2017 turned out to be rich in political scandals. As expected, the main newsmaker of the scandals was US President Donald Trump, for whom last year was the first year of his presidency. Largely thanks to the decisions, tweets and policies of the American president, the world was not bored. We at Armenian News-site decided to remember how it was, and what other events in the past, besides Trump, became important, visible and influential in the long term

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In June, Trump announced the US withdrawal from the climate emergency, of which Barack Obama was an ardent supporter. Even during the election campaign, Trump stated that global warming- it's just a hoax. In his opinion, the Paris Agreement infringes on US interests for the benefit of other countries. He noted that the agreement could cost America "up to 27 million lost jobs by 2025."

After six months of tense negotiations, the European Council officially announced the end of the first phase of Brexit in mid-December. The second stage will involve discussing the future of relations between London and Brussels after Britain leaves the European Union. This includes a time-limited transition period and trade relations issues.

As a result of the elections in Germany on September 24, the CDU/CSU bloc gained 33 percent, the Social Democratic Party of Germany - 20.5 percent, the FDP - 10.7 percent, the Left Party - 9.2 percent, the Greens - 8.9 percent, the right-wing populist "Alternative for Germany" - 12.6 percent. Immediately after the elections, the Social Democrats announced their refusal to create a “grand coalition” with the conservatives. By the end of December, it became known that consultations between the CDU/CSU and the SPD on the possible formation of a government should begin in January 2018 and end two weeks later. German Chancellor Angela Merkel stated this.

Catalonia's attempt to secede from Spain this year failed. Despite the fact that the majority of Catalans were in favor of the referendum on October 1, Madrid refused to recognize its results, declaring it illegal even before the day of the referendum. The EU sided with Madrid on this issue. The Spanish authorities introduced direct control of Catalonia. Puigdemont and four other Catalan politicians fled to Belgium, including Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont. The Spanish government accuses them and other members of the then Catalan government of organizing the rebellion.

However, during early elections in Catalonia, parties that support independence won.

Near East

In June, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt announced the severance of diplomatic relations with Qatar, accusing Doha of supporting terrorism and interfering in their internal affairs, followed by economic sanctions and a transport blockade of the emirate. Qatar expressed regret and called the decision of its neighbors unfounded.

Later, the Quartet formed a list of demands that Doha considered unfulfillable and called for reconsideration. These include a reduction in the level of diplomatic relations with Iran, the closure of the Al-Jazeera TV channel, the termination of military cooperation with Turkey and the liquidation of the Turkish military base in the country.

The situation in Lebanon escalated when the prime minister in Riyadh unexpectedly announced his resignation on November 4, accused the Shiite Hezbollah movement and Iran of inciting discord in Lebanon and Arab world and announced an attempt on his life was being prepared. They said the Saudis forced Hariri to do this and are keeping him there by force. After several weeks in Riyadh, Hariri returned to Lebanon, stopping along the way in Paris, Egypt and Cyprus, and announced that .

Saudi Arabia has found itself in the spotlight thanks to the arrest scandal. Crown Prince As part of an anti-corruption investigation, several influential politicians and businessmen were arrested. Among them was a famous entrepreneur, billionaire, prince. Saudi authorities said corruption caused hundreds of billions of dollars in damage to the country's economy. However, the detainees began to be released if they paid for their

A referendum on the independence of Iraqi Kurdistan resulted in the Pershmega losing control of oil-rich Kirkuk. On September 25, 2017, a referendum on the independence of Iraqi Kurdistan took place. 92.73% of voters who took part voted for independence. The referendum was declared illegal in Baghdad. In mid-October, they took control of Kirkuk and other disputed territories.

On December 9, Iraqi Prime Minister Heidar al-Abadi announced the end of the war against the terrorist group in the country. Islamic State" According to him, the country's armed forces took control of desert areas in the west, as well as a section of the Syrian-Iraqi border. As the head of government indicated, this means the end of the war against IS militants, who are “completely defeated and driven back beyond Iraq.”

Russia

Relations between Russia and the United States, despite communication between the presidents of the two countries, have not become warmer. Donald Trump continues to fend off accusations that he owed his election victory to the Russians. His rhetoric is becoming tougher. And in the recently announced strategy national security The Trump administration accused Moscow of interfering in the affairs of other states. On July 27, the US Congress overwhelmingly passed the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act. On August 31, the American side announced measures to limit the activities of Russian diplomatic and consular missions in the United States. The Russian side took the necessary countermeasures, expelling more than 700 American diplomats.

In light of the Ukrainian crisis and a number of other problems, relations between Russia and the European Union leave much to be desired. According to Vladimir Putin, there is excessive politicization in the relations between the Russian Federation and the EU. “Their current state cannot be called normal,” Putin said in May.

At the end of December the EU Once again I will extend the sanctions against the relationship for another six months. In the opinion of Russian experts, the Russian presence in the EU energy markets will decline over the next two decades. This is due to the politicization of energy cooperation, the EU’s search for alternative suppliers, and innovation in the energy sector. Russia needs to diversify energy markets and national exports in general

On December 11, Vladimir Putin, at the Khmeimim Russian Aerospace Forces base, ordered the withdrawal of Russian troops from Syria, thereby putting an end to the operation against terrorists in the Syrian Arab Republic, which began at the request of the president of this country, Bashar al-Assad, on September 30, 2015. However, Russian bases will remain in Syria. Aviation will remain: bombers, fighters, attack aircraft, army aviation, and also adding that missile defense will remain in Syria.

