Vladimir Putin met with Pope Benedict XVI. The miracle did not happen - the Russian President handed over greetings from the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Alexy II and received the reverse greetings. Just everything. The events of church life, Russian and Western, were not discussed. The dad was not invited to Russia - like the previous Pope John Paul II, with whom the President of Russia also met and with whom the leader of the Orthodox Church also refused to meet.

American slides and Russian roulette. As predicted by The New Times, the Russian stock market has developed immunity to the American market: last week, having reacted to the next news from America, he quickly bounced upstairs. Perhaps soon the market will demonstrate a completely different dependence - on prices for raw materials.

One of the diseases of civilization - a stomach ulcer, which at least a century and a half considered the result of stress and malnutrition, turned out to be the same age as the outcome of our distant ancestor from Africa. Since 1983, it is reliably known that the ulcer has been directly related to the bacteria of Helicobacter Pylori, which has colonized half of humanity.

On March 14, the State Duma rejected two bills aimed at canceling flashing lights for officials of officials. The election flirting ended. Gray beacons were, eat and will be! In September 2006, the opponent of privileges President Putin, by his decree, limited the number of flashing lights for civil servants from 7 thousand to 980 (this is without taking into account the beacons of the ambulance, firefighters, the Ministry of Emergencies, and the police).

Perhaps the future of automobile Europe is being decided now. From day to day in Germany, they are waiting for the arrival of the first ferry with Chinese cars Brilliance. The D-Class sedan intends to sell at home all cars of 20 thousand euros. If it turns out, then the Middle Kingdom is ready to fill up the old light with its four -wheeled miracles. And this time Russia will not save the West from the aggression of the Mongoloids. She hesitating without a fight ...

Emil Gilels can be called a lucky one in all respects. He was a genius, led by Soviet power, his game was called "the standard of Soviet pianistic style." Gilels idolized the great worlds, large artists worshiped him. However, our society has done almost nothing to perpetuate the memory of the great musician: his ninety -year was more than modest last year. This indicates our dismissive attitude to the past, about the appearance of “black holes” in our historical memory.

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In March, the day of the Russian archive is celebrated. Archival materials can be used both for creating myths and for debunking. Today, when a new campaign began to rewrite Russian history, the struggle between myth -making and supporters of debunking myths broke out with renewed vigor.

More than two weeks have passed since the death of military journalist Ivan Safronov. The arguments in favor of the suicide version have not yet appeared. Meanwhile, the assumption looks very convincing that Safronov was killed, and the crime is associated with his last topic - Russian military supplies to Syria and Iran. First of all, their genuine assortment, delivery channels and their accompanying kickbacks.

The business card of Anthony Brenton says: “Hm Ambassador” - “Her Majesty Ambassador”. In general, it is customary to turn to the ambassadors “Your Excellency”-regardless of whether the ambassador of the republic or the monarch, which is the queen of England.

“I am for us to form a positive myth about our past as soon as possible.” Vladimir Ryzhkov - Oleg Dusaev State Duma deputy, historian Does the state need, in your opinion, historical myths? The answer is yes. Moreover, contrary to the common opinion that only totalitarian regimes are engaged in the mythologization of history, mythology is in democratic states. Moreover, historical mythology in democratic states is the bearing basis of worldview.

The head of the CEC, Alexander Veshnyakov, was dismissed by the President. The reason is the manic fear of the Kremlin before the "color revolutions." On the eve of 2008, the closest entourage V.V. Putin needs not just a reliable head of the Central Election Commission - but a super -reaches. Veshnyakov “refused to play the team game,” say the New Times experts.

There is nowhere below! The couples of discussions about the reduction of taxes went into a whistle: after Putin’s budget message, it became clear that the relief of tax burden in the coming years was an almost incredible story. In the meantime, you need to prepare for the worst - for a decrease in the growth rate of income, to increase expenses and even some taxes.

Another state corporation will appear in Russia this week - if, of course, the president's order is carried out. Immediately after the Women's Day, Vladimir Putin instructed Prime Minister Fradkov and First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov to prepare an appropriate order on the creation of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) with a portfolio of orders of $12 billion. FGUPakh, and small in private companies. The state owner did not discuss his plans with private co-owners of the assets.

No, it is not for nothing that our people believe in the king of good. The boyars were set out by the boyars greedy TVs for money to divorce, so people, before paying to rush, doubted: did the king know? Tsar Putin, when discontent reached him, pretended not to, and ordered the people to give the people football for free. So far, to the end of their royal powers. But, as The New Times found out, he knew about everything in advance and calculated the access to the people.