Once upon a time, “Interlocutor” published a selection of poems by Stalin, Brezhnev, Andropov, Mao Zedong... Tyrants are lyricists by nature, they want from the people not only obedience, but also love! Today's Russian government is also surprisingly generous with poetic masterpieces. Avangard Primakov Yevgeny Primakov has been composing all his life.

Two girlfriends share news. One - another: – Just think, three young men gave up their seats to me on the bus today. - Yes, but before, two were enough for you... At the bank. – Tell me, is it true that you give loans on your word of honor? - Is it true. We give. - What if I don’t return it? “Then you will be ashamed before God when you appear.” - Well, that will happen later!

The award of the Guild of Film Critics and Film Critics “White Elephant” award took place on January 21 in the Great Hall of the House of Cinema and was not without surprises: a serious split has been observed in the film critical community since June. It all started at Kinotavr, when the chairman of the guild, Viktor Matizen, considered it right to award two “Elephants” - black and white - for the two best films of the festival: “Cargo 200” and “Simple Things”. St.

More and more devices are appearing with which traffic police officers monitor compliance with traffic rules. At the same time, various manufacturers create devices, both legal and not, that help the driver find out where the traffic cop is standing, record the moment of the accident on video, or perform self-diagnosis... Dunem at home Why buy a breathalyzer if even after a glass of cognac it is better not to drive?

In Australia, at the Grand Slam tournament, only two of ours survived to the quarterfinals - Sharapova and Yuzhny. "Bouncers" in Russian The current championship turned out to be rich in Russian fights. Six times fate brought two Russian players together in the bracket. Journalists immediately dubbed such fights “Russian bouncers.” Thus, Maria Sharapova beat her team twice: in the third round she forced Elena Vesnina to lay down her racket, and in the fourth round – Elena Dementieva.

Experienced fans also know him as the star of the USSR hockey team. And today, coach Vyacheslav Bykov breathed life into the dying CSKA, restored faith in the Russian national team, which has already won two stages of the Euro Hockey Tour in a row. We hope that in a couple of weeks Bykov will prove that God loves the trinity and punish the European rivals once again.

On January 25, there is no need to think about what holiday to celebrate - the birthday of Vladimir Vysotsky, he would have turned 70 this year, a round anniversary! Clean, cook, sauté... But what dish to celebrate with, you’ll have to think about it.

We will not talk about our friend Vera, but about religious consciousness. Having learned that my nine-year-old son Andrei seriously intended to fast until the first star on Christmas Eve, my husband began to attack that I was raising a fanatic. By the way, I warned him: no one forces you to observe fasts, but I am going to take the children to church and tell them how the world works from my point of view. “For God’s sake, I have the same point!

It would hardly be a great exaggeration to call banknotes a full-fledged business card of the country. The drawing on the money is a kind of message to the world - they say, here they are, our claims to the right to remain in the memory of mankind. Some people flaunt outstanding writers, politicians, and artists. Russia has turned its money into a guide to the country. Therefore, we continue our voyage through the “ruble zone” with guides from the wallet.

What new words and expressions have appeared in the Russian language over the past few years? There is only one way to understand this: look in the dictionary. “Explanatory Dictionary of the Russian Language” with the inclusion of information about the origin of words, just released by the Institute of the Russian Language. V.V. Vinogradov, is actually a continuation and development of the “Explanatory Dictionary of the Russian Language” by S.I. Ozhegov and N.Yu. Shvedova. By the way, S. I.

At one time, distributors and TV channels reacted sourly to the latest film by Alexander Abdulov, “Merry Funeral, or Out of Nowhere with Love.” Now they are fighting for him. Channel One will most likely win. Currently, according to the producers, negotiations are underway with Konstantin Ernst. Time is running out for now: both sides would like to time the screening of the film to coincide with a memorable date - the 55th anniversary of the actor’s birth, which will be at the end of May.

Honored and People's Artists defended the square meters of the Central House of Actors (CDA) on Old Arbat, which were encroached upon by... Rossvyazohrankultura. We are not yet talking about a complete “capture” of the CDA. Rossvyazohrankultura claims five thousand square meters, which are currently being leased. The department plans to locate its central office here.

. “Our son is already 16 years old, and his height is only 158 cm. The boy would really like to become taller. What can be done, are there any medications? Galina, Tambov region. – If the parents are not tall enough, then the child is unlikely to grow up to be a giant. Provided he has good nutrition and good physical activity, he may be 10–12 centimeters taller than the average height of his parents.

. An exhibition and sale of paintings by Moscow artists was held in the capital's House of Cinema. The proceeds were donated to People's Artist of Russia Semyon Farada. “We need to help our favorite actors, whose films we were brought up on, during our lifetime,” says the organizer of the charity event, artist Shamil Shavlikov. - Otherwise, we realize it when it’s already too late...

Since the new year, a new licensed program about Quattroruote cars has appeared in the channel network. A gigantic army of car enthusiasts will be able to see it weekly on Sundays at 11.55. The first broadcast took place on January 20. Quattroruote is an authoritative and popular automobile magazine published in Italy since 1956 and popular throughout Europe.