In Russia, there is a fright before a number of words and concepts. One of them is the “revolution”. The reason is understandable - the legacy of the Soviet era, the memory of the millions of victims of the Civil War and the Stalinist repressions, and more intelligent know about the bloody consequences of the French revolution, the warning of the late Pushkin and that the revolution devour its children.

The Daily Journal continues a series of publications about how Russia has lived the last two weeks of the outgoing year outside the garden ring. It is called both bitter and tender. Its Kremlin rises above the Volga, but his name is still lower. This is Nizhny Novgorod. Almost one and a half million people live here, among them I am. This is my place, because there is an opportunity to be yourself, or at least, space and opportunities for search. City.

Wouldn’t Vladimir Vladimirovich want to talk about outlandish fats with the Kostroma governor Slyunyaev during the next conference call? Slyunyaev’s in Kostroma is no worse than Belykh’s in Vyatka. In the village of Pervushino they decided to charge residents for water... from a well! For those who are not surprised by anything in our lives, I will inform you that this type of payment does not exist in nature.

How wildly today an excerpt from a news agency report sounds: “Medvedev introduced a bill to the Duma...” It’s tempting to ask again: “Excuse me... you say - Medvedev contributed - did I hear right? Well, that’s right... He’s also bringing something in somewhere... But this one, excuse me, is the organ where, you say, he introduced... The Duma is called... they are still sitting there, or what?

In the Kremlin Diagnosis: Alzheimer January 17, 2012 Georgy Satarov Alzheimer's disease: “With the development of the disease, symptoms such as confusion, irritability and aggressiveness, mood vibrations are manifested, the ability to speak and understand what has been said ...” Alexander Mikhailovich Gorchakov - a classmate of Pushkin according to the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum, the greatest Russian diplomat, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Chancellor - was the first to use the expression

Zyuganov's headquarters and Zyuganov himself were the first - it was even their initiative, to be honest - to express their desire to conclude such an agreement in writing. We sent the appeal to Zyuganov and Mironov as candidates who were registered at that time. We did not consider it advisable to contact Zhirinovsky, because we do not have even the slightest trust in him.

The Left Front and the Public Council in support of presidential candidate Gennady Zyuganov signed an agreement on January 17 on joint actions to support the leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation during the elections. Zyuganov previously stated that if he wins the elections, he is ready to fulfill a number of protest demands, in particular, to call re-elections of parliament.

On the Echo of Moscow blog, Boris Berezovsky posted a letter to the patriarch: Your Holiness! It is not hope, but Faith that dies last. You can talk as much as you like about the resurrection of the Faith, the revival of Orthodoxy, restoring old ones and building thousands of new churches, but no ritual can replace the Faith. It is the lack of Faith that is the main problem in Russia. Russia is losing faith in truth, faith in justice, faith in itself.

In the opposition Dear Fathers. Variety inventory-3* January 17, 2012 Viktor Shenderovich Part 3. Professional Eh, youth, youth ... You suffer, you persuade yourself, make excuses publicly ... "They would ask how the fathers did!" A real role model is called - Stanislav Sergeyevich Govorukhin.