I have a personal attitude to my first (I hope-it is the last) Russian-Georgian war. Many times I publicly said that there would be no war - it is too disadvantageous for both sides. Georgia will obviously lose military terms, Russia, just as obviously, will tolerate political defeat. As you know, everything happened exactly. What did you fight for? Georgia was defeated, almost occupied. The year after the war, Russia brought such results. Nobody recognized Yu.

Around Russia Graft August 7, 2009 Leonid Radzikhovsky I have a personal attitude to my first (I hope-it is the last) Russian-Georgian war. Many times I publicly said that there would be no war - it is too disadvantageous for both sides. Georgia will obviously lose military terms, Russia, just as obviously, will tolerate political defeat. As you know, everything happened exactly. What did you fight for? Georgia was defeated, almost occupied. The year after the war, Russia brought such results.

In the Kremlin Why didn't Putin go to Rubtsovsk? August 7, 2009 Julia Latynina On June 19, Prime Minister Putin visited the Altai Territory. On the eve of his visit, the workers of the Tractor Plant in the city of Rubtsovsk, whose salary has not been paid since December, threatened to block the federal highway. They hoped that Putin would come to the plant, how he arrived in Pikalevo. But Putin did not arrive, and many commentators made thoughtful conclusions out of this.

Around Russia The results of the week. War of demand August 7, 2009 Alexander Golts The week passed under the sign of two anniversary: ​​it took a year after the Russian-Georgian War and ten years after the country gained the desired nationalist. The way Russia noted both dates surprisingly demonstrates its complexes - both leaders and people.

Just a few hours after President Dmitry Medvedev scolded the heads of the traffic police for the situation on the roads, another disaster occurred. In the Krasnodar region there was a head-on collision between a regular bus and a truck. The long list of road accident victims was replenished with one dead and three dozen injured.