theme 01.12.1998 (1998)

Video: View of the building of the Central Museum of the Armed Forces of Russia, T-34 tank on a pedestal, 152-mm howitzer on a pedestal against the background of the body of an intercontinental missile, museum halls with exhibits, a presenter in a museum hall talking about officer honor.

Video: Portrait of Peter I, paintings with battle scenes and views of St.

Petersburg, b/w footage of military newsreels: a military brass band, soldiers with rifles marching in formation along the street, a formation of the tsarist army on Red Square, turret guns on the deck of a ship, tsarist officers, Lenin at a rally, revolutionary soldiers, Soviet soldiers marching, Soviet soldiers with machine guns, Soviet soldiers in Berlin, Soviet generals at a meeting, a parade on Red Square, Soviet soldiers marching along Red Square, an armored personnel carrier crossing a river, officers in summer uniforms.

Program topic: Military reform.

Problems and achievements of the Russian army, what steps have already been taken and what still needs to be done to carry out military reform, the country's defense capability, alternative service, issues of financing the Armed Forces, housing and social arrangements for those discharged from the army, hazing, desertion and suicides in the army - these and many other questions are asked by the host of the program to the Minister of Defense, Marshal Sergeev Igor Dmitrievich.

Sergeev Igor Dmitrievich answers the question of how the reform in the army is going today.

Sergeev Igor Dmitrievich talks about the budget for reforming the army.

Sergeev Igor Dmitrievich answers the question of what is the combat readiness of the Russian army.

Sergeev Igor Dmitrievich answers the question of how to stop the growth of violence in the army.

Cadets of a military school talk about service in the army.

Sergeev Igor Dmitrievich talks about providing housing to the military.

Sergeev Igor Dmitrievich answers the question of why medical commissions of military registration and enlistment offices call up unhealthy-sick people and even people with a criminal past to serve in the army.

Sergeev Igor Dmitrievich answers the question of whether there will be a contract-professional army in Russia.

A survey of people on the street: What should the Russian army be like in the twenty-first century.

Soloviev Vadim asks the Minister of Defense, why did you call the military budget that is being budgeted for next year deadly.

Sergeev Igor Dmitrievich answers the question of whether the Russian army has a future or is the army slowly dying.

Sergeev Igor Dmitrievich says that the army reform was planned until 2005 and now the army is only going through the first stage.

Grin Andrey talks about the young pupils of the air defense brigade of former street children, a total of twelve people are studying and serving.

Sokolov Fedor - a clergyman, talks about helping with the spiritual and moral education of military personnel.

Sergeev Igor Dmitrievich answers the question of why there is a tendency to attract women to the armed forces, what is the reason for this.

Senior Sergeant Saleninova Nelli says that she serves in the communications troops.

Sergeev Igor Dmitrievich says that there are no better specialists at communications centers than women.

A survey of people on the street: Would you like to serve in the Russian army?

Pokrovskaya Alina talks about officers and her role in the film "Officers" directed by Vladimir Rogov based on the play "Tankers" by Soviet writer Boris Vasiliev.

Sergeev Igor Dmitrievich answers the question of what awaits military education and military science in the context of military reform.

Gareev Makhmut talks about the army reforms that were carried out in Russia and the Soviet Union.

Sergeev Igor Dmitrievich answers the question of how you see the Russian army of the twenty-first century.

Sergeev Igor Dmitrievich speaks about the future army which should consist of mobile armed forces equipped with at least seventy percent modern-new weapons, the basis of the army should be professionals.

Sergeev Igor Dmitrievich says that the army should preserve the spirit of the Russian officer - a servant of the Fatherland, a patriot of Russia.

The host says goodbye to the audience.