Social and political events of the year. Important events for next year. Russia will enter a new stage of development

Mankind cannot live without holidays, if the calendar is empty, then something urgently needs to be invented. Perhaps that is why the Russians celebrate "Bastille Day", which has nothing to do with the country.

On the other hand, on any day of the year, you can find a memorable date or a significant event for Russia to justify a feast or congratulate the hero of the day. Memorable dates have a special historical, political, social, cultural significance for a particular state, and are sometimes enshrined in regulatory documents.

This article contains a story about important dates and events for Russia that will be solemnly celebrated in 2018.

Anniversaries of 2018 in the field of world culture

Many people remember the birthdays of their favorite writers, actors and artists, the activities of many of them are important not only for the country where they were born and created, but also for all mankind.

If you look through the pages of the 2018 calendar, you can find many anniversaries.

On January 6, one of the great Italian actors Adriano Celentano will celebrate his 80th birthday, and Vladimir Vysotsky will be the same (January 25).

On February 8, Russians and residents of the post-Soviet republics will remember the famous Stirlitz, actor Vyacheslav Tikhonov, who, unfortunately, did not live to see his 90th birthday.

But on March 20, all fans of the presenter and actress Ekaterina Strizhenova will be able to give her gifts and say kind words in connection with the half-century date. In March, the country will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Russian petrel writer Maxim Gorky.

In April, the famous songwriter Ilya Reznik celebrates his 80th birthday, and fans of his talent, I think, will expect a big concert. On May 5, the communists of the world will celebrate an important date - the 200th anniversary of the birth of the author of Capital, Karl Marx.

Summer will bring with it several important anniversaries: director Sergei Bodrov Sr. will celebrate his 70th birthday on June 13, and singer Madonna will celebrate her 60th birthday on August 16.

Autumn is the time to sum up the results of the musician Ilya Lagutenko in connection with the 50th anniversary. Unfortunately, actress Natalya Krachkovskaya passed away in 2016, not having lived 2 years before her 80th birthday.

Of the “very” round dates of the end of 2018, one can note the anniversary of the writer Ivan Turgenev (the same age as K. Marx) and the 100th anniversary of Anatoly Tarasov, one of the most famous Russian hockey coaches. Admirers of Alexander Solzhenitsyn's talent will celebrate the same anniversary.

Important historical dates

The Russian calendar is filled with important events, some of them in 2018 will be "round". It is on them that the attention of representatives of the official authorities will be drawn, and therefore the Russians are waiting for holidays, festivals, concerts.

On February 2, the whole country will celebrate an important date that played a role in World War II - 75 years ago Nazi Germany suffered a crushing defeat at Stalingrad.

February 23 should be prepared for the Defender of the Fatherland Day with increased attention, since the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Red Army will be celebrated. Another 100th anniversary military theme, falls on November 11, it will be celebrated not only in Russia, but also in many European countries.

It was on this day that the First World War ended, which claimed the lives of millions of soldiers, officers and civilians.

Interestingly, the renaming of the Russian militia into the police made it possible to introduce new holiday, now employees of this department should celebrate a professional celebration not in November, but on May 6th.

Moreover, next year is a glorious date - the 300th anniversary of the formation of the police department in the Russian Empire. Among the summer military events worthy of attention is the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Prokhorovka.

Important events for next year

One of the most important events of 2018 is the FIFA World Cup. Russian athletes have not yet shown themselves very brightly in this sport, but fans hope that, according to the saying, "houses and walls help."

From June 14, the whole country (and the whole planet) will cling to TV and computer screens, and the happiest will go to the stands of the Nizhny Novgorod stadium to see the best game in the world and amazing goals.

A month later, on July 15, the final of the championship will take place in Moscow, where the solemn closing of the football festival will also take place.

In 2018, some Russian cities will also celebrate round dates, for example, the first inhabitants of Amursk appeared in these places 60 years ago, the town of Solvychegorsk will celebrate a beautiful anniversary - 525 years from the day of its formation. Large-scale celebrations await Novokuznetsk, which will turn 400 next year.

In 2018, you can also find specific literary celebrations dedicated to individual brilliant creations. Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel "The Idiot" will be 150 years old, "Children of Captain Grant" by J. Verne will be "celebrated" as much, even more - 200 years - the poem "Charles Harold's Pilgrimage", written by the immortal pen of George Byron.

As can be seen from this short list, anniversaries, memorable dates and significant events are expected to be a huge number. If this is not enough for the Russians, then you can look into the neighbors' calendar of holidays, they will be happy to share the joy with their friends.

Every New Year pleases us with memorable dates dedicated to important events in the history of the country, anniversaries of artists, painters, singers, writers, scientific and public figures, which can be marked in a circle of like-minded people or attend events related to them. In this regard, 2018 will not only not be an exception to the rule, but will fully confirm it. During this period, the Russians will be able to celebrate a huge number of anniversaries and memorable dates that will definitely not let you get bored.

In 2018, the great writer Solzhenitsyn would have turned 100 years old

The most important celebrations will be devoted to the 100th anniversary of the birth of Alexander Solzhenitsyn, the 150th anniversary of the birth of Maxim Gorky and the 200th anniversary of Ivan Turgenev. Plan your time so as not to miss informative and interesting events by joining the world heritage in the field of literature!

January 2018

Vysotsky's fans will celebrate his 80th birthday on January 25, 2018

This month, a large number of holidays and cunicular days are concentrated, which, we recall, will last from January 1 to January 7, 2018. However, in the new year, January will also have several significant dates for Russia, among which it is impossible not to mention:

• The 80th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding actor and bard Vladimir Vysotsky, which falls on 01/25/2018. For my short, but bright life Vysotsky managed to leave a huge creative legacy in the form of six hundred songs published, including in the USA, Germany, Japan, Bulgaria, France, Finland, Korea and Israel, as well as two hundred poems. Vysotsky's film contribution became no less noticeable: he has more than three dozen film roles, among which are roles in "Little Tragedies", "Intervention", "Master of the Taiga", "Vertical", as well as the films "The meeting place cannot be changed", "Served two comrades" and "Bad good man". Traditionally, on this day, friends and admirers of his bright talent gather at the burial place of the singer to lay flowers and honor the blessed memory. However, in addition to visiting the Vagankovsky cemetery, other events will take place on January 25, 2018. For example, on the basis of the State Cultural Center-Museum "Vysotsky's House on Taganka", six new halls dedicated to the life and work of the bard will be opened;
• On January 10 (22 according to the old style), 1898, an outstanding master of directing, screenwriter and theater teacher Sergei Eisenstein was born, who became an honored worker of arts Soviet Russia and, perhaps, one of the most famous world directors of his time. In 2018, Russia and the world will celebrate the 120th anniversary of the birth of the master who created the "Battleship Potemkin", "Alexander Nevsky", the films "Free Land" and "Ivan the Terrible".

