February for the political forces of our country began brightly and colorfully. At the epicenter of all discontent and storm, it turned out to be “united Russia” as being conducted. Moreover, the largest political organization went not only from oppressed citizens, eternal opponents and political enemies. A blow to the party, worse than that - on her chapter, came "where they did not expect." The month began with the fact that his associates began to condemn Putin: like Sergei Mironov.

Recently in the center to them. Meyerhold was awarded the Literary Prize "Nos", established by the Mikhail Prokhorov Foundation. The name is deciphered in different ways. Some prefer - “new literature” (officially), others are “new sociality” (in any semi -official speeches and press releases).

The problem of “failed states”, or more precisely, their “coercion” to national and territorial unity, rests on the complex international situation of the current moment. In the recent past, the United States of America would have played the role of hegemon and taken the lead in negotiating a calm accommodation of the interests of the parties affected by the situation.

“ Julia has no chance in the second round. Yanukovych drove her into a corner , ”told me on the phone tonight (night from Thursday to Friday, that is, from February 4 to 5, 2010), one prominent Ukrainian public figure. - Theoretically, if all those who cast their votes to other candidates vote for her - she can still pass. But such a situation is completely unrealistic. She also will not be able to organize the new Maidan: the people will not follow her, no one will go out into the streets.

From the editorial office. The pre -election time, especially the period before the second round of the presidential campaign, is always exciting. The election headquarters of applicants for the main post in the country are trying to catch up with the opponent in one way or another, or make a gap so great that the opponent even theoretically could not catch up with the favorite. The intensity of the struggle reaches its climax in the last days before the decisive vote.

The critical article by Alexander Morozov about the report “Political hegemony of the majority” is the phenomenon of a remarkable and deserving detailed answer. His article is expressed in a rational form of the fears that the metropolitan intelligentsia in relation to the majority party experiences. Before us is a kind of crooked mirror: it reflects the image of “United Russia” that these people exist. Let's look with Morozov in the mirror of nightmares. How does United Russia reflect it?

From the editorial office. The election time, especially the period before the second round of the presidential campaign, is always exciting. The election headquarters of applicants for the main post in the country are trying to catch up with the opponent in one way or another, or make a gap so great that the opponent even theoretically could not catch up with the favorite. The intensity of the struggle reaches its climax in the last days before the decisive vote.

Chaos in the world is growing synchronously with the conviction that further randomization is unacceptable. Politics should become less violent and more understandable - as President Dmitry Medvedev likes to say, smart . In Washington and Moscow, a more intelligent policy becomes fashion. What raises the question of the level of public competence - is it sufficient, and how to increase it? And how to link the ambitions of nations with their competence?

Not so long ago, a political report has appeared in the RG, which our expert community will now come down. However, this document in a sense is distinguished from among the rest. We are talking about the text "Political hegemony of the majority", prepared by a number of authors from Boris Mezhuev. The report of the group Mezhueva is interesting for this.

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