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Who is behind the “20 ideas” Dmitry Davydov. Why South Korean cinema is such a “left”. What will the Kremlin respond to Tatarstan to the refusal to rename the President of the Republic into "Chapter"

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This is the daily newsletter of "Medusa" about the main events of the day. October continues - which means we continue to celebrate the seven years! Today we decided to look back and recall the top of the most absurd, but favorite materials that have been written in these seven years. Moreover,in this collection, not only “Shapito”, but also the texts of the “analysis” section (the famous cards “Where is Andryukha?” ) And, for example, a report from the court on the cancellation of the ban of the songs “Cloudy”. Yes, there was time ...

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The main thing is in the day - by points

• In Moscow , “non -working days” began . And throughout Russia today more than 40 thousand cases of Covid-19 per day were identified today.
• Sergei Savelyev, who handed over to Gulagu.net video archive with torture in the colonies, was arrested in absentia . He will be put on the international wanted list.
• A suspect of the murder of the former top manager of the Smolensk Bank and his family committed suicide in jail .
• The STS channel on the day of the premiere postponed the show of the Russian Ninja show. One of its leading is Morgenstern.
• At Muz-TV, they made a protocol on gay propaganda. The channel faces a millionth fine or suspension of work for three months
• The Hermitage turned to the prosecutor because of the visitor who hung his portrait in the 1812 military gallery.
• The Fix Price chain will increase prices . There will be no goods for 50 rubles more.
• In the United States, a passport with a mark “X” in the Gender’s column was first issued.

The texts of the day

How in the Kremlin they took Tatarstan’s refusal to rename the president of the republic into “chapter” - and what will happen next?

In case you missed: at the beginning of the week the State Council of Tatarstan (where 82 out of 100 chairs occupy United Russia) voted against the federal bill, according to which the positions of the heads of all Russian regions should be called the same way. The head of the republic is still the president. The federal authorities began to demand from the republics the liquidation of presidential posts back in 2010. And if, for example, everything turned out very easily with Chechnya, then Tatarstan still resists. In modern political conditions, this behavior looks almost separatism. Medusa tells why the president’s post is so important for Tatarstan - and how the Kremlin will respond to this demarche .

Konstantin Khabensky headed the Chekhov Moscow Art Theater. Will the theater be reborn now?

From 2000 to 2018, the theater was headed by Oleg Tabakov. He was replaced by Sergey Zhenovach - a conservative and a master of chamber psychological directing. In the very first months of work, he broke up with the director Konstantin Bogomolov, and for the entire time of the leadership of Zhenovach, the actors Andrei Burkovsky, Dmitry Dyuzhev and Maxim Matveev left the troupe. Alexander Molochnikov also left, whom Tabakov considered the promising director, and Zhenovach considered exclusively as an artist. Now Konstantin Khabensky, a candidate from the troupe and a longtime associate of Tabakov, became a artistic director. But will one of the country's most important theaters change with him for the better? The theater critic Anton Khitrov answers .

The “game in Kalmara” criticizes capitalism - like the Oscar -winning “parasites”. Is this the tradition of Korean cinema or something else?

Superuspect projects of directors Hwan Don Hyok and Pon Zhong Ho far from the only Korean films that turn to left -wing ideas. It seems that every second Korean film or series is like that. But at the same time this is a paradox: corporations as a result earn on criticizing the capitalist system. And in general it is strange: South Korea should be for capitalism? And they expose him there even more often than in modern Chinese cinema. Why is this happening? And how long has it begins? We asked these questions to answer the Asian cinema specialist Vladimir Zakharov.

Podkast "What happened"

The story of “20 ideas for the development of Russia” Dmitry Davydov is a media at a price of half a billion rubles. Who is behind this? What does it want? What does the Kremlin have to do with it?

In July 2021, Russian bloggers, stars of show business and the media (including the State “Russian Newspaper”) began to advertise the project “20 Ideas for the Development of Russia” by no one well-known entrepreneur Dmitry Davydov. The costs of promoting initiatives are estimated at half a billion rubles. Among Davydov’s ideas, for example, there is a proposal to chip people convicted of criminal offenses. Who is behind all this? And was it possible to crank up such a campaign without the participation of the Russian authorities? We are talking with a special correspondent of the Russian BBC Service, the author of the investigation about Dmitry Davydov Andrei Zakharov (recognized by the Russian authorities as a “foreign agent”) .

Listen “What happened”on “Medusa” and in Yetube , as well as subscribe to Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , CastBox , Yandex.Musiki and other podcast services.

Merch of the day

We finally did ... socks!

In Magaze, long white socks appeared with a black -tied inscription “Press”. This is part of our collection of the Press, which is created for those who believe in freedom of speech and in solidarity with independent Russian journalists and publications from head to toe. The socks are stylish and comfortable - we checked! Price: 390 rubles, there are sizes from 35th to 46th. 20% of the money earned on their sale will be transferred in support of our publication. The socks are released in collaborations with the brand of basic clothing “Oh, May”. Buy them witha hoodie with the Medusa logo (also from “Oh, May”).

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