LIBRARY On the night before Christmas, in his Peredelkino house on Gogol Street, Yevtushenko gathered friends. Not so much about the bright holiday, but because of his departure to the States - at the university where Evgeny Alexandrovich teaches (not ... On the night before Christmas, in his Peredelkino house on Gogol Street, Yevtushenko gathered friends.

THE SCIENCE Under the heading "Questions of the layman" our newspaper (2004, No. 79) turned to leading politicians, scientists, cultural figures with a request to express their opinion on the ministerial "concept" of reform that had excited the academic community... Under the heading "Questions of the layman" our newspaper (2004, No.

PAIN POINT Novaya Gazeta has been writing about the Serebryanniki Temporary Accommodation Center (TsVR) for refugees from Chechnya, which is located in the Vyshnevolotsk district of the Tver region, for almost three years. Today, 124 people live here, half of them are children. This... Novaya Gazeta has been writing about the Serebryanniki Temporary Accommodation Center (TsVR) for refugees from Chechnya, which is located in the Vyshnevolotsk district of the Tver region, for almost three years.

EXTINGUISH THE LIGHT! STEPAN: Hello, dear newspaper readers! This is our first meeting in the new year. HRYUN: And tomorrow is the first working day at last. STEPAN: But it's tomorrow. In the meantime, you can relax and not think about anything. Don't think, for example, that an adviser... STEPAN: Hello, dear newspaper readers! This is our first meeting in the new year. HRYUN: And tomorrow is the first working day at last. STEPAN: But it's tomorrow.

POINT OF VIEW It is not difficult to imagine what would have happened in post-war Germany if one of the government officials who had previously served in the Gestapo had declared that his former department was only "subjecting legitimate constitutional coercion" ...

SOCIETY As polls by the Levada Center show, the fears of our authorities that the Orange Revolution could spread to Russia are unfounded. Only 9% of Russians sympathize with this revolution. And this lack of empathy is due to the fact that the overwhelming... As polls by the Levada Center show, the fears of our authorities that the Orange Revolution could spread to Russia are unfounded. Only 9% of Russians sympathize with this revolution.

COURT YES CASE On New Year's Eve, December 31, the Lublin District Court convicted Nikolai Trukhin, a narcologist. Another raid by the State Drug Control Service ended in success. Trukhin was caught right at the moment of fulfilling his ... On New Year's Eve, December 31, the Lublin District Court convicted Nikolai Trukhin, a narcologist. Another raid by the State Drug Control Service ended in success. Trukhin was caught right at the time of the performance of his official duties.

COURT YES CASE At the end of December last year, the Court of Appeal of the Moscow Arbitration Court partially satisfied the complaint of ZAO Kommersant. Earlier, we recall, the city arbitration decided to recover from the newspaper in favor of Alfa-Bank 20.5 million rubles of losses ... At the end of December last year, the Court of Appeal of the Moscow Arbitration Court partially satisfied the complaint of ZAO Kommersant.

FOREIGN EU representatives brought one and a half billion euros to the UN international conference on the humanitarian crisis in South Asia, which opens in Geneva on January 11. Cynics talk about far-reaching government plans to stake... EU representatives brought one and a half billion euros to the UN international conference on the humanitarian crisis in South Asia, which opens in Geneva on January 11.

POWER AND PEOPLE The nightmare came to Blagoveshchensk on December 10, exactly on World Human Rights Day. 40 large people in masks and camouflage uniforms arrived in a special KamAZ truck and a PAZ bus. Armed with batons and machine guns, the landing force landed on ... The nightmare came to Blagoveshchensk on December 10, exactly on World Human Rights Day. 40 large people in masks and camouflage uniforms arrived on a special "KamAZ" and the bus "PAZ".

POWER AND PEOPLE On one of the information portals of Chuvashia, a vote was held to determine the most significant event of 2004. The June incident in Cheboksary, which shocked the republic, took the first place: an Audi car, the driver of which was ... On one of the information portals of Chuvashia, a vote was held to determine the most significant event of 2004.

AWARD DEPARTMENT Before the New Year, a presidential decree was announced: from now on, Kadyrov Jr. will be called Hero of the Russian Federation. The very one who screwed up the terrorist attack against his own father, after which he received all possible powers to fight terrorism in the Caucasus. AND... Before the New Year, a presidential decree was announced: from now on, Kadyrov Jr. will be called Hero of the Russian Federation.

SPECIAL REPORT At the end of January, quietly and imperceptibly for the country, the most grandiose redistribution in its history will end - the land will change its owner everywhere. And then it will turn out: the peasants-shareholders will actually cease to exist throughout Russia, and the main part ... At the end of January, quietly and imperceptibly for the country, the most grandiose redistribution in its history will end - the land will change its owner everywhere.

PRIVATE BUSSINESS - Do you consider it necessary to express your public position if you do not agree with this or that decision of those in power? Or is it enough just to mind your own business? - I never fought with the state, but I always tried to speak ... - Do you consider it necessary to express your public position if you do not agree with this or that decision of those in power? Or just mind your own business?

FOREIGN They need it, it would seem? Somewhere there, on the other half of the Earth, it shook and flooded. Yes, of course, more than a thousand Germans did not return from their Christmas vacation after that. Yes, grief, yes, trouble ... But this is not in your family, but the kids are waiting with ... They need it, it would seem? Somewhere there, on the other half of the Earth, it shook and flooded.