The socio-economic developing of the region is estimated as quite successful in 2006 — the gross regional product in comparable prices increased for the year as a whole by 5%. Samara region industry develops at a more rapid pace than in Russia as a whole. Within January-November 2006 the index of industrial production made up 105,5%. The greatest growth of industrial production is marked in metallurgy and manufacture of rubbers and plastics articles. ( read more)

Lyudmila Katkova: in order to be healthy it is necessary to be aware of the ways of getting infected with Aids, and preventive measures against AIDS. In Samara region those who are infected feel fear of discrimination, and those who are healthy are afraid of being infected with Aids. As a matter of fact there is no need to fear the infected, they need our help. And not to find ourselves infected with AIDS we ought to know the ways how Aids communicates. A few publications on this theme were prepared by Olga Petropavlovskaya, a review author from Media Group «Your Choice».