Hotline with the President of Russia.Part 1
December 19, 2002
Moscow, Khabarovsk, Chelyabinsk, village of Ovsyanka (Krasnoyarsk Territory), village of Tolbazy (Bashkiria), Vladikavkaz, Bor (Nizhnyi Novgorod Region), Dushanbe, Stavropol, Dubna, Kaliningrad
Прямая линия с Президентом России
19 декабря 2002 года
Москва, Хабаровск, Челябинск, д.Овсянка (Красноярский край), с.Толбазы (Башкирия), Владикавказ, Бор (Нижегородская область), Душанбе, Ставрополь, Дубна, Калининград
YEKATERINA ANDREYEVA: So, the first question, Mr President. What has this year been like?
VLADIMIR PUTIN: We held a national population census for the first time since the late 1980s. At the time of the census the population, according to the documents, was supposed to be 143 million.
Of course, considering the complicated demographic processes, the birth rate and the mortality rate, it was hard to predict the results of the census with any degree of certainty. The final results have yet to be assessed, but experts are already sure that the figure will not drop below 145 million.
It can safely be said that there are 145 million of us. And of course, the legitimate question that you have asked arises: how have we lived? How have the 145 million people and the country lived in 2002?
I think that even the smallest and most prosperous country can hardly boast that all its citizens have lived happily and comfortably throughout the year. And this is of course true of such a huge and controversial country as Russia which is at a turning point in its development.
Our life has been chequered: there have been many problems, some caused by natural disasters. You know that there were problems connected with social issues, connected with crime and terrorism in the Far East, Siberia and in the south of the country.
Memories will linger of the tragedy involving the hostage taking at Dubrovka Theatre Centre in downtown Moscow, and of course, the people who have lost their loved ones as a result of that terrorist attack will keep these bitter memories for life.
Nevertheless, in spite of all the complexities and problems, the country has been developing quite vigorously. The judicial system has grown stronger and the economy has developed.
We have exceeded the targets we set early in the year. Thus, we had planned that the economy would grow by 3.5%. It can safely be said that we will reach the 4% mark, perhaps a little more. We had planned that the real incomes of the population would grow by 6.5%. Actually they will grow by 8.5%. Wages due and payable will grow by over 36%, by 36.7%. Pensions will grow by a little over 35% considering that inflation will amount to 15%. That is a little more than the target of 14%, but much less than last year. Last year it was 18.6%. Unemployment has fallen. The number of citizens whose wages are below the poverty line has dropped by 10%. All that combined improved Russias credit rating, and we have paid back the part of the debt we had planned to pay.
On the whole it can safely be said that the country has grown richer and that the material status of the overwhelming number of citizens has improved, if only slightly. I think that is the main result.
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В. Путин. 19 декабря 2002 года, четвергby 030016223 views
вопрос: "господин президент каким был этот год"?
ответ :''а чай дадут''?
:)
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