Abstract: The article is devoted to the efficiency analysis for the scenario approach when resolving the problems regarding planning and management of the processes of prevention and liquidation of consequences of the technogenic emergencies and catastrophes. The authors view the key specific features of planning and management in the conditions of emergency situations. The authors also provide the results of modeling and scenario analysis for the processes of liquidation of consequences of the technogenic emergencies at the civilian objects.

Keywords: security, planning, management, scenario analysis, technogenic catastrophe, emergency, imitation modeling, signed graphs, metro station, above-ground structure.

Abstract: The political system of any state including Russia changes and undergoes evolution, while responding to the challenges of the world around it. The economical crises also have considerable influence in this sphere. From the scientific standpoint, it is very interesting how the most public subjects of the Russian politics – the political parties “United Russia” and “the Communist Party of the Russian Federation” view the global economic crisis, what perceptive model they translate to their electorates, and what social and political projects they offer within the crisis discourse. Therefore, the object of study is the evolution of the crisis discourse of two political parties.

Keywords: political science, national security, politics, discourse, context, the CPRF, the United Russia, crisis, society, state.

Abstract: The article is devoted to one of the key tendencies in the development of the global currency system in the conditions of financial globalization, that is the strengthening of transnational character of the global and European banks, including those in the CIS and in the Russian Federation, as well as the changing degree of export of banking services to foreign states. The author analyzes the tendency for the growing assets of the systemically valuable financial institutions and the percentage correlation of the amount of assets of the largest banks and the combined baking assets in the EU if compared with the gross domestic product of the home base state, which reflect the degree of influence of the banking system and particular largest banks on the real economy. The article shows that the problems of some largest banks may become the problems for the entire states and the global currency and financial system as a whole. The author views the measures, which are taken by the IMF, the EU, and Russia in order to guarantee greater economic security, and sustainable stability of the global currency and financial system, as well as for the formation of the efficient regulation and supervision policy towards the largest global and European transnational banks.

Keywords: economics, globalization, system, transnationalization, export, bank, regulation, politics, transnational bank, security.

Abstract: In this article the author based on the practical approaches and scientific research of 2011 provides the grounds for the conclusion that fighting terrorism financing is one of the key directions of terrorism prevention. The author analyzes the current legal basis, as provided for in the Program for the Detection and Investigation of Crimes related to the Terrorism Financing.

Keywords: jurisprudence, fighting, financing, terrorism, recommendation, problems, supervision, detection, investigation, crime.

Abstract: In the article the author provides approbation of the theoretical and methodological research apparatus for the analysis of the fragmented economic security, taking as an example the foreign relations of Russia for the period since 2007 to 2011. The specific features of the interactions of enterprises and organizations are evaluated within the context of certain types of economic activities with foreign partners. The author evaluates the internal guarantees of commodity production, then he provides the results of calculations of the current and barrier replacement level of the domestic production with the import, which constitutes fragmented assessment of economic security.

Keywords: economic security, free trade, mutual penetration of economies, substitution of domestic production.

Abstract: The article is devoted to the outward expressions of the modern problems, which are related the security guarantees within the state and at the international level. Taking the modern conflicts as examples, the author analyzes the problems of their political and legal regulation, and establishes the possibilities for their solution with the help of the existing social management system. The author discusses the issues of permissible interference of the states in the affairs of other states, the problems of lack of control over the weapons of mass destruction and the problems of global terrorism. Then the author concludes that modern international and national institutions are not able to guarantee the human security, which in turn calls for the formation of a global organization of a new type.

Keywords: jurisprudence, globalization, politics, global, state, war, arms, security, the USA, the UN.

