The article investigates the spatial development of the urban system in Russia. Results of the largest cities evaluation in terms of their economic functions performance allowed to conclude that existing disproportions hinder innovation and economic development of the urban system as a whole.

The paper dwells on testing the express-evaluation methodology for assessing effectiveness of realizing socio-economic development strategy by the example of the Polessky municipal region of the Kaliningrad province.

The authors consider scientists’ theoretical approaches to forming the concepts of “institution” and “development institution”, they propose to introduce the concept of “institution for strategic development of singleindustry areas” as well as mechanism for effective formation of singleindustry areas strategic development institutions.

The paper considers changes of the “Economic Strategies” opportunistic index (OIES) in January-July 2014. The contribution of supply and demand indices into OIES is estimated. Industrial production analysis is performed.

Oil prices forecast for the period from September 2014 to December 2015 prepared by the Institute of Energy Strategy in collaboration with the Institute for Economic Strategies.

Historical experience does not tolerate self-will. Its mission is to strengthen the immune system of the human race. Being in demand, it is able to anticipate transformation of ailments into chronic illnesses. The Cold War is an evident example of this and a stern warning.

The article makes an attempt to precise considerably available information about the Russian Expeditionary Force in France: data on its size, on reliability of the version about the corps’ refuse to fight, on rebellion supposedly brutally suppressed by the French authorities, on the fate of the corps’ soldiers and officers, on details of their return home.

The leading Russian shipyard — JSC “PO “Sevmash” — is the plant from which it is worth to take an example. What is the recipe of success? On the eve of the 75th anniversary of the company its CEO Mikhail A. Budnichenko told about it in his interview with the “Economic Strategies”.

In interview with the “Economic Strategies” magazine the Chairman of the Board of Directors of “FINHOLKOM GROUP” Consortium, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Saint Tryphon Foundation Andjey R. Malchevsky dwells on the possibilities of military-patriotic education in the context of the national parks development.

SSM — an original technique allowing to undertake a comprehensive analysis of the wages system and to offer methodological tools for the development of a new concept of a balanced remuneration system.