February 2018

02/08/2018 - the day on which Vyacheslav Tikhonov would have celebrated his 90th birthday

In addition to the traditional holiday of all men - the Day dedicated to the Defenders of the Fatherland - February 2018 will be filled with such significant days:

• On February 8, the 90th anniversary of the legend of Soviet cinema and theater Vyacheslav Tikhonov, whom the audience remembers and loves for his bright game in Burnt by the Sun, Waiting Room, It Was in Penkovo, and, of course, the TV series 17 Moments spring." Preparations for this significant date will begin in advance - already in 2016, the Ministry of Culture of the Moscow Region gave the go-ahead for the start of ceremonial events. In Pavlovsky Posad (the hometown of the great actor), work began on the arrangement of the house-museum, for which a building was purchased, within the walls of which the years of Tikhonov's childhood and youth passed. A garden will be laid out around the museum and a sign will be installed, which will be replaced with a monument in 2018. In 2017, a film festival will also be held, called "17 Moments ...", which will be directed by Anna Tikhonova, the artist's daughter and director charitable foundation his name;
• February 14, Valentine's Day, the scientific community of Russia will celebrate the 90th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding physicist Sergei Kapitsa. Russians remember him primarily as ideological inspirer and the host of the fascinating program "Obvious - Incredible", captivating the attention of viewers from 1973 to 2012, almost until the death of the author. For a long and fruitful scientific life Kapitsa made many discoveries and inventions in the field of physics, and also managed to substantiate a mathematical model confirming the hyperbolic growth in the number of inhabitants of our planet.

March 2018

Public events planned for Gorky's 150th birthday

Every resident of Russia looks forward to the first month of spring with great impatience, because the onset of March means that the long winter has finally ended, the days are getting warmer and warmer, spring streams ring, buds swell, and migratory birds return to their native nests. In addition, the whole country enthusiastically celebrates March 8, congratulating the most beloved women on the holiday. In addition to this date, there will be other significant events in March 2018, among which the following should be mentioned:

• the most important date in March 2018 will be the 150th anniversary of the birth of Maxim Gorky. The future writer-playwright was born on March 16 (28 according to the old style), 1868 in Nizhny Novgorod. Significant for Russian literature celebration, of course, will be accompanied by mass events, reflecting the life path and creativity of the master of the pen. The government has already announced that Gorky's museums and memorials will be restored by the anniversary day. First of all, we are talking about the museum-apartment where "Mother" and "At the Bottom" were written, the house-museum "Kashirin's House", in which Gorky spent his childhood, and a complex of three literary and memorial galleries. The main celebrations are planned in Nizhny Novgorod, so if you have time and desire, you can plan a small March trip for yourself, which will help you to join the great literary treasures;
• The 50th anniversary of Ekaterina Strizhenova, which the popular presenter will celebrate on 03/20/2018. Of course, it is not customary to talk about such dates in the life of women, but Catherine is definitely an exception to this rule - looking at her, no one will think that this beautiful, well-groomed and young woman can celebrate such a serious anniversary. Probably every Russian at least sometimes spends the morning hours with Strizhenova while drinking coffee and watching the program " Good morning". In addition, Catherine is known to theater lovers for her roles in The Nutcracker, Hamlet and Election Day. In Strizhenova's creative career, there are many film roles, in the list of her filmography - roles in "The Musketeers Twenty Years Later", "Countess de Monsoro", "Vasilisa", "Mu-Mu" and many other films;
• Vladimir Vinokur will celebrate his 70th birthday on March 31, whom the audience loves for his cheerful and funny performances, as well as roles in cinema and theater. The head of the State Theater of Parodies is familiar to the viewer by his roles in the "Military Field Romance", by theater lovers - by participation in the operettas "Corneville Bells" and "The Furious Gascon", but there were so many sketches, parodies and comic performances in Vinokur's creative life that it was not count. It is quite possible that by the 70th anniversary he will prepare an exciting concert or an incendiary program for the audience, because a real artist always celebrates his birthday on stage.

April 2018

The famous songwriter Ilya Reznik will celebrate his 80th birthday on April 4

Celebrations of a historical nature and national festivities are not celebrated in April. But this does not mean that there is nothing to celebrate this month, because in this warm spring month the following events will take place:

• The 80th anniversary has crept up on the outstanding songwriter Ilya Reznik. The significant date will fall on April 4, 2018. We are going to see a magnificent concert at which the songs of this brilliant master of the word will be performed. Pop lovers, no doubt, remember "Maestro", " starry summer”,“ Old Clock ”,“ Ladder ”and“ Photographer ”performed by Alla Pugacheva,“ Singing Mime ”performed by Valery Leontiev,“ Stewardess named Jeanne ”, sung by Vladimir Presnyakov ,“ Night Fire ”,“ Not Evening Yet ” and “Business Woman” by Laima Vaikule, “Little Country” and “Summer of Castanets” sung by Natasha Koroleva, and these are not all songs from an impressive list of more than a hundred texts!
• On April 4, 2018, Mikhail Shufutinsky will celebrate his 70th birthday, who, by the way, also performed songs by Reznik - for example, the once popular "Marina". By the way, the meter of the Russian stage still holds sold-out concerts today, so you can expect a musical gift from him for fans, timed to coincide with the solemn occasion.

