Sergey Ivanov Chinese loom from 1210. Weaving was the first assembly-line production in history, involving up to 26 operations performed by different people. (Illustration from the book: A.Usher. A history...) The beginning of the millennium brought several revolutions in textile production. Firstly, in the 11th century in Germany, a method of printing a design on fabric using a clay stamp and dyes was invented. Secondly, in the 12th century, knitting was invented there.

I.K. There is little left of the sport in this form of figure skating. (Photo: EPA ) Such a statement is not the discovery of America. It has long been known about the judging games in the most subjective of figure skating disciplines, about the notorious “queue for the podium,” about the predictability of results and the division of spheres of influence between leading coaches.

Irina Rosenberg A Western furniture company intends to revolutionize the Russian market The excitement around the first IKEA store in Russia can only be compared with the enthusiasm for the opening of our first McDonald's in 1989. In the first days of operation, the store was visited by more than 40 thousand people. Some goods, such as upholstered furniture, were completely sold out. Even the Swedes did not expect such an influx of buyers.

“We shouldn’t hit a person’s consciousness with a stick every day.” Konstantin Titov (Igor Kiyko) “We have various initiatives and referendums ahead that are roaming around our country.” Alexander Veshnyakov "I want unlimited power in accordance with our Constitution." Konstantin Titov “When our people are ripe for this - and they have not yet matured and will not mature soon - mentally, I say. Therefore, we need four years of presidential rule. Direct presidential rule!

Pavel Los, Sergei Strokan The German concern BMW decided to get rid of the pride of the British automobile industry, the Rover company, when it realized that it was terminally ill. In 1994, when buying the English company Rover, the BMW concern hoped to expand the range of its cars with its help (above). However, Rover's largest plant in Longbridge, near Birmingham, has failed to turn a profit. (Photo: AP ) Each country has its own symbols of patriotism.

Ivan Yezersky Residential complex "Malaya Zemlya". Kremenchugskaya street, 32-34 Residential complex on Kremenchugskaya street. Architect Andrey Chernikhov. The name "Malaya Zemlya" was given to the complex by realtors, and it has nothing to do with the architect's plan (Photo: Ivan Yezersky ) Having built St. Basil's Cathedral, Russian architecture considered the color task completed. Or even overfulfilled. And for four centuries she made do with gray, yellow, and red.

Dmitry Khitarov The roar of fireworks in honor of the newly elected president was drowned out by several shouts of “Hurray!” regarding the replenishment of the Duma In the subway, a hefty guy with a bushy patriotic beard, wearing a padded jacket with a vest visible underneath, custom striped trousers and worn-out Skorokhodov boots with different laces, was gloomily reading something post-election, it seems, Sovraska.

Irina Rosenberg To be revived, the Russian furniture industry needs to be born again (Photo: Max Novikov ) The economic crisis had a beneficial effect on the domestic furniture industry (as well as on other industries). Imports declined, and domestic goods filled the vacated space. And if since the beginning of the 90s, according to the Association of Furniture and Woodworking Industry Enterprises, furniture production has decreased by 3.5-7 times, then in 1999 alone it increased by 1.7 times.

Fyodor Uspensky SPb.: INAPRESS, 2000 Published in the St. Petersburg publishing house INAPRESS, the volume of “Memoirs” by Eduard Grigorievich Babaev may be accidentally missed by the reader for whom it is intended - the binding does not in any way suggest that this publication should be correlated with the memoirs of E.G., already published here and enjoying a certain popularity . Gershtein and B.S. Cousin. Meanwhile, the memories of E.G.

A.G. (Photo: AP ) Chief of the General Staff Anatoly Kvashnin, known for his ability to report to the Kremlin about another victory of federal troops in Chechnya before other military leaders, showed up for a meeting with the president on March 29 with his head hung low. He appeared to report to the Supreme Commander-in-Chief about the monstrous crime committed in Chechnya by the commander of the 160th Tank Regiment, Yuri Budanov.

Konstantin Kapitonov In the three decades that he has ruled Syria, President Hafez Assad has lost every war against Israel. Now he intends to win the world at any cost President Assad at negotiations in Geneva (March 2000).

Ilya Kukin FIFA President fulfills a long-time dream The world's number one football official, Joseph Blatter, has been toying with the idea of ​​a continental football calendar since his election two years ago. The project was seen as key to maintaining the competitive spirit of football into the new century.

Fedor Romer Museum-gallery "New Hermitage" Moscow A rarity of the exhibition is the painting on wood “Bathhouse” (1910s) by Maria Sinyakova-Urechina, one of the notorious futurist Sinyakov sisters Judging by the name, the new Moscow gallery from the “rich” claims to be a museum, but still looks more like an antique salon.

Galina Kovalskaya Regional heads must remain loyal to the president. Then everything will be fine with them Wherever governors managed to combine their own elections with the presidential ones, they triumphantly won in the first round. All of them (even the Reds) energetically supported Vladimir Putin. Apparently, in the minds of voters, the current bosses are the governor and acting. president - combined into a single image of real power.

Yaroslav Sedov (Photo: Natalya Loginova ) In his youth, Vladimir Fedoseev conducted the premieres of new works by Shostakovich and Sviridov, classics of Russian music of the twentieth century. Now the conductor himself is called a living classic. Wanting to confirm his reputation, Fedoseev tries to turn each of his major Moscow concerts into a historical event.