User Beliavskaya Kate shared on Facebook a sudden New Year's holiday that she experienced at the night stage in the Hermitage garden. The host of the folk festival inadvertently asked from the stage: what desires and dreams does anyone have? In response, a cry was heard from the crowd: let Putin die! The presenter, a smart girl, was not at a loss: we, he says, have a holiday without politics... The crowd was also not at a loss and with one voice, almost all of them, thundered: no!

The foreign policy of the first year of the third presidency of Vladimir Putin is characterized by several basic trends. Firstly, faith in Realpolitik. But this is not a civilized Realpolitik Henry Kissinger. This is a simple, if not the primitive Realpolitik of the 19th century. States, these selfish animals, are trading with each other, trying to realize their national interests. Moreover, they form unions, the purpose of which is to weaken other main players.

The most disgusting event of the year was the introduction of Internet censorship in Russia with the help of a single register of prohibited sites. For the first time in our country, a legally designed and technically implemented Internet filtration system appeared. Under the pretext of taking care of the morality of the children, the Duma and the President approved censorship on the network, which still remained the last relatively free zone that ensures the freedom of expression of citizens.