The fact that the upcoming meeting between Putin and Bush in Bratislava is an extremely important event was made clear to us extremely convincingly. The pandemonium of events, one way or another addressing this meeting, has been going on for two months now. American senators are suddenly intensely concerned about the safety of the Russian nuclear arsenal.

The other day I entered a subway car and saw a major general. Not simple - with a snow-white beard and an amazing mustache. It's strange - a general on the subway. I have never seen the general in the Paris, Berlin, London, Rome, Dusseldorf, Brussels, Stockholm and other subways I have been to. The generals there, even retired ones, drive cars. I once saw a real French general walking along the street of the Parisian suburb of Vincennes on May 8 after a parade of veterans.

From an overcoat Nikita Alekseev Date of publication: February 23, 2005 The other day I was walking into a subway car and I saw a major general. Not simple - with a snow-white beard and an amazing mustache. It's strange - a general on the subway. I have never seen the general in the Paris, Berlin, London, Rome, Dusseldorf, Brussels, Stockholm and other subways I have been to. The generals there, even retired ones, drive cars.

On weekends I visited the All -Army Officer Assembly . The fact that fateful documents were adopted - "Military Doctrine of Russia", "The Combat Charter of the People’s Militia" - and the Supreme Officer Council was elected, colleagues already wrote . In fact, all these decisions were so fateful that they were made a few hours after the meeting in some kind of conspiratorial apartment with a narrow circle of the heads of the officer community.

I enter the subway car the other day - and I see Major General. Not simple - with a snow -white beard and an amazing mustache. This is strange - the general in the subway. I have never seen a general in the Paris, Berlin, London, Roman, Dusseldorf, Brussels, Stockholm and other subway in which I visited. The generals there, even retired, ride cars. Once I saw a real French general who walked on May 8 along the street of the Parisian suburbs of Vincennes after a parade of veterans.