Candidate for deputy from the party "United Russia" V. Putin returned the concept of "enemy of the people" to the political lexicon. The meeting of the new organization “For Putin” in the Luzhniki sports complex, the frenzy of the young and not so loving crowd made me recall the famous film by Leni Riefenstahl “Triumph of the Will”, dedicated to the Nazi Party Congress in Nuremberg in 1934.

How Penza sectarians live Apocalypse is scheduled for May. The events in the Penza village of Nikolskoye became news of an almost global scale: 29 adherents of a certain sect, including children, closed underground in anticipation of the imminent end of the world. To meet the Apocalypse, planned for May 2008, sectarians gather in underground cells, demanding to be left alone and threatening otherwise to commit suicide.

The New Times tried to understand the alcohol policy of the Russian authorities without a hundred grams Here it is, dear, and eat. The New Times tried to understand the alcohol policy of the Russian authorities without a hundred grams Elena Zagorodnyaya RIA Novosti for The New Times Coming up with new schemes for organizing the alcohol industry, officials of all stripes forgot about the consumer of alcohol.

“Investment management should remain with the private sector” Live Robert Voskerichyan, head of the department of sports management at the Institute of Business and Law , about the Russian national football team In Israel, we really saw what we have today. And we have a more than average team with more than average players who receive more than high salaries in their clubs, while not being completely professionals.

Alan Pakula's film "All the President's Men" was shown on the Rossiya TV channel. Very, I must say, an instructive movie about the horrors of American democracy. About how the federal administration abuses its official position during the pre-election period and what comes of it. And it turns out from this (you will not believe) the resignation of the administration! At least when the administration is caught red-handed and it's happening in America. It turns out - Watergate ...

When will Iran have nuclear weapons? What games does Iran play? The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) presented a new report on the state of Iran's nuclear program.

I see the target! Rising prices have become a headache for authorities at all levels. The Central Bank proposes to solve the problem by moving to "inflation targeting" (from the word target - goal).

Finally it became clear who is to blame for the recent shipwreck in the Kerch Strait. Think Poseidon? No, Khrushchev! It was he, the accursed one, who signed off Crimea to Ukraine. But Ukraine did not allow the construction of a certain dam. Allegedly, that dam was supposed to prevent storms.

Higher School of Economics - 15 years November 27 marks the 15th anniversary of the government decree on the creation of one of the most successful educational projects of the new Russia - the Higher School of Economics. It would seem that in the USSR there was no shortage of universities and universities.

Discussion of Olga Krystanovskaya and Alexei Kondaurov On November 29, the candidate from United Russia V. Putin will make a message to the nation. What else should we expect after the president began to use the theme of “enemies” in his election performances? Who are they, these enemies? Who is Putin and what is afraid of?

Dostoevsky without an ax Dostoevsky without an axe. Paranoid Park directed by Gus Van Sant is on the screens of the country.

Nikolay Vardul "Newspaper" - for The New Times I understand: representatives of the politically active part of the population have 2008 in mind. I propose to expand the horizon and try to look into 2012. Even if there are no presidential elections then, it is interesting to start by comparing the current economic conditions and the government's forecasts for 2012. By the way, if someone thinks that the economy will meet March 2, 2008 in full dress, then he is mistaken.

Instruction for the voter Elections without a choice. The parliamentary campaign is coming to an end. Fellow citizens are trying to figure out what to do at the polling stations. A study by The New Times showed that even experts, including representatives of the Central Election Commission, are confused in the labyrinths of the electoral legislation, which has been amended over the past two years.

What violations of the electoral law will go unpunished System "False elections". The New Times decided to find out what methods of fraud lie in wait for us in the next elections, and found a whole arsenal of violations that can be used with almost impunity “Administrative resources can be divided into methods of coercion and methods of direct falsification,” says veteran observer Andrey Buzin from the public organization Interregional Association of Voters.

Hunting season. The New Times explored the joys of the near-lost art of old book collecting * “Books are many, many hours of time spent searching for them, different cities of our country, different people. These are the fifth and sixth floors of old Leningrad houses, these are the quiet lanes of the Arbat and the cul-de-sacs of Zamoskvorechye... One must look for such books, one must hunt for them, sometimes more patiently than the most valuable animal. There are many ways to find books.