HISTORICAL FACT A century ago, at the dawn of Russian parliamentarism, as now, the state treasury subjected the then deputies to various temptations. However, those Duma members, unlike their modern counterparts, turned out to be made of harder rocks.... A century ago, at the dawn of Russian parliamentarism, as now, the state treasury subjected the then deputies to various temptations. However, those Duma members, unlike their modern counterparts, turned out to be made of harder rocks.

BEHIND THE WHEEL In the end, after all our conversations, I asked Tishkin and Chernenko to take a picture next to the car. They reacted with restrained embarrassment, like people who are not accustomed to the attention of the press: “What, is this necessary?” “Absolutely necessary!”... In the end, after all our conversations, I asked Tishkin and Chernenko to take a picture next to the car.

THE FOURTH POWER They say that we have one foot in the European Union and it's time to prepare for a second fraternization with the Poles and the Balts. They also say that at such a pace we will catch up with the French and the Germans. There is also the G8 - again, delegations, meetings ... In general, ... They say that we have one foot in the European Union and it's time to prepare for a second fraternization with the Poles and the Balts.

COURT YES CASE To say that there is no place for criminals in Chuvashia would be some exaggeration. The place is still there. It’s just that it’s getting smaller and smaller, as the functions of uncouth criminals are sometimes taken over by trained ... To say that there is no place for criminals in Chuvashia would be some exaggeration. The place is still there. It just becomes less and less, as the functions of uncouth criminals are sometimes taken over by trained policemen.

INVESTIGATIONS We have been told for many years about the huge role played by Chechnya in the global terrorist underground and the plans of Al-Qaeda. With the help of independent experts, we tried to figure out how the official version corresponds ... We have been told for many years about the huge role played by Chechnya in the global terrorist underground and the plans of Al-Qaeda. With the help of independent experts, we tried to figure out how true the official version is.

CULTURAL LAYER Mentality is such a set of qualities, supposedly constituting the characteristics of a particular nation, when confronted with which the representatives of the nation themselves are often surprised, not recognizing themselves. I'm talking about our nations, the Soviet ones. Because it's our...

COURT YES CASE The trial in the case of Svetlana Bakhmina, deputy head of the legal department of the Yukos company, has ended in the Simonovsky Court of Moscow. She was found guilty of embezzlement of the property of Tomskneft and tax evasion. The trial in the case ... The trial in the case of Svetlana Bakhmina, deputy head of the legal department of the Yukos company, has ended in the Simonovsky Court of Moscow. She was found guilty of embezzlement of Tomskneft property and tax evasion.

KINOBODKA A novel-exile, “branded by a curse”, which brought the author world fame and the torment of misunderstanding in his homeland, which caused a heavy fire of criticism and open persecution. A novel not accepted by Nabokov, reproached by Akhmatova. Embodied in Russian ... A novel-exile, “branded by a curse”, which brought the author world fame and the torment of misunderstanding in his homeland, which caused a heavy fire of criticism and open persecution.

MEDICINE We are no strangers to centennial anniversaries of great people and events. But here I was for the first time at the anniversary of the medicine. The XIII Russian National Congress "Man and Medicine" dedicated one of its symposiums to the 100th anniversary of erythropoietin. One of the most... We are no strangers to centennial anniversaries of great people and events. But here I was for the first time at the anniversary of the medicine.

FOREIGN For a week now, all the German media and the public have been discussing the state of emergency in Potsdam. There, two skinheads at a bus stop beat a 37-year-old Ethiopian to such an extent that he fell into a coma and, according to doctors, could die at any moment. This... For a week now, all the German media and the public have been discussing the state of emergency in Potsdam.

KINOBODKA With a hissing breath, which is supposed to be an adherent of martial arts, the mustachioed foreman Vaskov (Andrey Sokolov - not the one in Little Faith, the other one) puts up a block and knocks out the Nazi invader with a powerful mae-geri. It's all right, it's...

DATE Welbeck writes poetry. Worse than that, he, a Frenchman, writes rhymed poems (a gesture, you will agree, more defiant than the description of the work and life of swingers in the Platform). There are no deep freeze dystopias in poetry. No eschatology... Welbeck writes poetry. Worse than that, he, a Frenchman, writes rhymed poems (a gesture, you will agree, more defiant than the description of the work and life of swingers in the Platform). There are no deep freeze dystopias in poetry.

INVESTIGATIONS In January 2004, in St. Petersburg, 44-year-old Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences Professor Igor Skopylatov was shot in the back of the head near his own apartment. His death destroyed the idea of ​​the educational sphere in Russia as a sphere... In January 2004, in St. Petersburg, 44-year-old Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences Professor Igor Skopylatov was shot in the back of the head near his own apartment.

STATION OFFICER HRYUN: Tili-tili, comrades! STEPAN: Trali-wali! Tsinandali was banned! HRYUN: Borjomi and tkemali… STEPAN: So today Khryun and I are on a non-alcoholic diet, sorry, if it's not funny. Khryun: Nothing! We'll be angrier! STEPAN: Yes, comrades, we've come down!... HRYUN: Tili-tili, comrades! STEPAN: Tralee-wait! Tsinandali banned! HRYUN: Both Borjomi and Tkemali... STEPAN: So Khryun and I are on a non-alcoholic diet today, sorry if it's not funny. HRYUN: Nothing!

GEOPOLITICS There are more and more Chinese people. And there is less and less water in the Celestial Empire. And the desert is growing. And sand fills them mercilessly. Of course, they are fighting this: they are saving water and planting forests - so far there is little use. And the Chinese are looking more and more at ... There are more and more Chinese people. And there is less and less water in the Celestial Empire. And the desert is growing. And sand fills them mercilessly.