Vysotsky could be tried, we talk about two criminal cases

24 years later, Patrushev accused Shoigu of the deaths in Nord-Ost. Elena Milashina talks about the tragedy - how it happened Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation and ex-director of the FSB Nikolai Patrushev said that the “confusion” of the rescue services led to the death of 130 hostages during the storming of the theater center on Dubrovka in 2002.

Pashinyan’s party won the elections. But what does this victory mean for relations with Russia? Political scientist Sergei Melkonyan explains how the new configuration of power in the Armenian parliament works, why Moscow followed the elections so closely, what economic levers can be used against Yerevan, and how realistic is Armenia’s course towards joining the European Union.

The point is not that there is no information at all. And the point is that it does not go beyond a certain circle of people Photo: Oleg Elkov / TASS Last week I was not in Moscow, so I asked the same questions that were asked to me several times, not knowing that I was not in the city: “How is it there? Is everything on fire? Is everything in smoke? Can't breathe? No gas? I already knew the answers to all these questions. Moscow is a huge city.

Historian Alexey Kuznetsov explains On June 2, 1842, the first volume of Gogol’s “Dead Souls” was published - a book without which it is impossible to understand either Russian literature or Russia itself. Why did Gogol conceive Dead Souls as a Russian version of Dante's Divine Comedy? How is the novel related to Homer's Odyssey? Why is Chichikov not an ordinary swindler, but the hero of a great journey?

Economist Dmitry Prokofiev analyzes the main signals from SPIEF At the St. Petersburg Economic Forum, officials talked about sustainability, growth and new opportunities. But is the Russian economy really developing or just maintaining its own stability?

Is there a way out of the diplomatic impasse? We’ll discuss it with political scientist Andrei Kolesnikov* (18+) THIS MATERIAL (INFORMATION) IS PRODUCED, DISTRIBUTED AND (OR) SENT BY FOREIGN AGENT ANDREY VLADIMIROVICH KOLESNIKOV OR CONCERNES THE ACTIVITIES OF FOREIGN AGENT ANDREY VLADIMIROVICH KOLESNIKOV. At the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Vladimir Putin made the main political statement of recent months: no truce or freeze of hostilities should be expected.

A city that lives defiantly well cannot notice anything except the fluff that prevents it from enjoying this “good” Photo: social networks Yes, I believed it too at first. And the point is not that the neurocartoon looked like a real video report. Although the art of AI and the level of deepfakes have become such that it is really difficult to distinguish the truth from the generated story. The point is that such stories are very often a matter of faith.

What's happening? In Russia, news is increasingly appearing about teenagers accused of terrorism, sabotage, treason or extremism. Arsons of relay cabinets, anti-war statements, messages on the Internet, provocations via Telegram - behind such stories are the real fates of minors. The guest of the broadcast is Dmitry Anisimov, human rights activist.

What other crap in this world did we forget to invite? It is customary to call more or less any event a feast during the plague - from important government events to some corporate ones, when you got together with your office colleagues to celebrate the anniversary of your office and posted funny photos with smiles and bottles on the Internet. And this has always been written about the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

What is happening to Russian Islam today? A campaign of pressure on the Muslim clergy is unfolding in Russia. The former mufti of Karelia, Wisam Ali Bardvil, may face “carousel arrests,” and the case against Damir Mukhetdinov raises new questions about the pressure on Ravil Gainutdin’s structures.

Dispute about the "GULAG Archipelago" In 1968, Alexander Solzhenitsyn transferred microfilms of the manuscript of The Gulag Archipelago to the West. The operation was so risky that if it failed, its participants faced serious sentences. Decades later, controversy surrounding this book continues. Some consider it the main evidence of Soviet repression. Others are sure that it was the “GULAG Archipelago” that became one of the symbols of the destruction of the USSR.

How philosophy became dangerous - answers the medievalist historian, Doctor of Historical Sciences, scientific director of the “Stradarium of the Suffering Middle Ages” Oleg Voskoboynikov Why does a new translation of Aristotle require decades of work? Where is the “original” of the ancient Greek philosopher? How do modern critical editions differ from older translations? And why is there such a scandal today around the academic project to translate Aristotle?

Svetlana Stroganova, program director of the Our Children Foundation, says: Why do children end up in orphanages? How do poverty, parental illness and lack of support destroy families? What happens to a child after boarding school and why is it so difficult for graduates of orphanages to adapt to independent life? We discuss families in crisis, orphanhood, mentoring, socialization of teenagers, housing problems for graduates of orphanages and how everyone can really help children effectively.

Not everyone can steal a billion with the “teeth of a dragon.” But everyone can afford to buy a dozen medals on the marketplace Photo: Alexander Koryakov / Kommersant Punish the innocent, reward the innocent. This is usually the case with us. About the innocent and the punished is a separate conversation, but the other day about awards they started talking from different sides, and quite loudly. It turned out that mummers began to wander around the country.