The problem of readiness of the enterprises of a metallurgical complex of Russia and Urals Mountains to work in conditions of connection to WTO is mentioned in the work. The analysis of a modern condition of a complex in Russia and Ural federal district is lead, tendencies of its change during last years are investigated. The methodical approach to an estimation of a condition of the enterprises and their competitiveness on the basis of which it is possible to reveal "narrow" places and the "weak" parties in their activity and to estimate a degree of readiness of the enterprise to work in conditions of WTO is offered. With use of the developed methodical device the estimation of a condition and readiness of the enterprises of the Ural mountain-metallurgical company for the introduction of Russia in WTO is executed.

On the basis of indicative analysis method use, the dynamic processes of changes of energetic safety condition of federal districts and subjects of Russian Federation for last 5 years are investigated. The results of diagnosing safety levels for separate indicators, their blocks and the results of situation evaluation as a whole are discussed. The comparison of regions’ energetic safety condition is given, the causes of crisis situations appearance are discovered, and on this basis the suggestions for regions’ safety levels increasing are formulated.

The methodical approach to drug addiction social cost estimation in Russian regions is suggested in the article. It is presented by cost estimation of socio-economical consequences of drug addiction spread on the territory. The main approaches to latency characteristics of drug addiction situation estimation are shown. The results of drug addiction and its separate parts social cost estimation are given for federal regions and subjects of Russian Federation for the period of 2001 − 2005.