The International Olympic Committee banned Russian athletes from competing at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang as part of the national team, but allowed them to compete under a neutral flag. Many Russian politicians and officials perceived this decision as another unfriendly and politically motivated gesture towards Russia. You can talk as much as you like about the bias of the IOC and WADA, but it was the lack of understanding by domestic functionaries of the changed rules of the game, including a sharp decrease in tolerance to doping, that gave rise to scandals with the deprivation of awards from Russian athletes and distrust in Russian sports as an institution, Vedomosti wrote.

Asia

Over the past year, North Korea conducted six missile tests. However, the latest (November 28) intercontinental ballistic missile Pyongyang differs from previous ones in that North Korea managed to get closer to the status nuclear power. Pyongyang said in a statement that the missile is called Hwasong-15, is the most powerful in its class and is completing its development phase. missile systems in the country. It also states that the missile was equipped with a “super-heavy warhead” capable of hitting the entire US territory. The rocket reached maximum height of all those tested so far in the DPRK. After the test, the United States and several other countries imposed additional sanctions against Pyongyang. On December 22, the UN Security Council approved new international restrictions. The document limited about 90% of the export of refined petroleum products to North Korea: it will not be possible to supply more than 500 thousand barrels to the country. in year. He also limited crude oil supplies to the DPRK to no more than 4 million barrels. in year. In addition, all UN member countries will have to expel all labor migrants from the DPRK to their homeland within two years. Pyongyang named new sanctions.

The past year has been a triumph for Chinese President Xi Jinping. Speaking at the Davos summit in January, he drew applause when he supported globalization and likened protectionism to “locking yourself in a dark room.” In April, President Donald Trump met with him at his Mar-a-Lago residence and openly avoided Trump's rhetoric toward China. In June, the international community warmed up to Jinping even more after he announced his commitment to the Paris climate agreement. However, Jinping's greatest success came in October of the nineteenth CPC Congress. It was a coronation.

He was re-elected to a second five-year term as Secretary General party, and was also named a "core leader", which was denied to his predecessor Hu Jintao. The congress included "Xi Jinping Thought" into the CPC charter. Before him, only Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping were awarded this. Jinping's successor was never named at the congress. When Trump called Jinping the “King of China,” he was essentially right. Xi Jinping is China's strongest leader since Mao.

If we talk about him foreign policy, then it is worth noting that during his 3-hour speech at the congress he used the words “ great power" And " powerful force"twenty-six times. So don't expect him to sit on the sidelines while others try to set the agenda or the rules of the game.

The editors of mger2020.ru sum up the results of 2017. There have been many positive moments in the past year. This year, Russia hosted the XIX World Festival of Youth and Students, the eighth tournament among national teams - the Confederations Cup. In addition, in 2017, Russian-Turkish relations were restored, and the “Decade of Childhood” was established by the President of Russia.

However, one cannot help but recall the negative and tragic, but important for our country, events that occurred this year: the ban on the Russian performer Yulia Samoilova to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest, which met with condemnation among the Russian public, the doping scandal in which athletes were involved from Russia, which reached its peak in December of this year. The biggest tragedy was the terrorist attack in the St. Petersburg metro, which claimed the lives of 14 people.

Editorial correspondents present a selection of key events that influenced domestic policy Russia and the external political space.

In February, Russia ranked 27th in the World Bank's Energy Policy Sustainability Index. Experts assessed states’ access to energy sources, energy efficiency and the availability of renewable sources, and according to the results, our country scored 77 points out of 100.

This year 27 Russian universities entered the subject ranking of universities in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017, which exceeds last year’s figure by 11 educational institutions. And also 93 universities were included in the QS regional ranking among countries in developing Europe and Central Asia.

The subject ranking of universities compiled by the RUR agency includes Russian universities in several areas: technical, natural, humanities, biological and medical sciences. And 67 Russian universities from 30 regions were included in the international one, thanks to which Russia took third place in the number of countries whose educational institutions make up the majority in the ranking.

Russian universities were also included in the international rankings of the U.S. News Best Global Universities-2018 and Times Higher Education (THE), and Moscow State University. M.V. Lomonosov, St. Petersburg State University and Novosibirsk State University took places in the top 500 of the international ranking of universities ARWU-2017.

At the same time 10 best universities Russia was ranked among the published rankings of the best BRICS universities.

For the first time this year, the results of the Moscow international ranking of universities “Three University Missions” were published. Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov took an honorable 25th place in it, and St. Petersburg State University and Moscow University of Physics and Technology entered the top 100. Another 14 Russian educational institutions also took places in the ranking.

The above results once again show the results and achievements of Russia at the world level both in the field of education, which is important, and in the energy sector.

In May of this year, the United Russia Party held a preliminary vote to determine candidates for municipal elections, where representatives of the Young Guard took an active part.

