Review of: Alla Glinchikova. The split or the breakdown of the "Russian Reformation"? M., Cultural Revolution, 2008. 384 p. * * * As you know, books on historical matters are divided into two groups with some convention. Of the first belonging to the first, we learn new facts, while related to the second tell us a certain generalizing interpretation of the facts of the already known.

From the editorial office. Our most powerful neighbor - China - all the time strengthens its positions both in the world and in the region. How to react Russia: try to find rapprochement options or, conversely, move away from this frightening power? How historically the relations of the two countries developed, and does the past of relations on their present influence their influence? RSA decided to talk about all this with Viley Helbrais, leading Russian Chinese.

Recently, a very interesting article by Alexander Morozov appeared on the website of the Russian magazine, in which he, from the standpoint of the supporter of the teachings of the German philosopher Immanuel Kant, tried to offer an alternative to morality that is dominant in Russian society.

The problem is what. They are used to thinking that shocking actionism is somehow connected with "liberation." Indeed, in the 60s, at the end of Art Nouveau, actionism "pushed the framework". Roughly speaking, like rock music. That is, actionism resisted "totalitarian." Moreover, between the sub-Soviet art-resistance and the western there was a common base. Because RAF, rock musicians, fucoists, etc. They also understood their own "bourgeois society" as a totalitarian.

In contrast to what it is customary to think, political ideas are born, develop and age with the same inevitability as the Spengler "cultures". The spoon is good for dinner, and the death of old ideas is a sufficient reason for the birth of new ones, as well as - on the contrary ... When once again the question raises about the possibility of the formation of the anti -Western Union of Russia and China, it is worth looking at the calendar and clarify what year you are in.

Almost 18 years ago, at the time of the emergence of modern Russia, non -state universities caused concerns: training for money could lead to banal diplomas trade. But they also inspired the hope of the emergence of a real qualitative alternative to state education in a crisis. Today we can already say accurately, both fears and, to a large extent, hopes were in vain.

The article by Dmitry Uzlainer, published in RG, “without ideology” caused me a feeling of a light dummy, the cause of which was some features of the presentation of the material by the author. In particular, the question arose: ideology is really the attitude of people to social reality (as follows from the quote from the dictionary given in the article), or is this also a way of constructing this reality (which is so easily “logically” “withdrew” the author from this quote)?

For me, a trip to a bookstore is a rather nervous occupation. Firstly, everything is sorry for the money. When I came to Russia from Estonia, where I was born and studied, the books were not worth anything. Many complained, but I had something to compare. Since it was considered to leave 500 rubles in the book salon at the St. Petersburg Philfak and was allowed to be the top of the waste and was allowed no more than once a month, eight -eight years have passed.

Paradoxically, a full-fledged Russian-Chinese anti-Western union cannot take place because it has no other filling: its “anti-Western”, at least for Russia, is an end in itself. This option is only interesting to China insofar as it can play the “Russian map” in front of Washington. At the same time, in Beijing, they practically do not hide the fact that relations with the United States play an incomparably large role for China than relations with Russia .

Review of: Fomenko I.K. Scythia -Tartaria - Muscovy -Russia - a look from Europe. Russia on ancient maps. M.: LLC “Aktheon”, 2008. 812 pp., Ill. * * * What are the causes and origins of the deep, enduring and irrational fear that Europeans have in relation to Russia?