They are raped. Kill. They miss. Silent. They look at one point for a long time. They constantly eat something, or rather - chew. They drive aimlessly on cars, motorcycles, bicycles. Raise clouds of dust. They copulate noisily, frantically: "Still!

Capitulation "29 Palms". Director - Bruno Dumont Dmitry Desyateryk Publication date: March 10, 2004 They are being forced. They kill. They are bored. They are silent. They stare at one point for a long time. They are constantly eating, or rather chewing, something. They drive cars, motorcycles, and bicycles aimlessly. Clouds of dust are raised. They copulate noisily, frantically: “More!

Lame duck is a president who misses his last term. Everyone knows this. But what is the State Council called, an hour from an hour expecting a resignation? I don’t know, and so far I have not met reasonable or at least stable metaphors. And what to call the official, on his last working day making a fateful decision, I know, as well as the decision: the last cod of the gutted turkey.

World terrorist #1 turns 47 Boris Ustyugov Publication date: March 10, 2004 And information about the life of the genius of world villainy Osama bin Laden is contradictory and deceptive. Until now, not a single intelligence service in the world has undertaken to debunk the two most scandalous rumors about him. First: no bin Laden ever existed; he was invented by CIA specialists in order to personify Islamic terrorism, and at the same time justify his own existence.

Prisoners of the Gatchina Kingdom Dmitry Shusharin Publication date: March 10, 2004 So - a captive - they called Paul the First. Now I don’t remember whether this formulation is in Merezhkovsky’s play or invented specifically for Vitaly Melnikov’s film , but the definition is accurate. After the coronation, the autocrat remained in the fabulous kingdom of Gatchina, where he spent the first part of his life.

Last peck Tatiana Bazzhina Publication date: March 10, 2004 The lame duck is a president finishing his last term. Everyone knows this. But what is the name of a government official who is waiting every hour to resign? I don’t know, and so far I haven’t come across any reasonable or at least stable metaphors. And I know what to call an official who makes a fateful decision on his last working day, as well as the decision itself: the last peck of a gutted turkey.

Dear Konstantin (sorry, I don’t know his middle name)! Being a friend of the late Sergei Sergeevich, I read your obituary article not without emotion. Of course, the view of an outsider has its own value “for history,” perhaps greater than the view of people from the inner circle. But the position of an outsider must be accompanied by awareness, you will agree. Let's start with the fact that Averintsev was never an armchair scientist-eccentric and did not build his image in that spirit.

Experts died if they were born Pavel Lobanov Publication date: March 10, 2004 Recently, there have been a lot of exclamations and remarks about the “death of the expert community”, its lack of involvement in decision-making processes, etc. Why didn’t anyone predict that Fradkov would become prime minister ? Discussion of all these issues is important only if you know why the expert community exists at all, what interests it defends and whose money it earns.

Where's the rake? On reforms “in breadth and depth” Vyacheslav Shironin Publication date: March 10, 2004 It’s very nice to be praised by Vitaly Naishul, but the problem of reforms “in breadth and depth” is, of course, not raised now - it has been discussed for a very long time, starting at least from the Gorbachev period. Four years ago, Janos Kornai wrote a commentary on his own work, “The Path to a Free Economy,” published fourteen years ago.

Vinaigrette of ministers Alexey Borev Publication date: March 10, 2004 Peter Baker, a Washington Post columnist, noted in an article on Wednesday that the new Russian government is a mix of reformers and former KGB bosses. Putin retained the most influential supporters of liberal reforms in his cabinet, while at the same time leaving the power bloc in the hands of former KGB officers. The president replaced the ministers who worked under Yeltsin with people who were loyal to him personally.

Open letter to Konstantin Krylov Irina Rodnyanskaya Publication date: March 10, 2004 Dear Konstantin (sorry, I don’t know his middle name)! Being a friend of the late Sergei Sergeevich, I read your obituary article not without emotion. Of course, the view of an outsider has its own value “for history,” perhaps greater than the view of people from the inner circle. But the position of an outsider must be accompanied by awareness, you will agree.

An unexpected (and in general - long -awaited) stream of our latest story. The exotic seems to be for the young, sensitive to the intentions of today's literature, the writer, the choice of material: the line of the 70-80s. And an absolutely logical approach to it is the image of the Brezhnev era, not in the traditions of socio -psychological households with a defiant or, on the contrary, nostalgic for the departed Soviet paradise, and in the tradition of strict existential prose.

Last week, two events occurred almost imperceptibly, each of which can mean the beginning of a new, extremely expensive arms race. Russia took one step by testing a new generation missile system, which will freely overcome protective barriers similar to the national missile defense system , deployed by the United States ... Another event was the new US Air Force report under the modest title "Plan for Changing flights" , published last week.

Deeply Reasonable Konstantin (I'm sorry, I don’t know the middle name)! Being a friend of the late Sergey Sergeyevich, I did not without excitement read your necrological article. Of course, the look of an outsider has its value "for history", possibly, more than the view of people from the near environment. But the position of the outsider should be accompanied by awareness, agree.

In the province by the sea Sergey Kostyrko Publication date: March 10, 2004 An unexpected (and, in general, long-awaited) story in the flow of our latest literature. The choice of material seemed exotic for a young writer, sensitive to the intentions of today’s literature: the turn of the 70s and 80s.