Countering violent extremism and ideology of terrorism is an important component of the Russian national security. The eradication of terrorism depends on the quality of public education and social security, because criminal and terrorist communities seek to use any signs of social conflict and political crisis in the international system to involve the least socially protected citizens (young people as a rule) in the system of reproduction of radical violence. The formation of a high political and legal culture of modern Russian society should be the next stage of the campaign to counter the ideology of terrorism. Effective peacebuilding at the regional level, as well as sustainable development of the world community as a whole, is provided with constructive political projects that create an atmosphere of patriotism and confidence in the achievement of success by all active society members. The ideology of terrorism, on the contrary, is a destructive political technology that creates uncertainty, distrust and disunity in a society. Undermining the sustainable development of the state, violent extremism that engenders terrorist acts must meet with effective opposition from law enforcement agencies; with the most dangerous ideologists of terrorism becoming a legitimate target for military operations. However, state authorities should neutralize the terrorist threat by means of rational political force, in many cases relying on counter-terrorism propaganda, high quality of education and social partnership with those institutions of civil society that are interested in eradicating the threat of terrorism.

Terrorism is most often understood as the term used to describe the method by which a political organization (organized group) seeks to achieve its definite goals, mainly by intimidating a large part of society by means of systematic extreme indiscriminate violence against civilians, or selective violence against symbolic targets, to influence the government.

All the already known and possible future concepts of terrorism, as well as the official strategies for countering it, are politically preconditioned. These concepts are the result of a combination of actions or alleged intentions of terrorists, and, subsequently, the reactions of states to these manifestations of terrorism. Accordingly, any definition of terrorism known to us is determined only by the capacity of states to counteract and to prevent threats.

As for the definition of «state terrorism», the main expected competence of a state is to ensure security and stability (predictability) not only for individuals who delegated their powers to it but for other states also. That is why in a broader sense the «sovereignty» of a state should be understood as a measure of the consent of other international actors with the content and ways that given state does implement its authority.

Crimes are always committed only by people, and although it is perfectly permissible to use a fiction about State responsibility to establish collective responsibility for crimes, it seems unacceptable to use such a formal interpretation of the law for the personal impunity of perpetrators of terrorist acts. Therefore, in the modern international discourse, the term «terrorist state» is not used. Since the Nuremberg trial, the criminal responsibility for the use of government apparatus to commit crimes was individualized. 

This article is devoted to the one of the burning problems of politology: political leadership. The urgency of the problem is due to the fact that the country’s leadership has determined (including in the President’s Address to the Federal Assembly in 2018) the strategic course of Russia’s development as a long-term prosperity of the Russian society in the face of a tougher fight in the international arena. The implementation of this course largely depends on the ruling elite. In this connection, there is a need to develop a system for “cultivating” talented political leaders. In 2017, the presidential project “Leaders of Russia” started in our country. Considering that this project is at the initial stage of implementation, and also realizing the large-scale consequences of this project for the future of Russia, there is a need for a thorough iterative conceptual study of this project.

A critical analysis of existing leadership concepts has been carried out and their limitations have been revealed to understand the specifics of this type of political leadership, which is characteristic for the long stable prosperity of large organized communities of people. The necessity of developing a new concept allowing to reveal the content of a modern form of effective political leadership is grounded.

On the basis of system analysis, the author’s concept of political leadership in Russia is proposed. The starting point of the study is the theoretical proposition that in each period of the development of society there is an effective type of political leadership. It can be assumed that at the present stage of the development of Russian society, this type is creative organizational leadership. At the same time, the more there are organizational creative leaders in the ruling elite, the greater the likelihood of a sustained and sustained successful development of our society. The author’s descriptive dynamic model of creative organizational political leadership is presented. 

The article describes the status of the most important part of the Arctic information policy of the European Union — space of information security. The data on the number and types of space systems of Earth remote sensing used by the European Union over the past fifteen years and analyzes the role of space information technology in achieving the main goals of the Arctic policy of the European Union.

The article is devoted to consideration of the question of the possible separation of human rights organizations, analyzing the peculiarities of their work conditions. The definition the term «human rights organization» is considered. The distinctive features of human rights organizations, allowing them to be in a separate group of public associations, are marked. The normative legal framework within which human rights organizations have the right to carry out its activities is demonstrated. Also the historical aspect is presented in the article. There are given examples of the first human rights organizations in the world and in Russia. And, importantly, factors which led the emergence of human rights movement in the Soviet Union are focused. Noting that the work of human rights organizations is associated with many issues, it is emphasized that one of the most controversial, discussed among scholars, is the classification of human rights organizations. Actually, it is illustrated by examples from the scientific literature. And, by the way, based on the analysis in the article is noted that further study of the human rights organizations, their activities and the issue of classification will allow to identify prospects of their development in the future.

