May 6 “Million march” in Moscow ends with mass detentions. According to official figures, 436 people, according to human rights activists, were detained, 650 people. May 7 On the day of the inauguration of the new president, Dmitry Medvedev instructs to prepare proposals to amend the law on mass assemblies, rallies, demonstrations, and processions. About a thousand people are waiting for Putin’s motorcade on Nikitsky Boulevard, when riot police officers come there.

Publishing house "Falanster" has published a new book of Vsevolod Emelin, entitled "Swamp Songs". Here I must say that more than once I had to read and hear reproaches of literary criticism, as if ignoring this popular author of satirical poetry and - wider - satire and humorism in general. As a rule, reproaching explain this conspiracy of silence by the pureness of a high culture in relation to “dirty” matters and impudent encroachments on aesthetic taboo.

You see - I'm sorry that on “you,” you think they have completely gone crazy: recently they write about themselves and about themselves. And you think that writing about yourself is easy or that it is from vanity. In fact, these are just nerves, stress is relieved by conversations, and so there is so much mat. I know almost everyone, they are actually good. Smart and, mind you, with a sense of civic responsibility.