Sergeyitch
what do you think people voted for Medvedev or there when counting all the ballots have replaced the other?

Oh, and I did not notice!
I remembered another anecdote ...
The Romanovs - the bastards! 300 years the country was ruled, could not 70 years of potatoes to stock up! "
: D

Correctable. Three relaying any topic with confidence parking in the garage of Lenin. Organizers of the exhibition in Belyaevo can only envy - so many years passed, I spear still break down. Pictures pozabudutsya, and the image, symbol - will remain. Is it good.

Well finally understood your ideal. Yes were very honest elections and the candidates strengths and open debate - so you see that? :)

You humorists with Paul, probably going through, and suddenly people for Masson Bogdanova vote? Yes?

What "Soviet stamps? Wake up, sir! :)

As for humor Valentin Vorobiev, not judge, you know better. Still, this kind of humor, in my opinion, a specific (perhaps this was precisely to your appropriate adjective "Soviet"). To cite one example:
In the year 94-95 I received from him at his home address a letter in which he carefully explained to me that the other creator, known in Russian-Parisian circles of intellectuals under the pseudonym of an elegant Stout, a scoundrel and villain, because he also stole Vorob'eva some technique, or borrowed money and did not return, in general, did something terrible, and therefore I should immediately dismiss his son from his company. In the case described a twenty-son Tolstoy is absolutely dependent on this work - and not to die of hunger, and to obtain a French residence permit - Mr. Ranzher will not lie to get a piece of paper is very difficult. In addition, the child of divorced parents, he never lived with his father, and therefore could not personally use any stolen money Vorobyov, nor uvorovannoy technique, because to draw too, had no relationship.
Then I remember, called Mr. Vorobyov, to tell him that he continue to receive mail from him the above described contents do not want to, but that he replied: "What's the matter?" I do not like - you can not read! ".
And in general, see-ka, it turns out that you are absolutely right - indeed, stand-up comedian:)

Offer
 

I propose to return to art!

Do not forget that the "Black Square", the audience saw on the show 81-year "Moscow-Paris". And the entire Russian avant-garde, incidentally. There I saw Filonova of Russian-"Korovnits" and "Feast of Kings", "Formula of the Petrograd proletariat" and "Formula of Spring", non-objective painting Rozanova and Popova, "Movement in Space" Matyushina and "Ozone" Kliun.
That was the opening! Western painting I knew better, but these artists, only their names and then only thanks to friends in Moscow and a few things along the western album, which was able to see through the spouse, which, in the library of the institute. Repin worked. Come and leafing through the Western "bricks" Goncharova, the same Filonov, Malevich ...
And remember, who found, turn to Pushkin to this exhibition! All the time it passes (from early June to early October), the queue is not decreased, in three or four times more than was in the mausoleum. Brezhnev even visited. : D

And in the Tretyakov Gallery in 81-th year has not yet hung in the vanguard of the exposition. Here before our eyes, hung a sign "Collection Kastaki."

Who knew these artists and their work? A group of dissident visitors fashionable salons of Moscow, where nothing had to persuade (rather they doubedyat insufficiently anti-Soviet artist) yes foreigners. Their influence in the vast country with a reinforced concrete ideology was insignificant, or tending to zero. Therefore, power and looked at their work through their fingers, but at the same time using their contacts with foreigners.
What is most feared Soviet power is the simple word intelligibly criticism and means of replication of the word.
All typewriters were registered. Access svetokopirovalnoy technology in enterprises has been limited, people working on it tested, but still under the control of the 1 st Division.
It is very strictly controlled radio and television. Even the direct transfer came on the screens of viewers with a "gap" in 2-3 minutes to take the necessary measures in case of unforeseen circumstances.
Naturally, the authors and advocates for battered seditious words from this government the most.
Even those few artists who in one way or another affected by the repressive state, have suffered not so much for their activities, but because the words flow associated with their names, hostile words of radio voices.

Bar the fact that we are receiving and not receiving from foreign cultural products and personal motive in this case. In those days, a remarkable Soviet cinema wondered why we import so much Labuda, frank kinoshki, while they themselves report the mass of foreign masterpiece, but they do not buy. Commission on procurement mainly consisted of venerable figures of cinema, famous directors. Much later, when able to see these masterpieces, it was clear where his feet are growing in many films venerable and celebrated.

Last night on channel "Russia" showed a very interesting program about actresses playing the heroines in the tales Rowe and Ptushko. I talked a lot about themselves these tales, and the attitude to these films and their creators in the West, particularly in Hollywood. Ptushko invited to work in Hollywood, and our wonderful tale "Ruslan and Lyudmila," "Jack Frost", "Sadko", etc. where students filmmakers showed as samples, but with different names.

And the pope, a Frenchman thick, could not feed him, lest he croaked from hunger?
Then, indeed, a scoundrel and a rascal.