Abstract: This article is devoted to the role of instruments of state infl uence in guaranteeing the sustainable development of various branches of economy within the framework of actualization of the concept of sustainable development. Application of this concept on various levels of government hierarchy (macro-, meso-, micro-) is an important tendency of development of the modern science and practice. All of the elements of the system of state regulation form a complex mechanism, and specifi city of its application to a particular branch of economics is defi ned by use of a certain combination of economic stimuli and resources, as described in this article.

Keywords: economics, sustainable development, state, management, regulation, branch, approach, instruments, concept.

Abstract: The article describes political aspects of such terms as “economic security”, “guarantees of economic security”. The author analyzes the development of the Russian state policy of the post-Soviet period in the sphere of guarantees of economic security. The author points out the problems of economic security, which remain unsolved in the modern strategic documents. Then the author offers the directions for the further improvement of the state policy in this sphere.

Keywords: political science, state, politics, economics, national security, economic security, post-Soviet period, state strategy, political and legal mechanisms, political organization mechanisms.

Abstract: The policy in the fi eld of strategic communication of ALBA countries in the Middle East is one of the most important foreign policy guidelines for the ALBA countries in their asymmetric information confrontation with the United States. In the period of 2007 to 2012 ALBA countries have put an impact on the international media in order to create a negative reputation for the United States. Strengthening foreign political dialogue of the ALBA countries with Iran and Syria, uniting the two regions on a base of confrontation with unipolar infl uence of the United States open possibilities for the formation of new centers of power, as opposed to the current unipolar world.

Keywords: information warfare, strategic communication, ALBA, Iran, Syria, the United States, the media, public diplomacy.

Abstract: The article includes a complex approach of the determining factors in the foreign political decisions on the level-based approach. The determining factors are situated at the three interrelated levels: global, state, and internal. They include the study of the force factors, their correlations, international institutions, the mutual acceptance of each other by the states and by the international system, autonomy of states, mobilization, greater strategy, social and psychological characteristics of leaders and their ideologies.

Keywords: political science, national security, foreign political decision, determining factor, international relations, global processes, state, level-based analysis, politics, society.

Abstract: The article is devoted to the evaluation of the term “communication security”, as well as the problems of communication security in the electronic mass media. The authors characterize the positive and negative features of the interaction of people in the Internet, the speech fi eld of the cyber-space oft he World Wide Web.

Keywords: globalization, global communication network, electronic mass media, communication security, norms of language.

Abstract: The article reviews the history and development of the defi nition of the economic cycle, its classifi cation, the basic characteristics, comprehensiveness, and evidence of ambiguity in the development of economic structures. State mechanisms of action on cyclical processes of economic system and its subsystems at different stages of the economic cycle is mixed, some institutions and institutional systems, or “die” or adapt to changing conditions, and basic and the most conservative part, adapting, does not alter its essential and meaningful part of it. In forming the crisis and adjustment policies of the state at different stages of economic cycles is necessary to consider the interaction of opposing trends in their focus, action and effort.

Keywords: business cycles, the anti-crisis policy of the state.

Abstract: The paper regards the problem of international energy security of Russia in Asia: the interests, risks, threats and opportunities of this country. The author analyzes the structure of the working part of the APEC energy issues: units, tools, projects and achievements, then he outlines the depth of participation of Russia in these structures. Based on the existing strategic documents describing the doctrine of the Russian energy security, as well as on the basis of the declared interests of APEC, the author formulates a new concept of partnership in the energy sector between Russia and the countries of the Asia-Pacifi c region, establishing the ground rules of mutual cooperation.

Keywords: energy security, international energy cooperation, Asian-Pacifi c region, energy dialogue.

Abstract: One of the most important factors of formation of economic safety of the state is level of its food supply. In turn, the last in many respects is defi ned by extent of use of agricultural potential and development of resource possibilities in regions. In article offers are formulated according to development of types of agricultural activity of subjects and to defi nition on this basis of prospects for further growth.

Keywords: region, agriculture, integrated indicator, development prospects

Abstract: The public diplomacy is a complex of measures, which are aimed to study and to inform the foreign audience, and to form contacts. The public diplomacy is the relations between the states, which do not include the traditional connections between the governments. In other words, the public diplomacy presupposes open dialogue between the private persons and the non-state structures of the states. Such an interpretation of public diplomacy does not coincide with the interpretation of the offi cial American administration, which gave rise to the development of public diplomacy. In accordance with the interpretation by the US Administration the public diplomacy regards mostly the infl uence on the public opinion in the target states in order to infl uence their foreign policy, and it may be implemented at the state level.

Keywords: political science, international relations, national security, state, image, the EU, public diplomacy, Russia, interests, foreign political strategy.

Abstract: The Southern Caucasus has a certain priority in the foreign policy of Turkey. The importance of the all-inclusive study of this key region is quite obvious, considering that without in-depth analysis of a number of issues, it is hard to understand the processes in this region, which in turn defi ne the key tendencies of development of the Southern Caucasian states, as well as the characters of peoples on this vast territory.

Keywords: political science, politics, Turkey, Southern Caucasus, expansion, international relations, interests, national security, confl ict, foreign policy.

