Where In Poland. When Between 1939 and 1945. About whom The boy, who, by the beginning of the Nazi occupation, is barely nine years old, is separated from his family and wandering around the Western lands of the former Polish state. He is a dark -skinned brunette, so he is in danger of being given to the Germans as a Jew or gypsies. Why, or name “Once they caught a large raven, whose wings were painted red, the chest was green, and the tail in blue.

Do schoolchildren need math lessons?

Previous publications: Rebekah Frumkina , Books at the headboard - 3 /05.12/ New Russian review in the "New Russian Book": many advantages and some disadvantages. Ksenia Zorina , Swedish platter #4 /01.12/ Features of national governance in the 17th century; soldier psychology; Russian businessmen are discovering America; student as marginalized; theory and practice of sacrifice in Indian performance; the torment of a historian.

An independent review of providers reports on the next meeting of representatives of the “ Internet public and IT companies ” with officials from the Ministry of Communications. The meeting took place on November 17; it discussed the document “ Proposals on the basics of state policy in the field of development and use of the Russian segment of the Internet ,” developed by the department that does not allow us to get bored. The document was criticized.

Good news and one strange one Kirill Kutalov-Postoll Publication date: November 20, 2000 Let 's start with the pleasant ones. We consider news as pleasant if it does not cause a gag reflex and corresponds to the trends of the modern literary process, as the organizers of the project “ Rating of Literary Sites ” would say (as discussed below). There is no scarier moment for a reading person than when he is asked about his favorite poet or writer.

Fourteenth approach Publications about literature in paper and online media Adelaide Metelkina Publication date: November 20, 2000 It's getting colder. The body requires excess calories to heat itself. Today, only the gastronomic ascetic Kirill Kutalov is able to speak disparagingly about restaurant criticism. The discourse around food and its absorption is more relevant than ever. Have a seat. Did you wash your hands? Aperitif Beer with vobla .

Balcerowicz's third plan Vitaly Portnikov Publication date: November 20, 2000 One of the most famous politicians in Poland, the leader of the right-wing liberal Union of Freedom, Leszek Balcerowicz, announced that at the upcoming party congress in December 2000 he would not run for the post of its leader. “At the Congress of the Union of Freedom in February 1998, I announced that, as a former stayer at the 800-meter distance, I would start for a second and final term.

Between Scyllo alarmism and Charybdis complacency Western analysts, assessing the results of numerous surveys of public sentiment conducted recently in developed democracies, almost unanimously assert: the diagnosis made in 1975 by M. Crozier, S. Huntington and J. Watanuki is not confirmed. There is no crisis of democracy. Yes, there is indeed an increase in citizens' dissatisfaction with the activities of politicians and political institutions.

Reflections on a nobleman's word of honor Rebekah Frumkina Publication date: November 21, 2000 Once upon a time, a nobleman said to a famous mathematician: “Why do I need a proof of your theorem? You are a nobleman, and I am a nobleman, your word of honor is enough for me.” Jokes are jokes, but this apocrypha remains instructive.

Svetlana Schönbrunn. Roses and chrysanthemums: A novel. - M.: Text, 2000 (series “Open Book”). - 524 pp.; circulation 5000 copies; ISBN 5-7516-0095-9. Dark horse of the Russian Booker 2000. The critics who commented on the award shortlist , for the most part, did not read the novel: they often misinterpreted the author’s name and, deceived by the candy name, insisted that the book was femininely sentimental and sugary. Quite the opposite.