Innovation

In May 2010, PricewaterhouseCoopers, the New Economic School, the Russian Venture Company, and the Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies conducted a survey of 100 large1 companies operating in Russia to assess the level of innovation. The survey was also designed to explore the key factors which determine the innovation, the key barriers to innovation

The survey seeks government policies which would, in the opinion of large business, be most effective in fostering innovation in Russia.

The X-Files

A Reuters poll conducted by Ipsos shows that 21% of Russians believe that alien beings have come down to earth and now walk amongst us in our communities disguised as "us".

The research was conducted in 22 countries and the average is 20% of alien-believers in each country, so Russia is placed in the middle of the responses.

As FBI agent Fox Mulder said "The Truth Is Out There,"…on the map