The article reveals the term team coaching, specifies the purposes of its application, which include support and activation of the process of creating a new team, improving the efficiency of the existing team, achieving a significant positive effect from the introduction of new approaches and tools in the management of the organization. The author showed the difference between this tool, group coaching and facilitation. In the first case, the specificity is due to differences between the team and the group. In the second case, we are talking about differences in the algorithm of conducting a coach session, the use of specific tools, the role of specialists in working with the team, the duration of interaction with it, the required level of trust and the ratio of the planned and achieved results. It should be noted that the role and purpose of coaching varies depending on the stage of team formation: from clarifying expectations of all participants and common goals to developing an atmosphere of cooperation and trust, forming norms and rules of interaction, new directions of development, evaluation of the results of collaboration. The practice of team coaching in Russian companies has shown that this tool is particularly effective in retaining talented employees and strengthening the involvement of staff in the corporate activities.

The article is devoted to the causes of the origin, the consequences of the functioning of the crypto currency and the prospect of restructuring the modern financial system on the basis of blocking technology. The article shows that the crypto currency emerged as an evolutionary stage in the development of the world payment system, that the modern financial system is developing in a dead-end direction, that the use of crypto currency and its derivatives in practice can destroy the world payment system and world financial market from within. It is suggested that, based on the technology of the block, a modern financial system can be restructured.

The aim of the study is to form a strategy of socio-economic development of the distribution network of consumer goods based on the time factor and forecast changes in the technological mode for the long term. In any sphere of market economy is necessary to develop the strategy for socioeconomic development, which would take into account these changes. The main changes in modern market relations concern not only technological factors caused by the «digitalization» of the economy, but also organizational and social transformations: the introduction of tools of advanced marketing concepts and principles of social capital.

The approach is proposed, according to which the principles of integration of interests of market participants and social capital, as well as the instruments of the social and ethical concept of marketing, are based on the modern development strategy of the most important area in the sphere of circulation, namely, the distribution consumer network. Failure to comply with these principles leads to social tension in financial, commercial, business and contractual relations in the distribution processes caused by the divergence of the interests of participants in the framework of strategic goals, realizing their functions and processes that accompany material and non-material flows and services, which causes high marketing and logistics costs associated with unproductive and transactional costs. The identification of the causes of social contradictions between partners of supply chains in the Russian consumer market and their economic consequences is an actual problem, the solution of which will help to increase the socioeconomic efficiency of the distribution policy and the satisfaction of end-users. A block diagram of the formation of an integrated value chain is proposed by introducing marketing social and ethical innovations, through which the loyalty of the subjects of market relations is achieved.

The chain of business processes of an integrated value chain can be viewed as a technological platform in which business partners are united into a single structure or a chain of creation of use value in the sphere of circulation, and its participants are integrated on the basis of unity of interests, goals, processes, functions and accompanying material processes and intangible flows. Thus, the social and economic efficiency of Russian consumer sales networks is ensured by reducing the loss of time and labor costs for business interaction and cooperation. In addition, an even greater effect can be obtained by better satisfying the final consumers and increasing the volume of trade, which leads to an increase in the marginal profit of traders. 

This article is devoted to the study of the problems and development prospects of the industrial production of Russia. In the current realities of the world economy, the study of the problems of industrial production (the fundamental basis of the Russian economy) is of particular importance. The research was conducted on three types of economic activity: «Mining», «Manufacturing Processes», «Production and distribution of electricity, gas and water». In the course of the research, statistical indicators were analyzed for the declared types of economic activity, actual problems were identified and key directions for the development of industrial production in the Russian Federation were identified. In addition, the article analyzed the return on assets of organizations, the profitability of goods sold and their impact on industrial production in the Russian Federation.

The relevance of the article is connected with the fact that the phenomenon of globalization and the related process of a glocalisation needs a quantitative assessment. The purpose is to establish the factors having universal meaning for the export of all subjects of the Northwestern Federal District and factors having special meaning for some of them. Secondly, our purpose was to define a weight of these special (glocal) variables in comparison to global. The gravitation equation characterizing the main regularities of export of the Northwestern Federal District subjects is received. The quality of the model for forecasting is sufficient. The simplified gravitation equation in a multiplicative form is offered. Model lets to establish export of the subject of the Northwestern Federal District connection with variables of glocality (existence of the common sea and belonging of the country of import to the European continent). Existence of the common overland borders doesn’t play an essential role. The share of the glocal factors defining the streams of foreign trade makes 11%. The signs which distinguish trade of border subjects are: the volume of trade is higher than an average; in each bilateral direction goods of three or more Harmonized System chapters are shipped. Export dependence on global characteristics such as the level of regional economic integration of the country and the Liner Shipping Connectivity Index for St. Petersburg is more significant than for the Northwestern Federal District in general. The practical value of work consists in the fact that it confirms importance of the European countries as trade partners for subjects of the Northwestern Federal District.

Within the new instrument of regional development  invented by the author — noncommercial concession — needed a reinforcement submitted in the previous publications of theoretical, legal and other aspects, by the organizational aspect. Avoiding offers to revolutionize process of regional development, it is offered to bring into accord with structure of bodies of federal level of management the relevant structures of regional and municipal bodies, and to create on their base the working groups, occupied with the solution of the specific problems, which subjects of management are facing, and also to carry out the development planning, coinciding on terms and resources in territorial and branch cuts.

