Praises noncommercial organizations and volunteer work. Says they are crucial to making Russia "a single people." Also says it is impossible to overemphasize the role of culture. Calls for development of regional cultural/museum centers. Calls for exhibition halls in the regions where major museums could send travelling exhibitions.
Calls for environmental protection of Baikal and the Volga region. Stresses development of national park system and says they must be made accessible for "ecological tourism."
Says industries will no longer get extensions in order to conform to ecological standards.
Moves from health care to the environment. Says millions of people still drink substandard water.
Calls for national anticancer program.
"Putin’s 'we must reduce the level of poverty twofold,' means in practice that it will be twice as hard for poor people to receive welfare, because getting the status of a person needing it will be twice as hard."
Thanks medical workers for their work, and says they need to be paid a proper wage.
Says Russia must aim for highest world standards in terms of health care. Should spend 5 percent of GDP on health care.
Praises development of Internet and digital communications technologies based on Russian satellites.