2015 has been declared the Year of Literature in Russia. In an interview with RIAC Web Content Editor Maria Smekalova writer
Sergei Shargunov
spoke about “Free Press,” quality literature and journalism, as well as shared his insights on the degradation of the educational system and on social networks as platforms for discussion.
Your activities touch upon different spheres. Who do you think you are in the first place: a writer, a journalist or a public figure?
I was and still am a writer...
During a new spiral of economic crisis, it becomes increasingly difficult to build new businesses and develop existing ones. In an interview with RIAC,
Alexander Rappoport
, a lawyer, an expert on investment, and a restaurateur, shares his insights on how to set up in business, work with investments and look for a niche in the restaurant business.
You have worked for many years in US investment banks. Could you give some advice to an investor who is starting his career in a declining market?
Any...
This Viewpoint column showcases the insights of Valery Fedorov, Director of the Russian Public Opinion Research Center (WCIOM), who spoke with RIAC Web Portal Editor Maria Smekalova about the credibility of polls, Russia’s enemies and the role of the ...
2015 is the Year of Literature in Russia. One of Russia’s most popular writers,
Oleg Roy
, shares his insights on contemporary literature, the state of libraries and promoting a positive image of Russia abroad through literature and cinema.
Russia has always been famous for its ballet, art galleries and classic authors. Do you believe that contemporary Russian writers will also gain this broad recognition in the future?
The answer to that is not difficult to get to: in order to think about the future...
How and why did you decide to become an interpreter?
One usually decides what one wants to be and what profession to follow in eighth or ninth grade at school. This was my case. I went to an ordinary school and my first English teacher was my mother (she taught English at school). But I was not really in for languages until my sixth or maybe even seventh school year. It came to me later, but it was serious and when the time came to apply for college, I chose the Foreign Languages Institute (Inyaz)...
Viewpoint column
Dmitry Peskov
, Head of the “Young Professionals” project at the Agency for Strategic Initiatives, shared with RIAC Program Director
Ivan Timofeev
his insights on the competitiveness of the Russian economy, on the role ...
Interview with A.Gabuyev, deputy editor-in-chief of the Kommersant-Vlast magazine
RIAC Web Portal presents a new Viewpoint column. The aim of the project is to learn what successful people not directly involved in politics think about international events and the challenges of their professions. A conversation with Alexander Gabuyev, deputy editor-in-chief of the ...
