In society Choir named after V.V. Putin March 11, 2014 Igor Yakovenko I admit, I do not like the choir. They do not argue about tastes, and I respect the choice of people who prefer group singing. Moreover, there are spheres and situations in which the choir is functional and organic. For example, the military choir serves to raise the fighting spirit. The church choir is to glorify God.

In society There are fewer independent print media - AiF bought the city hall March 11, 2014 Igor Yakovenko The Moscow government completed a deal to acquire the largest weekly newspaper Arguments and Facts in Russia without a printing house for debts. We see a consequence of processes that go in Russia for a long time. Firstly, the dying of the printing press and the prepared change in tariffs.

Crimea island: February putsch as a mirror in the Maidan March 11, 2014, Taras Shumyiko The Kiev Maidan began thanks to the intervention of the security forces: it became a long -term action only after the Berkut fighters beat the protesters on the night of November 30. The mass protest got out of control, anger grew all the deterrence factors: the street in Kyiv made a street. Another thing is Russian Spring in Crimea.

Around Russia Kerry did not come to Moscow. But Avaks will fly to Poland March 11, 2014 Alexander Golts When diplomats refuse to speak, the military comes. And this time, it seems, is coming in the Russian-Ukrainian crisis. Do not worry, it's not about the war. In our postmodern world, we are just talking about certain symbols. Yesterday, the television channels were ordered to show the meeting of the chief boss with his Minister of External Relations. The meeting was some kind of gloomy.