Every year about 400 thousand young men are called up (in the recent years a little bit less). The number of 18-year-old men makes up from 1 million up to 1 million 200 thousand people. Try to divide this number by the number of 18-year-old men. What result did you get? And what do the newspapers write? You are right - they write that only 11-12% of young men are called up.

Social organization "Democracy control" (ATTAK-Russia") is opening discussion "Prospects of democratic social movements in Russia". The first discussion on the subject: "Critical analysis of the modern anti-globalism" will take place on 26 September 2002 at 16.00 at the address: Moscow, ul.Rozhdestvenka, 5/7.

On 19 September on the 71st life year Tatiana Mikhailovna Velikanova passed away. Tatiana Mikhailovna was one of the most respected and authoritative activists of the Soviet human rights movement. Her personality influenced to a great extent the moral and intellectual level of the Russian human rights movement.

In connection with the first meeting of the State Duma RF fall session that opened with the government hour "About the real situation in the Military Forces of the Russian Federation", coalition "For democratic alternative civil service!" convoked the press conference "Army - under civil control".

Sverdlovsk regional Center for development of inter-sector social partnership established by the Ural Youth Informational Center started its activities. Strategic goal of the organization is to create effective mechanisms of partnership between non-commercial, governmental, municipal and commercial organizations aimed at solving vital social problems.

Facts that Director of VZIOM Yury Levada takes necessary to point out in his analysis of the social and economic situation in the country in the last August, demonstrate in general the full triumph of stability of Putin's ratings while claims to the government are increasing. The most negative appraisal is given by journalists to the solution of the Chechnya problem, President's efforts on development of the economics and improvement of well-being of citizens are appraised as unsuccessful also.

In a year after the tragedy, 77% of questioned Russians speak about good attitude to Americans, but more than a half of them think "they have got what they deserved".

On the September 4, 2002 German Philanthropic Society "Russlandhilfe e.V." (Help to Russia) celebrated its 10th anniversary of permanent direct philanthropic activities in Russia.

The balance of July broke up: Communist Party of Russia - 34%, "Edinaya Rossiya" - 26%.

International Research and Exchange (IREX) Program of consolidation and development of Russian NCOs together with the Program "Civil Society" of the Open Society Institute (Soros Foundation) are conducting the brainstorm " NCO's contribution to solving of social problems in Russia. Development of social services"