Sorokin is not yet banned in Russia, but his book became the reason for blocking two websites In Russia, the websites of the “emigrant” publishing houses Freedom Letters of Georgy Urushadze, ex-CEO of the Big Book Prize, and BAbook of Boris Akunin* were blocked. The reason was the release of Vladimir Sorokin’s novel “Heritage”. In April, the AST publishing house suspended sales of the work and sent it for examination.

One of the signs of our time is the unprecedented stratification of people on all sensitive issues of the social and political agenda. The question “convince or ban” has recently been asked by every second social network user. It started with the pandemic (remember the “vaccinators” versus the “anti-vaxxers”?). Next is “SVO”, mobilization and that’s all that cannot be called.

The Federal Tax Service has classified the business of Alisher Usmanov’s niece: it may be connected with the defense industry Photo: Kremlin press service May 8, 2013. Early morning. Center of Tashkent. Navoi street. Empty road. A red Ford Mustang, speeding at full speed, suddenly crashes into a guardrail. The car cannot be restored. The life and health of the driver too. There are still various rumors about the causes of the tragedy...

The American drama “Daddy” by debutante Christy Hall is being released. The film premiered in September 2023 at the Telluride festival and during its release in Western countries managed to collect many positive reviews from critics and viewers. But in Russia she may not be greeted in a friendly manner. The young lady orders a taxi at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport and, on the way home, unexpectedly begins to talk with the driver about the most intimate topics.