The Russian elite, and after it, the public was preoccupied with the problem of the Kaliningrad region in 2001 - before that the difficulties of the former East Prussia, annexed to the USSR after the end of World War II, was not enough for the media and the media and federal bodies. However, this does not mean that no one thought about this problem.

Ten years ago, ballet evenings were an integral part of the concert repertoire of the Moscow Column Hall and the Great Hall of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, recalling that once the ceremonial premises of the noble assembly were intended for dancing. The column hall has long forgotten about ballet concerts, and the St. Petersburg Philharmonic from time to time holds them.

"Evening Moscow." In many cities of America, a demonstration of the films "Einstein's theory of relativity" is prohibited. The rector of the University of Chicago made a statement on this occasion that all the laws were quite clearly formulated by Newton and that Einstein’s theory, this is the American and Israeli military departments, conducted successful tests of new -generation laser weapons.

The magazine continues a series of publications about the largest art fairs. From the Berlin "Art Forum" we are moving to the Parisian FIAK FIAC is actually Fiac. The abbreviation from Foire International D'Art Contemporain, that is, the International Fair of Modern Art. I hope that the French will forgive for Russification. Although they can not forgive - for that they are the French, desperately protecting their own identity. The identity that you recognize at once.

American actress Winona Ryder on Wednesday was found guilty of theft of clothing and jewelry in the amount of $ 5,500 from the Saks Fifth Avenue store. The assurance of lawyers that she was simply “preparing for a new role” did not convince the jury, and now Ryder is waiting for a sentence. She faces up to three years in prison, but most likely they will deal with her, as well as with many "stumbled" celebrities, they will replace the stay of "public work".

The subject of any craft, from art to plumbing, can become the subject of genuine art, or may not be the only thing in the hands from which it is born. The same story with the new ones with the new flash toys and flash-shaped flash-toothlets, which have blushed in the vast network in an unthinkable amount since Flash technology has ceased to be a workshop. Some are not pleasing, and some are amazing.

In 1990, the USSR joined the Convention on the Rights of the Child, thereby recognizing that every baby needs a family, not an orphanage, and international adoptions began from next year. This caused an explosion of indignation from our cheers-patriots, and international adoption quickly “covered”.

Flower pollen room The Swiss writer Zoe Jenny does not recognize the halter. If I chose black colors for her first novel “Room from Flower Pusterer”, then so that there really is not a single bright spot. The heroine slowly but steadily goes crazy, the world around her is hopeless and hostile. The author’s gaze is uncompromising, ordinary language, without any literary jewelry. A little more in the same direction and from the literary text “Room ...” would turn into the history of the disease.

The next battle for the crop of literary awards begins. Winter, that is, the scandalous “national bestseller”, are already collected last spring, the prize has already found its hero, namely, if anyone does not remember, the odious Prokhanov with his odorous “Hexogen”. The noise took place serious: we all, including - dissuaded, unscrewed, scolded and praised. Now, you need to understand, spring are coming.

The street in the center of Maryina Grove became part of the third ring. Now, from adjacent streets, it is impossible to cross the shaft, it is allowed to turn only to the right, and in order to be on the opposite side, you need to turn around under the Riga or Savelovskaya overpasses. At the intersection of Tikhvinskaya and st. Dvintsev removed the tram tracks, so the tram will now walk only on one side of the shaft

The Aquarium group releases a complete collection of its records. By November 14, the next four volumes should be released: “Children of December”, “Ten Arrows”, “Equal -Sciences” and “Russian Album”. The Aquarium concert activity this year exceeded all expectations. The group celebrated and continues to celebrate its thirty years with concerts in the Baltic states, America, India and throughout Russia. One of the most significant was the performance of the group at the “Invasion”.

From Kaliningrad - to the "large land" already loaded. Under the new ferry terminal to the question of how the Russian bridges for the train ticket (the Baltiysk ticket was allocated part of the citizens to travel to the Branded train “Janzemli, which belongs to the base freely to Kaliningrad, and Tar” costs about the Navy. After the long debate Kaliningraders - Russia is 1300 rubles) and the aircraft.

The fourth exhibition of the project "Archives of our time" The project “Archives of modernity” can already be considered the best project of the current artzon - so unexpectedly what is presented within its framework. The author of the project Galerist Mikhail Krokin decided to put into the world of God the old picturesque works of artists famous today. It turned out that many of them had long forgotten how to hold a brush in their hand and how fresh paint smells.

In early November, the oldest and most daring of non-state literary awards-the Andrei Bely prize announced its short list. As always, the award will be awarded in three nominations: poetry, prose and humanitarian research. Among the applicants applying for a ruble, an apple and a bottle of “white” (this is the material equivalent of the award), Alexey Tsvetkov and Kirill Medvedev, Eduard Limonov and Viktor Pivovarov, Vladimir Uspensky and Tatyana Cherednichenko.

At the Matisse exhibition, the lamps are slightly blown, and a noble twilight reigns in the halls. What is understandable: the majority of work displayed are graphic sheets afraid of light. A virtuoso, but still monotonous graphics, most of which are female portraits, complement some slurred handwriting, notes of intimate property, archival relics and many photographs. And only four small paintings.