Abstract: The modern social and political situation in the Republic of Dagestan represents a sharp contrast between the superfi cial stabilization of the situation in the region and the great social, economic, inter-ethnical, historical and political contradictions, as well as with the fi ght for power, infl uence and economic resources among the clans. The inner fi ght takes place outside the scope of public policy, while a number of confl ict factors remain in the background, and these factors need all-inclusive political analysis. The theoretical analysis of peculiarity of state construction is very topical due to the presence of the sources for the possible claims of the ethnical groups towards each other, or towards the state, the non-compromising forms of confl ict among its participants, and inner contradictions in the social movements, which used to enshrine unity and stability.

Keywords: political science, Dagestan, republic, power, Constitution, reform, state, President, body, functioning.

Abstract: The XX century was rich in military political events. Two World Wars and the real threat of the beginning the new nuclear war showed the importance of having the effective models of the collective security which would be based on the international law. The models of the collective security guarantees in the XX century were mostly based on «block models», through the opposition of the military-political unions like Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the like. The dissolution of the Warsaw Treaty Organization in 1991 generated the hopes that «block» opposition in Europe will leave in the past. Differently, many hoped that after dissolution of the Warsaw Treaty Organization also will be followed the dissolution of the NATO. However, it did not happen. Moreover, the West expanded the sphere of the military-political block NATO operation by including the new members. Russia was forced to accept this situation as a harsh reality. In such conditions Russia initiated the development of the relations with this military and political alliance on the basis of the Founding Act and formation of the Russia - NATO Council (RNC). Thereby the Russian Federation came to the new level of interaction with the West in Europe. This article is devoted to the current relations between the Russian Federation and the NATO.

Keywords: the Founding Act between NATO and the Russian Federation; the NATO – Russia Council; Organization on

Abstract: The author discusses the possibilities and limits for the use of experience of a number of the leading countries of the world in the policy of formation and development of metropolitan cities for the Russia. The assessment is given to some directions of this policy allowing to allocate its strengths and weaknesses.

Keywords: megalopolises, metropolitan city, state policy, transport problems, urbanization.

Abstract: The article includes the stage-by-stage analysis of the infl uence of ecological harm onto the cost of immovable property. The analysis includes correlation of ecological factors with the cost of commercial realty and housing in Moscow, using a number of classic econometric instruments for the regression analysis, such as coeffi cient of determination, F-criterion (of Fisher), t-criterion (of Student), correlation coeffi cients (of Spearman and Pearson). With the help of regression analysis the author comes to a conclusion that there is a statistical dependency between the costs of certain types of immovable property and pollution of soil.

Keywords: economics, environmental harm, analysis of infl uence of environmental harm, evaluation of immovable property, taking into account the infl uence of environmental harm, environmental factors, econometric analysis, environmental situation, waste, determination coeffi cient.

Abstract: The article is devoted to the specifi c features of infl uence of the Internet on the political socialization of the youth in Russia. It is noted that the global network is a key agent of political socialization in the modern information society, and that it may be used in order to infl uence the youth, for example, to manipulate it into protest activities, such as actions and meetings. At the same time multi-functional social networks are recognized as most demanded mechanisms of infl uence on the youth. The author also analyzes the specifi c features of the modern political parties and youth organizations, which actively use Internet technologies, and which may become centers for uniting the youth. It is noted that there is need to understand the mechanisms and specifi c features of infl uence of the global network on the youth, which in turn shall allow to make the process of political socialization of the modern Russian youth more predictable and well-aimed, thus supporting the state security and protection of sovereignty of the state.

Keywords: social studies, socialization, politics, youth, Internet, agent, infl uence, social network, party, organization.

Abstract: The author analyzes the historical development of the role of mass media in social and political life. The author analyzes the basic document for the state information policy in the sphere of guarantees of political security in the Russian Federation. Then the author correlates each type of state information policy with the mass media. The author analyzes the objects of state information policy and classifi es them, then he points out the general vectors for the political government in the sphere of information security of mass media.

Keywords: political science, political government, political power, doctrine, political process, information security, security, object, mass media, politics.

Abstract: The object of the studies in this article regards the social relations in the modern society and the infl uence of the mass media on the legal conscience of the people. The goal of this article is to study various means of infl uence of the mass media on criminal and anti-criminal conscience of people in the modern society. The use of results of this study may be helpful for the mass media personnel for the formation of the educated policy in the sphere of information for the peole in order to form an anti-criminal culture of behavior and to lay the legal ground for the growth of social self-conscience. As a result of this study, the author comes to a conclusion that the maximum level of legal conscience in the society is one of the most effi cient guarantees of the law-abiding behavior of the people for the state and the society. The author also comes to a conclusion that solidarity of the people with the crime-prevention operations and with the protection of victims is a positive condition for such activities. For example, in the opinion of many psychologists the more effi ciently the mass media fulfi ll the requirements of the people, the more sustainable and broader becomes the connection among them. However, the commission of many crimes takes place under the infl uence of the mass media, which spread the information in order to improve the ratings of their TV programs or publications. The main value of this article is the conclusion of the author, that in order to make the implementation of the criminal law policy more effi cient it is important that the state would have certain information impact on the people, since self-regulation of the mass media and provision of information on prevented and duly investigated crimes may have a positive impact on the formation of the general criminal situation in our state.

Keywords: jurisprudence, crime, security, protection, invincibility, mass media, legal conscience, state, punishment, infl uence.