The development of the domestic pharmaceutical industry as a science-intensive and hightech sector of the country’s economy is, among other things, a pledge of the drug safety of the state, especially in the conditions of a modern complex political situation and the sanctions regime. Solving related issues requires an integrated approach, active interaction of the state and participants in the pharmaceutical production and marketing market, a systemic approach and coordination of efforts to implement drug import substitution in the country, creating conditions for increasing the innovative activity of pharmaceutical companies. The main tendencies and directions of the industry development are considered in the article, the data on the course of drug import substitution in Russia are given.

In article the provincialism psychology phenomenon is analyzed. The archetypic basis of various options of provincial consciousness is shown. It is noted that the archetypic conditionality of consciousness is implemented through modification of an inferiority complex. The thought that successful implementation of information policy, requires special studying of consciousness of representatives of concrete provinces and specific social groups for the purpose of determination of specifics of its archetypic basis causing a ratio of a self-assessment and assessment of the center is carried out.

The instrument of pressure on Russia is not only a sanctions policy, but also a policy aimed at depersonalizing national consciousness, stimulating discrediting and disavowing the notion of patriotism in different segments of society. The article considers the nature and typology of patriotism, its existential, political, historical, mythological and religious grounds. State and civil patriotism, as love for the «great Motherland», is largely a constructed phenomenon — the fruit of the efforts of the elite, social institutions to ensure national unity. Otherwise, the people lost their national consciousness, lost their spiritual and socio-cultural guidelines, adopted a new system of values, transformed into another people, or become a «population», losing their former identity without finding a new one. Went «mad», wanted to come back, and there is already another. Busy tone!

In the article various aspects of influence of the Russian-American relations on Kazakhstan at the present stage are considered. Special attention is paid to the Kazakh vector of the American policy and the relation of Russia. The author also pays attention to views and the interests of world powers and Kazakhstan to the Caspian Sea.

The role of religion in the formation of the Armenian Diaspora of the Russian Federation is considered in the article. The key characteristics of the Armenian clergy are considered. Analyzes the importance of religion in preserving ethnic uniqueness. The author defines the stages of the formation and development of religion in the Armenian Diaspora in the Russian Federation. Historical facts that influence the role of religion in the development of the Armenian Diaspora are given. The role of religion at the present stage in the life of the Armenian diaspora is underlined. Examples are given of the interaction of the Armenian Apostolic Church with the Armenian Diaspora in Russia. The study reveals the main goals and objectives of the Armenian Apostolic Church. The author determines the role of the Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church in the life of the Armenian diaspora in the territory of the Russian Federation.

In the article, the role of law-enforcement bodies in ensuring economic security of Russia by counteraction of criminalization of financial and economic activity of the commercial organizations is considered. Features of law-enforcement bodies in this direction are considered; their role in comparison with other law enforcement agencies is estimated. The attention to interdependence of the concepts “economic activity” and “financial and economic activity” of the commercial organizations and to a role of law-enforcement bodies in the economic policy pursued by the state is paid.

The analysis of memoirs (memoirs) of participants of battle of Leningrad is presented in the article. Military leaders, such as Marshall of the Soviet Union G. K. Zhukov, Marshall of the Soviet Union A. M. Vasilevsky, Marshall of the Soviet Union K. A. Meretskov, Chief Marshal of artillery N. N. Voronov, General of the Army I. I. Fedyuninsky, Colonel General of artillery N. N. Zhdanov, General of the Army M. M. Popov, Lieutenant General B. V. Bychevsky, Admiral V. F. Tributs, Vice Admiral N. K. Smirnov, workers of the industry and municipal economy of Leningrad and area act as authors of memoirs. In memoirs public authorities and military management are considered, the effectiveness of their activity is estimated; the role of the personality in a control system is shown. As memoirs of defenders of Leningrad testify, the staff of Army and residents showed courage and heroism, unity of the front and back that finally and has ensured the Victory not only in fight for the city, but also in general in the Great Patriotic War of the multinational Soviet people.

The article analyzes the socio-economic and spiritual-moral characteristics of the relationship between the Russian state and society at various stages of national history, showing their specificity in the so-called Soviet period. The author made an attempt to consider these relations taking into account the specifics of the socio-economic and political development of the state and the mentality of Russians, radical changes after the Great Russian Revolution, the influence of the political «thaw» of the mid-1950s-1960s on the spiritual and moral state of Soviet society. The author examines the causes and origins of oppositional sentiments, transformed into a so-called dissident movement.

The article considers environmental provisions in the EAEU-Viet Nam FTA as well as trade agreements signed by countries currently involved in FTA negotiations with the Eurasian Economic Union. The author analyzes the prospects and viability of the inclusion of broad environmental provisions in the future RTAs of the EAEU and concludes that, due to the lack of significant empirical data on their efficiency, it will be viable only if all parties are strongly committed to their implementation. In other cases, the EAEU members might want to focus on protecting their right to regulate and creating efficient mechanisms for environmental cooperation.