In the Kremlin The results of the week. Victory Day ... Special Propaganda May 8, 2014 Alexander Golts I wrote many times that the Russian authorities privatized Victory Day - the only real holiday of our country that unites all citizens, regardless of age, level of well -being, education and political addictions. The Kremlin, in my opinion, enjoyed this opportunity mediocre.

After the mass protests of the winter of 2011, when it became clear that our movement could not fulfill its goal - to take all the areas before the protesters for which they were created, and after the resignation of the main ideologist of our movement, our Vladislav Surkov, our remains of our movement reformatted and began to be funded directly from the budget of Russia. The money received the projects of individual commissars: Khryusha against, Stop Ham, run after me and others.

To tell the truth and create meanings is a professional and civic duty of a writing community, writers and journalists. The only tool for creating meanings and reflection of reality is the word. Today, the Russian government uses the word to destroy meanings. And this, of course, is a crime before culture. Words that have an emotional response in the hearts of many Russians - fascism, junta, Nazism - turn out to be catalysts of aggression and hatred.

In society They stole a ribbon May 8, 2014 Anton Oresh There are people about whom they say: no matter what they touch, everything is turned into gold. Or everything is turned into a holiday. And there are other people. Which, having touched anything, turn it into shit. Able to spoil anything! Our rulers have this amazing ability. Everything that they touch is becoming disgusting. When a action with St.

The more Russia becomes like the Soviet Union, the more often the calls are heard to swear it in fidelity. A year ago, the Youth Board under the governor of St. Petersburg proposed to oblige young St. Petersburgs to make an oath when receiving a passport. Then the deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on Physical Education, Sports and Youth Affairs, a member of the YP faction Robert Schlegel proposed to spread this initiative throughout the country.

Who has not convinced Putin to change his position on Ukraine in general and his attitude towards the upcoming presidential elections on May 25 in particular. Both Obama and Merkel convinced. Sanctions were publicly threatened, friends were excommunicated from visa accounts. And still nothing. But Didier Burkhalter, the modest president of the Swiss Confederation, which currently chairs the OSCE, succeeded.