The statement of the classic of Marxism that humanity is parting with its past laughing, you can’t attribute to the three most loud trials last year. They discussed the events of many years ago the Second World War, the reign of the military junta in Chile in the 70-80s. The accused - everything is like the selection of deep old people of a noble appearance - no one caused a smile. The former Chilean dictator Pinochet was tried in London. The former commandant of the Nazi death camp in Croatia Shakich is in Zagreb. Former high -ranking official of the Vishist regime of pope in Bordeaux. All of them were charged with crimes against humanity: an article that has no statute of limitations. Protection rested on old age and physical weakness of her wards. She scared the judges that the accused may not survive before the sentence and their death would be on the conscience of the court. But this argument did not work. Papon and Shakich were convicted and sentenced to different terms of prison. Process