Germany's most influential party has a new partner After the parliamentary elections in Germany, a new ruling coalition is formed. With the return of the liberals to power, both in domestic and foreign policy, one should not expect serious changes.

Don't stick out! The formidable "tram law" of the Soviet era is back in motion. A direct ban on dissent has not yet been returned to the Criminal Code, but there are already articles there, according to which those who disagree with the “party policy” can be accused of extremism and sent to prison.

Why Mikhail Prokhorov threw money into the American basketball basket Russian America. As soon as the richest man in Russia, the president of the ONEXIM group, Mikhail Prokhorov, started talking about buying the New Jersey Nets basketball club, he was - quite expectedly - identified as the enemy of Russian basketball, and at the same time of all our sports.

65 years ago, Warsaw Uprising was suppressed Ashes and Pain of Warsaw. 65 years ago, the latest detachments of Polish rebels who tried to liberate the capital on their own and thereby provide the country with an independent future.

Content Diplomatic draw “In Russia, not a nation, but a population” Readers - The New Times Tragedy in Indonesia Where does dissent go? Where does a person breathe peacefully?

The EU Commission, headed by Swiss diplomat Heidi Tagliavini, published an investigative report on the causes and consequences of the Russian-Georgian war. Surprisingly, the document suited both Moscow and Tbilisi. On the one hand, the commission came to the conclusion that it was Georgia that started the war on August 8, 2008.

Budget minefield. On September 30, the government submitted a draft federal budget for 2010 to the State Duma. According to the tradition of recent years, he will probably be accepted by the deputies with a bang.

The underground in culture is gaining new breath Housing issue.

The death toll from the earthquake in Indonesia has exceeded 1,100. The clearing of the rubble continues, and rescuers say that in the end there will be many more dead. The tragedy occurred in Sumatra on September 30. The city of Padang, with a population of 700 to 900 thousand people, was completely destroyed by tremors. Both city hospitals were destroyed, power and communication lines were damaged. The country's authorities turned to the international community asking for help.

Eh, potatoes!.. It would seem to be an eternal value, the basis of mass nutrition - and just 175 years ago the Russian people went to the tsar’s bayonets so that they would not be forced to plant this very overseas wonder. How simple Indian food gradually became Russian folk food - studied by The New Times I undress you with a timid hand... I wish I could see the body I want! You are the most beautiful, the only one in the world, my favorite is jacket potatoes.

Legendary about how he moved to Kyiv Those who no longer have a place in Russia often find themselves in Ukraine. Displaced from the Russian TV air host Yevgeny Kiselev launched the program "Big Politics". What the legendary TV journalist regrets, how he moved to Kyiv and how he sees the future in Russia, Kiselev told The New Times When and from whom did you receive an offer to host a talk show on Inter? In early September, from Valery Khoroshevsky, the main shareholder of the TV channel.

Whoever is not with them is in hiding Going underground is a way to escape. Harassment campaigns that were half-forgotten are returning to our lives. Who is fighting with whom and on whose orders - The New Times found out The story of the persecution of human rights activist and publicist Alexander Podrabinek could well form the basis of the story of Anton Chekhov or Mikhail Zoshchenko.

Readers - The New Times To the article by Ilya Barabanov "The unprincipled Kremlin" No. 34 of September 28, 2009 SIB This is not in the article, but now it is clear why Joseph Diskin in Irkutsk at the regional forum “Strategy 2020” spoke in such detail about his new “concept” and constantly mentioned Surkov’s name “in vain”.

What Ramzan Kadyrov “forgot” about Meeting engagement. The trial of the lawsuit filed by Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov against Oleg Orlov, Chairman of the Council of the Human Rights Center "Memorial", unexpectedly for many, turns into a detailed analysis of the activities of the plaintiff and the procedures established by him in the subordinate republic.