May 2018

Every May of the new year, the inhabitants of Russia joyfully celebrate several important dates at once - Workers' Day and the celebration of great victory, however, in 2018, the inhabitants of the country will have a few more reasons to celebrate:

• 05.2018 will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Maxim Fadeev, who today can be safely called one of the most successful producers and composers of the modern Russian stage. It was under his wing that such performers and bands as Linda, Gluk'oZa, Total, Yulia Savicheva, Monokini and SEREBRO grew up and became famous. It is quite possible to count on a grandiose concert, which will be organized in the capital by this date;
• On May 5, 2018, actress Vera Orlova could celebrate her centenary. The older generation of Russians, of course, remembers how the morning preparations for work and school went under the cheerful voice of Orlova, which sounded from all the country's radios in the program "Good morning!"; how impossible it was to get into productions with her participation, held at the Mayakovsky Theater; how quickly photos were swept away from the Soyuzpechat kiosks, which depicted the first beauty of Soviet cinema. The roles of Vera in "Soldier Ivan Brovkin", the films "Do not part with your loved ones" and "When the trees were big" still delight everyone who loves and appreciates real cinema.

June 2018

Russians are looking forward to the opening of the 2018 FIFA World Cup

The first month of summer is long-awaited for many Russians, because on June 14 a grand sporting event will begin - which Russia will host in 2018. However, in June there will be time for other equally important events. Among them are:

• The 60th anniversary of Sergei Makovetsky, celebrated on 06/13/2018. Makovetsky is known to the viewer for his roles in "The Girl and Death", "Liquidation", "Tumbler", "Blind Man's Buff", "Mechanical Suite" and the film "12". He also played in more than 20 theatrical productions. Most likely, by the day of the anniversary of a talented artist, Russians can expect the announcement of his creative evening or benefit performance;
• 70th anniversary of the talented director and screenwriter Sergei Bodrov. His contribution to the field of cinematography is recognized not only in Russia, but also abroad. Proof of this is the nominations for the Golden Globe and Oscar, which were awarded to films with the participation of Bodrov. The viewer remembers and loves him for creating the paintings "East - West", "Mongol", "Prisoner of the Caucasus" and "Beloved Woman of the Mechanic Gavrilov".

July 2018

The star of the "Irony of Fate" - Andrey Myagkov - will celebrate the anniversary on 07/08/2018

The main anniversaries of the middle of summer will be:

• Andrey Myagkov, who will turn 80 on July 8, 2018. The People's Artist of the RSFSR needs no introduction, because the roles in The Irony of Fate, The Brothers Karamazov and office romance» lead to the admiration of more than one generation of viewers;
• Liya Akhedzhakova, who will also celebrate her 80th birthday literally the day after Myagkov's birthday - 07/09/2018. Roles of the People's Artist Russian Federation in "Office Romance", "Garage" and "Promised Heaven" brought her universal love and popularity.

August 2018

Nina Menshikova, who played in "Girls", would have turned 90 years old

In the last month of summer, the anniversary calendar of Russia includes:

• The 90th anniversary of Nina Menshikova, who, unfortunately, did not live to see this memorable date. Nevertheless, the roles in "Girls" and "We'll Live Until Monday" still resonate in the hearts of Russians.

September 2018

Sergey Garmash will celebrate his sixtieth birthday on September 1, 2018

This month cannot be called rich in memorable days, but it falls on a celebration from the list of the main anniversaries of 2018:

• The 60th anniversary of Sergei Garmash, an artist whom colleagues and fans will honor on Knowledge Day - 09/01/2018. The People's Artist of the country, no doubt, is loved by the audience for participating in Anna Karenina, Inhabited island”, “12” and “Kamenskaya”.

October 2018

In October, Ilya Lagutenko will celebrate the first solid anniversary - 50 years

There are not many memorable and anniversaries this month, but you can still remember some events:

• On 10.2018, Filipp Yankovsky, an actor known to the audience for his roles in The State Councilor, The Three Musketeers and The Wonderworker, will celebrate his half-century anniversary;
• On 10.2018 Ilya Lagutenko will celebrate his 50th birthday, so Mumiy Troll fans can expect a concert dedicated to this event.

November 2018

Exactly 200 years ago, the great Turgenev was born in the Oryol province

The last month of autumn will be rich in significant events:

• On 11.2018 one of the most important events of the new year will be celebrated - the 200th anniversary of the birth of Ivan Turgenev. Already today, preparations have begun for the anniversary of the great writer. According to the action plan, Turgenev's encyclopedia, commemorative albums and books, the catalog of the library named after the writer will be published by this date, a museum will be opened, including six branches and the thematic cultural center "Noble Nest", and a tourist complex will be built in Spasskoye-Lutovinovo ". For tourists will be developed new route Turgenev places, and large-scale cultural events will be held in the Oryol province;
• 11.2018 Russia will celebrate a memorable date in honor of the centenary of the end of the First World War, because this glorious milestone in history should by no means be forgotten. By the centenary, the government promises to carry out several reconstructions and other thematic events;
• On 11.2018, actor Alexei Batalov will celebrate his 90th birthday. This artist can be safely reckoned among the cult ones, because it is his actor play gave the Russians a lot of pleasant moments when watching the film "Star of Captivating Happiness" and the film "Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears";
• 11.2018 could celebrate the 80th anniversary of Natalia Krachkovskaya, who left us last year. Among more than 130 roles in the cinema, I would especially like to note the work of Krachkovskaya in "12 Chairs", "Swindlers", "The Master and Margarita", "Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession".

