For the first time, a physical person wins over the state First of all, let us recall what we are talking about. In Moscow, in the Presnensky Intermunicipal Court, on January 14, trials on the so-called maternal claims, a unique phenomenon of the Russian ...

Zemfira immediately became popular. A Bashkir girl with an inimitable voice surpassed her producer Ilya Lagutenko at once. She hit the spot. Peculiar vocals, high-quality London sound, lyrics that are absurd in meaning. First place in...

The awkwardness became like a pulse. It determines who is still alive, and who is so simple. It is inconvenient somehow to walk and "feel" awkwardness. And you can't see it with your eyes. People who felt awkward became lonely. And everyone thought that he alone felt the wild ...

Memo from psychologist Elvira GORUKHINA, a columnist for Novaya Gazeta It is probably strange to you that Goryukhina does not write. She returned from her beloved Caucasus - and is silent ... I fell silent back there, in Ingushetia, when I saw my friends in tents ...

A look at political events through the eyes of anecdotes Not every color suits the face, not every screw to a nut, not every act to the image, etc. It was interesting to see which jokes are comparable with the political events of the past year. AND...

From the story "Patrikeev" The heroes of Anatoly Azolsky are tortured by all the troubles of a Soviet person, including filling out multi-verst questionnaires. Therefore, let's start like this: I was born in Vyazma in 1930. He served as an officer on the battleship "Sevastopol" ....

When you do not know the port of destination, any course is correct. Or wrong. This formula from the distant naval youth was remembered in connection with the recent calls to go on the offensive on the foreign policy front and occupy ...

WITH A PREFACE I.O. In Novaya Gazeta No. 2 (Monday), political scientist Viktor MININ identified two paths that Vladimir Putin can take: win the election or become the president of Russia (which, he proved, are not the same thing). Victor today...

Speculation continues about the Van Eyck painting. The flag was taken over by rabid amateurism and an unscientific approach. Yes, the 15th-16th centuries is a great era. But this is the only significant thought that we have gleaned from the scriptures...

Last year, the Y2K1 abbreviation entered every home on the planet. The change in computer chronology of one and three nines to two and three zeros scared software companies, government officials on ...