Moscow, May 22, 2009 Wading through the thickness of grammatical agreements in the name of the newly formed structure (“Commission to counter attempts to falsify history to the detriment of the interests of Russia”), we can assume that we are talking about the following: certain forces are making attempts to falsify history; these attempts are detrimental to Russian interests; The commission was created in order to counteract these attempts.

Two weeks ago, on May 13, 2009, a powerful Subaru Forester SUV, T 747 MX 199 RUS, which was driven by an employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Roman Zhirov, demolished a pregnant woman at a pedestrian crossing. A pregnant woman is not the object on the road that moves quickly and unpredictably. Fat committed the murder, overtaking the oncoming lane before the crossing of the car. After the murder, he did not stop; But passers -by remembered the number of the SUV.

This appointment was expected and predicted repeatedly by experts. Shamanov, one might say, is ideally suited for such a position in a number of ways. Firstly, he is a paratrooper by primary education and graduated from the Ryazan School. Secondly, he commanded an airborne division. Thirdly, there are not many generals at his age with real combat experience who could be found for such a position. This is, after all, the Airborne Forces, the weapon of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief.

Will the Russian political system be able to overcome authoritarian tendencies? Will the government make concessions during the economic crisis or will it tighten the screws? Today, most media are controlled by the government or companies dependent on it. But in many countries, the free flow of information helps fight the crisis and strengthens the economy by keeping corruption in check.

Around Russia The threat that was overslept May 25, 2009 Alexander Golts North Korea produced the second test of the nuclear device (the first time it happened in 2006). In the era of communal apartments, in almost every of them there was such a character: a drunken plug -in peasant who demanded to give him a “rupe”. Otherwise, he threatened to start defecating directly in the common kitchen.

The notorious Lieutenant General Vladimir Shamanov, whose troops were found guilty of the “massive use of indiscriminate weapons” by the European Court of Human Rights, has, as predicted, been appointed commander of the Russian Airborne Forces. During the first Chechen campaign, Shamanov was deputy commander and then commander of the United Group of Federal Forces in Chechnya, stormed and captured villages.

But once upon a time our rulers were much less restrained. In 1897, during the population census, Emperor Nikolai Alexandrovich indicated in the “occupation” column simply, without any pretense: “owner of the Russian land.” Times have changed. On May 20, Ramzan Kadyrov made his contribution to the campaign to declare property and income. Among the real and movable property, he indicated a three-room apartment in Grozny with a total area of ​​36 square meters and a Zhiguli VAZ-21053 car.

After the wild incident with Major Evsyukov, a lot of publications appeared in the media on the topic of police brutality. The opinion was expressed that the depressing state of our Ministry of Internal Affairs is hereditary and is largely due to historical genetics. They say that the current holdovers originate from old Russia. Of course, our historical present is partly connected with pre-revolutionary roots.

In uniform Anti -crisis package of the Kremlin: Who is worse - a bandit or an extremist? May 25, 2009 Irina Borogan We continue the project of "Daily Journal" and Agentura . Ru on the study of the state campaign to combat extremism. In our opinion, the authorities launched it to strengthen control over society, and not to maintain order in the country during the crisis.