Today, Peter Efimovich Todorovsky would have turned 100 years old. Most of all, the audience knows and love him for the late paintings-the “Military Field Roman”, which was nominated for Oscar, and “Interded”, which became a symbol of perestroika cinema. Dmitry Bykov in the anniversary text pays attention primarily to the early films of Todorovsky - from the debut “Never” to the “City Romance”, telling about the man and director, who never pretended and always remained himself.

Photo: Egor Myznik / Unsplash The United States is tired of being a "world policeman." And if any country decides to join the club of nuclear powers-for example, South Korea-America, perhaps, will not interfere with this (as it was with the secret nuclear program of Sweden during the Cold War). But such a world will not become safer, writes The Economist magazine. On the contrary, this will increase the risk of conflicts and can draw the United States into wars - even with isolationist politics.

Unfortunately, now pacifism has become a dead word, it must be filled with new content or invent something else Passers -by go with umbrellas in heavy rain. In the background, a large pacific is visible, a sign of peace Marcus Brandt/DPA/Scanpix Pacifism, once a powerful political force, has turned into an empty shell today. The protests against the war ceased to be massive and influential, and the slogan “No War” sounds more like a gesture of despair than as a real program of action.

Layout The New York Times Reuters/Stephani Spindel/Scanpix The story of the encouraging photo of a seriously ill boy from Gaza, who has become a symbol of the “hungry crisis” in the sector, became a sign. The reaction of The New York Times was the same when the truth surfaced. It is impossible not to admit that this example depreciates trust in modern media.