Efimenko M.N.
ACTUAL ISSUES IN THE HISTORY OF RELIGIONS OF ORENBURG REGION ^{[№ 5 ' 2012]}
The author analyzes the main trends of regional historiography for the study of the history of the Diocese of Orenburg and the fundamental problems in the history of Orthodoxy in the South Urals. She examines the features of research approaches and subject areas of regional historians at various stages of the regional historical scholarship on the study of Orthodoxy in the South Urals. She highlights the main trends in the modern history of the Church and the least-studied problem.

Efimenkov V.I., Pechonik O.I.
THE ROLE OF FINANCIAL INNOVATION IN MODERN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ^{[№ 10 (app.1) ' 2005]}
Modern period of development of the world and Russian finance and credit sector can de described as rapid development of finance innovations. In a general way it becomes apparent in creation and spread of new forms and hybrids of credit and finance instruments and operations, in appearance of new kinds of bank accounts and services, in credit and finance sphere of computers, electronic facilities of communication, satellites and different automation.