Mikhail Berg. Letter to the president. St. Petersburg: editors of the newspaper "European", publishing house "Red Sailor", 2005. - [192 pp.] The book of Mikhail Berg "Letter to the President" was published for a long time. Its circulation amounted to 1000 copies, which, with competent information support, is not that very little. For example, last spring, the chosen criticism of Berg, led by the famous essay "The Verment Stairs" (1980), was reprinted, and its circulation was a little more.

Everyone probably remembers one of the central events of last year - the death of the Pope John Paul II. Not only millions of pilgrims gathered in the Vatican, not only a billion of Catholics around the world felt that an event regarding their personally, but also the heads of almost all states (including Muslim and not directly related to Abrahamic and biblical traditions). They personally flew to spend on the last journey of a man who enjoyed great authority in the world.

Perhaps, to someone, the idea of ​​Russia as universal value may seem very seductive 1 . Like, the conversation should be about the fact that our country finally received a well -deserved recognition. On equal terms with others. They suddenly found that there is something inherent in us in us. Many will probably even perceive this discovery as an incredible conquest of recent times. "Just twenty years ago, we recognized universal values ​​more important than class.

"Russian Journal": Vladimir Natanovich, what is the philosophical significance for us today by the personality of A.M. Pyatigorsky? Vladimir Porus: Lectures by A.M. Pyatigorsky in today's Moscow - an occasion for awe about the "shadow of Merab", which causes a skeptical grin with their claims to involve those who have already learned in the reflection of: while you will reflect, the agiles will already divide everything according to concepts. Who is the hunt to be a sucker?