December 2018

687055 02/01/1972 USSR national ice hockey team. 1972 From left to right, standing: massage therapist Georgy Ovseenko, Vladimir Lutchenko, Gennady Tsygankov, Alexander Yakushev, Alexander Ragulin, head coach Arkady Chernyshev, Valery Vasilyev, Vladimir Petrov, Vladimir Shadrin, Evgeny Mishakov, Anatoly Firsov, doctor Oleg Belakovsky, Vladimir Vikulov, coach Anatoly Tarasov ; second row: Valery Kharlamov, Boris Mikhailov, Vitaly Davydov, Igor Romishevsky, Evgeny Zimin, Viktor Kuzkin, Yuri Blinov, Alexander Maltsev; lying: goalkeepers Alexander Pashkov, Vladislav Tretyak. Dolyagin/RIA Novosti

The coach of the famous USSR national hockey team would have turned 100 years old

The end of the year will be remembered by Russians not only for the preparation for the New Year, but also for several significant dates:

• 12.2018 the glorious 60th anniversary will be celebrated by Alexander Baluev, beloved Russian people for roles in "Muslim" and the film "Two Winters, Three Summers";
• On 12.2018, the sports community will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Anatoly Tarasov. The coach of the Soviet hockey team at one time managed to bring it to an unattainable level, because it was under him that Soviet hockey players became world champions for nine years in a row. This indicator not only became a record, but has not been surpassed by anyone so far;
• 12.2018 Russia will massively celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Alexander Solzhenitsyn. The writer, who left the books The Gulag Archipelago and One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich as a legacy, is loved not only in his homeland. UNESCO representatives are discussing the possibility of contributing literary works authorship of Solzhenitsyn in the list of world cultural heritage. Events for the anniversary will be held in accordance with the decree issued by the President of Russia, and in addition to a whole range of educational and cultural events, a monument will be prepared by December 11, which will be installed in Moscow, memorial museums will be built in the capital and Rostov, an exposition will be opened in Kislovodsk, and books will be republished author.

World observances and anniversaries in 2018:

In 2018, the world will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx

Of course, in 2018 there will be many important dates that will be celebrated by residents of most countries of the world, including Russians:

• 01.2018 Adriano Celentano will celebrate his 80th birthday. The Russian fans of the actor and singer are probably among the most numerous, so this day will be a great occasion to listen to "Chi non lavora non fa l'amore" or re-watch "The Taming of the Shrew";
• 05.2018 the whole world will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding philosopher-economist Karl Marx, whose works had a huge impact on the formation of the history of the 20th century. In Trier, on this occasion, festivities will be organized, the pomp of which, according to the organizers, will force the whole world community to watch them;
• On June 6, 2018, the world community will celebrate the 180th anniversary of the birth of Georges Bizet, so it is possible that the brilliant opera Carmen will once again appear in the repertoire of your city theater;
• 07.2018 fans of George Gershwin's work can listen to the operas "Blue Monday" or "Porgy and Bess", thus marking the 120th anniversary of the composer's birth;
• 08.2018 one of the brightest pop divas of our time, Madonna, will celebrate her 60th anniversary, in honor of which a grandiose tour is already being prepared;
• 11.2018 amateurs romantic music they will definitely remember Joe Dassin, because he could have turned 80 years old. Of course, many fans will definitely listen to Les Champs-Élysées, Et si tu n’existais pas and Salut again that day;
• On 11.2018 the outstanding Ennio Morricone will celebrate his 90th birthday. Russian fans can join the celebration by listening to the soundtrack for The Professional, The Godfather, Once Upon a Time in America, The Phantom of the Opera or the Sprut series;
• On 12.2018, people who are not alien to the sense of beauty will celebrate the 160th anniversary of the birth of Giacomo Puccini. It will be possible to honor the memory of the great composer by visiting the operas La bohème, Madama Butterfly or Turandot.

What awaits the world and Russia, and what difficulties the planet will face

Evgeny Chernykh

Influential British weekly The Economist surprised again with the cover - a puzzle, where the most important events and trends of the coming year are encrypted.

The magazine is considered the global mouthpiece of the Rothschilds, the planet's oldest financial clan. Every week it is published in different languages ​​around the world with a circulation of about 2 million copies. Plus over 40 million social media followers.

Previously, prophetic covers featured the symbols and faces of the world elite with political heavyweights like Putin, Obama, Merkel, Xi Ching Ping in the foreground. On the cover of the World in 2017 forecast issue, instead of a political collage, there appeared ... 8 occult tarot cards under the catchy inscription "Planet Trump". (Now Komsomolskaya Pravda is summing up which of these prophecies has come true.)

World in 2015, 2016 and 2017

This time, the owners and editors of the magazine, adherents of globalism, depicted World 2018 as a large computer matrix.

The role of the business center will move from London to Frankfurt. The popularity of France among investors based in London will also increase. The British themselves, if an alternative regime is not offered to the single market, may begin to have difficulties with the sale of goods and employment. Therefore, in foggy Albion, another referendum on leaving the EU is possible.

Do not forget about Catalonia, because the forceful solution of the issue of its independence only drives the problem into a corner. The EU is not very keen to finance "roads and sewers" in its Eastern countries. Therefore, it will be difficult for Brussels to count on the loyalty of Hungary and Poland.

9. OLD MAN

Today, people over 65 make up over 16% of the world's population. By 2050, their share may increase to 25%. The problem of pension provision is very acute. The main solutions are to increase the retirement age and create conditions for the elderly to work. The world oligarchs are interested in having as many people working as possible. Therefore, at first women began to work en masse, now this fate awaits the elderly. The topic is presented under the guise of protecting the rights of older people. Indeed, why shouldn't they work, says the magazine! After all, the elderly are more experienced and economically convenient: in America, more than 40% of taxes are collected from those who are "over 50"!

10. SAD SMILE

Dedicated to the most depressed countries in the world. Among the developed countries is Greece, still reeling from the eurozone crisis. Gallup polls showed the highest level of stress among the Greeks. The threat of physical destruction looms in front of North Korea in the new year if the war of words between Kim and Trump turns into a real one. Venezuela faces debt default and economic collapse. The pro-American opposition will blame the problems created by US pressure on President Nicolas Maduro. It seems that the country has its own Maidan. On the brink of starvation Yemen is the poorest country Arab world. There is a civil war going on. Plus the largest cholera outbreak in modern history(750 thousand patients).

A number of states in the African Sahara region look even worse: Burundi, Central African Republic, Congo.

The darkest place on earth seems to be the youngest state in the world - South Sudan. It gained independence in 2011 and has been in crisis ever since. Tribal conflicts are about to turn into genocide. A third of the inhabitants abandoned their homes to avoid death. Many huddle in UN camps. About 6 million people experience acute hunger.

11. ECONOMY

Judging by the diagram, it will first grow, and then slow down. A threefold increase in the US interest rate will cause an outflow of funds from emerging markets. After all, the yield of US bonds will be higher. This will deepen the crisis.

12. VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE

In 2018, cars will become simpler in design. Gone are the days when cars were repainted in a turtle or covered with daisies, gave them names. Increasingly popular are not small "Beetles" (the most popular cars in history), but large SUVs. Meanwhile, the Volkswagen Beetle is making a comeback in the form of an electric car. Power Volkswagen Beetle can be 170 horsepower. The first model will be put into production next year.

13. BALLISTIC MISSILE

Adjacent to Kim Jong-un and directed towards the Statue of Liberty ... It is worth paying attention to the 13th number of the symbol. We have heard a lot about the rapid advance of the North Korean missile program. However, missile troops are key in all military-equipped countries.

America's military doctrine is centered on strategic offensive forces and the deployment of the US global missile defense system. As part of the US Armed Forces' "Fast Global Strike" initiative, it is assumed that it will be possible to deliver prompt (within 1 hour) and accurate missile attack in any region of the world. Of course, other countries are forced to react.

In 2018, the Russian Strategic Missile Forces will launch 12 intercontinental ballistic missiles. This was announced yesterday by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. Development is underway hypersonic weapons. The range of the tested Tsikrons is still low (400 km). However, back in Soviet times, we developed the X-90, Albatross, but now the “4202 project”, also known as 15Yu71, is at the testing stage. And this is already intercontinental missiles. According to available data, Russia is ahead of Western countries in this direction. But they don’t sit still there either: the hypersonic projects X-43A, Falcon HTV-2, X-51A Waverider, AHW (USA), HyShot / HiFire (Australia), SABER (UK) are known. However, while it is difficult to call them very successful.

According to Xi Jin Ping, “The missile force is a key strategic deterrent and a strategic pillar of China's status as a world power. They are the cornerstone that is essential for upholding national security.” China, along with Russia, is one of the leaders in the development of hypersonic weapons; hypersonic rocket launchers WU-14, aka DF-ZF, are being tested there.

Thanks to a successful missile program, India will be able to meet the ship groups of potential aggressors at a distance of up to 1,300 km from the coast. It is impossible not to mention the $4 billion contract between India and Russia for the development and supply of PJ-10 BrahMos missiles for submarines, ships, coastal installations, and aircraft. The world is concerned about the missile programs of Pakistan, Iran...

14. PENDULUM

He shows the reverse. Globalism has been replaced by nationalism. With a policy of protectionism, sanctions. Everyone knows about the sanctions against Russia, Iran, North Korea. However, many global companies are also suffering. Probably the beginning of the persecution of tech giants Facebook, Amazon and Google. They will be loaded with fines, limited by tougher antitrust laws and laws in the field of personal data processing. Western elites saw in the work of tech giants a "threat to democracy", that is, to their power. The US spends huge resources on governance public opinion through Facebook and Google, but recently Americans are increasingly admitting that they lost the information war with Russia. After all social media provide not only wide opportunities for propaganda, but also limit its potential: in the age of instant receipt and dissemination of information, lies and falsifications are exposed more and more quickly, and the truth becomes clear. Users of social networks have become better versed in fakes and information in general. Consequently, it becomes more and more difficult for the ideologists of imperialism to manage them. Among other things, the Western elites are still firmly convinced that through FaceBook Russia had a serious influence on the 2016 US elections, and will not stop there. Amazon, on the other hand, with a cross-border trade turnover of $307 billion in 2018 and cross-border online shoppers reaching 130 million, is becoming a threat to the trade monopoly of traditional multinational giants, providing a truly free market, not a “free market” in the sense of corporations.

15. BASIL'S CHURCH

A magazine that does not like Russia published an article by Alexei Navalny. According to the oppositionist, Russia is not a conservative country and does not correspond to the role of a Christian theocratic state. Because, they say, less than 15% of people attend church more than once a month. He also ridicules statements about insults to the spiritual foundations of the country, whether it is the memory of the Great Patriotic War and veterans, saints and the royal family, or traditional art.

16. KOMAR

17. MILITARY CONFLICTS

The hottest spots are Syria, Ukraine, Iraq + Turkey, Yemen, Libya, Nigeria, Congo, South Sudan, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Philippines, Somalia, Mexico. The most undesirable scenario of 2018 could be a conflict between the United States and the DPRK, which risks moving into the Third World War.

World defense spending will rise. US President Donald Trump signed the bill on the country's military budget for 2018 - about $ 700 billion! The US accounts for more than a third of global military spending. In Germany, growth will be 4%. Berlin is seeking a closer military alliance with Paris. Costs in Eastern Europe fueled by anti-Russian hysteria. Japan may strengthen its missile defenses due to the threat from the DPRK.

18. CROWN OF THE ROMANOVS

33. COMBAT AIRCRAFT

Brexit could lead to a redistribution of the aviation market. In April, the Royal Air Force of Great Britain (RAF) will celebrate the centenary of its founding as the world's first independent air force from the army and navy. However, today this air force has only 140 Typhoon fighters and 80 obsolete Tornadoes. Germany and France create a joint project to outdo the British Typhoons. Civilian Bombardier, easyJet and Ryanair may have problems. Western elites are hinting to the UK that the only kind of Brexit that will suit them is a soft option, or even a refusal to leave the European Union.

34. Angela Merkel

Merkel's era in Germany actually began in 2000, when she became the leader of the CDU/CSU, a bloc of center-right political parties. Her political longevity has much in common with Vladimir Putin. She became the most 12 times powerful woman in the world according to Forbes. Today, the Merkel era is coming to an end. New leaders emerged in the political arena of Germany, not interested in the 4th Chancellery of Angela. Therefore, negotiations on a coalition do not bring results. Ursula von der Leyen, the German defense minister, is named among her successors. She has recently been participating in meetings of the Bilderberg Club of the world elite.

35. GUITAR

In 2018, people will spend 5% more on entertainment - $2 trillion! Growth mainly due to video content. Video games will explode by 10%. The virtual reality market will reach $9 billion, driven mainly by the US and China.