Abstract: Taxation of oil and gas industry in Russia is key to the well-being of the national budget in the conditions of instability of the global energy source market. Therefore improvement of the taxation system for this sphere is necessary in order to guarantee the national economic security of Russia. At the same time there are topical issues of the excessive wear of capital assets of oil and gas enterprises and lack of scientific and technical cooperation in this sphere, which could facilitate the modernization of the oil and gas industry of Russia and lower the prime cost of the mined national resources and stimulation of the development of the tight oil and gas resources. That is why it is reasonable to evaluate the existing systems of taxation of the oil and gas industries in the BRICS states (taking as an example Russia, Brazil and China). The goal of this study is to evaluate the existing system of taxation in the BRICS states and to offer the patterns for the possible improvement of taxation in this sphere in Russia. The object of the study is the existing taxation system in oil and gas industries in the BRICS states. The specific object of this study includes taxes and benefits, which are provided for the oil and gas companies, which are involved in mining, processing, export and import of energy sources. The result of this study includes analysis of the specific features of the taxation system in the oil and gas industry in the BRICS states (taking Russia, Brazil and China as examples). The author comes to a conclusion that the existing methods for the withdrawal of the super-profits in these states are not very efficient, then he offers to overcome this problem, using the differentiated approach to taxation of oil and gas companies based on the Rosenergo method, and he also offers to introduce the stimulation system for the scientific and technical cooperation in the oil and gas industry of Russia, which is similar to the system applied in Brazil.

Keywords: foreign economic activities, the VAT, the BRICS, oil, gas, tax, levies, excises, product sharing agreement.

Abstract: The goal of this article is to analyze the causes for the substitution of the national currency for the US Dollar in the Ecuador and Salvador, as well as to evaluate the political and economic influence of dollarization in these states. Dollarization was meant to stop hyper-inflation and to bring stability to Ecuador, and it was meant to facilitate the economic growth in the Salvador, however, the positive attitudes soon were weakened. The object of study is positive and negative influences of dollarization in these states. By comparative analysis of dollarization in Ecuador and Salvador the author means to evaluate the following issues: a) Why the governments of Ecuador and Salvador started to use the US Dollar instead of the national currencies, and what the motives for such decisions were; b) political and economic profits from dollarization in these states. While Ecuador and Salvador are similar in many respects, they have just as many differences. They were both dollarized at about the same time – 2000 and 2001. They are both parts of the Latin American region. The states were in different conditions prior to dollarization and they had different motives for the transfer to a different currency. In Ecuador dollarization was used as an instrument in order to deal with the financial crisis, while there was no financial crisis in Salvador prior to dollarization. The analysis of the process in both states allows one to understand the reasons for such radical political decisions. The article is based on written sources of the period between October and December of 2006. The primary sources were the official political documents of these states, as well as official statements of members of government, and official statistics of the banks of these states. The secondary sources were the reports on the states by various international organizations, such as the World Bank and the IMF. Based on the results of the study one may establish that in the short-term perspective the stability and trust to politics are enhanced by dollarization, but there is also need for the reforms in order to support the long-term stability. Dollarization should be followed by the structural reforms in order to achieve economic growth in the longterm perspectives. According to the empiric analysis of the two states, the transfer to a different currency in itself does not stimulate the economic growth.

Keywords: economics, dollarization, hyper-inflation, growth, process, reforms, finances, system, states.

Abstract: This article is devoted to the development of theoretical approaches towards improvement of management efficiency in the commercial bank, as well as to description of the existing strategies of bank development in the current situations. The authors provide the criteria for the efficiency of bank management, which are applied in some commercial banks of the Russian Federation. The author also establishes the factors, which influence the efficiency of bank management.

Keywords: economics, bank, management, strategy, efficiency, finances, client-oriented, management, credit, cost effectiveness.

Abstract: This article includes analysis of the geopolitical aspects of the foreign policy of Russia based on the Example of the Eurasian Economic Union. The author characterizes the tendencies in the global community, which take place under the influence of the forming new world order – multipolar world. The author analyzes the threats to the national security of Russia, which appear due to the strife among the world powers for leadership and control over the integration processes in the Eurasian territory.

Keywords: Russia, integration, post-Soviet territory, politics, economics, security, international relations, globalization, regionalization, federalism, conflict, national interests.

Abstract: The article is devoted to the specific features of proof in pre-trial procedure on criminal cases on unlawful crossing of the state border of the Russian Federation. The author discusses a number of topical issues in legal practice, which related to the elements of crime. The author then provides grounds for the statement that the initiation of a criminal case under Art. 322 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation is lawful, when a person has crossed the state border of the Russian federation with the valid documents but without the due permission. The author provides the definition of “due permission”, and he discusses the specific features of investigation of the said crime on the territories of parts of state border, which were not duly formalized in the international legal aspect.

