π½ΡΡ ΡΠ»ΠΎΠ΅Π² Π½Π°ΡΠ΅Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ, Π° ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΆΠ΅ ΠΎ ΠΊΠΎΠΎΡΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Π°ΡΠΈΠΈ ΡΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈΠΉ ΠΏΠΎ Π±ΠΎΡΡΠ±Π΅ Ρ ΠΌΠ΅ΠΆΠ΄ΡΠ½Π°ΡΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΊΠΈΠ±Π΅ΡΠΏΡΠ΅ΡΡΡΠΏΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡΡ. | 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 ΠΎΠ±Π»Π°ΡΡΠΈ ΡΠΊΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠΌΠΈΠΊΠΈ. ΠΡΡΠ΄ Π»ΠΈ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΎ ΡΠΎΠΌΠ½Π΅Π²Π°ΡΡΡΡ, ΡΡΠΎ ΡΡΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡ ΡΡΡΠ°Π½Ρ ΠΈ ΡΡΠΎΠ²Π΅Π½Ρ Π΅Π΅ ΠΎΡΠΊΡΡΡΠΎΡΡΠΈ Π² XXI Π²Π΅ΠΊΠ΅ Π±ΡΠ΄ΡΡ ΠΎΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π΅Π»ΡΡΡΡΡ ΡΡΠΎΠ²Π½Π΅ΠΌ ΡΠ°Π·Π²ΠΈΡΠΈΡ Π½ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠΊΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠΌΠΈΠΊΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠΎΡΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π°. ΠΡΠ΅Π·ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π½Ρ ΠΠ΅Π΄Π²Π΅Π΄Π΅Π² ΠΏΡΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ·Π³Π»Π°ΡΠΈΠ» ΡΡΠΎ Π½Π°ΠΏΡΠ°Π²Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΈΠΌ ΠΈΠ· Π³Π»Π°Π²Π½ΡΡ ΠΏΡΠΈΠΎΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΎΠ² ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ΅Π³ΠΎ ΠΏΡΠ°Π²Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ. ΠΠ°ΡΠ° ΡΡΡΠ°Π½Π° ΡΠ²Π»ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ·Π½Π°Π½Π½ΡΠΌ ΠΌΠΈΡΠΎΠ²ΡΠΌ Π»ΠΈΠ΄Π΅ΡΠΎΠΌ ΠΈ ΠΎΠΏΠ»ΠΎΡΠΎΠΌ Π΄ΡΡ Π° ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΏΡΠΈΠ½ΠΈΠΌΠ°ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΡΡΠ²Π° ΠΈ ΠΈΠ½Π½ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΠΈΠΉ. ΠΡΠ΅Π΄Π»Π°Π³Π°Ρ ΡΠΎΠ·Π΄Π°ΡΡ ΠΊΠΎΠΎΡΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Π°ΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½ΡΡ ΡΡΡΡΠΊΡΡΡΡ Π½Π° ΡΡΠΎΠ²Π½Π΅ ΡΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ² ΠΏΡΠ΅Π·ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π½ΡΠΎΠ² ΠΎΠ±Π΅ΠΈΡ ΡΡΡΠ°Π½, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΠ°Ρ Π±Ρ Π·Π°Π½ΠΈΠΌΠ°Π»Π°ΡΡ Π²ΠΎΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ°ΠΌΠΈ ΡΠΎΡΡΡΠ΄Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π° Π² ΠΎΠ±Π»Π°ΡΡΠΈ Π²ΡΡΠΎΠΊΠΈΡ ΡΠ΅Ρ Π½ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠΉ ΠΈ ΠΌΠΎΠ΄Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΈΠ·Π°ΡΠΈΠΈ ΡΠΊΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠΌΠΈΠΊΠΈ. ΠΠ»ΡΡΠ΅ΡΠ½Π°ΡΠΈΠ²Π½Π°Ρ ΡΠ½Π΅ΡΠ³Π΅ΡΠΈΠΊΠ°, Π½Π°Π½ΠΎΡΠ΅Ρ Π½ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠΈ, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΌΠΎΡ, ΠΈΠ½ΡΠΎΡΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½ΡΠ΅ ΡΠ΅Ρ Π½ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠΈ, ΠΌΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΡΠΈΠ½Π° – Π²ΠΎΡ Π²ΠΎΠΏΡΠΎΡΡ, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅ Π±Ρ ΡΡΠΎΡΠ»ΠΈ Π½Π° Π΅Π΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΡΠΊΠ΅ Π΄Π½Ρ. ΠΡΠΎΠ±ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠΎΠΉ Π·Π΄Π΅ΡΡ ΡΠ²Π»ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠΎΡΡ Π² ΡΠΎΠ·Π΄Π°Π½ΠΈΠΈ ΡΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π·Π°ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠ΄Π°ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΡΡΠ²Π° Π² ΡΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π΄Π΅ΡΠΆΠΊΠΈ ΠΈΠ½Π½ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΠΈΠΉ. Π’Π°ΠΊΠΆΠ΅ Π² ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΊΠ°Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ±Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΡ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΎ Π±ΡΠ»ΠΎ Π±Ρ ΡΠ΅Π°Π»ΠΈΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ΅ΠΊΡ ΠΊΠ°Π΄ΡΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠ°Π·Π²ΠΈΡΠΈΡ. Π£ Π½Π°Ρ Π΄Π°Π²Π½ΠΎ ΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠΆΠ΄Π°Π΅ΡΡΡ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ΅ΠΊΡ ΡΠΎΠ·Π΄Π°Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΡΡΡΠ΅ΠΉ ΡΠΊΠΎΠ»Ρ ΡΠ΅Ρ Π½ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠΉ (Π°Π½Π°Π»ΠΎΠ³Π° ΠΠ°ΡΡΠ°ΡΡΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠ΅Ρ Π½ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΈΠ½ΡΡΠΈΡΡΡΠ°), ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΠ°Ρ Π±Ρ Π³ΠΎΡΠΎΠ²ΠΈΠ»Π° ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΏΡΠΈΠ½ΠΈΠΌΠ°ΡΠ΅Π»Π΅ΠΉ Π² ΡΠ΅Ρ Π½ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΡΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅. ΠΡΠΎΡ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ΅ΠΊΡ ΠΌΠΎΠ³ Π±Ρ Π±ΡΡΡ ΡΠ΅Π°Π»ΠΈΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ Π² ΡΠΎΡΡΡΠ΄Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π΅ Ρ ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΈΠΌ ΠΈΠ· ΠΠ£ΠΠΎΠ² Π‘Π¨Π. Π’Π°ΠΊΠΆΠ΅ Π·Π½Π°ΡΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠΌ ΡΠ°Π³ΠΎΠΌ Π²ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π΄ Π² ΡΠ±Π»ΠΈΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΈ Π½Π°ΡΠΈΡ Π½Π°ΡΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ² ΡΡΠ°Π»Π° Π±Ρ ΡΠ΅Π°Π½ΠΈΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΡ ΠΈΠ΄Π΅ΠΈ ΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΠΈΡ ΠΌΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ΄ΡΡ ΠΈΠ½ΠΆΠ΅Π½Π΅ΡΠΎΠ² ΠΈ ΡΡΠΊΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡΠ΅Π»Π΅ΠΉ Π² Π°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΊΠ°Π½ΡΠΊΠΈΡ ΡΠ΅Ρ Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΡ ΡΠ½ΠΈΠ²Π΅ΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠ°Ρ ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΡΠΏΠΎΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡΡ . ΠΠΎΠ·ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΎ, ΠΈΠΌΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎ ΡΡΠΎ ΡΡΠ°Π»ΠΎ Π±Ρ ΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠΎΠΌ ΠΊ ΠΈΡΠΏΡΠ°Π²Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΠΈΡΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ, ΠΊΠΎΠ³Π΄Π° ΠΠ°ΡΠΈ Π±ΠΈΠ·Π½Π΅ΡΠΌΠ΅Π½Ρ Π½Π΅ Π²ΡΠ΅Π³Π΄Π° Π² ΡΠΎΡΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈΠΈ Π½Π°ΠΉΡΠΈ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠΈΠΉ ΡΠ·ΡΠΊ ΡΠΎ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΈΠΌΠΈ ΡΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΠΈΠΌΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠ»Π»Π΅Π³Π°ΠΌΠΈ Π² ΡΠΈΠ»Ρ ΡΠ°Π·Π½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ ΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΠ°Π»ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠ° ΠΈ Π΄Π΅Π»ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΎΠΏΡΡΠ°. Π‘ΠΎ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ΅ΠΉ ΡΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ½Ρ, Π±ΡΠ΄ΡΡΠΈΠ΅ Π°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΊΠ°Π½ΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΡΠ΅ ΠΈ ΡΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ°Π»ΠΈΡΡΡ ΠΌΠΎΠ³Π»ΠΈ Π±Ρ ΠΏΡΠΎΡ ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡΡ ΡΠ°ΡΡΡ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ΅Π³ΠΎ ΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ Π² ΠΊΡΡΠΏΠ½Π΅ΠΉΡΠΈΡ Π²ΡΠ·Π°Ρ ΠΈ Π½Π°ΡΡΠ½ΡΡ ΡΠ΅Π½ΡΡΠ°Ρ Π ΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΈ β ΠΏΡΠΈΠ·Π½Π°Π½Π½ΡΡ ΡΠ»Π°Π³ΠΌΠ°Π½Π°Ρ ΠΌΠΈΡΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΉ ΡΡΠ½Π΄Π°ΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ Π½Π°ΡΠΊΠΈ. | 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, ΡΡΠΎ Π½Π°ΡΠΈ ΡΡΡΠ°Π½Ρ Π½Π΅ΡΡΡ ΠΎΡΠ²Π΅ΡΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎΡΡΡ Π·Π° Π±ΡΠ΄ΡΡΠ΅Π΅ Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΉ ΠΏΠ»Π°Π½Π΅ΡΡ. ΠΡΠΎ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ·ΡΠ²Π°Π΅Ρ Π½Π°Ρ ΡΡΠ°ΡΡ Π½Π° ΠΏΡΡΡ Π΄ΠΎΠ»Π³ΠΎΡΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΏΠ»ΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΡΠ²ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠΎΡΡΡΠ΄Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π°. ΠΠ»ΡΡΠΎΠΌ ΠΊ ΡΡΠΎΠΌΡ ΡΠ²Π»ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡ Π²Π·Π°ΠΈΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ΅ ΡΠ²Π°ΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅, ΠΎΡΠΊΠ°Π· ΠΎΡ ΠΏΠΎΠΏΡΡΠΎΠΊ Π½Π°Π²ΡΠ·Π°ΡΡ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ΅ Π²ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΌΠΈΡΠ°, ΡΡΠ°Π²ΠΊΠ° Π½Π° ΠΎΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΠΆΠ°ΡΡΠ΅Π΅, Π° Π½Π΅ Π΄ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠ½ΡΡΡΠ΅Π΅ ΡΠ°Π·Π²ΠΈΡΠΈΠ΅ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½Π½ΡΡ ΠΈΠ½ΡΡΠΈΡΡΡΠΎΠ². ΠΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠ΅ ΠΌΡ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅ΠΌ Π΄ΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·Π°ΡΡ Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΉ ΠΏΠ»Π°Π½Π΅ΡΠ΅, ΡΡΠΎ 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‘ ΡΠ²Π°ΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ΠΌ,ΠΠ»ΡΡ ΠΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠΌΠ°ΡΠ΅Π² Π΄Π΅ΠΏΡΡΠ°Ρ, ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΡΠ΅Π΄Π°ΡΠ΅Π»Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠ° ΠΏΠΎ ΡΠ΅Ρ Π½ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠΌΡ ΡΠ°Π·Π²ΠΈΡΠΈΡ ΠΠΎΠΌΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠ° ΠΏΠΎ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠΎΡΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠΈΠΊΠ΅, ΡΠ΅Ρ Π½ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΡΠΌ ΠΈ ΡΠ²ΡΠ·ΠΈ ΠΠΎΡΠ΄ΡΠΌΡ Π€Π‘ Π Π€ ΠΏΠ°ΡΡΠΈΡ “Π‘ΠΏΡΠ°Π²Π΅Π΄Π»ΠΈΠ²Π°Ρ Π ΠΎΡΡΠΈΡ” Π΄Π²ΠΈΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΠ΅Π²ΡΠΉ Π€ΡΠΎΠ½Ρ |
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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