36. COFFEE

In 2018, US-based Starbucks will enter its 24th market in Europe, Italy. The largest chain of coffee houses has more than 25,000 outlets in 75 countries. It is believed that Italy is not the most best market for such coffee houses, as here they are used to drinking small portions of inexpensive coffee in bars. But Starbucks believes it can be a trendsetter in Italy too.

37. REFUGEES

Their number last year reached a record high of 65 million (equal to the population of the UK). Another 250 million people, according to the UN, are migrants. At the summit in September 2018, two global agreements are expected to be signed on how countries will manage these flows. They will also try to resolve a long-standing dispute between EU governments about domestic distribution migrants.

38. ELECTIONS

In 2018, presidential elections will be held in Russia, Brazil, Venezuela, Mexico, and parliamentary elections in Italy. Congressional elections will be held in the US in November. For Democratic Party they will be a welcome opportunity to strip Republicans of total control over the federal government.

39. Antique column

The BBC TV channel is filming its most ambitious cultural project - the film "Civilization". From prehistoric times to the present day. A total of 9 episodes will be released, the issue is explored through the prism of art. As for the heirs of ancient culture, in August it will again have to save the Greek economy. Brussels will be forced to make another sacrifice for the sake of promoting the power of the European Union. The economic situation in Italy is no better.

40. EIFFEL TOWER

Social spending in France is more than 30% of GDP, which is ten percent higher than the average among developed countries. Most likely, these costs will be cut. France will not become a deregulated America or Britain, but something like Scandinavia.

41. Vladimir Putin

According to the magazine, he will be re-elected for a new presidential term. Scenarios are already prepared in the West that Navalny will recognize the elections as illegal, his associates will riot and be arrested. They will be mercifully released for the World Cup. For the next 6 years, Putin will focus on raising a successor and on economic reforms. Most likely, the role of Dmitry Medvedev will weaken, young politicians and economists will come forward, such as the head of the Ministry of Economic Development, Maxim Oreshkin. The influence of Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin is growing. Aleksey Kudrin is also active. However, he already had a chance to arrange a technological revolution when he was the Minister of Finance, but he did not use it.

In 2018, it is planned to commission two large bridges at once: Hong Kong - Zhuhai - Macau (55 km) in China and the automobile part of the Crimean Bridge in Russia (16.9 km). The first will become the longest overwater bridge in the world, the second (railway part) - in Europe. They have a common symbolic feature: Hong Kong was annexed to China in 1997, Macau - in 1999, Crimea to Russia - in 2014.

A hotly debated question is when will robots and artificial intelligence replace humans? In 2015, robots surpassed humans in popular game Go. They do better with physical and algorithmic problems than with abstract ones. Machines will be able to pack laundry in 1.5 years, become good drivers in 10 years, salesmen in 15. And only in 30 - writers.
We are also on the verge of creating quantum computers. The most important issues that really require quantum computing are envisioned in the development of drugs, new materials, and also in financial markets.

44. EVIL CLOWN FROM IT

2018 marks the 250th anniversary of the circus. The development of television, animal rights societies are hitting this art. In May 2017, the most famous American circus of the Ringling brothers, Barnum and Bailey, which had worked for 146 years, closed. And the horror film "It" in September 2017 by Pennywise, who devours children, spoiled the funny image of a clown!

45. SOLAR SYSTEM

In October 2018, BepiColombo, a joint project of the European Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency to explore Mercury, starts. Arrival in the Mercury area is expected in December 2025. November 26, 2018 unmanned spaceship NASA InSight should make a soft landing on Mars. In November, the OSIRIS-REX spacecraft, launched two years earlier, will land on the asteroid Bennu. Scientists have calculated that in 2136 Bennu will pass closer to the Earth than the Moon and may fall on our planet. Therefore, it is very important to study its trajectory in as much detail as possible. Elon Musk's SpaceX plans to send two tourists around the moon by the end of the year. Let's also pay attention to the Chinese lunar program and Trump's recent statement about the desire to revive lunar projects. Elon Musk also plans to fly to Mars by 2022. By 2020, it is planned to start mining in space. Initially, these will be souvenir moonstones.

46. ​​AFRICA

Journal prophesies serious problems Republic of South Africa. South Africa may lose its economic independence. Another problem of the "Black Continent" is the Republic of the Congo. The authors of The Economist compare it to a powder keg in the heart of Africa.

47. CHINESE ARMY CAP

The PRC army is the largest in the world (2.39 million people!) However, in terms of technical equipment, it is inferior to the American one. Beijing has decided to challenge Washington! He modernizes the army, even builds aircraft carriers. To become a world leader not only in the economy. Military parity with the US could be achieved in 15 years. The Yankees will try to prevent this.

48. VICTIMS OF THE FIRST WORLD

November 11, 1918 in the railway carriage of the commander French army Marshal Foch, representatives of the Entente and Germany signed the Armistice of Compiègne, which put an end to the hostilities of the First World War. Symbols of all religions mean tomb crosses around the world. Memorial Day for the Fallen (Veterans Day) - special holiday in the West.

India is the trendsetter in the world of literary festivals. The year will start with the Jaipur festival - the largest in Asia and with many imitators, including those in England and the USA. Hundreds of thousands of visitors will listen to their favorite writers and buy their books.

In 2018, the first significant results of gene therapy will appear. They will provide prospects for treatment serious illnesses, including oncology, improving the efficiency of agriculture, the emergence of new biotechnologies. But the most valuable prize of the future is a possible solution to the problems of aging.

51. World Cup in Russia

In 2014, the World Cup in Brazil was used by the world's elites to provoke President Dilma Rousseff. She was publicly booed and accused of corruption and left in 2016. In Russia, the West hopes to arrange similar provocations. Also, "our partners" are counting on the shameful defeat of the Russian team, on hooligan fans, and poor infrastructure in order to present Russia in a negative light. All these topics are already prepared in advance to be covered by the Western media. We, on the contrary, expect that numerous tourists at the championship will see Russia as hospitable, friendly, cultured, and not as it is portrayed abroad.

