America noisily celebrated the 200th anniversary of the hero and slave of civil freedom-Abraham Lincoln, who unleashed and won the civil war and destroyed slavery. It is he who belongs to the great phrase: "A nation, which is half of the free, half of the slaves, can become completely slave." Slavery grew along with America like a cancer tumor. For the first time, the shadow of the civil war fell on the country in 1820. Two states claimed membership in the Union: Missouri and Maine.

Civil society is created on-line Civil society, if where it has developed, then on the Internet It is believed that all possible models of society have already been tested, but a new one has appeared. As a utopia, it existed for a long time, but it seemed unrealistic: this is so that people unite in the polis cities in mutual acceptability. When a new dimension opened-the Internet, it turned out, this is the same utopia, “a place that is not”, and the city-states arose-blogs.

Administrative resource technology A huge number of violations when voting for the deputies of the State Duma and the President questioned the legitimacy of the current government. Another confirmation of this was the newly published study “Crime without punishment”. The New Times studied the arguments of the authors Distrust is postponed in public consciousness and makes itself felt.

Analysts of Medvedev vs. Putin's analysts “Changes are inevitable in the program of planned anti-crisis measures,” experts at the Institute of Contemporary Development (its Board of Trustees is headed by President Medvedev) believe. This is stated in the report "The Economic Crisis in Russia: An Expert View". From its text follows: the scale of the crisis is much wider than it seems to the government.

What is the Kremlin looking for there Www. This is not just a virtual country Today, the Internet is the only uncontrolled free platform uniting people from Moscow to Kamchatka, from Ingushetia to Murmansk and Yakutsk. This country lives a life that you will not see on the screens of central television. She informs, she discusses, she creates communities - that very civilian society (read on page 18), on which only the lazy did not complain in Russia.

Theater Moscow said goodbye to Margarita Eskina Margarita Alexandrovna Eskina, the leader and soul of the central house of the actor, passed away. Her colleagues recall her Leah Akhedzhakova: "The maternal instinct was indestructible in it" I was most amazed at the fact that, despite a serious illness, Margarita Alexandrovna retained cheerfulness to the last sigh. There was no more vital personality in my life - until the last minute a smile did not leave.

Pirates of the Hot Sea Until the last byte. Hacking other people's accounts, mailboxes and blogs is an indispensable attribute of network political battles. Who and why takes on the role of virtual bandits and corsairs - The New Times found out Hacking a political opponent's blog is an effective tool in Internet warfare. In the Russian blogosphere, two, perhaps even three, groups of hackers operate on a permanent basis.

SU zone was created behind a high fence How the Internet began - I found out The New Times The Russian Internet was born on August 28, 1990. In a country that is no longer there. Most of its creators came out of the "mailbox", better known to work on the creation of the first Soviet atomic bomb - from the Institute of Atomic Energy. Kurchatov (kiae).

Two in one. “This was the very proposal that cannot be abandoned”-someday, Gus Hiddink will probably call his decision to lead Chelsea that way. In the meantime, the Dutchman only assures that on the quality of his work with the Russian team, a business trip for three and a half months in London will not affect When Chelsea invited Louis Felipe Skorari last summer, doubts about the effectiveness of this step were expressed by quite a lot.

Virtual money comes to real Economic cataclysms did not bypass the World Wide Web. However, the Internet business has its own specifics. How are things on-line-found out The New Times A public relations specialist Nadezhda P. once every two to three months buys through the Internet cosmetics of a Russian-French company.

Alone with everyone. A virtual network is a special environment that seems to be a mirror of real life. But strange mirror. At least - having its refraction. There is another optics. Therefore, the discussion about the present and future of this strange, strange world of three letters - WWW - was not like any of those that were held in the editorial office over these two years. BFM.ru editor-in-chief Anton Nosik and Mail.Ru Vice President Anna Artamonova-argued.

The potatoes from coughs rose 10 times The tablet is too tough. Prices for medicines over the past six months increased by 25%. In the coming months, they will rise by another 20%. What is happening - the New Times sorted out Muscovite Tatyana Petrovna in seventy. She goes to the pharmacy once a month, immediately after receiving a pension. She needs a lot of drugs: heart, pressure, legs. Last year, she spent 1000 rubles a month on them. Now - already one and a half.

Trust has a price. The most discussed news of the last days in the business community was the statement of the Prosecutor General’s Office on the initiation of criminal cases against bankers, who, having received loans at the Central Bank, spent them on the purchase of dollars.

Yuri Chudetsky - Mikhail Vinogradov On February 10, at an altitude of 790 km above Siberia, an orbital accident occurred: the Soviet military satellite weighing his term weighing 900 kg collided with the current American communication satellite Iridium. Where were the traffic cops - the New Times found out What happened? Our Russian military satellite, launched 15–20 years ago and has not been functioning for a long time, met with an “American”.

Kate Winslet - Oleg Sulkin The British actress, the Titanic star, 33-year-old Kate Winslet, who played in the film “Reader” the former overseer of the concentration camp, will fight for the Oscar in the “Best Female Role” with such rivals as Angelina Jolie and Maryl Strip. Winslet “Intercessially” worked out last year, starring in two films - in “Reading” by Stephen Doldri and “The Road of Changes” by Sam Mendes, and already received two “gold globes”.