On the Unified Voting Day, which took place on September 10, in 82 subjects Russian Federation election campaigns took place various levels, including elections of 16 regional heads. In total, during 5.8 thousand election campaigns At the regional and municipal levels, about 36 thousand mandates were filled.

“The most important thing that I would like to highlight in relation to the campaign that our Party waged is: high level the impact of our candidates, the activity they demonstrated. After all, our Party nominated candidates in almost every constituency. That is, we tried in each district to convey the position of United Russia to our voters, explaining what solutions we propose to existing problems at the federal, regional and municipal levels,” said Party Chairman Dmitry Medvedev following the election results.

INTERNATIONAL AGENDA

Important events also took place in international politics in 2017.

Thus, in September, a BRICS summit was held in China, during which the heads of state discussed global problems and further interaction and cooperation of participating countries. And in November of this year, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum took place, where Vladimir Putin held personal meetings with representatives of other countries.

One of the expected events in world politics was the first meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin with American leader Donald Trump on the sidelines of the G-20 summit. The heads of state discussed the development of Russian-American relations, the problem of the conflict in Ukraine and were able to establish personal relations.

At the same time, the Head of State held another meeting with the newly elected President of France Emmanuel Macron, who took office on May 14, 2017. Both leaders talked about the issues on the summit agenda, as well as further cooperation and interaction between the two countries. During the overall work, participating states were able to address climate, economics and migration issues. An important achievement between the countries was the solution to the problem of protectionism: participants agreed that they should strive to maintain a free market.

In September, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke at the UN General Assembly. In his speech, he declared the inadmissibility of the demolition of monuments to Soviet liberating soldiers in Europe, called for open diplomacy and a rejection of the militarization of the information space.

DEFEAT OF TERRORISTS IN SYRIA

Autumn 2017 General base and the Russian Ministry of Defense made a number of statements about the successes of the Russian aerospace forces and the imminent completion of the operation against terrorists in Syria.

The President of Russia put the final point on this issue when, on December 6, he announced the complete liberation of the Syrian Arab Republic from IS militants (the organization is banned in Russia - editor's note).

Later, on December 11, the Supreme Commander-in-Chief gave the order for the withdrawal of the Russian military contingent from the territory of Syria to permanent deployment points, noting that the further political development and stability of this country, as well as the end civil war will be possible only with the cooperation of all participants in the peace process.

RELATIONSHIP between RUSSIA and EUROPE

In December, the European Union announced the extension of anti-Russian sanctions, despite the fact that a considerable number of European countries oppose economic restrictions against Russia.

With some countries such as France and the Czech Republic, our country has a good relationship, is trying to establish interaction with other members of the European Union.

For example, in February, Vladimir Putin held business negotiations with the President of Hungary, where they discussed economic cooperation in a difficult international situation.

At the beginning of the year, ex-President of the European Commission Romano Prodi announced his negative attitude towards anti-Russian sanctions, and in the fall the northern regions of Italy also expressed their disagreement with the policies of the central government, including in relation to Russia, and held referendums on the issue of creating autonomy.

It is worth noting the fact that NATO continues to conduct exercises virtually on the border with Russia, openly calling our country the main threat to the security of Europe. Big problem Today, there remains a crisis in Ukraine: due to the reluctance to cooperate, the mediating countries cannot find a constructive solution to the problem, which leads to the deepening of the crisis.

SUSPENSION OF THE RUSSIAN TEAM FROM THE OLYMPICS IN SOUTH KOREA

The most painful event for our country was the decision of the International Olympic Committee to exclude the Russian team from participation in the 2018 Olympics in South Korea. It was the result of a doping scandal that lasted a whole year.

Russian athletes, by decision of the IOC, will be able to take part only under a neutral flag in the status of “Olympic athletes from Russia”, having previously passed a doping test. In this regard, the removal of Russia as a national team was a shocking fact not only for our citizens, but also for other countries.

For example, the hockey federations of Canada, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Finland and Switzerland wrote a collective letter to the International Hockey Federation (IIHF) with a request to admit the Russian team to the 2018 Olympics.

Despite everything that happened, the President of Russia, and then the Olympic Assembly, expressed full support for Russian athletes who expressed a desire to participate in the Olympic Games in Pyeongchang in a neutral status.

ACHIEVEMENTS IN SPORTS

Our country has reached great heights in sports this year, showing the whole world that Russia continues to be a major sports power.

In January, Russian figure skaters Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov won gold at the European Pair Skating Championships, beating athletes from Germany and France, while Evgenia Medvedeva set a world record in the free skate.

XIXWORLD FESTIVAL OF YOUTH AND STUDENTS

The most significant event of 2017 for young people not only in Russia, but throughout the world was the 19th World Festival of Youth and Students, which was held in October in Sochi. More than 25 thousand Russian and foreign students from 188 countries took part in the festival.

“For peace, solidarity and social justice we fight against imperialism - by respecting our past, we are building our future!” - this was the motto of the youth festival. Round tables, discussions, concerts and a solemn procession were organized for the younger generation. The opening of the Festival took place in Moscow, and the main events took place in the Olympic Park in Sochi.

