“ Rio de Janeiro is my dream, and do not dare to touch it with your dirty paws! ” Said Ostap Bender . For not quite understandable reasons, which, of course, are not exhausted by geography, Latin America attracts the attention of our compatriots. Here we can recall not only Ostap Bender, but also thousands of housewives, holding their breath to those who watched wild roses and just Maria.

Recently, Russian nationalism has been actively discussing in society. A variety of forces joined the discussion. Leonid Radzikhovsky, on his blog and on the air of the liberal “Echo of Moscow”, scares society with an unprecedented beast: Russian National Democrats . Alexander Eliseev, on the pages of the ultra-conservative newspaper Tomorrow, also took up arms against the National Democrats , falling like snow on his head and betrayed “bright patriotic ideals”.

The other day, the next act of the main political intrigue of the current political season ended, in comparison with which everything that can happen (well, with the exception of the resignation of the main people-the president or prime minister) fades. The United Russia party has finally unveiled a list of those who can apply for the post of head of the main city of the country.

If we talk about the results of elections to regional legislative assemblies, then, from my point of view, they are quite expected and correspond to the balance of power and the party ratings that exist today. That is, if we talk about United Russia, then, of course, there is no increase in its support among voters compared to the previous federal elections of 2007 in the regions.

End of history or Babylonian crowds Kuznetsov's Journal Yuri Kuznetsov I read the article by Alexander Morozov ( Amoro1959 ), dedicated to the book of Mikhail Remizov and "Mladoconservatism", but in fact - the World Triumph "Universalist liberal democracy" (the name is conditional, there this garbage is called differently). In my opinion, the main idea of ​​the article is to confirm the triumph of the secularly liberal universalist political "metering" as the foundation of modern civilization.

From the editorial office. The September deportation of thousands of gypsies from France continues to be discussed in Europe. The European Union awaits explanations from the leadership of the country, and French President Nicolas Sarkozy discusses the "gypsy issue" with Pope Benedict XVI. The Russian magazine publishes thoughts about this situation of the philosopher Slava Zizhek.