Accounting in Russia: Change in Priorities
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During the XXth century, accounting in Russia has been developing specifically in comparison with the Western models. It led to some negative results, including extremely low status of accounting professions (particularly among the youth), unusually high feminization of accounting, skeptical attitude to accounting as a science, etc. The article presents the description of key stages of accounting evolution in Russia, the discussion of prominent representatives of accounting science and art of pre-revolutionary Russia concerning the future of accounting, some perspectives of its development caused by the current change of its basic priorities, arguments explaining the use and necessity of incorporating accounting courses to university economic programs.
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the goal of accounting, accounting as an art, accounting as a science, mathematization of accounting, historical and market values, law, finance, uncertainty
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