I HAVE NEVER SEEN USTINOV IN EYES On his account, the case of Kozlenok and Golden Ada. Now here is "Mabetex", which has covered almost the entire ruling elite of Russia with a shadow of suspicion. Is the “important” from the Kremlin under pressure when members of the Yeltsin family were interrogated? About...

Or rather in conscience They say that the greatest luck in life is to surface in the right place at the right time. And the biggest problem? To be “not there” and “not then”. But if you simply live in this “unnecessary place” and “unnecessary time”?...

or Megascreen for the Wanderer The winner of the Oscar-2000 Petrov is an indisputable authority in the professional environment, an example of now rare nonconformism, if you like, creative monasticism. Petrov can afford the luxury of doing what...

The FSB of the Ulyanovsk region "regulates" the jewelry business in the region. The advantages of the state "roof" in the form of various special services over bandits are obvious. There is no one to stop them, and therefore the security forces have recently been popular with Tool ...

Oil is the most criminal mineral. Because of the wells, wars begin and murders are planned. So, oil wells may have played a fatal role in the death of Vitaly Schmidt. On August 31, 1997, he died in his Moscow apartment ...

Myths of the Second Chechen War Any war, except for losses, casualties, victories and defeats, is also a myth. A whole mythology was generated by the Afghan war, then the first Chechen one. This war, called the second Chechen war, has its own myths. Some of them...

Culture always has a greater margin of safety than it seems to bewildered contemporaries. And she constantly confirms this, giving signs to humanity. Or even signs... The literary fate of Vladimir Nabokov is a sign. A new book about him is a sign....

APRIL 1 IS INDEPENDENCE DAY FROM BRAIN, PREJUDICE AND AUTHORITY Laughter is a form of free breathing. Let us recall the jokes in the camp of socialism, the space between the lines in the newspaper, where the stingy people's fig crawled through. If the pocket is level... DEPUTIES DO NOT WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH? _ Last Friday, March 31, the State Duma for the second time refused to approve the request of Acting Prosecutor General Ustinov based on a series of articles by Novaya Gazeta — “Hexogen.

How and why the parent of the "Football Review" became an ordinary commentator "Fair Play" is reviving its "Talking Head" column. Her heroes are those who speak from the screen about sports. Recently, we were clearly demonstrated in the Duma elections and ...

"Civilization" - masterly made TV "Geniuses and villains of the outgoing era" - sounds modern, that is, with the necessary amount of boulevard. Like those covers that fill street book stalls today. But this is a subtitle. Main...

"Elephants" of Ryazan entered the "Unity"? Ryazan has no luck with politicians. Under the democrats, the city economy reached its breaking point, and the citizens were terrorized by the Ryazan "parallel government" - the famous criminal gang of "elephants". In the middle...

Duc who in Russia does not break firewood Kegostrov a week ago. The lonely old man died. The neighbors noticed that Uncle Fedya from room 16 did not open the curtains in the morning. He always opened them, no matter how hungover he woke up. And it didn't open. Well, God...

Death came from heart failure. Menta The Russian survival experiment has dragged on. Human life is getting cheaper along with the ruble. Kill not only bankers. A few chocolates can serve as the cause of your death. A...

Shattered hopes of small business One Moscow guy decided to make money by selling chicken eggs. You don’t need to invest a lot of money - the goods are inexpensive, and the demand is guaranteed. Having received all the necessary documents, Dima went to trade near ...

Prices for communication with the Almighty in different religions The old woman slowly minces to the church gate, bows to the cross and pulls out her wallet. "A simple note - five rubles, custom - ten rubles." Next to the crosses and icons flaunts ...