"STATION OFFICER" Preparations for the New Year are already in full swing in the institutions of the GUIN Volobiy. Daily round dances-trainings around the future place of installation of the festive Christmas tree indicate that the holiday will not be disrupted by unforeseen steps to the right or left.... Preparations for the New Year are already in full swing in the institutions of the GUIN Volobiy.

CORNER LAND Route specification: 275 km from Irkutsk Main Christmas tree: found by the river Features of the celebration: shooting from guns The Christmas tree stands in the center of Sayansk, in a snowy town. The height of the Christmas tree is about twenty meters, it was cut down in the floodplain of the Oka River. The tree is decorated...

SPECIAL REPORT I suddenly found myself in Uryupinsk. We were sitting one evening with the editor. He says: the man of the year should be Vasya Pupkin, whom our officials now like to refer to as well as to “some Uryupinsk” ... By the way, do you want to go to ... I suddenly found myself in Uryupinsk. We sit one evening with the editor. He says: the man of the year should be Vasya Pupkin, whom our officials now like to refer to just like "some Uryupinsk" ...

SEPARATE CONVERSATION "NEW": Explain the phenomenon: under what circumstances does the figure of Vasily Pupkin appear? Alexey LEVINSON: Let's proceed from the fact that a study was conducted on how popular the current public and political figures are .... "NEW": Explain the phenomenon: under what circumstances does the figure of Vasily Pupkin appear? Aleksey LEVINSON: Let's proceed from the fact that a study was conducted on how popular the current public and political figures are.

CORNER LAND Route specification: 120 km from Samara Main tree: 9750 rubles. Features of the celebration: sandwiches "Dog's Joy" Koshkinsky district is not known for cats at all, but for butter, soy products and drinking water "Iceberg". It is known ... Route refinement: 120 km from Samara Main tree: 9750 rubles. Features of the celebration: Sandwiches "Dog's Joy" Koshkinsky district is not known for cats at all, but for butter, soy products and Iceberg drinking water.

PLOTS Moscow. December. 2005. Kuzminki. V.P. is moving along the railway track. on a self-made means of transport. This is a bicycle plus a refrigerator (on motorcycle wheels). In the refrigerator, you can discern the outlines of a suitcase with which... Moscow. December. 2005. Kuzminki. V.P. is moving along the railway track. on a self-made means of transport. This is a bicycle plus a refrigerator (on motorcycle wheels).

"STATION OFFICER" PHILIP: Hello! Tell us how you became Santa Claus? Santa Claus: How-how? The President annually proposes the candidacy of Santa Claus, which he chooses from among me and the Snow Maiden, and the State Duma approves. PHILIP: So you are an official? Santa Claus: ... PHILIP: Hello! Tell us how you became Santa Claus? Santa Claus: How-how?

LIBRARY For Harry Potter, 2005 was a very busy year. The sixth book in English was published in the summer. Three weeks ago - in Russian. And on Thursday, the fourth film, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, was released. And everywhere he ("Harry ...") is somehow different. Rowling has... For Harry Potter, 2005 was a very busy year. The sixth book in English was published in the summer. Three weeks ago - in Russian.

CORNER LAND Route specification: 356 km from Khabarovsk Main tree: modest to obscene Features of the celebration: two Putins on TV Komsomolsk is a small (three hundred thousand), but industrial city. Dryers are being built here for Malaysia (in exchange for... Route refinement: 356 km from Khabarovsk Main tree: obscenely modest Features of the celebration: two Putins on TV Komsomolsk is a small (three hundred thousand), but industrial city.

SEPARATE CONVERSATION Churchill, my favorite politician, wrote that the state cannot exist without “a system of little heroes penetrating the entire social structure.” Moreover, he believed that state heroes should be in pairs. Big... Churchill, my favorite politician, wrote that the state cannot exist without "a system of little heroes penetrating the entire social structure." Moreover, he believed that state heroes should be in pairs. Big hero and small.

BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL The first to die was the three-thousand-dollar Moskvich. The plant was not closed due to "unprofitability", it was simply plundered. Neither the two-liter Opel Brazilian-made engine, nor the "princes", nor the "saints" on the Moskvich-2141 nameplate ... The first to die was the three-thousand-dollar Moskvich. The plant was not closed due to "unprofitability", it was simply plundered.

CORNER LAND Route refinement: suburb of Chelyabinsk Main tree: 117 years Features of the celebration: Santa Claus-agitator Until recently, the mining town of Kopeysk was called "depressive". The city-forming enterprise - Chelyabugol - became bankrupt, stood, and ... Route refinement: suburb of Chelyabinsk Main tree: 117 years old Features of the celebration: Santa Claus-agitator Until recently, the mining town of Kopeysk was called "depressive".

MERCY It is always very scary to see sad children, because it is right when children do not cry, but play and, for example, pull each other's hair. Did you pull someone's hair when you were little? We are here too. Because it's a must... It is always very scary to see sad children, because it is right when children do not cry, but play and, for example, pull each other's hair. Did you pull someone's hair when you were little? We are here too.

CORNER LAND Route specification: 586 km from Magadan Main Christmas tree: dwarf branches Celebration features: bathing in silver and gold The winter landscape of Kolyma is designed in black and white. How many attempts did the northerners make to somehow revive the picture, ... Route refinement: 586 km from Magadan Main tree: dwarf branches Features of the celebration: bathing in silver and gold The winter landscape of Kolyma is designed in black and white.

PRIVATE BUSSINESS A few years ago, Voznesensky discovered a new relationship with space - hang gliding. Now he temporarily refrains from practicing this sport. But he continues to rise into the sky. With the help of the most reliable aircraft... A few years ago, Voznesensky discovered a new relationship with space - hang gliding. Now he temporarily refrains from practicing this sport. But he continues to rise into the sky. With the help of the most reliable aircraft - poetry.