In the fall of 2013, a new book by writer Alexander Lapin, “Where are the Russians Going?”, was published in the “Russian Cross” series, in which the author analyzes the historical roots of Russian problems and looks for ways to solve them. We present to our readers a chapter about our eternal problem - drunkenness. Why do we drink? Needless to say, the green serpent for many compatriots is the best friend and adviser in any situation.

On May 28, information appeared in the German press that a certain Wilhelm Kraft, a former Wehrmacht soldier, stated that it was he who participated “in hiding from prying eyes” at the very end of World War II the Amber Room, and can now show the exact place where the legendary treasure was hidden by the Nazis (more details here ). Further excavations will show how true his words are.

The St. Petersburg police have adopted a new fashion: first deny the incidents and offenses of their employees, and then - obviously hoping that everyone has obediently forgotten about everything - quietly dismiss them from service. The story involving police officers in a gang of “black realtors” received an unexpected continuation.

On May 28, Pussy Riot member Maria Alekhina was sent for examination to the hospital at the colony. Pyotr Verzilov , the husband of Alyokhina’s colleague in the punk group “Pussy Riot” - Nadezhda Tolokonnikova , wrote about this in his microblog. In addition, a new statement appeared from Maria Alekhina , who accused the colony leadership of putting pressure on her. According to her, the administration wants to turn other prisoners against her.

On the night of May 28, the music manager of the singer Vitas Sergei Pudovkin, who opened his veins, was taken to the Sklifosovsky Research Institute. “Sobesednik.ru,” meanwhile, presents a selection of celebrities who decided to take the last step, but, fortunately, survived. The gloss and enchanting shine of star life often hides the spiritual problems brewing in the souls of a variety of representatives of show business.

For those who every year with the onset of warm weather dream of starting jogging, but never make their dream come true, here are the 3 most important mistakes that lead to such a disappointing result. If you count how many people in the world want to start running, you will find an entire country. Unfortunately, out of these tens of thousands, only a few will do this constantly, and running will become a habitual activity for them. Why is this so? 1. Constant procrastination.

On May 28, a farewell ceremony for film director Pyotr Todorovsky took place in the large hall of the House of Cinema in Moscow. At the farewell ceremony, friend and teacher of Pyotr Todorovsky , director Marlen Khutsiev, let us remember one episode from his creative life: “It was 1949, we met in the VGIK dormitory and since then we went through life together.

The police received information that the producer of singer Vitas tried to commit suicide. According to a source in the capital's law enforcement agencies, on Tuesday at 03.41 Moscow time, service "02" received a message from doctors that at 16 Shmitovsky Proezd, a man tried to commit suicide by opening his veins. According to doctors, this is the producer of the singer Vitas Sergei Pudovkin .

According to the prosecutor's office of the Moscow region, received from the investigative authorities of the Republic of Belarus, a veteran of the Great Patriotic War (WWII), living in the city of Pushkino, fought on the side of Germany and headed a German punitive platoon. According to archival documents of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Republic of Belarus, at the end of 1945, this citizen and several other people were sentenced to ten years in prison for treason.

According to the declaration published on the FSKN website, the income of the head of the Federal Drug Control Service, Viktor Ivanov, amounted to 55 million rubles in 2012, which exceeded his earnings in 2011 by 23 times. The sources of increase in Viktor Ivanov’s income are not reported. It is known that the income of his wife Vera Ivanova increased over the year by more than a hundred times and amounted to 53 million rubles.

Until recently, Denis Maidanov lived at the station, washed cars and worked as a repairman-installer. Having gone through many tests, he became one of the most sought-after artists in the country and even beat out his famous colleagues in the large-scale project “Battle of the Choirs.” Now Maidanov’s concert schedule is scheduled for a year in advance. Denis admitted to Zheltaya Gazeta: despite the blockage, he always finds time for his family, and earns money to buy a country house.

On May 28, it was reported that striker Igor Radulov transferred to the Moscow region “Atlant”. Atlant officially announced the signing of a two-year contract with the famous Russian forward. It is worth noting that the Russian forward, who played for CSKA last season, played 47 matches in the KHL regular season, in which he scored 29 points (17 goals and 12 assists), and in nine playoff games he had 5 points (2+3).

The last bell rang for almost 800 thousand Russian graduates. How this day was celebrated in the capital is in the report of our correspondents. “May 24 is a kind of Paratrooper’s Day, only for children. It’s better not to leave the house,” they joked on the Internet about the last call of 2013. But farewell to the school this year was extremely peaceful - without incidents or incidents.

Petr Todorovsky Still from the film “Anchor, more anchor” Still from the film “The Beloved Woman of Mechanic Gavrilov” This year, alas, is generous with farewells. We have just seen off the wonderful director Alexei Balabanov on his last journey. And now another Master of Cinema has left us: at the end of last week, at the age of 88, the author of many cult films, Pyotr Todorovsky, passed away after a heart attack.

Last call for the big break Graduates Standard graduate program: from the ball to the ship Graduates The last bell rang for almost 800 thousand Russian graduates. How this day was celebrated in the capital is in the report of our correspondents. “May 24 is a kind of Paratrooper’s Day, only for children. It’s better not to leave the house,” they joked on the Internet about the last call of 2013. But farewell to the school this year was extremely peaceful - without incidents or incidents.