About A. V. Smetanin's book ''Think of the Homeland early…''

The new book of Doctor of Economy, Professor A. V. Sme-tanina, a scientific - journalistic book " think of the homeland earlier..." (2011) was a notable event in the intellectual life of the region and, I believe, will take its rightful place among the scientific and journalistic literature not only in a regional scale. Albert Vasi- lievich showed himself as a profound scholar and educator, patriot at the same time and a pragmatic person, so that the ellipsis in the title of the book, I think, no accident.

Inters to the book is fueled by its contents. Categories are as follows: 1st - "The economy, politics, management", 2 nd - "What I count ..."; third - "About Me", 4th - "Looking from the outside"; 5th - "Fragments of life through the camera." The first section is the keynote of the idea that you need to do to a man's life was decent, and Russia - a strong and prosperous. Made a number of ideas, proposals which, in my opinion, would be useful and our presidential candidates.

In the book, there are not so many pages devoted to the social and economic factors than purely economic recovery. The author emphasizes that the growth of GDP, of which so much say from high tribunes, not the main indicator of integrating the country's development. In the foreground there is the quality of life of the people, as far as access to quality education, health services, how comfortable and safe in the moral, physical, and environmental life of all strata of society. Today the need (in which I particularly agree with the author) the development and adoption of legislative social standards of quality of life, and monitoring the state of society for their execution.

In contemporary Russia, wrote A.V.Smetanin, not all right with the implementation of the constitutional sociality. If the state is a social, a priori, then it must serve all segments of the society. However, a survey conducted by the Institute of Social and Political Studies, shows a significant selectivity of the state. As follows from the survey, the state expresses and defends the interests of the rich above all layers (47%) and their "immediate family" – is the state bureaucracy (44%). This is confirmed by the fact that the country, ranking 6th in the world in terms of GDP, is on 65 place on the human development index. It is well known, writes A.V. Smetanin to the power of the people served, you must be at least one condition - the activity of citizens. This idea is confirmed by the events that followed the parliamentary elections last year.

The author is not restricted to the analysis of the global and nationwide problem, they all more or less refracted through the prism of regional ones. A.V.Smetanin writes knowledgeably about the problems of the social-economic development of the Arkhangelsk regional administration and characteristics of the B.N. Popov, J. F. Mikhalchuk up, giving each of them with its assessment of the present day.

On November 1, 1985 for 25 years directed A.V. Smetanin Arkhangelsk branch VZFEI. Speaking about the current state of the institute, the author writes that in the learning process the most modern information technology. Learn to VZFEI prestigious and convenient. No need to travel to the capital, as Archangel teachers’ working capital for technology. Specialist trainee receives a diploma from Moscow to Arkhangelsk.

«The beard is white, but the soul is young» - is the leitmotif of the third section of the book. In it the author briefly but succinctly tells about himself, ending his very juicy "sochinilkami from Albert Smetanina": the happiness of love, health (male and female), of greed, stupidity and wickedness, of life.

The fourth section of the book "A View from the side" created the conclusions of the scientists, colleagues at work of A.V. Smetanina. Among them there are very serious, complimentary reviews of books by Albert Vasilevich, and there are humorous, but also emphasized respectful to the author. O.V. Ovchinnikov, in his essay on Smetanin wrote: "A simple reading of the only titles of articles, essays, scientific and literary sketches, written by Albert Smetanin makes to give him a fountain pen, let continue writing talent and infinite." It's hard not to agree with Oleg Vladimirovich.

Book of A. V. Smetanina "think of the homeland earlier ..." deserves to read it by people, as the author writes, "with an inquiring mind, regardless of age and social status." He – is a radical northerner, born in Plesetsk District of the Arkhangelsk region - well known as a leader in the region of Arkhangelsk branch of the All-Russian Correspondence Financial and Economic Institute, Candidate of Economic Sciences and the doctor. The main advantages of the economist Smetani-na should probably include the fact that he combines in his work theory and practice. A better illustration of confirming this thesis, is a modern educational and administrative building in Arkhangelsk branch VZFEI, built in a difficult time changing Russia. Albert V. creatively gifted person. All of this allows him to not only know the problems of life, as they say, from within, but deliver them to the reader or listener in a very convincing manner.