In Moscow, the laureates of the Enlightener Prize, awarded by the best popular science books in Russian, were announced. The laureate in the nomination “The Best Natural Scientific Book” was the “Apology of Mathematics” by Vladimir Uspensky. This book tells about the basic concepts and problems of this exact science. And in the humanitarian list the book of the famous Byzantologist (and, note, one of the authors of the “Daily Journal”) Sergey Ivanov “1000 years of insights” won.

Recently, a lot has been written about judge Danilkin. Therefore, in order not to provoke Viktor Nikolayevich with additional irritation, I will try to write less about him, and even less contact him. I apologize in advance that I can’t avoid this at all. I also apologize to several people, I intend to tell about personal communication with whom and about impressions of this communication. And now - essentially.

About a month remained until the presidential elections in Belarus - December 19 - and to the expected victory of them Alexander Lukashenko. In mid -November, after a visit to Minsk, Stefan Fules, the European Commissioner for Expand and European Negrocement Policy, it became obvious that the EU decided to recognize such an outcome of the elections.

The investigation refused to initiate a criminal case for the illegal imprisonment of two pupils of the Holy Bogolyubsky Monastery in the Vladimir region , the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation reported on Friday. “Pre-investigation checks have been completed on the statements of 16-year-old and 17-year-old former pupils of the St. Bogolyubsky Convent about their illegal detention in the monastery.

It so happened that the most important event of the week (well, it is not considered such a demonstrative trick by Putin a small dirty trick named Yakemenko) will happen on Saturday. Dmitry Medvedev will go to Lisbon, where Russia -NATO will take part in the Summit.

In the opposition Honor November 19, 2010 Alexander Osovtsov Recently, a lot has been written about judge Danilkin. Therefore, in order not to provoke Viktor Nikolayevich with additional irritation, I will try to write less about him, and even less contact him. I apologize in advance that I can’t avoid this at all. I also apologize to several people, I intend to tell about personal communication with whom and about impressions of this communication. And now - essentially.