In April 2003, at the height of the war in Iraq , a round table was held at the University of California at Berkeley dedicated to the publication of the collective collection “Loss: The Politics of Mourning.” Although the collection was conceived not only before the start of the war in Iraq, but also before September 11, 2001 , its themes turned out to be especially in demand due to the human losses associated with both terrorism and the “war on terror.” It is not surprising, therefore, that the

The Benefit of a Managed Democracy Igor Bogatsky Date of publication: October 31, 2003 Among the reproaches leveled at the first Russian president, one is still especially popular: that he imposed an “undemocratic” constitution on the country. This question brings together even seemingly eternal opponents.

For the majority of Russian listeners, Belarusian pop music begins and ends with “Pesnyary” . And even then it is unknown whether it is Belarusian: the creator of the group, Vladimir Mulyavin, began his creative career in Sverdlovsk. True, both in Moscow markets and on Sochi beaches, the cheerful chords of “Lyapis Trubetskoy ” flow from the speakers - but how many remember that the author of “Doves” and “Apple Trees in Blossom” lives in Minsk and is Belarusian national pride?

In the second half of October, famous conductors gathered in the capital, four of which are our former compatriots. Alexander Lazarev, Vladimir Yurovsky, Eri Class, Saulus Sondetkis - the concert of each of them turned out to be in his own instructive. Lazarev’s performance with RNO demonstrated how a well -known score (Rachmaninov Symphony Dancing ) sounds freshly, how the recently renewed orchestra plays, when an experienced master is behind the remote control.

Achille Bonito Oliva. Art at the end of the second millennium / Trans. from Italian G. Kurierova, K. Chekalov. (Series "Contemporary Classics") - M.: Art Journal, 2003. - 215 pp., ISBN 5-901116-09-7 One of the most prominent and significant figures of modern European art, theorist and critic, author of the term “transavant-garde” - Achille Bonito Oliva - prepared this book especially for the Russian reader.

Battlefield - Russian Magazine About one story from the congress of literature specialists Sergey Volkov Date of publication: October 31, 2003 At the First All-Russian Congress of Methodists and Literature Teachers, very few journalists were accredited, and even those were mostly local, from St. Petersburg. In addition, they appeared at the congress on the first day, when the forum was visited by the chairman of the Duma committee A. Shishlov and the rector of St. Petersburg University L.

Hunger 88 Practical gastroenterology reading Alexander Ageev Date of publication: October 31, 2003 It looks like interesting times are beginning again in Russia. And for some reason, every time they start here, life becomes like literature.

Remember how Arkady Raikin’s hero spoke about another lady he knew (curvy and extremely learned): “This is such a thick... dissertation. And the topic is interesting: there’s something in the nose.” For thirty years everyone laughed - but who would have thought that a book would appear to which these words apply one hundred percent and without any irony! True, this is not a dissertation, but an anthology ; but she’s too fat! almost 1300 pages.

The tragedy of the "silent liberals" Review of the foreign press in connection with the YUKOS case and the resignation of A. Voloshin. Date of publication: October 31, 2003 And the analytical reaction of the foreign press to the political scandal around YUKOS and the subsequent resignation of the head of the Presidential Administration is still to come. But the first assessments come to the conclusion that the “special services clan” won, as, for example, the Agence France-Presse responded .

The Russian (or rather, Soviet) public passionately loved the Italian stage at one time. The Italians were serious competition to the Komsomol leaders who sang at the blue lights and the celebration of Police Day. In melodic Italian compositions one could feel the aroma of distant countries, the alluring aroma of the new and forbidden. And the most ardent affection of the Soviet people turned out to be, perhaps, Toto Cutugno.

Responsibility as a subject of bargaining? I do not believe Oleg Genisaretsky Date of publication: October 31, 2003 From the editor : The “YUKOS Affair” grew into a political crisis, and many had the feeling that the “dialogue of society, business and government,” which was so much talked about at the Russian Forum , was interrupted mid-sentence.

All about poetry 157 Miroslav Nemirov Date of publication: October 31, 2003 Castro, Veronica By the mid-1990s, it was discovered that this was the Mexican version of Joan Collins, star of the American television series Dynasty! But in our country, Castro is still much more beloved than her American prototype. Firstly, we recognized her earlier than the original, and secondly, Collins in “Dynasty” is a reptile and a scoundrel, and our fans of TV series don’t like them at all.