I have known Father George for a long time, probably since the mid-70s, and I try to take part in conferences and seminars held by the institute. What, in my opinion, is important to note: there are now two public free sites in Moscow. One, politically focused, is the “Bilingua” club, where discussions of some important topics for society regularly take place, and the other, religious, is the St. Philaret Institute.

In the opposition New Russian roulette May 28, 2008 Alexander Podrabinek How tempting to realize yourself as a player! The game is not life, it has its own logic, its own rules, its own ethics. Lost - you can start the game again. Won - you stay on the second con. So politics became in Russia a game not only for crooks and crooks, but also for sincere democrats. The only thing you need is the rules of the game uniform for all, the “written fixation of the rules,” says Viktor Shenderovich.

They have learned well how to show the meetings of the Security Council - only Medvedev is visible, broadcasting something somewhere to someone in space. “To the city and the world,” so to speak... A symbolic picture, however. Where are the members of the Security Council? But they are not there. Why? It's easy to see why. Because it is IMPOSSIBLE to show Medvedev at the head of the table, and Putin at the table.

The St. Philaret Orthodox Christian Institute arose 20 years ago as an independent Higher Christian School and initially existed in a semi-legal position. The first group of students consisted of only 12 people, they did not have their own premises, they studied at home, and used self- and tamizdat as educational material, since there was a catastrophic lack of theological literature.

We went with the company in the Pushkin cafe on Tver Boulevard, the waiter approached us and, addressing me, said: "Here is the menu, sir." We looked at each other for a long time, smiling, and said that the guys were driving a show -off. They, you see, have a style for the finger, who calls here with the girls here after the casino. And so that everything is harmonious and under Pushkin - the only one whom the finger knows, they are called the sogarians.

The decision to fight corruption organically coincided with the president’s criticism of the judicial system. The independence of our courts is questionable, and attorneys at all levels take bribes. They take, as in the times of Sukhovo-Kobylin, both “Arcadian” and “trap” ones. So citizens are afraid to go there. And the president wants to make sure that they are not afraid. Soviet history textbooks distinguished between “just” and “unjust” wars.

Around Russia About the art of choosing enemies May 28, 2008 Alexander Golts When the Mission of UN observers in Georgia presented its report, claiming that it was the Russian fighter who shot down the Georgian drone, I immediately felt sorry for the sweetest and most intelligent Vitaly Churkin, who now celebrates the position of Russian representative in the UN.

Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration Vladislav Surkov held a secret meeting with activists of pro-Kremlin organizations, Vedomosti writes. According to the publication, “Ours,” “Young Guard,” and “Locals” took part in the meeting, but Surkov conducted individual instructions with each of the organizations. A source in the Young Guard said that they talked about new tasks, the political situation and ideology.