Politicians - precisely politicians, not politics - sharply broke into the life of the townsfolk The ruble exchange rate, deposits in banks, jobs, the ability to travel abroad - all this now depends not on the market, but on the decisions they make. But politicians are also living people. We endlessly see one of them on the screens of the TV, knowing nothing about his real life.

Lessons of Bulat Okudzhava Bulat Okudzhava: There was always a full house at his concerts. Photo: early 1980s /photo: Laski Diffusion /East News He was our talisman for five decades, remains him now. For forty years, the Russian intelligentsia left him from the dead Kazensen region, from the soldier's cloth of totalitarianism in tourist trips to the river and to the forest. And be sure with the guitar. In general, three in the boat, not counting Okudzhava.

Anti -terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine, the second stage of which was declared a week ago, seemed to have come to a standstill Having occupied the three blocks near Slavyansk, which has now become the headquarters of pro-Russian activists, the Ukrainian security forces retreated again, and then completely abandoned the assault on the city, announcing its blockade. Although it seems to have not been completely blocking the city of the security forces.

Zhukovsky People's Council, created as the Moscow Region Analogue of the Coordinating Council of the Opposition, holds elections The CSR has not existed for a long time, and in Zhukovsky from April 19 to May 19 they choose the second composition. How it happened - the New Times sorted out To get to the city of Zhukovsky near Moscow, you need to sit on an electric train from the Novaya station near the Aviamotornaya metro station.