Students met with politicians, journalists and famous personalities, were able to talk with them and ask questions. Russian President Vladimir Putin also spoke with the participants of the youth festival, wishing them to make new acquaintances, gain knowledge and positive emotions.

START OF THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN FOR THE POST OF PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA

In early December, at a meeting with veterans and workers of the GAZ automobile plant, the current Head of State, Vladimir Putin, announced his participation in the presidential elections in Russia. On December 18, the Federation Council of the Russian Federation officially launched the presidential election campaign.

At the XVII Congress, the United Russia Party announced its support for the President in the elections in the coming year.

A number of significant changes took place in the Party itself in October 2017: Deputy Speaker State Duma Sergei Neverov was elected to the position of leader of the faction in the lower house of parliament, and Andrei Turchak, who also became deputy chairman of the Federation Council, became secretary of the General Council of the United Russia Party.

Results and achievements of Russia for 2017 in terms of development

Top 5 achievements

1. Russia has overcome the crisis and entered the stage of sustainable development

2. Improving quality of life common man

3. Russia is implementing breakthrough infrastructure projects, attracting colossal investments

4. Young people are becoming driving force development of Russia

5. Russia has successfully prepared for the 2018 FIFA World Cup

Top 10 events

1. Every citizen of the Russian Federation now has the right for free receive a “Far Eastern hectare” and participate in the exploration and development of the territories of the Far East (from February 1)

2. Based on the results of the XXI St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, about 400 agreements were concluded, and their total amount turned out to be fabulous - 2 trillion rubles(June 1-3)

3. Vladimir Putin launched the joining of the shallow and deep-water parts “ Turkish Stream "(June 23)

5. Started renovation program in Moscow - the demolition of obsolete housing: an unprecedented-scale program of relocation from five-story buildings will affect 4.5 thousand houses with a total area of ​​25 million square meters. m, where 1.6 million people live. (July 1)

6. Launched All-Russian competition managers" Leaders of Russia"who will take over the management of the country in various fields after 2024 (October 12)

7. The XIX century took place in Russia World Festival of Youth and Students in Sochi (October 14 – 22)

9. Completion of the commissioning of all 12 stadiums of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in the regions of Russia. Russia has successfully prepared to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup (December 25-29)

10. By the end of 2017, it is planned to build over 1.3 thousand kilometers (out of about 2158 km) of the main gas pipeline “ Power of Siberia" - the largest Russian project.

Results of the year as a whole

Quality of people's lives

A record life expectancy in Russian history has been achieved - 72.6 years.

Real incomes of the population and real wages increased (at the end of the year it grew by 3%, in nominal terms by 7%)

There are more children in Russia. Their share in the population structure was a record for 15 years – 18.3%

More than 75 million sq.m. have been commissioned in Russia. m of housing

More than 1 million mortgage loans worth about 2 trillion have been issued. Rubles (+30%)

Box office receipts of Russian cinema in 2017 were record-breaking and reached 12 billion rubles

Macroeconomics

The Russian economy has emerged from recession. Gross domestic product growth will be 2%

Stable ruble exchange rate. The ruble has become less dependent on fluctuations in oil prices.

The inflation rate at the end of the year will be a record low of 2.5% (this is an absolute achievement for the entire post-Soviet era)

Achievements in macro indicators: investment in fixed assets increased by more than 4%

Foreign direct investment in the Russian economy has doubled to $23 billion. The best indicator in 4 years.

Industry/import substitution

Progress in import substitution. In the field of machine tools and capital goods, imports decreased from 90% to 70%

Import substitution in the strategically important oil and gas sector: over 3 years, the share of imports decreased from 60% to 52%

Turn to the east. China, Japan and India increased direct investment by 25%

Total gas production in Russia reached a historical record - 690 billion cubic meters, as well as exports (more than 190 billion)

Record deliveries from Gazprom. Gazprom's share in the foreign market will exceed 33%

Oil reserves increased by 1 billion tons (7-year record)

766 industrial projects in the final stage of implementation

Over seven months, metallurgy grew by 11%

Agricultural machinery +24%

Shipbuilding +34%

Freight cars +66%

Passenger carriages 82%

Diesel locomotives + 31%

Agriculture

Russia remains the world leader in wheat exports. For the first time since the USSR, 127 million tons of grain were collected, a record 30 million tons of wheat were supplied abroad (+11%)

Export of agricultural raw materials and food worth $20 billion

Infrastructure/transport

In Moscow, the reconstruction of the Grand Sports Arena in Luzhniki was completed, Zaryadye Park was opened, and a renovation program was launched.

Moscow Metro transported more than 2 billion people

About 1.5 million cars rolled off the assembly lines of Russian enterprises.

Car sales growth by 15%. Production growth by 22%. At the end of October, 1.1 million cars were produced. Export growth by 28%

Cargo turnover of Russian seaports increased by 10%

Operators of marine terminals in the Arctic basin +50%. Cargo along the NSR is 8 million tons.

