Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov announced on October 14 new plans to reform the Armed Forces. In particular, by 2012, the ministry is going to reduce the number of generals by 200 people - from 1,100 to 900, and the number of junior officers - lieutenants and senior lieutenants - on the contrary, to increase to 10 thousand.

Limonov wrote an article “Long Live the Crisis!” The name is such that a detailed retelling is not needed. However, the point is: the worse, the better. Under the blows of the crisis, the government will collapse. Putin will bend, “...and freedom will greet you joyfully at the entrance, and your brothers will give you the sword.” That is, the national bears will leave and the national lemons will come. So, Eddie and his little brats are quite ready to rule Russia - what the hell are they doing?!

Some of Serdyukov's proposals are reasonable and long overdue. The fact that the number of generals, colonels and lieutenant colonels will be reduced is due to the fact that the division-regiment link is being removed from the Armed Forces and the brigade and operational command links are appearing.

Dmitry Kozak was nominated for the 2014 Olympics in Sochi. It was he who became the new Deputy Prime Minister, responsible for preparing for this truly epoch-making event. President Dmitry Medvedev's announcement about Kozak's imminent appointment was preceded by a decision to create a separate post in the government for a deputy prime minister in charge of the Olympics.

Our presidents love sports. Even more. And not only its individual types, which they themselves practice or have practiced, but sports in general. For the sake of the possibility of holding the Olympics in their country, they are ready to abandon other matters, give speeches abroad in foreign languages ​​and allocate a special post of deputy prime minister in the government. And really, what could be more important than physical education and sports? Any science? Never.

The next step to strengthen the vertical of power could be the abolition of mayoral elections. United Russia advocates that city governors be appointed by city legislative assemblies. The first deputy head of the United Russia faction in the Duma, Vladimir Pekhtin, told the ITAR-TASS agency on October 14 that, given the abolition of the mandatory turnout threshold, municipal elections threaten the rise of ineffective mayors to power.

Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko signed a decree on October 8 to dissolve parliament and hold early elections, raising doubts about the future of the country's relations with the West, just as it has become a hotbed of growing tension between the West and Russia.

If some naive person watched the last “analytical” programs of domestic television, then he would undoubtedly come to an unexpected conclusion. Namely: the Kremlin will reflect the economic crisis of military means. Judge for yourself.