For fifteen years, people who have been responsible for contacts with the West (contactors) only kept telling the world that there were no art institutions in Russia. And overnight it turned out that there was simply nowhere to go from these very institutions - even the observers hardened in vernisacular battles publicly moaned from the fatal impossibility of getting around/describing everything interesting on the Moscow Biennale.

They say the DPRK acquired its own nuclear weapons. So she is now another nuclear power? But not. They didn’t guess ... The nuclear powers, according to the agreement on the non -proliferation of nuclear weapons , are 5 states: the USA, Great Britain, China, France and the USSR (instead of the latter, Russia is now performing). The contract is final and is not subject to appeal or amendment. Because it is written in the contract itself.

In the commune, stop ... The election campaign in Moldova goes to the finish line. A little more than 3 weeks remained before the elections. The registration of party lists and independent candidates has been completed. Shadows were formed that did not pass any of the leading parties. Sociologists already give the first forecasts of the results.

Chocolate Party Andrey Kovalev Publication date: February 11, 2005 For fifteen years, the people responsible for contacts with the West (contacteurs) kept telling the world that there were no art institutions in Russia. And suddenly it turned out that there was simply nowhere to escape from these very institutions - even observers seasoned in vernissage battles publicly groaned at the fatal impossibility of circumventing/describing everything interesting at the Moscow Biennale.

I have never been to Vietnam , and this time, having changed my usual route, I am flying to Moscow through Hanoi . There is only one day at my disposal, I do not speak in Vietnamese, but the guide and the car should help me in solving my "super-assassination": to understand for myself the originality of Vietnam against the backdrop of other countries of East Asia known to me.

Recently, the Russian media, having gnawed the theme of the "Orange Revolution" in Ukraine, intensively discuss the possibility of color revolutions in other CIS states. Since the “lilac” thing in Russia is difficult and not fast, and the “white” did not happen in Belarus, the Republic of Central Asia turned out to be in the spotlight.

Corn on demand Moldova is not ready for revolution Vladimir Bukarsky Publication date: February 11, 2005 There is a stop in the commune... The election campaign in Moldova is entering the home stretch. There are just over 3 weeks left until the elections. Registration of party lists and independent candidates has been completed. Splits took shape that did not spare any of the leading parties. Sociologists are already making their first predictions about the results.

One day in Hanoi Vladimir Malyavin Publication date: February 11, 2005 I have never been to Vietnam , and this time, changing my usual route, I am flying to Moscow via Hanoi . I only have one day at my disposal, I don’t speak Vietnamese, but the guide and the car should help me solve my “ultimate task”: to understand for myself the uniqueness of Vietnam against the background of other East Asian countries I know.

Nuclear apartheid The Non-Proliferation Treaty is like a "pool without water" Mikhail Sayapin Publication date: February 11, 2005 They say North Korea has acquired its own nuclear weapons. So is it now another nuclear power? But no. You didn't guess... Nuclear powers, according to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons , are 5 states: the USA, Great Britain, China, France and the USSR (the latter is now replaced by Russia).

Kyrgyz traffic light The "Yellow Revolution" may turn green Vyacheslav Smirnov Publication date: February 11, 2005 Recently, the Russian media, having gnawed at the topic of the “orange revolution” in Ukraine, are intensely discussing the possibility of color revolutions in other CIS countries. Since the “lilac” in Russia is a difficult and slow matter, and the “white” never happened in Belarus, the Central Asian republics became the focus of attention.

Two in the boat, not counting the third Roman Leibov Publication date: February 14, 2005 T. Danilova Topic Either vitamin deficiency, or the flu, or there really is something in the air, but lately everyone has been talking about reconsidering the results of the Second World War, the Holocaust, the cult of personality and the Tatar-Mongol yoke. It seems like they started with privatization, but that’s where they ended up...

Even the most superficial analysis of the behavior of the new head of Ukraine during his recent trip to Donetsk allows us to draw a discouraging conclusion: Viktor Yushchenko really flesh from the flesh of the Maidan's flesh. After the "Donetsk tour" any conversations that Yushchenko is a clever manipulator, seducing the "small", are deprived of meaning. He himself is the "small". So, his neck does not deserve a "mill mill" ...

Publishing house "Nauka": On the problem of thickness and solidity More precisely, it is called this way: St. Petersburg publishing company AIC "Science" RAS . For the Nauka publishing house itself is located in Moscow, and the companies constitute, as it were, its subsidiaries. By the way, there are two companies operating in Moscow - Fizmatlit and Oriental Literature, not counting the rather frail Nauki-Press. In the regions, along with St.

Publishing House "Science": to the problem of thickness and solidity More precisely, it is called this: St. Petersburg Publishing Firm of the AIC "Science" RAS . For the very publishing house "Science" is located in Moscow, and the companies make up its subsidiaries. In Moscow, by the way, two firms work - “physical impact” and “eastern literature”, not considering the rather fraud of “science -press”. In the regions, along with St. Petersburg, there are also the Ural and Siberian firms, but St.

The revolution has no end! Viktor Yushchenko as a victim of "orange" propaganda Vladimir Golyshev Publication date: February 11, 2005 Even the most superficial analysis of the behavior of the new head of Ukraine during his recent trip to Donetsk allows us to draw a discouraging conclusion: Viktor Yushchenko is truly a “Maidan man” flesh and blood. After the Donetsk tour, any talk that Yushchenko is a clever manipulative politician who seduced the “little ones” is meaningless.