The penalties imposed by Western countries on Russia, allowed the economy to move in a positive trend, while the Russian manufacturers to enter the local markets and displace foreign goods, said in a live broadcast of the Vice Prime Minister Olga Golodets present socio-economic Symposium, which opened on Tuesday in Kaliningrad. Relations between Russia and the West deteriorated in connection with the situation in Ukraine. At the end of July 2014, the EU and the US from point penalties against private individuals and organizations have moved to the measures against entire sectors of Russia's economy. In response, Russia restricted imports of food items from States that have entered against her punishment: USA, EU, Canada, Australia and Norway. "I think we have today the possibility of moving in a positive trend and this ability is given to us from those circumstances, which can be evaluated extremely negatively to this punishment. Today's penalties gave the opportunity for parts manufacturers to enter the market of the Russian Federation, we have observed a considerable substitution of domestic goods in terms of food items, " said Golodets. in her expressions, Russian products are substituted by the products of the Finnish, Lithuanian and Latvian production. It is assumed that the same will happen in the other sectors, although the Russian businessmen often face serious resistance from foreign manufacturers. in my work, see what the pressure is, international pharmaceutical companies to ensure that our manufacturers have not had the honorable opportunity to stand up and replace part of the market even at very competitive positions. This will require the efforts of the country and society, to help our manufacturers, " he added. Golodets attended the opening of the second Symposium Kaliningrad memory of the outstanding economist Tatyana Zaslavskaya. The forum is organized by the Russian Academy of national economy and public administration under the President of the Russian Federation (Ranepa) and the government of the Kaliningrad region with the assistance of the factories and organizations of the Kaliningrad region, brings together leading economists, sociologists and political scientists from across the state. Western countries since March 2014 several times already imposed penalties because Russia's position on Ukraine. The last case of the use of such practices were the limits imposed in March 2015, when expanded sanctions List of the USA. The list of Russian citizens and organizations who have fallen under the punishment - in the material of the Fins news