Keywords: jurisprudence, law-enforcement, activity, inquiry, border, FSS, Russia, crime, pre-trial procedure, permission.

Abstract: This article is devoted to the analysis of disputes regarding the provisions of international bilateral treaties. The norms of bilateral international treaties are viewed by the Arbitration Courts of the Russian Federation and most of specialist as being lex specialis in relation to the norms of multilateral international treaties, and therefore having superior legal force. Since 70% of foreign investments in the territory of Russia are situated within the sphere of oil and gas industry, the disputes in this sphere deserve special attention.

Keywords: jurisprudence, investments, innovations, arbitration, immunity, most favored nation treatment, international law, international treaties, bilateral investment treaties, foreign investments.

Abstract: The article concerns the historical aspect of Russian reality at the turn of XIX and XX century within the context of topical problems in the sphere of foodstuffs subsistence support of the state. The analysis of archive documents and normative legal acts of the Russian Empire of 1881 to 1913 allowed the author to uncover the specific features of the Russian mechanism for legal regulation of the bread trade, which was aimed to achieve the goals of the state and guarantee foodstuff subsistence, as well as to show the degree of interference of the state into the private relations in the sphere of bread trade and market.

Keywords: jurisprudence, Decree, trade, foodstuffs, cost, bread, crop failure, prohibition, export, wheat, grain, rye.

Abstract: The author discusses the most considerable shortcomings of the Russian amortization policy, which preclude due implementation of one of its functions: the investment security guarantees. Firstly, the Russian amortization policy fails to guarantee collection and provision of the accurate information on the amount of amortization depreciations in specific enterprises, branches and regions. Secondly, it does not provide for the state control over the intended expenditure of amortization depreciations. Thirdly, it does not guarantee due intensity of simple reproduction of capital assets. Fourthly, it allows for the lowered cost of the property which is subject to amortization. The author also makes proposals in order to avoid the above-mentioned shortcomings.

Keywords: economics, security, investments, amortization, amortization policy, amortization fund, norms of amortization, accelerated amortization, reproduction, state regulation.

Abstract: Today a large amount of problems regarding successful interactions constantly arises. The author analyzes the bases of guarantees and support of interaction (as paths of closeness), and analyzes the sensual specific features of perception of situation, as well as the technologies, which allow to regulate the perception of the situation by the partner in an interaction from the standpoint of the resource approach. It establishes an issue on the need to understand the mechanisms of interaction management, which is related with the emotional and sensual sphere of living.

Keywords: social studies, resources, feelings, emotions, paths of closeness, sensual connections, perception, distance, value.

Abstract: The article includes the development of the approach towards the problem of security in the society as sustainable social order in the conditions of growing deviation/variety. The analysis of the evolution theory of N. Luhmann allows one to see the role of deviation in the modern destinies in more detail. The idea of the author is that once the “semantic hypertrophy of variety ” appears, the social system develops a new “salvation formula” for the social order, which is development of network communication space. The network has a unique quantity – the limitless ability to meet the need for the Undeniable. In this sense, one may say that development of network communications “saves” the order in the society by localizing the anomia in the virtual network space.

Keywords: social studies, security, society, communication, variation, deviation, network, anomia, accumulation, acceleration.

Abstract: The cultural heritage of the state is a multi-faceted matter, which should be evaluated not only as an element of national riches and well-being of the society, but also as the means for the accumulation of spiritual and creative immaterial assets of the state. The problem of preservation and rational use of cultural heritage objects has became especially topical in the modern Russia. That is why insurance becomes one of the most important and efficient financial means of protection of interests of the society as a while and owners of the historically valuable objects in particular. Joining insurance policy allows one to minimize the losses and risks in the process of holding and turnover of art objects. The article includes brief analysis of the existing tendencies in the insurance market for the art objects, and the analysis of the specific features of insurance of public and private objects of art in Russia. The author provides the basis for the great social value of the segment of insurance for the art objects, as well as for the need to further develop this type of insurance.

Keywords: economics, heritage, protection, insurance, risk, culture, art, value, antiques, objects.