The Life and Adventures of Judge Egorova Judicial circles seethe: a competition for the post of chairman of the Moscow City Court has been announced.

On clothes, not only stretch the legs. They still meet her. The New Times understood the national characteristics of various dress codes He was in an expensive gray suit, in foreign shoes, matching the color of the suit. Mikhail Bulgakov "The Master and Margarita" A poster that once hung at the entrance to a Moscow club said that visitors in tracksuits were not allowed into the club.

Senseless and merciless. Early June marks the 360th anniversary of the start of the Salt Riot, the famous Moscow uprising of 1648. Some historians of the early 20th century even called these events the “Russian Revolution.” The New Times continues to look for historical parallels On the Orthodox holiday of the Presentation, June 2, 1648, 1 in Moscow, large-scale street riots began, which soon engulfed the entire capital of the Russian state.

Medvedev's people take the ship of justice to arbitration Court of peers. Medvedev's people take the ship of justice to arbitration Talk about freedom, the cynic and clever Prince Talleyrand taught the young General Bonaparte, but rule with the help of bayonets. However, do not try to sit on them: it is extremely uncomfortable. Showered with the temptations of power, the new master of the Kremlin sits on the sharp tongues of flatterers, urging him to stop reigning and finally begin to rule.

Rosnanotech approved its first investment project Nanotechnologies without a state corporation. The world market for nanoproducts in seven years may approach $3 trillion. Russia is trying to keep up with this trend: Rosnanotech recently approved its first investment project worth 470 million rubles Our country in the development of the nanoindustry has gone its own way - the creation of a state corporation for the development of nanotechnologies.

Right to judge. The system built by Putin rests on the institution of the "court", which is more like a brokerage house. Whoever gave more - he is on horseback. Whoever has a cooler chair and has the first “turntable” is the one who commands the judicial decisions. Judicial reform has become the political banner of the new president - for him, this is perhaps the only way to put together his team and free himself from the influence of his predecessor.

The art of debt collection. In a credit boom, the services of collection agencies are becoming more and more in demand. The correspondent of The New Times went on a raid with collectors Dmitry Dokuchaev Collectors should not disturb the debtor from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. and threaten his life and health, trying to repay the debt. They cannot use methods of debt collection prohibited by law, as well as represent themselves as employees of public authorities.

World Bank Chief Economist for Russia Zeljko Bogetic — The New Times The World Bank (WB) in its latest report notes that the Russian economy is overheated. World Bank Chief Economist for Russia explains to The New Times the position of analysts of this influential organization Zeljko Bogetych to Oleg Dusaev What does it mean - the economy is overheated? This is an economic situation in which the economy grows much faster in the short term than the long-term economic potential.

Overheated Nikolai Vardul, Gazeta edition - for The New Times A new presidency is always a new countdown. Even in such a boring area as economic policy, no matter how you cover it with succession. At first it seemed that something fundamentally new lay ahead.

Human rights activist Lev Ponomarev about the events in the Chelyabinsk colony No. 1 Employees of the corrective labor colony in the city of Kopeysk, Chelyabinsk region, where four prisoners died from beatings on the same day, were first wanted to be rewarded. And they even promised apartments.

Moscow City Court against Natalia Morar The Moscow City Court once again proved that our court is completely independent. From the Constitution and the law. Another noteworthy page appeared in the case “Natalia Morar v. FSB”, the title of which says: rights are nothing, Lubyanka is everything On June 5, the Moscow City Court considered the cassation appeal of The New Times journalist Natalya Morar.

For the first time in US history, an African American is a presidential candidate. End of story. 17 months of campaigning, 53 rounds in the states, almost three dozen televised debates and - Barack Obama finally became the Democratic nominee for the presidency of the country. During the primaries, almost 17 and a half million Americans voted for him, for Hillary Clinton - half a million less.

Georgian wisdom In 1980, it seems, the year Colonel of the Medical Service Pavel Nikolaevich M. retired and left the post of head of the district military hospital in one of the million-plus cities in the European part of Russia. The last order of Pavel Nikolaevich in the hospital read: "I forbid military personnel with leg and spine injuries to play football." The colonel deliberately reserved this order for resignation, for he did not like to see how his orders were not carried out.

Features of the national fight against corruption in Latvia Alexey Loskutov - the main Latvian "shooter" on corruption Honor of power or power of honor?

"Autobiography" by Franco Zeffirelli - the same movie, only on paper. The New Times correspondent read the book of the great director and interviewed him Igor Shevelev Franco Zeffirelli's book is enchanting, just like its author. The famous director plays his autobiography as a dramatic action. And his life deserves it. The husband of his 39-year-old mother, with whom she had three children, was dying of tuberculosis.