Lackey and his lackey Oleg Dark Publication date: February 12, 2002 An elderly modern prose writer called critics the lackeys of literature in a long-standing sensational article. And he was right. Critics of “writers” traditionally occupy the position of service personnel : waiters, bartenders, butlers... But “writers” are also acutely aware of their own lackeyness.

Dear reader! You can take part in the discussion by writing, which will be published on this page. Leskov wrote "The Enchanted Wanderer" - drunk 12.2.2002 21:50 noodles The Enchanted Wanderer Moscow, Russia. The cartoon ''The Adventures of Flick'' is simply AWESOME! 7.5.100 21:26 Cat That's right 30.6.99 16:51 Vasya Here Mr. Mikhail Kotomin writes: “The unreality of Ant Antz lies only in one assumption that you can see insects and that insects can talk.” Well, yes, talking insects are unreal.

Globalization is colonization? Round table #19 Swearing on the merits Publication date: February 12, 2002 Should Russia deal with global institutions, organizations and movements (including the anti-globalist movement)? Maybe we have already become a colony long ago? In that case, whose?

Hunger 68 Practical gastroenterology reading Alexander Ageev Publication date: February 12, 2002 " TO then he doesn’t know Alexander Ageev? It's hard not to know him. He's a fighter. Consequently, he criticizes and hits . Good must be with fists ..." So epically, in the Gogolian spirit, Maria Remizova begins to destroy me in her Novy Mir article “On the Question of Class Antagonism.” At first I almost shed a tear (“Do you know the Ukrainian night? No, you don’t know the Ukrainian night!

ORT - heads or tails Please review Valentina Totskaya Publication date: February 12, 2002 Since Russia has long been declared a part of the world community, let us follow this statement and take it for granted that the main event of the past week was the opening of the Olympics , which united all countries, perhaps with the exception of those where there is no television. opened in Salt Lake City At the end of American Friday , the Winter Olympic Games .

Hello! Berlinale is looking for talent! Berlin International Film Festival launches new project Elena Stishova Publication date: February 12, 2002 The new directorate Berlinale stated two basic ideas in its title program. First of all, to ensure that German cinema corresponds to the high level and international prestige of the Berlin Festival. In parallel, the Berlinale intends to actively participate in the formation of a new generation of filmmakers.

All about poetry 92 Miroslav Nemirov Publication date: February 12, 2002 Dactyl "(From the Greek dactylos - finger) - a three-syllable meter, where stress falls mainly on 1, 4, 7, 10, etc. syllables. Scheme D.: ( ! _ _ ) ( ! _ _ ) ( ! _ _ ) ( !_ _ ) ( ! _ _ ) - after the last stress, however, there may not be two, but only one unstressed syllable - or none at all. In the 18th century it is found in Sumarokov , G. Derzhavin , A. Radishchev , N. Karamzin .

Review by S.K. #92 About the novel by Sergei Gandlevsky "" - "Banner", # 1, 2002 Sergey Kostyrko Publication date: February 12, 2002 Gandlevsky's novel "[ NRZB ]" is one of the most notable January publications in magazines. Most likely, this novel will remain one of the central publications of the year. Gandlevsky wrote about what he knows - about literature and literary life. One could say that this is a kind of continuation of the prose of “Craniotomy,” but let’s not rush into it.

Preliminary final Matthew W. Beale Publication date: February 12, 2002 The rumors turned out to be not greatly exaggerated: Eazel, Inc. dead. She's gone. She died and was buried. This is now a former company. But that doesn't necessarily mean the end of its much-hyped Nautilus file management program, designed to make the Linux operating system easier for non-technical people to use. Let's take a closer look at the current situation.

Weird Spain Diary-40 Mihail Bode Publication date: February 12, 2002 . The exhibition “Art in Spain. 1977-2002”, which opened at the Big Manege, made a rather strange impression Still, for the first presentation of this kind of foreign art, it would have been possible to find better premises than the second manege floor. This is a mistake on the part of the receiving party. But the exhibited collection also needed to be selected and arranged more clearly and more interestingly.

Danilevsky on globalization. Ending Igor Jadan Publication date: February 12, 2002 The beginning is here , the continuation is here . In addition to the “brotherhood of peoples,” there is another myth that is persistently imposed on non-Western countries - the myth of the “Western quality of life,” in defense of which the Americans seem ready to take military action just to prove to other peoples that they live better than them.

"Our business, the business of dying..." Ekaterina Margolis Publication date: February 12, 2002 Notes about one book - It's time two - The first time is progression. The beginning is clearly indicated (a vector is given), the end is vague or unknown - The meaning of life is the search for the meaning of life.

Between Liechtenstein and Latvia Alexander Gurin Publication date: February 12, 2002 Where do they give the best, best, best of the best education? If anyone doubts, listen to the Minister of Education, Mr. Filippov - in Russia. So that no one forgets about this, or rather, to assure himself of this, the minister persistently repeats that Russia is still - true, “not in the field of ballet,” but in the industry entrusted to his care - ahead of the rest.