52. DATA HACKING

Hackers are becoming a real scourge in the world. Their attacks can target hospitals, weather stations, airports, highways, power plants, and even nuclear facilities. In May 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation will come into force. It will strengthen the rights of users to control their data and tougher penalties for companies for misuse.
On the basis of quantum technologies, a messaging system that is immune to hacking can be created. China has already launched the first quantum-powered satellite that reliably transmits messages over vast distances. In 2018, it will be integrated with the country's terrestrial quantum signaling network - the largest in the world.

A well-known symbol of early Christianity. Greek Ichthys, an acronym for the name of Jesus Christ. Many of Jesus' disciples were fishermen. Fish Christ fed the hungry people. There are 815 million hungry people in the world right now. The sad figure rose for the first time in a decade. For 2018, the UN has developed plans to combat hunger. They will be discussed at the beginning of the year at the African Union summit in Ethiopia.

54. MACRON

In whom The Economist really “does not have a soul”, it is in the French president, a protege of the Rothschilds. Calls him a symbol of change for the better and even the modern equivalent of Teddy Roosevelt, the American president most associated with the progressive era. Indeed, there is a strong similarity between the two: both raise the agenda of the reform period in the rhetoric of national renewal and greatness. The scope of the French President's ambitions will become clearer in 2018, according to the magazine, as the details of his plans are formulated. First of all pension reform and education. If he succeeds, then the world elites are ready to introduce the term macronism, as a direction of modern progressivism.
The magazine will read to Macron the leadership in the European Union after Angela Merkel's departure from the stage.

In December 2018, the musical film "Mary Poppins Returns", a sequel to the famous 1964 film, will be released. The action takes place in the USA Great Depression. IN leading role Emily Blunt, who previously played Emily in The Devil Wears Prada (Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress). The umbrella is the trademark of Mary Poppins. The sequel is dedicated to the centenary of women's suffrage in the UK.

56. ENERGY

The energy agenda for Russia is developing positively. OPEC is bogged down in the fight against shale producers in the US. But Saudi Arabia would like to raise prices per barrel before it lists a 5% stake in Saudi Aramco in 2018. It promises to be the largest public offering in history, perhaps $100 billion. Therefore, the agreement to cut oil production by 1.8 million barrels per day has been extended until the end of 2018.

Fossil fuels are getting a boost from Donald Trump's decision to scrap the Paris climate deal and switch to coal. Please our oilmen, gasmen and economic forecasts: further growth in hydrocarbon consumption is expected.
Russia plans to commission the first string of the Turkish Stream in March 2018, the second - in 2019. Gas supplies via the Power of Siberia pipeline to China - in 2019.

57. CAPITOL

The seat of the US Congress is on Capitol Hill. America "sanctions" is at war with Russia, Iran and North Korea, threatens China with sanctions. These actions find less and less understanding within the Western world. Even within the United States, there is less and less confidence in the liberal idea: the American elites have to fight even with their own president.

58. TELESCOPE

Einstein's general theory of relativity will be tested in 2018. Astronomers are exploring supermassive "black holes". One of them is in Sagittarius A at a distance of 26,000 light years and is 4 million solar masses. With the help of the VLT, the world's largest telescope installed in Chile, scientists will study how space-time stretches under the strongest gravity that can be observed in the universe. Most likely, Einstein's theory will again give excellent results. But scientists always expect to discover something more.

59. RISING SUN

The Land of the Rising Sun is preparing for the abdication of the 84-year-old Emperor Akihito. He decided to retire. Japanese law prohibits the resignation of the monarch. Parliament had to give him special permission. His 57-year-old son Naruhito will be proclaimed emperor.
In Japanese Shintoism, the Emperor is considered a direct descendant of the Sun Goddess. On it lie the daily burdens of performing religiously important rituals, such as planting the first rice of the year...

Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. It is overshadowed in advance by the unprecedented persecution of the Russian team.

61. QUADROCOPTER

In 2018, the commercialization of drones will expand. There is even talk of using unmanned aerial vehicles as flying wind turbines to generate electricity and air taxis to transport things and people. However, there are legal complications: bans on flights at night, over people and out of sight. A big step in the "legalization of drones" will be the introduction of remote identification, a kind of license plate system.

62. ELECTRIC FILLING

In the energy market, electric vehicles are once again competing with traditional gasoline-powered vehicles. Don't be surprised by the word "again"! In the first quarter of the 20th century, 38% of cars in the US car fleet had electric engines, 40% had steam engines, and only 22% had gasoline engines. The problems with electric vehicles were the same as now - batteries. Therefore, a hundred years ago, gasoline cars won the war. Now another battle is raging. But the advantage is still with gasoline.

63. GODDESS MINERVA

Great Britain symbol. The image is taken from a bronze British halfpenny coin from 1717-1936. London in the new year will continue the procedure for leaving the European Union, which is going with a big slip. Britain will pay "for divorce" about 40-45 billion in dollars. It is for this reason that the pound sterling "fell and did not wring out." Now they give only about 1.3 dollars for it, although before Brexit it was one and a half. European banks have withdrawn assets worth 350 billion euros from the UK. There are many other problems. By the way, Minerva is the emblem of the Bank of England. On the cover of The Economist, she also symbolizes Theresa May herself, who is going through difficult times because of Brexit.

Entertaining analytics of interesting dates and upcoming events in 2018 was published by the telegram channel "Vertushka_ATS1".

Some important dates and events of 2018.

The outcome of the presidential elections in Russia on March 18 is quite predictable. Therefore, the time of the main intrigues and the “heyday of insiders” in Telegram will fall on the period of personnel turbulence from the end of March to the middle of May.

We remind you that the prime minister of the new government will be approved by the State Duma on May 11, and all appointments to the new government, as well as other basic staffing arrangements, will take place before the start of the St. Petersburg Economic Forum on May 24-25, where V. Putin will present his updated team and socio-economic plan to the world actions.

During the election campaign, on February 2, Russia and the world will celebrate the 75th anniversary of Battle of Stalingrad- a turning point in the history of the entire Second World War.

The anniversary of our country's victory at Stalingrad will become one of the semantic dominants of V. Putin's election campaign. Moreover, by the same moment the topic of a new wave of sanctions against Russia will reach its maximum intensity.

In 2018, the Crimean bridge will start working. A full-fledged movement will open towards the end of the year, but a trial run with the participation of V. Putin is possible on the eve of the March 18 elections and the fourth anniversary of Russia's reunification with Crimea and Sevastopol.

