Fragment of the book of Tom Picketti "Brief History of Equality" The new book of the famous French economist Tom Picketty unfolds the optimistic picture of the history of mankind, generally steadily moving from greater socio-economic inequality to smaller. We publish its fragment, showing how the various indicators of the state of society are important, without which it is impossible not only to understand what real inequality is, but also to take measures to eradicate it.

Interview with Worship Shallandon, author of the novel "Son of the Scoundrel" Not so long ago, in the publishing house of Ivan Lumbach, the novel of the French writer Sorzha Shalendon “The Son of the Blesser” in the Russian translation of Natalia Mavelvich (“Gorky” already wrote about him) was published. The publishing house decided to ask the author several questions about his book and what did not get into it, and Natalya Mavelvich kindly translated this conversation.

What to ask in book The circumstances of Yesenin’s death, French cuisine in Russian classics, alarming sincerity of Werner Herzog and two more books that need to be paid attention to: this is Friday, which means that the kind -loving editors of Gorky advise what kind of novelties of literature it is time to plant vision. Starting from February 24, 2022, we were all in the face of the advancing barbarism, violence and lies.