Exercise 2. Read the text. Exercise 1. Learn the following words and word-combinations

Exercise 1. Learn the following words and word-combinations.

Text B Ministry of the Emergency Situations (EMERCOM of RUSSIA)

board – коллегия, департамент

cargo aircraft – транспортный са-молёт

civil defense – гражданская оборо-на

department – департамент, отдел

disaster management and response – управление при риске бедст-вия и реагирования

elimination – ликвидация, устра-нение

internal – внутренний

issue – проблема, проблематика

large-scale – крупномасштабный

perish – погибнуть

provide for – обеспечивать

rapid response – быстрое реагиро-вание

Russian Rescue Corps – Россий-ский корпус спасателей

suffice it to say that – достаточно сказать, что …

EMERCOM or The Ministry of the Emergency Situations of Russia was established on January 10, 1994 by President Boris Yeltsin. The complete official designation is Ministry of the Russian Federation for Affairs of Civil Defense, Emergencies and Disaster Relief. Some consider the real date of birth of the agency as December 27, 1990, when the Russian Rescue Corps was established and assigned the mission of rapid response in the case of emergencies.

According to an EMERCOM publication, the Ministry is an agency of Federal Executive Power with the following tasks:

- developing proposals and initiatives in the sphere of State policy on issues within the Ministry’s competence;

- managing the Civil Defense and Search and Rescue Service in the Russian Federation;

- providing for the functioning and further development of the Russian System of Disaster Management (RSDM);

- directing activities aimed at eliminating the consequences of large-scale disasters, catastrophes and other emergencies;

- conducting special submarine activities;

- supervising the use of finance resources allocated to the Government for disaster management and response;

- organizing the training of the population, and governing agencies and the RSDM forces for disaster management and response;

- and organizing international cooperation in the fields of the Ministry’s competency.

The Minister in charge of EMERCOM is Sergei Shoigu. He was appointed by President Yeltsin in November 1991 as Chairman of the State Committee of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense Matters, Extraordinary Situations and the Liquidation of Natural Disasters. Shoigu was given the rank of Major General in October 1994, and his committee became a ministry in January 1994. President Yeltsin showed his faith in the importance of EMERCOM by designating Minister Shoigu a member of the Russian Security Council by Presidential Decree on February 1, 1994.

Departments:

- Department for the Protection of the Population and Territories

- Department for Disaster Prevention

- Department of Forces

- Department for International Cooperation

- Department for the Elimination of Consequences of Radiological and other Disasters

- Department for Science and Technology

- Management Department

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