It is not known how far the Russian team will go at the home World Cup. However, the main match of Russia at the World Cup will still be held on June 14 on the day of the opening game with Saudi Arabia.

On this day in the stands of Luzhniki crown prince SA Mohammed bin Salman will discuss with V. Putin the key issues of the privatization of Saudi Aramco and the future of the OPEC+ deal.

Closer to summer, approaching the 100th anniversary of the execution royal family in July 1918, it again actualizes the “white-red” and “near-monarchist” ideological disputes in society that were so stormy in 2017, as well as contradictions and intrigues in the Russian Orthodox Church itself in connection with the key issue of “recognition of the remains”.

August marks the 20th anniversary of the 1998 default, which remains one of the main negative symbols of the liberal economic policy of the 1990s and to a large extent opened the way to power for the "siloviki" - first E. Primakov, and then V. Putin.

This year is marked by the 25th anniversary of the events of 1993 - the confrontation between Yeltsin and the Supreme Soviet. The creation and adoption of the Constitution of Russia, the 25th anniversary of which falls on December, is also closely connected with the "Decree 1400" and its consequences.

Anniversaries are always an occasion to discuss the ideas of constitutional innovations, especially after the 2018 elections and towards 2024 constitutional reform will continue to emerge quite persistently and regularly.

In October, the 100th anniversary of the Komsomol, which still retains the title of the main forge of "young technocrats", will not go unnoticed.

The ability to make a career in the district committee of the Komsomol is worth many “jumping off a cliff” and it is precisely this ability that underlies the successful lives of many top officials and oligarchs.

In November, the whole world will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. Perhaps Russian President V. Putin will take part in the main celebrations to be held in France.

Agreements in principle on this can be reached during the visit of French President E. Macron, who is increasingly claiming leadership in Europe, to the St. Petersburg Economic Forum in May.

If the Democrats succeed and the splits in Republican Party, the likelihood of Trump's impeachment will increase significantly, and his second term will become impossible.

Melting glaciers, alien attack or a virus unknown to science: what could be the end of the world in 2018?

There are only a few weeks left before the New Year, so all of humanity froze in anticipation of the changes that 2018 will bring. World-famous predictors are sure that it will be rich in events that can bring both prosperity and terrible death to planet Earth and its inhabitants.

1. Arrival of an extraterrestrial civilization

The new year will begin with the landing of representatives of the oldest extraterrestrial civilizations, provoked by the signals that American scientists send into space, trying to figure out if we are alone in the universe. They will fly in to make contact with the inhabitants of the United States - and they will be able to reciprocate if they wish. Their visit will provoke an outbreak of some kind of viral infection, previously unfamiliar to earthlings. Scientists will not be able to invent a vaccine in 2018, so part of humanity will die from an unprecedented disease.

2. Dollar depreciation

Pavel Globa predicts the saddest fate of the financial system of the same country, which will cause aliens to land. The collapse of the North Atlantic Alliance and rising unemployment will destroy the myth of an ideal successful life in America. In order not to fall apart, the US will have to sacrifice its own currency - the dollar. The current leader will lead the country to complete collapse, the consequences of which will be corrected by many subsequent rulers, ”the prediction of the 15th-century prophet Vasily Nemchin indicates.

3. War without war

One of the most interesting and, at the same time, frightening predictions was left by the Matrona of Moscow. The old woman promised that a “war without war” awaits people, which will take many human lives, because no one expects it. To this day, experts cannot agree on what Matrona meant - a meteorite fall, natural disasters, or large-scale chemical attacks. “As a result of this whole terrible event, the world will become different,” the fortuneteller assured eyewitnesses.

4. Russia will enter a new stage of development

It is not known whether the economic crisis in the United States will affect the state of the Russian financial system or other factors, but it will go uphill. Astrologer Pavel Globa believes that by the beginning of 2018 Russia will recover from all previous failures and make a rapid leap in development. A large amount of money will be invested in industry and education, so specialists and people of science will be able to count on a decent salary.

5. The center of the economy will move to Siberia

Pavel made another amazing prediction: against the backdrop of a flourishing economy, Moscow will lose its position as the most expensive and promising city in Russia. Siberia will take its place - and there is already every reason to believe his point of view. The President and the Cabinet of Ministers are openly saying that it is worth developing innovations in this region and considering it as the successor to the business capital.

6. End of the world

The Russian writer Artur Belyaev, in his theory of hierarchical catastrophes, spoke about the laws of the development of civilization. He calculated that the history of the Earth is divided into several major milestones, each of which ends in serious natural disasters. Together with 2017, such a stage ends - and earthlings have absolutely no idea what to expect this time. Before the accuracy of Belyaev's hypotheses, Mayan predictions look like children's fairy tales.

7. Abnormal melting of glaciers

But the Kazakh clairvoyant Vera Lyon seems to know exactly what the mysterious catastrophe will be like. She specializes in predicting natural phenomena, so she was able to see that the melting of glaciers increasing every day will cause storms, floods, hurricanes and heavy rains already in 2018. Scientists have no theories of how to resist the elements.

8. New coup d'état in Ukraine

15-year-old Frenchwoman Kaede Uber has been making predictions with amazing accuracy since the age of five. She knew in advance that there would be terrorist attacks in France and mass executions in the United States. For 2018, she prepared only one prophecy: the girl assures her supporters that another revolution is in store for the people of Ukraine. Her cruelty will frighten even pacifists - everyone will agree to a coup d'etat, if only to save their lives.

9. World War III

Odessa astrologer Vlad Ross has a decoding of Nostradamus' predictions, which confirms that in 2018 there is a high probability of the Third World War. If anyone can bring the conflict to naught, then Russia. Her future, according to Ross, awaits abrupt change ruler and rise against the backdrop of economic wars between the US and China.

10 Discovering Excalibur

Edgar Cayce, in one of his prophecies, left a mention that in 2018 a little boy from Kentucky would accidentally find the legendary sword of King Arthur, Excalibur, in the forest. When he grows up, he will become one of the strongest and wisest political leaders in the history of the Earth.