Institute of Society Transformation (Director - Oleh Soskin) in the frameworks of the international project “Branding and promotion of the small cities according to the standards of the European Union: experience of the Visegrad Group countries for Ukraine” issued the book "City Branding: the Experience of the Visegrad Group Countries for Ukraine". The book which is a final intellectual product of the project, consists of three sections. In the first section, the essence of place branding (country, region, city) is explained. In the second, the best practices of cities brand formation in the Visegrad Group countries are presented. In the third section, analytical reviews of the three international training sessions which have been carried out within the project framework in the frontier cities of Ukraine are shown.

Director of Institute of Society Transformation, Professor of National academy of management Oleh Soskin is telling us about the world economic crisis, complicated social-economic situation in our country and the way out of crisis. The faster Ukraine wakes up and becomes free from being in bondage to regime Yanukovych-Azarov, that faster we will overcome the crisis. Here is the answer to the question “When will Ukrainians start living as people not as beggars” [Newspaper “Silski visti”, № 143, December 9, 2010].

On November 26, 2010 in border city Novovolynsk (Volyn region) was held international seminar-training on the theme: “Branding and promotion of small towns according to the standards of the European Union: experience of the Visegrad Group countries for Ukraine”. The event was held in the framework of the international project, which carried out by Institute of Society Transformation (IST) together with the International Visegrad Fund.

Research articel of Oleh Soskin, Institute of Society Transformation Direcotr, offers a basis analysis of social-economic indicators of development in Ukraine, its dynamics, and compares analogical economical rates of development of Western countries, proving that models of state-monopoly, clan-oligarchic capitalism, which for the time being prevails in Ukraine have depleted its potential. It is pointed out that the maintenance of a competitive development economic model in Ukraine requires replacement by the more effective – model of people’s capitalism. It proposes the ways of transition to this model.

Ukrainian National Conservative Party considered unconstitutional the consideration by the Cabinet Ministers of Ukraine and the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine the draft Tax Code of Ukraine and its adoption on first reading on October 7, 2010. For the current Parliament of the sixth convocation led by Vladimir Litvin and the Government of Ukraine headed by Mykola Azarov are unconstitutional authorities according to the September 30, 2010 Constitutional Court decision on the unconstitutionality of the Law of Ukraine "On Amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine" of 8 December 2004, number 2222-IV.

On October 7, 2010 in border city Vynogradiv (Transcarpathian region) was held international seminar-training on the theme: “Branding and promotion of small towns according to the standards of the European Union: experience of the Visegrad Group countries for Ukraine”. The event was held in the framework of the international project, which carried out by Institute of Society Transformation (IST) together with the International Visegrad Fund.

Director of Institute of Society Transformation Oleh Soskin does not see anything new in the new political season in Ukraine, but predicts some major trands: "whatever happens now is just the beginning of the process -- trial of strength, many famous people leaving the stage, the arrival of new ones, as yet unknown and incomprehensible. While this is just confusion, a worsening economic situation, and demoralization, it will test the weak. What's next? Next will be a lot of apathy, depression and boredom". He spoke about this and other things in an exclusive interview with correspondents from ForUm.

On September 7, 2010 in Kiev, a meeting of the Coordinating Council of Civic League Ukraine-NATO took place. During the session, its members discussed the statement regarding the need and urgency K. Grishchenko resignation from the post too Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. The draft statement prepared by members of the League Oleg Soskin, Head of Ukrainian National Conservative Party, Olexiy Kolomiets, an expert on foreign policy and security.

Research article of Oleh Soskin, Institute of Society Transformation Director, Professor of National Academy of Management, discusses the implementation of geo-economic models of Ukraine in the Eurasian space, formed under the influence of endogenous and exogenous factors.

On July 16, 2010 in border city Rava-Ruska (Lviv region) was held international seminar-training on the theme: “Branding and promotion of small towns according to the standards of the European Union: experience of the Visegrad Group countries for Ukraine”. The event was held in the framework of the international project, which carried out by Institute of Society Transformation (IST) together with the International Visegrad Fund.

In the article Oleh Soskin, Institute of Society Transformation Director, analyzes the current state and the defects of the tax system of Ukraine, shows dialectic of tax changes in the country since 1992, tdefines the principles and directions of the domestic tax system transformation taking into consideration the necessity of modern, competitive economic model of Ukraine introduction.

In this article Oleh Soskin, Institute of Society Transformation Director, presents the theoretical and methodological substantiation of the essence and specificity of the model of people’s capitalism realization in Ukraine; provedes that exactly this model is the most acceptable for our country in the sense of competitive development of Ukrainian economy providing and the level of citizen welfare increasing; proposes the mechanisms of the model of people’s capitalism implementing in the actual practice of economic transformations in Ukraine.