



The program was created in anticipation of the Russian presidential elections.
The main topic of discussion is the country's political and economic course.
Participants refer to the events of 1917 and the long period of economic and intellectual development under the communist regime.
Changes that have occurred in recent years are considered.
Vadim Kozhinov is critical of the current government and does not support the transition of the economy to a market-based settlement system.
He does not believe that the team governing the country is truly democratic.
Opponent Andrei Nuikin, on the contrary, is a supporter of economic reforms.
The situation in the North Caucasus is discussed.
They recall 1993. Everyone gives their own assessment of the events.
The issue of the theft of the country's resources is considered: the emergence of very rich people in a short period of time; criminal business.
Vadim Kozhinov talks about the prevailing misunderstanding among the country's leadership of the situation that is happening in the economy.
Participants in the debate try to predict the election results and the development of subsequent events.
They cite historical examples.
They recall the experience of international reforms.
Vadim Kozhinov -- literary scholar
15.02.1996