Air transportation record. Russian civil aviation transported about 100 million passengers, exceeding the record of the post-Soviet period

Russian Railways provided an all-time record recent history Russian cargo turnover, which amounted to more than 1.25 billion tons of cargo

Russia broke the USSR record, transporting 8 million tons of cargo along the Northern Sea Route

Passenger transportation by Russian Railways amounted to more than 1.15 billion people - this is the highest figure in the last 8 years

The sphere of education

Russian schoolchildren won 38 medals at international olympiads in 2017

The main events

JANUARY

2017 has been announced Year of Ecology in the Russian Federation in order to attract public attention to the issues of environmental development of Russia, conservation of biological diversity and ensuring environmental safety

Vladimir Putin launched the Bovanenkovo ​​– Ukhta-2 gas pipeline and the Zapolyarye – Purpe and Kuyumba – Taishet oil pipelines (January 18)

FEBRUARY

Every citizen of the Russian Federation can receive a “Far Eastern hectare” for free and participate in the development and development of the territories of the Far East (from February 1)

During the Russian Investment Forum in Sochi, 377 agreements and protocols of intent were signed for a total amount of 490.3 billion rubles (February 27-28)

Triumphant performance of the Russian national team at the XXVIII World Winter Universiade in Kazakhstan (from January 29 to February 8)

MARCH

Start of construction of a plant with a BREST-300 reactor (Proryv project), Seversk, Tomsk region. An experimental demonstration energy complex with a fundamentally new BREST-300 reactor plant, which will operate in a largely closed cycle with regeneration and production of nuclear fuel in close proximity to it.

APRIL

The President launched exploratory drilling the northernmost on the Russian Arctic shelf, the Tsentralno-Olginskaya well - 1 (April 3)

The world's first quantum blockchain was created by physicists from Russia. This is a distributed data storage system. It is protected using quantum cryptography. Developed by Russian physicists led by Alexey Fedorov The blockchain was tested at Gazprombank branches in Moscow.

Russian authorities decided to index the salaries of public sector employees who are not subject to the “May decrees” (May 24)

The government fulfilled 165 instructions of the President of the Russian Federation out of 218 according to the “May decrees” (91.7%) (May 24)

Vladimir Putin signed the Decree “On declaring the Decade of Childhood in the Russian Federation” (May 29)

Crops monitoring drone. Startup by students of Tomsk University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics. They developed a monitoring system for the cultivation of oats and wheat. The analysis is carried out using images from a drone (unmanned aerial vehicle).

JUNE

As a result of the XXI St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, which was attended by 14 thousand people from 143 countries, about 400 agreements were concluded, and their total amount turned out to be fabulous - 2 trillion rubles (June 1-3)

Vladimir Putin launched the joining of the shallow and deep-water parts of the Turkish Stream (June 23)

Russian students became winners of the International Championship of Higher Educational Institutions in Programming “International Collegiate Programming Contest – 2017”

Treatment method for phantom pain. Russian students have created a special application program, Phantom MD, which is installed on a smartphone and, using virtual reality glasses, helps people who have lost a limb stop feeling phantom pain.

JULY

A renovation program has started in Moscow - the demolition of obsolete housing: an unprecedented in scale program of relocation from five-story buildings will affect 4.5 thousand houses with a total area of ​​25 million square meters, in which 1.6 million people live. The implementation of the renovation program will improve the living conditions of more than 10% of Muscovites (July 1)

Vladimir Putin visited Germany (Hamburg) to participate in the G20 summit, where issues of developing the digital economy were discussed (July 7–8)

The transfer of the newest domestic corvette Project 20380 “Sovershenny” to the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy took place (July 20)

Flying taxi tests. The aircraft presented at the exhibition can take off with a load of up to 120 kg and land in a parking lot intended for ordinary cars. Both unmanned and manned flights are possible. Was presented at MAKS-2017 in Zhukovsky (July 21)

AUGUST

V.V. Putin gave the command to pour the foundation for the construction of the Amur Gas Processing Plant complex (August 3)

Vladimir Putin took part in the commissioning ceremony of three hydroelectric units of the Nizhne-Bureyskaya hydroelectric power station (August 3)

SEPTEMBER

At the Zvezda shipyard, President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin took part in the laying ceremony of the multifunctional supply vessels of the reinforced ice class “Vladimir Monomakh”, “Alexander Nevsky”, “Ekaterina Velikaya” and “St. Maria”, which will be built here to order Rosneft company (September 8)

The nuclear-powered two-reactor icebreaker of project 22220 (LK-60) “Sibir” - “King of the Arctic” - was launched for further construction. The Russian Federation is consolidating its tactical and strategic dominance in the Arctic zone. There have never been such machines in the Arctic zone, and their competitors will not appear soon (September 22)

Russia has begun to centrally purchase drugs against socially significant diseases: HIV infection, hepatitis and tuberculosis. According to the Ministry of Health, thanks to this, a significant reduction in the average cost of treatment for one HIV-infected patient was achieved (from 160 thousand rubles to 84 thousand rubles), which made it possible to increase treatment coverage from 39.5% to 46%, according to data for January-September 2017 .

