About the new biography of Bismarck In the ZhZL series, a book about Otto von Bismarke - politics, which is not deprived of biographies, was published. Why the work of Germanist Nikolai Vlasov is not only the best biography of the Iron Chancellor in Russian, but also a labor that can interest even a German reader, says economist and political scientist Dmitry Travin. Starting from February 24, 2022, we were all in the face of the advancing barbarism, violence and lies.

Dmitry Travin - about the two -volume of Nikolai Mitrokhin (recognized by the Russian authorities by a foreign agent) A prominent specialist in the history of the Late Soviet Society Nikolai Mitrokhin wrote a book about the post -Khrushchev economic policy of the USSR in order to reveal the essence of the “Kosyginsky” and “Andropov” reforms.

Dmitry Travin This year, the new book prize "Politzerosvet" will be awarded for the first time. “After February 24, the conversation about enlightenment is impossible outside the ethical and political context. Therefore, this year a special Polit-Svetvet award was established-for a book dedicated to the current socio-political process and helps to understand its nature, ”says Boris Zimin, the head of Zimin Foundation, with the support of which is presented with Politicosvet.

Gennady Burbulis has always been a mystery to me. Even having met him personally, I could not understand how this soft, quiet and immersed man for a couple of years ascended to the incredible height of Russian politics. Yes, yes, there is no exaggeration. There was a moment when he was the second person in the state hierarchy. And it was he who connected Yeltsin’s political power to the reform potential of Gaidar.

Not all people have an opinion on the issue that sociologists ask - although they may have a completely clear opinion on issues that do not ask Once I was offered to cooperate with a new popular publication. I agreed and wrote an article. But the fact that in another publication an experienced editor would probably accept the publication, the girl who ordered me the text did not like here. She wanted to make him more “scientific” and offered to supplement the article with data of mass polls.

After the battle of Kyiv Prince Igor Svyatoslavich with the Polovtsy Viktor Vasnetsov Picture, 1880 The most relevant text of this book is modestly submitted to the application. It is called "Slavicism, Rus' and Muscovy - how Ukrainian propaganda shares" Old Russian Heritage. " The author - Vadim Dolgov - answers questions that many are now interested in. Is it true that the Russians are not the Slavs, but the Slavic Finns, and that Moscow is the Finnish name?

History manipulation is not an accident, not the mistakes of individual ministers and not the stupidity of individual readers of the quasi -star bestseller. There are different groups of interests behind the formation of different stories Vladimir Putin at the monument “Sons of Russia, who fought in the Civil War” (another name is “Monument of Reconciliation in the Civil War”), November 4, 2021.

“Liberals do not like to talk about patriotism - rather, about freedom, rights and development. But at the same time, they sometimes amaze with their surprisingly delicate attitude towards the homeland. ” “Suddenly, Amat’s horse ahead falls into the swamp along the belly. She breaks frantically from a quagmire. The Amat jumps from the saddle into the water, and he burns heavily above the knees. Following this, my horse immediately falls into the swamp.

Dismantling of the monument to Vladimir Lenin in Riga, 1991. Photo: Imago / Global Look Press When viewed from our time, it usually seems to be a simple and natural process. Some of the observers believe that the great power was ruined artificially on the instructions of our foreign enemies. The other part considers the collapse of empires an objective pattern, and therefore does not see anything strange in the death of the Soviet Union.

“I scheduled the elections for 8 a.m. At the same time, the day before he instructed the police chief to dilute bridges through the okosts by morning and take all the boats until 10 a.m. Thus, the Zaregny part of Nizhny Novgorod was isolated, where workers mainly lived " Ilya Repin. Solemn meeting of the State Council on May 7, 1901 The book “The Russian Empire between Reforms and Revolutions.

Marietta Chudakova Photo: svklimkin / wikipedia.org There are days when a figure is so significant for us from life that it is difficult to write and even think about something else. Today was the Day of Memorial Memory Omarovna Chudakova (1937–2021). She was a large literary critic, a strong writer and an outstanding enlightener, but, I think, everyone who knew her directly will agree with me that this was primarily a bright and completely unique person.

Why are those who have not only refrigerators, but also a shibusta storage with monarchical and authoritarian regimes? Leaders of the Union of Liberation: I. I. Petrunkevich, V. I. Vernadsky and D. I.

Photo: Elena Lukyanova / "New Gazeta" You pretend to be elections - we pretend that we choose In the Soviet Union, which some recall with nostalgia, there was a saying: "You pretend that you pay us, we pretend that we are working." In modern conditions, work and salary thanks to a market economy more or less correspond to everyday realities, but in politics, imitation covers literally everything. “You pretend that these are elections, we pretend that we are choosing,” says the people Smolny.

You pretend to be elections - we pretend that we choose Photo: Elena Lukyanova / "New Gazeta" In the Soviet Union, which some recall with nostalgia, there was a saying: "You pretend that you pay us, we pretend that we are working." In modern conditions, work and salary thanks to a market economy more or less correspond to everyday realities, but in politics, imitation covers literally everything. “You pretend that these are elections, we pretend that we are choosing,” says the people Smolny.

Konstantin Makovsky. "Popular walking during Shrovetide on Admiralty Square in St. Petersburg", 1869 It is difficult to determine how society lived in those ancient centuries when there were no professional sociological research.