The Lugansk People’s Republic has become a full-fledged player in Russia’s economic arena, LPR parliament speaker Denis Miroshnichenko said in the course of the enlightenment marathon of the Russian Knowledge Society in Lugansk.     “There was an economic blockade by the former country (Ukraine) in the past,” Miroshnichenko said. “Consequently, we reoriented our economy, domestic economy to work with the Russian Federation. <...> Today, we have the unique opportunity, as a constituent entity of the Russian Federation to be a full-fledged player in the economic arena in order to develop our economy and the whole country in general.”   The LPR’s economic development was constrained by the Minsk process, but it has got a new impulse now, he said. Miroshnichenko urged the young people to boldly realize their ideas towards the development of the Republic’s potential.   ***   The three-day enlightenment marathon of the Russian Knowledge Society is being hosted by Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Arkhangelsk, Pyatigorsk and Lugansk.   The topic of the first day is Action Time. It is devoted to the vectors of the country’s political, economic and scientific development. The second day of the marathon, Person of Action, is focused on current self-realization guidelines; lecturers from Russia and other countries will share their success stories with marathon participants. The Career Trajectory program on the third day will address on opportunities for young people in the present-day Russia. The participants can attend lectures on the labor market trends and the demand for new professions in various fields.   The lectures will be streamed on the website of the Russia Knowledge Society and by its group  on Vkontakte.   The press service of the Knowledge Society will report marathon news. Follow the link for program details.   Russia’s Knowledge Society is a public non-profit organizations engaged in educational activities to form intellectual content. It conducts free lectures and various events in the fields of education, social support and protection of students and elderly people. *i*ie