Sometimes it’s easier not to understand the intricacies of the law, but to simply wait for confessions. In the context of cheap oil and international sanctions, Russia has only one tool that will help get out of a protracted crisis - national business. One of the main problems that limit its development remains pressure from the security forces.

How to make amends to four-legged animals. “Circumstances have developed such that I need to pack up my things - toys, bowl, bedding - and leave the house in which I grew up and spent my whole life.” I have never read a more poignant announcement that a person wants to get rid of a dog. A mongrel looked out from the photograph with a stupid, apologetic smile: Sorry to bother you, but I have absolutely nowhere to go.