The sharp rise in inflation in 2007 worsened Russians' economic expectations From the point of view of socio-economic development of Russia, the past year was one of the best, if not the best, in the entire post-Soviet history. The growth rates of GDP, industrial production, and especially investment pleased both officials and economists. The only let down was inflation , which amounted to 11.9%.

“Show News” is a weekly parody program on Russian news that appeared at the end of last year on the TNT channel.

December 11, 2007 -- January 11, 2008 “Politicians Through the Eyes of the Media,” a joint project of Vremya Novostei and the Medialogia company, are ratings of the political figures most actively discussed in the Russian media.

Political humor in Russia exists in the Soviet format Despite the abundance of humorous television programs, which have been actively proliferating and multiplying over the past couple of years both on the main national channels and on channels that do not solve political problems, it is now not customary to joke about political topics “on TV.” Although there seem to be enough topics for witticisms addressed to the authorities, it is enough to at least look at another segment of the media - the

According to Russian law, psychics and fortune tellers must use cash registers Russian tax legislation, due to its relative youth and lack of development, not only drives “consumers” into a dead end: both citizens and fiscal officials themselves. Sometimes tax conflicts in disputes bordering on the absurd can only be resolved if both conflicting parties look at the situation with humor.