The Prince of Nepal, having quarreled with his family, took a machine gun and shot his mother, father, brother, sister, uncle, two aunts and cousin, and then shot himself (see page 36).
Do you often quarrel in your family?

Yuri Skuratov, former Prosecutor General of Russia. After my scandalous resignation, we not only stopped quarreling, but also became even more united. We have learned to be more tolerant and restrained with each other.

Mikhail Nikolaev, President of the Republic of Yakutia. Given our national character and way of life, quarrels are excluded.

Vladimir Resin, First Deputy Prime Minister of Moscow. We spend too little time together for quarrels to arise. I used to spend most of my time at work, but now, when I come home, I don’t have time, let alone swear... And my wife understands everything.

Dmitry Ayatskov, governor of the Saratov region. What quarrels?! When I come home, a fly is afraid to fly by. In addition, my family practically doesn’t see me - hello, goodbye, I gave you the money, and that’s it.

German Tkachenko, president of the Ukrainian Aluminum company. If we swear, it is very quietly, at home. Even if a wife goes to her mother, she returns very soon: it’s still bad without a husband. Fortunately, my quarrels in the family never lead to a change in power in the country.

Viktor Denikin, Deputy Presidential Envoy to the Central Federal District. Over the years, family quarrels become less frequent. What kind of quarrels can there be if my wife and I will soon celebrate our 30th anniversary of marriage?! But in their youth they quarreled and swore. Now I’m even ashamed to remember my behavior.

Vasily Starodubtsev, governor of the Tula region. According to my parents' will, I am appointed the eldest among four brothers and two sisters, so we have no quarrels. We are generally friendly, faithful to the Soviet past and build our relations on the principles of conciliarity and religion.

Polina Dashkova, writer. Our family conflicts cannot even be called quarrels, they are so frivolous. I have a 15-year-old daughter, and if we have any disagreements, we quickly resolve them - without hurtful words or breaking dishes.

Alexander Gafin, vice president of Alfa Bank. Unlike the Prince of Nepal, during quarrels with my family, I still manage without a machine gun. Although sometimes we switch to higher tones. Then, naturally, everything goes away, because I’ve been living with my wife for 25 years. We don’t break dishes - it’s a pity. She is one of our own, not someone else's.

Irina Khakamada, Deputy Speaker of the State Duma. I quarreled with my ex-husbands quite often - with breaking vases of flowers. My husbands brought me vases of flowers, and I beat them in retaliation, and they had to collect the crystal fragments for a long time. Now I am smarter and calmer, and I have a great relationship with my husband. We don’t quarrel, we just put forward a thesis: we don’t understand each other, we need to take a break to understand everything. And after a pause, it turns out that there is nothing to quarrel about.

Vladimir Vinokur, artist. We have different weight categories - the daughter and wife are a ballerina, so there’s no arguing. And if suddenly there is an urge to quarrel, then we begin to fight with words, there is nothing else left for us. Don't throw frying pans.

Arkady Murashev, President of the Association of Mortgage Banks. Anything can happen. And he even goes as far as breaking dishes. Because of my character, I usually sin with this - my wife has stronger nerves. In the heat of the moment, in addition to the dishes, I can utter different words, but everything is within the framework of the normative Russian language. Then, when I cool down, of course, I apologize and go to the store to restore the destroyed kitchen equipment.

Vladimir Polevanov, president of the Golden Bridge consortium. Our quarrels never lasted more than 20 minutes. Someone can’t stand it and necessarily goes for reconciliation. And it never came to dishes, pans and suitcases, although we have lived for 27 years. I generally don’t understand families like this where dishes break or people start leaving the house.

Igor Shabdurasulov, President of the Triumph Foundation. Things have happened to us, but it never came to the point of shooting. Usually, after a quarrel, I am the first to reconcile, because I understand perfectly well: women are more sensitive creatures, with whom it is better to always agree on everything.

Oleg Vershinin, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Rosevrobank. When my wife and I were younger, after a quarrel, everyone went to their parents. But we have never brought such conflicts to extreme clarification. My parents always convinced me that it was I who was to blame for what happened, and my wife’s parents - that she was. Therefore, when we finally returned back, everyone already felt guilty, and reconciliation happened by itself. Today, when we are already in the second decade of our family life, we have learned to understand each other without leading disagreements to quarrels.

