221 years ago, on March 24, 1801, in Russia, as a result of the palace coup, Emperor Paul I was killed. Republic not so long ago recalled this historical episode in detail. Today, the palace coup (not necessarily with a bloody outcome) is considered by experts and inhabitants as a theoretically possible scenario of the change of power in Russia.

Public support - or its illusion - is regularly used by the authorities to justify any decisions. And now the Kremlin, referring to the results of the VTsIOM and FOM polls, states that most Russians spoke out for the “military special operation” in Ukraine. Is it really so? Do we have a new majority - the majority *****?

Canzone Napoletana Ask any Italian, where the best singers come from, and he will say: from Naples. Neapolitan song ( Canzone Napoletana ) is an independent and respected genre in Italian music, and almost everything is singing in this city today. Naples have its own special melodious dialect, which lies well with music, and the penetrating manner in which local singers sing, sinks in the heart for a long time. Even the church holidays of Naples were a competition in singing.

23 years ago, on March 24, 1999, NATO forces began a military operation against Yugoslavia, under the code name “Union Force”. Why in Russia they still see the injustice and act of US dominance in that campaign? Could NATO do otherwise in those conditions? Is it possible to justify the Russian special operation in Ukraine by that NATO air operation in Yugoslavia? The military observer Alexander Golts thinks about this in a conversation with Republic.

Among the shocks of recent days - the level of support for everything that is symbolized by beaner Z. The horror is caused by sincere support, and not disgusting shares organized by the authorities - we have long been accustomed to them.

The Russian authorities prohibit the use of the word “war” in relation to the “special military operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Ukraine”. ⁠ We are forced to obey this requirement. We apologize to the readers.