King and God (#1) "Liberation Theology" for "Orthodox Atheists" Andrey N. Okara Publication date: February 11, 2002 Communism in its ultimate realization was, of course, not just a social doctrine or ideology, but precisely a quasi-religion - with all the accompanying symbols, attributes, cults, sacred rites, many of which parodied the corresponding Christian ones.

Lady in the snow Elena Govorova Publication date: February 11, 2002 Winter in Pennsylvania is just a calendar season: snow falls occasionally and does not last long, sometimes for less than a day. Only in the low ancient Appalachians does it linger, and even then not for the whole winter, but only for a week.

original artists . The exhibition “Feminine Art. Women Artists of Russia in the 15th-20th Centuries,” which recently opened at the Tretyakov Gallery, proved at least one thing: the presence in Russian fine art of a large number of interesting and Another thing is that the context in which they created changed over time, and this circumstance, unfortunately, did not figure in any way in the exhibition.

NRC: criticism as a tool of scientific hygiene Varya Amirova Publication date: February 11, 2002 “ New Russian Book” is no longer a new publication, because two years is a considerable period for our still emerging book and magazine market. However, most of the magazines “about literature” (the so-called “thick magazines”) were born, received and secured their niches during the Soviet years, and (some) still cannot completely get rid of the legacy of those times.

The main players emerge from the shadows The Berlin competition is approaching the halfway point Elena Stishova Publication date: February 11, 2002 The festival race is gaining momentum, and the main players are emerging from the shadows one after another. This is a common practice at all festivals - the second half of the competition, as a rule, turns out to be more interesting than the first.

There will be no electronic declarations yet Alexander Dorozhkin Publication date: February 11, 2002 < Five years of cheerful and almost carefree student life from session to session were overshadowed by frequent moments when academic success depended on the mood of the teacher. It would be unfair to say this about all teachers, but I have met enough so-called “mood teachers.” At such moments, I wanted to quickly graduate from college and go to work.

" To put your fingers in the mouth - in this wound of Thomas - / and, having felt the tongue, in the manner of Seraphim / transport the verb ," ​​Brodsky writes in the "Lithuanian Noktyurne". And an attentive philologist remarks: "The gesture described in the poem correlates the affected word with forcibly caused vomiting." The Pushkin Seraphim pulled out the poet’s tongue when turning it into the prophet, but “tore” is also “to“ moan ”, and Brodsky means more precisely this.

Conflict of dual citizenship. Ending Yana Amelina, Vladimir Goryunov Publication date: February 11, 2002 The beginning is here . The chances of resolving the conflict through political means, if negotiations between the parties are nevertheless resumed, seem very small. Igor Smirnov’s intransigence on the issue of determining the status of Transnistria infuriates many figures in Moscow and Chisinau.

Century=text, abroad, issue 58 1982 Anastasia Otroshchenko Publication date: February 11, 2002 About literature in Soviet Russia About poetry “Nowadays, we often hear about the “Bronze Age” of Russian poetry. By this we mean a certain revival of Russian poetry, which supposedly took place starting in the 50s of our century. This idea quickly petrifies and turns into one of the persistent myths that So rich is modern culture. Yes, you will be allowed to doubt.

Century=text, issue 82: 1982 Egor Otroshchenko Publication date: February 13, 2002 Poem of the Year Please: let's forget that we are roots, - neighbors on a common feather bed. Once upon a time there were pots and pans in the kitchen such conversations were brewed. I carry on conversations with my hands and sides, touch - who's there? who's there? Hope to meet. Hopes are like holes They branch fiercely through time. Hope for chance, for a test of the pen, one to choose from, one to flicker.

Texts about hypertext: monks and standards Dmitry Essering Publication date: February 11, 2002 Oh, the boredom promised last time seems to be postponed for an indefinite amount of time. And there are reasons for this. Some of them you know very well even without me. Others are personal properties, so I will allow myself to share them.

Magazine Fiction: Issue 70 Banner #12 (2001), #1 (2002) Inna Bulkina Publication date: February 11, 2002 The main prose of the last two issues of Znamya, of course, was the novel by Sergei Gandlevsky . It looks like it will become the main prose of the season and will also take a place in the upcoming “premium” lists.