OCTOBER

The All-Russian competition for managers “Leaders of Russia” has been launched, who will take over the management of the country in various fields after 2024 (October 12)

The WorldSkills-Russia national team took first place in the team competition in points during the 44th WorldSkills 2017 World Championship in Abu Dhabi (UAE)

NOVEMBER

Vladimir Putin took part in the 25th summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Da Nang (Vietnam), where issues of expanding cooperation in the field of the digital economy were discussed (November 10–11)

The aluminum was returned to the wires. Almost 20 years after the ban, the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation has allowed the use of aluminum alloys in electrical wiring of buildings and structures, which will reduce the cost of real estate construction (November 13)

In 2017, the Government of the Russian Federation allocated 20 billion rubles to improve the quality of the urban environment within the framework of the national project “Housing and Communal Services and Urban Environment” (November 21)

More than 3 thousand received grants from the President of the Russian Federation in the amount of 6.6 billion rubles public organizations(November 22)

In total, in 2017, 3,213 winners were awarded grants from the President of the Russian Federation for the development of civil society, which is more than twice the number of winners of all competitions in 2016 for all grant operators (1,581 winners). The total amount of grants distributed in 2017 is 6,653.8 million rubles. In total, 16,166 projects were submitted in 2017 from 10,407 non-profit organizations.

Opening of the new airport of Rostov-on-Don “Platov”, named after the famous ataman of the Don Cossack army. This is one of the most ambitious construction projects of 2017 in Russia and the largest infrastructure project in the Rostov region (November 27)

DECEMBER

Russia's gold and foreign exchange reserves increased to $431 billion, the highest since 2014 (December 1)

Russia launched passenger trains bypassing Ukraine ahead of schedule. The length of the line is 122.5 km. (December 10)

Vladimir Putin launched the first stage of the Yamal LNG plant. The project for the production, liquefaction and supply of natural gas on the Yamal Peninsula is aimed at solving large-scale tasks for the development of the Arctic and Northern sea ​​route(December 8)

Russia has successfully completed its participation in the anti-terrorist operation in Syria at the request of the Syrian authorities. Russian weapons were successfully tested in combat conditions and their high technical level was demonstrated, which helped expand sales markets in Turkey and Saudi Arabia(December 11th)

In the presence of the presidents of Russia and Egypt, acts on the entry into force of contracts for the construction of nuclear power plants were signed. El Dabaa" (December 11th)

Beginning of pilot-industrial operation of the 4th power unit of the Rostov nuclear power plant with a capacity of 1070 MW. (December 22)

Completion of the commissioning of all 12 stadiums of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in the regions of Russia. Russia has successfully prepared to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup (December 25-29)

By the end of 2017, it is planned to build over 1.3 thousand kilometers (out of about 2158 km) of the Power of Siberia gas pipeline, the largest Russian project.

The largest gas transportation system in the East of Russia (will transport gas from the Irkutsk and Yakut gas production centers to Russian consumers at Far East and to China

Delivery expected in Russia 170 new buildings secondary schools (end of December)

Application

Exit from recession

The main event of 2017 for Russia was economic growth and improvement in living standards. The President stated this Vladimir Putin while communicating with railway workers at the Moscow-Kyiv station. “It is very important that our economy has emerged from recession and entered the stage of sustainable development and growth,” the president said. According to him, everything else depends on this - social sphere, level of income of citizens, defense capability and security. Putin noted that economic growth directly affected the incomes of the country's citizens, which increased by 3%. “This economic growth is gradually beginning to be reflected in real incomes. It seems to me that this is the main thing,” the head of state emphasized. Putin explained the fact that this growth is not noticeable for all Russians by the difference in economic situation regions.

Economic growth

Foreign direct investment doubled

Foreign direct investment in the Russian economy doubled in 2017 and amounted to $23 billion. The President of the Russian Federation stated this Vladimir Putin during a big press conference.

“This year we have this moment Since then, foreign direct investment has reached $23 billion. This is 2 times more than last year. AND best indicator over the previous four years,” the head of state said.

Previously Minister economic development Maxim Oreshkin reported that foreign direct investment in the Russian Federation in the first half of 2017 reached $14 billion.

In 2017, the attitude of foreign investors towards our country became more positive. This fact was stated by the head Russian Fund direct investment Kirill Dmitriev, who back in June 2017 said that “everyone sees that the Russian economy has withstood the crisis. Everyone understands that oil prices are stable and positive for us.”

Low inflation

Inflation in Russia at the end of 2017 will be 2.4-2.6%; in the future, as temporary factors (food inflation and the strengthening of the ruble) wear off, inflation will increase throughout the year, approaching the level of 4%. This is stated in the Bank of Russia report on monetary policy.

“According to the Bank of Russia, at the end of 2017, inflation will be 2.4-2.6%... The low level of inflationary pressure in the economy, in addition to temporary factors, was also facilitated by the persistence of moderate consumer and credit activity and the continued decline in inflation expectations, conditions for which it was formed, among other things, the implementation of a consistent moderately tight monetary policy,” the document notes.

The Bank of Russia has improved its expectations for the growth of the Russian economy and the level of oil prices by next year. Now, according to the Central Bank, these indicators will be practically no worse than the current ones. More optimistic expectations for 2018, coupled with still record low inflation, allowed the regulator to lower the key rate not by 0.25, but by 0.5 percentage points. This step came as a complete surprise to the market.

