Ilya Milstein. Courtesy Photo The year 2018 will be bad. However, I say this not because it is gifted from above for the gift of foresight or by nature incorrigible pessimist. Just not. I see the future fuzzy and therefore, I must peer into it with hope, or even indulge in the sweet dreams of both personal and social properties. Like Russia will be free, and I, having fooled, buying a lottery ticket, will gain financial independence - as a reward for work, for the divine.