Three names were heard more often than others at the Booker press conference: Shishkin, Bykov and Zayonchkovsky . The jury members vying with each other praised them and were sad that such worthy writers were not included in the shortlist. Those who did make it onto the short list were remembered much less frequently. And this is understandable: talking about “ Venus’ Hair ” or “Tow Truck” is much more pleasant than analyzing the texts of Boris Evseev or Elena Chizhova.

The creation of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation is not the first coming of the public to the central government. Representatives of public and religious associations today are part of a number of advisory bodies under the president. As in many other cases, there is a broadcast of such undertakings of the president to regional and local levels.

Our state is called in two ways, and both versions are equivalent - " Russia " and " Russian Federation ". This equivalent means that the entire territory of the Russian Federation is officially declared simultaneously the country of Russia . It is important to remember that the "RF" is the name exclusively in the state, and "Russia" is also the name of the country that existed long before this state, and - who knows - maybe it will exist after the Russian Federation.

In the 20th century, the labor society ceased to exist. Labor has ceased to be value. It has become an ordinary natural resource, along with oil, gas and forest. But not longing for labor society is imperial consciousness. Although it is a pity the idea of ​​labor. Nomadic capital was replaced by economic settled. Deterritorialized. Nomads called into question the existence of national states. But not longing for national states is imperial consciousness.

The majority of those in our country who claim to express public opinion, having suddenly joined the ranks of mourners across Russia twelve years ago, remain in this convenient position in their own way. And after all, the people were so sick that, as it turned out, the number one candidate for 2008 is seen by the majority of respondents as Mr. Shoigu, who is now in time to expand his name: Salvador-Soter-Sergei.

Most of those who in our country claims to express public opinion, having once replenished the ranks of the posters in Russia about twelve years ago, and is in this in its own way of a convenient position. And before that, the people were conceived that, as it turned out, the number one for 2008, most of the respondents see Mr. Shoigu, who is now just right to expand the name: Salvador-Soter-Serge.