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The year 2017 was rich in various events, many of which became significant and discussed. What is special about this year? What events that occurred in 2017 have a good chance of going down in world history?

Inauguration of the new US President Donald Trump

In January 2017, Donald Trump took the oath of office and became a full-fledged White House. His victory in the elections came as a complete surprise to many, and for several months after the announcement of the election results, mass rallies and protests did not subside in America. They took place in more than 150 US cities, as many Americans could not come to terms with Hillary Clinton’s defeat in the elections and the new government policy. Later, they even tried to blame... Russia for Trump's victory in the elections.

French presidential election

On May 7, the leader of the “Forward!” movement Emmanuel Macron won the second round presidential elections in France, significantly ahead of her rival, the leader of the National Front party, Marine Le Pen. More than 20 million people, or 66% of voters, cast their votes for the young politician.

Macron named the fight against terrorism, increasing police headquarters, increasing wages, lowering taxes and much more as his priorities as president. Soon after the elections, the young politician's ratings dropped significantly.

Referendum in Catalonia on independence from Spain

Brexit turned out to be a very contagious example, and now Catalonia has decided to hold a referendum for the independence of the autonomous community and secede from Spain. On October 1, 90% of Catalan residents voted in favor. President Carles Puigdemont signed the “Declaration of the Representatives of Catalonia” declaring independence.

It is clear that Madrid recognized the results of the referendum as illegal and banned it by court decision.

North Korean nuclear tests

Behavior North Korea, or rather nuclear tests, seriously alarmed the whole world. Back in the spring reconnaissance South Korea stated that Pyongyang began preparing to test a new type of nuclear device, and in early September the DPRK exploded a hydrogen bomb with a yield of 50 to 120 kilotons of TNT, which is about 8 times more powerful nuclear bomb, dropped on Hiroshima. The tests “backfired” with tremors in different parts of the world with a magnitude of 5.7-6.4. The presidents of the United States and North Korea exchanged insults against each other. Experts fear the outbreak of active military action.

Russia was not allowed to attend Eurovision in Kyiv

The international Eurovision Song Contest was held in May in Kyiv without Russia. Ukraine has banned singer Yulia Samoilova from entering the country due to the fact that Samoilova was on tour in Crimea in 2015 and thereby violated the laws of the Square.

The European Broadcasting Union fined Ukraine 200 thousand euros because of this scandalous incident, and later the organizers of the competition even made a number of changes to the regulations of the international competition.

Olympics 2018 and doping scandal

At the beginning of December, the IOC commission decided the fate of athletes from Russia and the possibility of their participation in Olympic Games 2018 in Pyeongchang. Previously, The New York Times suggested that due to high-profile doping scandals involving Russian athletes, the International Olympic Committee could deprive Russia of the right to participate in the opening ceremony of the 2018 Olympics, as well as to perform its anthem and compete under its flag. According to the decision of the IOC Executive Committee, the membership of the ROC was temporarily suspended, and the Russian team was suspended from participation in the 2018 Games.

Pure Russian athletes were allowed to participate in competitions as neutral athletes.

Terrorist attack in the St. Petersburg metro

April 3 became a “black” day in the life of St. Petersburg. In the St. Petersburg metro, he detonated a homemade explosive device with a capacity of 300 grams of TNT and stuffed with metal elements. The terrorist attack killed 16 people, including the perpetrator himself. Another 87 people from 14 regions of the Russian Federation and three foreign countries received injuries and injuries.

New York terrorist attack

On October 31, in Manhattan, New York, 29-year-old native of Uzbekistan Safullo Saipo, driving a rented truck, drove into a crowd of people. Nine people died, more than 10 received injuries of varying severity. In a note that the terrorist left in the car, he said that he was carrying out this attack on behalf of ISIS 1 (banned in Russia).

Tragedy in Las Vegas

Most of them came to a country music festival when 64-year-old American Stephen Paddock opened targeted fire from the window of his hotel room. More than 500 people were injured. The attacker himself, in whose room 23 units were found firearms, shot himself during a police assault. The country's authorities recognized this tragedy as the most mass murder in US history.

Earthquake in Iran

A terrible earthquake was recorded in Iraq on November 12. In the area of ​​the Iran-Iraq border its magnitude reached 7.6. This led to severe destruction and the death of more than 400 people. In addition, more than 6.7 thousand local residents were affected.

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In the spring of 2017, the WikiLeaks website announced an unprecedented leak of secret documents from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Julian Assange's organization promised to upload files in portions in which it will talk about the “hacking” tools of the intelligence services with the help of which surveillance was carried out.

As it turned out, the CIA has an extensive arsenal of Trojans and deep knowledge of the vulnerabilities of almost any device - from a smartphone to a TV. In addition, special agents can hack popular instant messengers and easily gain access to users’ correspondence.

Former National Security Agency (NSA) employee Edward Snowden, now living in Russia, suggested that the WikiLeaks documents are genuine, since all the names of programs and offices used in them are real.

Despite the fact that everyone already guessed about wiretapping by the intelligence services, Assange’s publications had their effect Negative influence on the reputation of the CIA, which began active search WikiLeaks whistleblower. Apparently, the culprit was never discovered.

