Winners: Corneliu Vadim Tudor Vitaly Portnikov Publication date: November 28, 2000 On the eve of the presidential elections in Romania on Sunday, observers wondered which of the liberal candidates would become the main rival of former head of state Ion Iliescu . According to some political scientists, such a candidate could even win against Romania's first post-communist president, since he would have the support of all those who do not want the left to return to power.

Korean literature and the Russian reader Tatiana Gabrusenko Publication date: November 28, 2000 When I answer a question about my specialty: “Modern Korean literature,” Russian interlocutors usually ask: “Really? And what do they write there?” I have repeatedly been convinced that Korean literature is absolutely unknown to foreigners, including my compatriots.

With that twenty he was today. Would. "Kommersant-Daily": zero lines about the block . The press attache of the Spartak football club and the Russian national football team Alexander Lviv congratulates the 68th anniversary of actor Zinovy ​​Vysokovsky. "Izvestia": zero. Natalya Gamesova annotates the October issue of the magazine "Foreign Literature". "Spark": zero. Dmitry Bykov reviews the Voice of Ivan Shevtsov “Voice” by the Moscow Publishing House.

"Too Late Autumn" Interview with Dmitry Pilikin, art director of the St. Petersburg Photomarathon 2000. Nikolay Kononikhin Publication date: November 28, 2000 Nikolay Kononikhin: “The St. Petersburg Photomarathon” is being held for the third time, and this already has a tradition. But this year the festival changed its curator (PhotoImage continued the relay race of the Art Collegium), which probably suggests some innovations. How will the current “Photomarathon” differ from previous ones?

Song about Putin Invitation in prose Andrei Madison Publication date: November 28, 2000 “Stories about Putin” were apparently not written only by anthropoid sloths. Non-humans too. At the same time, everything that was possible was covered, including the sacramental . Oral creativity is still lagging behind - there is clearly not enough material for a collection of anecdotes about Putin .

Two-faced Putin Touches to the portrait Evgeny Kuznetsov Publication date: November 28, 2000 thoughts and plans The duality of perception and attempts to understand Putin’s has become a common problem for both experts and society.

Magazine reading: issue seventeen Inna Bulkina Publication date: November 28, 2000 And Andrei Nemzer has already read the latest, 11th issue of October, because he is a traditionalist and reads paper magazines. And "October" is a traditional magazine, its online version is late, so here we are reading the 10th "October" (not to say - October).

Snow will soon fall on one side Yasunari Kawabata. Snow Country / Transl. from Japanese Z. Rahima. - St. Petersburg: Amphora, 2000 Irina Kaspe Publication date: November 28, 2000 "...Starting from Koro, closer to the new year, snowstorms will begin and this road will be covered... You will have to go to visit in mountain hakama, in rubber boots, wrapped in a cape and scarf. By that time, there will be one joze of snow...

Ten films of this week For the release of a new film featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger "The Sixth Day" The release of "The Sixth Day" is a significant event. And not at all because the film is something special. We are simply talking about the viewer's next meeting with Arnold Schwarzenegger, a man whose participation forever erased the director's name from the credits (Cameron's films are the exception that proves the rule).

lawyers On Monday, Microsoft's filed their appeal : 150 pages filled mostly with allegations against District Judge Jackson, who allegedly had an irrational hatred of the corporation and therefore demanded its breakup. Judging by the judge's public appearances, one can assume any of his secret motives, except for irrational hatred, since it is obvious that this complete phlegm is hardly capable of feeling hatred towards anyone.