Valery Komissarov, State Duma deputy, host of the TV program “My Family”. I managed to explain to my wife that I couldn’t live like that, and she understood it. That’s why we haven’t had quarrels for a long time. And it would be strange if we were quarreling, and at the same time in my program I was teaching others how to live. I have just that rare case when the shoemaker is wearing boots.

Yuliy Dubov, Deputy General Director of LogoVAZ. Our quarrels end with crawling apologies. And I do this more often than my wife, because the main cause of quarrels is my inattention. If we quarrel, what can we do without it? - it’s quiet and peaceful and not every day. At the same time, we don’t break dishes, don’t swear obscenely, and don’t run out of the house slamming doors.

Sergei Lisovsky, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Mosselprom. My wife and I clearly defined where she rules and where I rule. And we do not allow violations. If any misunderstandings arise, they usually end with short grumbling and muttering under the breath.

Mikhail Prusak, governor of the Pskov region. I try to notify my wife about two hours in advance of my return home. So we almost never quarrel.

Evgeny Vesnik, actor. Sometimes, I'm a normal person. For example, we quarrel because the chair is not what we need. But among normal people, quarrels always end peacefully. The one who smiles first stops the quarrel.

Tikhon Khrennikov, composer. I have never quarreled with anyone. I am a conflict-free person.

Farit Mukhametshin, Chairman of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan. Conflicts happen, but the way of life helps to resolve them quickly. We have a purely Muslim, Tatar, albeit civilized family. A big role is given to women. Her job is to move away from the conflict, mine is to resolve it fairly. And the last word is always mine.

Dmitry Rogozin, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs. Everyone in our family is big and strong. If we had quarreled, then even without a machine gun it would have been the same as in Nepal. But we live very friendly and most of all we love our family holidays.

Alexander Dzasokhov, President of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania. Our differences are not big enough to warrant running around with a mortar. My sons are my friends. If we cannot immediately agree on something, then we take a time out and think about the situation.

Valery Lebedev, Deputy Minister of Atomic Energy. I have two sons, and the problem of fathers and sons has always existed - without it the development of civilization is unthinkable. Quarrels happen, and sometimes you have to admit that they are right.

Semyon Vainshtok, President of Transneft. What are you talking about? There are no contradictions in my family. Complete harmony.

QUESTION OF THE WEEK/YEAR AGO
How are you resting?

Vladimir Shumeiko, leader of the Reforms - New Course movement. I love it when there is a worm at one end and a fool at the other. Only alone with the pond do I relax to the fullest. Then for me the president and the prime minister are like pike and crucian carp. I fish everywhere - from the Moscow region to South Africa. A few years ago, near Cape Town, I spent 28 minutes landing tuna. Weighed it - 8 kg.

Kirill Minovalov, President of Avangard Bank. My vacation is water skiing. Last weekend I improved my skills on the Turkish coast near Marmaris - I practiced a half-twist forward somersault. And last year, my biggest achievement was doing a backflip and skiing on the water without skis - on my heels. Now I can ski without skis and on one leg.

Ivan Rybkin, Chairman of the Political Advisory Council under the President of the Russian Federation. I love working with the soil - in the garden and vegetable garden. The most enjoyable activity is digging, weeding, hilling. I also like to fish.

Mikhail Boyarsky, People's Artist of Russia. For me, the best rest is justified idleness and work. I was recently in Guadeloupe filming, and from five in the morning until late in the evening I was driven from the Cousteau Museum to the waterfall. What a vacation! It’s also good to rest on the train when the journey is long. This is idleness due to circumstances beyond the idleness’s control.

Andrey Sokolov, actor, director. The best recreation for me is hunting. Hunting gives a colossal charge of physical and psychological energy. And a normal man always needs excitement - to increase the adrenaline in the blood.

Marat Zagidullov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Econatsbank. I'm like Shoigu. I can repeat after Sergei Kuzhugetovich: it is best to get into some taiga wilderness, where there is no radio, no newspapers, where even a cell phone does not work, and hunt to your heart’s content.

Magazine "Kommersant Power" No. 23 dated June 12, 2001, p. 3