Hang all the dogs! Sasha Cherny, "Fox Mickey's Diary" Linor Goralik Publication date: April 12, 2002 I have long suspected that the dog much smarter than a person; I was even sure that she can speak, but that there is only some kind of stubbornness. She is an extraordinary politician: notices everything, all the steps of a person. N. Gogol, "Notes of a Madman" From the funniest literary joke I know: a man is sailing on a boat, and he sees a dog floundering.

Completely secret movie theater A festival of debutants opens in Moscow Publication date: April 12, 2002 . Our film production volume is growing As the organizers of Kinotavr say, it has doubled. Compared to previous years. Is it good or bad? Probably good. After all, after quantity comes quality. Such a noticeable increase is due to debutants, who, as one would like to believe, will bring some kind of fresh air to Russian cinema.

This is zoology Stanislav Lvovsky Publication date: April 12, 2002 For about ten years now I have been following - more out of curiosity than out of necessity - newspaper and magazine criticism. There were times when the object of observation was excitingly interesting. In other times, reading criticism was no more exciting than adding up numbers in a column. Over the past two or three years, the picture seems to me to be quite depressing.

Bykov-quickly: look-34 Dmitry Bykov Publication date: April 12, 2002 Gentlemen hexogens To be honest, I thought of avoiding this topic - and I still think that the transformation of "Mr. Hexogen" into a literary event (and, perhaps, into a national bestseller) is not due to the literary significance of this opus and not due to the social weight of the designated problems for them, but because of the usual literary lack of fish.

Russian "elite" on rendez-vous history Andrey Piontkovski Publication date: April 12, 2002 The turn of the millennium has given rise to numerous discussions on the topic “Russia at the crossroads of history.” However, this topic in Russia, like in no other country, is relevant at almost any moment in Russian history, at least in the last three centuries.

Many experts believe that the real reason for the resignation of former IMF Managing Director Michel Comdessus was the scandal surrounding “Russian money laundering.” However, the latest findings of the Drake Foundation Historical Commission (chaired by Lord Roger Redbaird) cast doubt on the validity of this - we agree, too banal - explanation.

Internet projects of the "Union of Right Forces" during the elections to the State Duma Mikhail Smetanin Publication date: April 12, 2002 Less than four months before the parliamentary elections, the chaotic process of forming right-wing liberal electoral associations ended with the creation of the Union of Right Forces coalition.