There was a major debate in Russia concerning the Kyoto Protocol, and Andrei Illarionov, who was the president's economic éminence grise, left two years ago after failing in his attempt to have Russia join the Kyoto accords. That was a major disappointment for all of us because he was someone very competent, but he was fired from the circle, from the Kremlin.
I believe that Russia would like to improve its activities throughout the environmental sector. In some cases, standards are very strict in Russia, not only in theory, but also in practice. I don't think that's the Russian government's first concern at this time.
A soft sector? There aren't any, as such. There isn't a textile industry in Russia, as such.
As regards working conditions, unions and unfair competition, there is one very important point that must be considered: the skill levels of the Russian labour force are very high. There is a very high technological and scientific level compared to what you conventionally find in soft sectors, in southeast Asia, for example, where people with very little education are paid very little and work in very hard conditions.
Quite skilled labour is used in Russia. In fact, industrialization is relatively structured. There aren't a lot of unions; there aren't any union activities. On the other hand, you don't find any sweat shops in the same way as you'll find them elsewhere in the world.
So it's not really unfair competition; it's a very high technical level for low wages.