About Russia, the world and the challenges of the new decade

Abstract

The article is devoted to the Gaidar Forum, which was held on January 15 and 16, 2020 at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration. The author identified three key topics that were actively discussed at the Forum - the attitude of the authorities to history; economic development in modern conditions; improvement of public administration. It is noted that the modern interest in history is not accidental, today, when a variety of crisis phenomena are observed, the governing bodies are looking in the past for that experience that can help comprehend the present. During the Gaidar forum, several expert discussions were devoted to this topic, and the well-known foreign historians, who had books published, also in Russian, spoke. The economic problems of the country and the world were also studied in the course of discussions at the Forum from various sides - there were discussions on the financial sector, the development of small and medium-sized businesses, and the focus was on the problems of managing in compliance with the requirements of environmental protection. Finally, discussions related to management, public service, and personnel policy were of great interest at the Forum. These events were attended by top officials of federal ministries and departments, governors. Discussions showed that public service structures are looking for new, more effective methods of working with personnel, and personnel policy of departments has become more open. However, the system remains not perfect. There are still many problems that need to be solved. The author concludes that the Gaidar Forum once again showed the interdependence and complexity of governance structures, their resistance to ongoing changes.