Reviews of topical problems

A.V. Marshakov “String theory or field theory?” 45 915–954 (2002)

V.P. Silin “Kinetics of weakly collisional plasma” 45 955–976 (2002)

D.S. Chernavskii, N.I. Starkov, A.V. Shcherbakov “On some problems of physical economics” 45 977–997 (2002)

Physics news on the internet

Yu.N. Eroshenko “Physics news on the Internet (based on electronic preprints)” 45 998–998 (2002)

Personalia

Yu.G. Abov, K.G. Boreskov, V.V. Vladimirskii, M.V. Danilov, G.V. Danilyan, I.T. Dyatlov, B.L. Ioffe, A.B. Kaidalov, O.V. Kancheli, L.B. Okun, Yu.A. Simonov, A.L. Suvorov “Karen Avetovich Ter-Martirosyan (on his eightieth birthday)” 45 999–1000 (2002)