In society An illusory empire June 29, 2011 Mikhail Berg I would like not to refute a good article by Eleas Carpa about the Russian question , but only to clarify and continue. Yes, Russian nationalism is very often just a screen for sovereign-imperial feelings. They say: we are brave, we are Russians, we do not need no one, but they mean that all our former satellites must obey us.

In society A look at the chamberlain June 29, 2011 Viktor Shenderovich It’s nice to argue with Radzikhovsky. He is correct and accurately formulates his thought - up to conscious provocation. He teases like an experienced masochist: well, hit me, hit me! I can’t refuse a friend of this feasible pleasure.

Fit-shaped rulers, as a rule, strive to get rid of document household worries and shift them to the shoulders of those who are better versed in them. So, Alexander II, introducing the zemstvo, not only flattered the people, but also to a large extent relieved his concerns for education and healthcare, which in the shortest possible time benefited them.

The Investigative Committee refused to allow Sergei Magnitsky's mother, Natalya Magnitskaya, to conduct an independent medical study. They don’t want to show her the archive materials of his organs. According to the investigator, “the participation of victims in forensic medical research ... does not imply that they conduct research on their own.” Lawyer Nikolai Gorokhov, representing Magnitskaya’s interests, filed a complaint with the Basmanny Court.

On the ninth day from the death of Elena Bonner, June 26, in accordance with Orthodox tradition, a memorial service was held at the Orthodox Church of Christ the Savior in New York. The memorial service was celebrated by the former Soviet human rights activist, now Father Mikhail Meyerson-Aksenov. Other former Soviet activists of the Human Rights Movement were also present at the service: Viktor Balashov, Pavel Litvinov and Andrei P. Grigorenko.