Lolita Milyavskaya They never became tabloid - 25 years is an amazingly long time. Almost a life sentence. That is, on the contrary, of course: it is a lifelong pleasure to have you as an interlocutor. I thank you for the fact that in all this time you have never become a tabloid. How did you manage? How do you make money? 25 – and no porn. I don't understand how you survive. Does that really happen? It probably happens. When you are still only 25.

Fedor Bondarchuk We have an independent press. I heartily congratulate Sobesednik on this important date! Thank you for your professionalism, quality materials and talented journalists. Special words of gratitude to Dmitry Bykov, the person who was not afraid to support me at a time when many spoke impartially about my then-unreleased project “Inhabited Island”. This turned out to be possible only thanks to the existence of an independent press - such as Sobesednik!

Fazil Iskander We will appreciate the opportunities! – 25 years is that almost ideal age when there are still many opportunities, but you already appreciate them. This is the age for the transition from youthful love to serious and adult love, from poetry to prose, from unsteadiness to consistency. I remember this age well, too well. I wish you one thing - not to completely fall out of childhood: sooner or later everyone will have to fall back into it.

Alexandra Kosteniuk 25 years is a wonderful age! – “Interlocutor” and I were born in the same year, and I am pleased to feel like I am the same age as a newspaper with a long and glorious history. 25 years is a wonderful age: you can already look back, there is something to remember, but still the most important and interesting things are yet to come...

Maxim Shevchenko You are preventing stagnation. You are inconvenient. – How do I feel about “Interlocutor”? Your call found me on the slope of Elbrus, at a sharp turn. And this is not a coincidence: when I read the best materials from Sobesednik, this is exactly how I feel. For the newspaper and society, stagnation is the most hostile: let’s say, both Nicholas I and Arakcheev were very decent people, but it was very difficult to live and develop under them. So: you interfere with stagnation.

Alexander Adabashyan Happiness is when it works out! – Before writing my first script, I didn’t write anything. Even notes for the school wall newspaper. And I thought it was easy. Not so. Andron Konchalovsky, who invited me to work on the script, patiently explained why what I sprinkled was no good. And I explained to him why it was wonderful.

Maxim Shevchenko You are preventing stagnation. You are inconvenient. – How do I feel about “Interlocutor”? Your call found me on the slope of Elbrus, at a sharp turn. And this is not a coincidence: when I read the best materials from Sobesednik, this is exactly how I feel. For the newspaper and society, stagnation is the most hostile: let’s say, both Nicholas I and Arakcheev were very decent people, but it was very difficult to live and develop under them. So: you interfere with stagnation.

Leonid Yarmolnik Diversity is always better than gray monotony - “Interlocutor” definitely has its originality. Probably, the dissimilarity annoys someone. There is no need to be afraid of this. Unfortunately, often people cannot reach an agreement precisely because they are not ready to understand and accept the position of the other.

Alexander Serov I wish the newspaper many years to come - I cordially congratulate the staff of the Sobesednik newspaper on its 25th anniversary! During this time, your publication has acquired its own unique style and friends among numerous readers. I wish many years to the newspaper and inexhaustible optimism to the staff. PS In turn, “Interlocutor” congratulates Alexander Serov on his 55th birthday and wishes him to happily overcome all life’s problems.

Grigory Chkhartishvili Become the fourth estate Congratulations on reaching maturity. I wish with all my heart that interesting times will come for the Russian press and it will once again become the fourth estate.

Alexandra Kosteniuk 25 years is a wonderful age! – “Interlocutor” and I were born in the same year, and I am pleased to feel like I am the same age as a newspaper with a long and glorious history. 25 years is a wonderful age: you can already look back, there is something to remember, but still the most important and interesting things are yet to come...

Fazil Iskander We will appreciate the opportunities! – 25 years is that almost ideal age when there are still many opportunities, but you already appreciate them. This is the age for the transition from youthful love to serious and adult love, from poetry to prose, from unsteadiness to consistency. I remember this age well, too well. I wish you one thing - not to completely fall out of childhood: sooner or later everyone will have to fall back into it.

Maxim Shevchenko You are preventing stagnation. You are inconvenient. – How do I feel about “Interlocutor”? Your call found me on the slope of Elbrus, at a sharp turn. And this is not a coincidence: when I read the best materials from Sobesednik, this is exactly how I feel. For the newspaper and society, stagnation is the most hostile: let’s say, both Nicholas I and Arakcheev were very decent people, but it was very difficult to live and develop under them. So: you interfere with stagnation.

Every morning I wake up “beaten up”, my back hurts, as if I had been unloading bags all night. What to do? Maybe the mattress needs to be changed? How to choose the right one so that your back does not hurt? Gennady Rybin, Orel. To prevent back pain, you need to place a simple wooden board or a sheet of thick plywood under the mattress. This advice is probably as old as the good old armored mesh. I must say that the advice is correct.

Fazil Iskander We will appreciate the opportunities! – 25 years is that almost ideal age when there are still many opportunities, but you already appreciate them. This is the age for the transition from youthful love to serious and adult love, from poetry to prose, from unsteadiness to consistency. I remember this age well, too well. I wish you one thing - not to completely fall out of childhood: sooner or later everyone will have to fall back into it.