Virus of the year: WannaCry

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Everyone knows about the WannaCry virus, even people who are far from hacking and cybersecurity. This malware attacked 300 thousand computers around the world, stopping the work of several large companies, including in Russia, which was named the largest victim of WannaCry.

The world was completely unprepared for a cyber attack - the rapid spread of the virus was facilitated by an outdated version of the operating system Windows systems, which most users forget or simply don’t want to update.

WannaCry was stopped accidentally within a short period of time, so much damage was avoided. However, this incident called on leaders of countries to think about possible consequences hacker attacks, which in the future could be much more destructive than in May 2017.

Gadget of the Year: iPhone X

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The tenth iPhone, or iPhone X, marked the beginning new era Apple smartphones - if all previous models were, in principle, just an improved copy of each other, then the “ten” became an innovative device in many ways, from design to the Face ID facial scanner.

iPhone X can be criticized or praised, but the fact remains: it made a splash on the market mobile devices. The queue for a brand new iPhone in Russia began to form two days before the start of sales. One of the queue participants was hospitalized by ambulance after a continuous shift, but the rest stood the test to the end and were the first in the country to receive the new Apple product.

True, it later turned out that the gadget had a lot of problems: the face scanner does not always work, the speaker seems to be cracking, and some have a vertical green line across the entire screen. However, Apple has already slowly begun to correct all the shortcomings.

Currency of the year: Bitcoin

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In 2017, the price of Bitcoin changed so quickly that it was difficult to keep track of it. Cryptocurrencies have finally begun to be talked about both at the government and at the everyday level - in Russia, the USA and some other countries of the world, the word “bitcoin” was included in the list of the most popular words this year.

At the beginning of winter, news about new Bitcoin records appeared almost every day. At the end of 2016, one thousand dollars was given for one bitcoin. On December 17, 2017, the cost of Bitcoin exceeded $20 thousand per crypto coin.

Experts warn investors about the risks of investing in Bitcoin due to the speculative nature of its growth, but not everyone can refuse the temptation of such quick enrichment. In addition, it is possible that next year Bitcoin will again update its December record.

Advertising of the Year: Facebook Troll Posts

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In addition, this advertising so aggressively infiltrated the social network and the consciousness of US citizens that it allegedly allowed Russia to influence the results of the presidential elections in America. The Kremlin's interference, however, remains to be proven, although American senators even have examples of advertising tapes that raise issues important to the United States: religious strife, racism and the rights of LGBT minorities.

Word of the year: covfefe

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US President Donald Trump is very fond of Twitter and publishes his posts several times a day. Unfortunately, publications are not always published in the form in which the head of state expected to see them.

This led to Trump tweeting on May 30, “Despite the constant negative press covfefe.” Before the tweet was deleted, it collected over a hundred thousand “likes” and retweets, and most importantly caused confusion among readers - what does the mysterious word “covfefe” mean?

Unfortunately, the secret remained a secret. Donald Trump did not say what he meant, inviting users to guess the meaning of the word themselves.

Scandal of the year: Uber failures

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The main loser of the year was Uber, which simply drowned in a series of scandals related to the work of the carrier. Uber allowed a global data leak by hiding it from its customers and drivers, did not support a massive driver strike against Trump's executive order, and was also involved in a sexist lawsuit.

All this led to the resignation of the head of the company, Travis Kalanick, who left his post at the request of investors. Uber is headed by a new manager who will presumably restore order and restore the company's good name, and we will see this next year.

Flash mob of the year: #PutinShirtlessChallenge

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In 2017, there was no large-scale flash mob that captured the entire nation, but there was one that definitely remained in the memory. The creator of the social network VKontakte and the Telegram messenger Pavel Durov unexpectedly invited everyone to post photos with a naked torso, imitating Russian President Vladimir Putin. The flash mob was called #PutinShirtlessChallenge.

“If you are Russian, you must take part, or be forgotten!” — Durov wrote on his Instagram. Tellingly, he was supported not only by men, but also by some girls, who also posted their pictures, but tried not to violate Instagram rules on female nudity.

Law of the Year: Repeal of Net Neutrality

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With the coming to power of Donald Trump, the US Federal Communications Commission has changed its head - he became Ajit Pai, known for his conservative views on regulating the Internet. The consequences of this appointment were not long in coming - the presidential administration supported Pai’s proposal to repeal the net neutrality policy introduced under Barack Obama.

Neither mass protests by ordinary citizens nor boycotts of large tech companies helped. Now the US is expecting data speeds to slow and is warning that “the free internet is over.”

Recognition of the year: Apple slows down the iPhone

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At the end of the year, the myth that Apple deliberately slowed down the processors of its older iPhone models ceased to exist. The myth ceased to exist because it turned out to be true.

Experts empirically tested the operation of processors on two iPhones and noticed that their performance was indeed different, and this also depended on the version operating system.

Apple has no choice but to admit that it has been using this feature for two years, but its intentions were good - slowing down the processor saves a worn-out battery from suddenly shutting down. Unfortunately, not all users believed in the company’s sincerity, and were also outraged by the fact that the function was introduced secretly and did not inform iPhone owners in any way.