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Hughes was born in Texas on December 24, 1905. His parents, Allyn and Howard Hughes Sr., gave him the nickname Sonny, “Sonny.” His father at that time was in search of promising projects - the business was going so-so. His mother, a brilliant and witty woman before her marriage, became fanatically closed to him after Sonny was born. The boy was late for school over and over again: before leaving, Ellin had to check his ears, teeth, nails, and toilet results. Sonny's entire body was subjected to meticulous inspection—he had no personal space left.

Meanwhile, the invention of a new type of drilling machine paid handsome dividends for his father. Life looked great. Sonny tried to imitate his dad, a successful businessman. At twelve, he attached parts of a steam engine to his bicycle and thereby formed a kind of children's motorcycle. Sonny even let his schoolmates ride him, though for a bribe of a few cents.

At the age of sixteen, young Howard loses his mother - she, who had been afraid of illness all her life, did not wake up from anesthesia after a minor operation. Two years later, his father dies of a heart attack. Relatives plan to take care of him until he comes of age, and therefore manage his fortune. However, Howard presents the judge with a law according to which even at the age of 19 he can still have access to his money. The outcome of the review is determined by the golf game won by the judge. So, Howard has a huge fortune - the inheritance of his father, who became rich shortly after his birth - and brilliant prospects. He marries his former classmate Ella, seducing her with substantial money. After the wedding, they spent most of their time separately. A few years later, Ella left her husband, citing the fact that he was ignoring her. Howard had to pay her more than a million dollars in compensation. Howard formulated his goals as follows: he wants to become the best golfer in the world, the best pilot and the best movie producer.

He never became the greatest golfer, but he left his mark on the history of aviation and cinema. His first World War I comedy, Two Arabian Nights, won an Oscar for its director, Lewis Milestone. Inspired by the success, Howard himself directed the next film, “Hell's Angels,” dedicated to the same First World War. For filming, he purchased 78 aircraft - they were supposed to participate in the air battle scene.

Photo: Still from the movie “Hell’s Angels”

Three pilots died during filming; Howard himself miraculously survived. The cost of the film was about $3.8 million. And, although it was a huge success, breaking box office records, becoming one of the brightest projects in cinema against the backdrop of the Great Depression, one and a half million were irrecoverable losses. Soon Hughes learned with amazement: he was ruined. The inheritance, which seemed inexhaustible, came to an end. I had to sell off the planes and take business seriously. More precisely, the manager is in charge of the business, and Howard himself is busy with a more interesting task: he bought a brand new Boeing from the military and decided to make it the fastest plane in the world. The most interesting thing is that the company, left to itself, soon began to make a profit again and the threat of ruin passed Hughes as suddenly as it had come.

Howard, again, is busy with completely different things, more interesting ones. What could be better than the beginning of a romance with aviation, and soon with the girl who will become the love of his life, according to many. (However, later this title was attributed to both Ava Gardner and Jean Peters, Howard’s subsequent lovers). He flies his “amphibian” all over America and one day, upon landing, he meets a young actress with a thin waist and a daring, chiseled face. This is the future superstar Katharine Hepburn. Like Howard, she was odd. She wore trousers, not out of shock value, but because it was warmer and more comfortable for her. In college I smoked on the roof in the nude. There were rumors that she didn't even get her nails done! By the way, she played golf no worse than Hughes himself.

They almost got married. However, Katherine, like Howard, wanted to become famous too much. And when she had problems - films with her participation were reluctantly taken into theaters - Catherine left everything, including her fiance, and went to the East Coast of America . Howard stayed at Western. They were still good friends.

“Howard and I were certainly an odd couple. To be honest, he was the smartest among unemployed men, just like I was among unmarried women. We were a colorful couple. And it’s natural that we were together, although now it seems to me that we were too similar. We were from the same street, so to speak. We grew up free. We both had an insane desire to become famous. It seems to me that this was the main thing in our characters. Those who want to become famous are essentially alone. Or they should be,” Katherine concluded in her memoirs.

During this time, Hughes was beginning to lose his hearing. The reason for this was one of the plane crashes that involved an eccentric billionaire. Then, during treatment, doctors generously fed him morphine and codeine - and Howard became addicted to them. In 1941, he was being treated for syphilis, filming the action movie Downlaw and trying to invent an invisible bra for Jane Russell, who played the main character: she had impressive curves, and Howard wanted to show them off in all their beauty. True, his creative search was not crowned with success.

“I understand - you are doing everything to show off Miss Russell’s breasts. But I just want to say that she looks fake, which she really isn't. I want her breasts to move naturally and not stiff like cement. This is an engineering problem, and I will deal with it personally,” he said.

Photo: Still from the film “Outside the Law”

During the war, Howard's Hughes Aircraft company was not involved in supplying aircraft. The government representative who inspected it made a merciless and precise diagnosis: it was just a hobby of the owner. However, the company supplied cartridge belts. At the same time, Howard was developing an interceptor for the US Air Force called the D-2. Work was going hard. It was demonstrated to the president's son Elliot Roosevelt in 1943, and he was impressed - but the plane was not yet going to leave the ground. Another task was the development of the Spruce Goose, a large flying transport for soldiers. Work on it lasted for four years.

Hughes suffered a nervous breakdown from the intense work. For several weeks he did not leave home and did not communicate with anyone. He happened to fly without warning over America. One day he left the house and disappeared - the police discovered him, mistaking him for a homeless person. But the Spruce Goose was not even ready for the end of the war. A scandal broke out, Hughes was accused of embezzlement and bribes: after all, he received $40 million from the government. Only in 1947 did Hughes demonstrate the performance of his brainchild, but the aircraft was not accepted for service. It was only suitable for standing in a hangar.

His mental illness is getting worse. He locks himself in a small house, covers the windows with black curtains, hides from light and sound, and does not let strangers in. His fear of germs, clearly inherited from his mother, reaches its climax. Glimpses sometimes arise; in 1957, he married actress Jean Peters. But soon he returns to his house, to his refuge.

His old age was crazy and scary. Hughes was constantly accompanied by a manic horror of germs, he washed his hands with napkins until they bled, he demanded that the surrounding staff strictly follow the instructions he invented for cleanliness, even for cutting meat and vegetables into certain size cubes.

He wrote notes to himself, did not change his bed or clothes for months, did not wash or shave, but constantly rubbed his hands with napkins, and carried boxes of them on his feet. His wife divorced him. At some point, he begins to feverishly travel, changing one city to another - and finally, quietly dies on the plane that takes him from Acapulco to Houston. His body, lowered onto American soil, has a completely wild and unrecognizable appearance - an FBI agent even had to take fingerprints to make sure that it was the same Howard Hughes, the merry fellow, the playboy, the idol of thousands of people. He had no children, and his will was not found. For many years, relatives quarreled over Hughes's inheritance, but he himself continued to live in the memory of Americans, in art, in cinema, serving as the prototype of more than one hero. For example, the legendary “Iron Man” Tony Stark from Marvel comics - as you know, a genius, billionaire, playboy and philanthropist.

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Tony sighs, wiping sweat from his forehead. He hopes he hasn't forgotten anything this time. Yes, yes, this is not the first time he unobtrusively offers to seal the relationship with a stamp in the passport. Does anyone even understand what it means for Tony Stark to tie the knot with someone? That's exactly what it is - bonds. Something, at first glance, indestructible. But Tony is like a teenager. He likes to break taboos. He loved, very much. And his fear is similar to claustrophobia, because marriage closes all the cracks when you so badly want to breathe... His opinion was listened to with due respect and they calmly nodded that this was not necessary. That it's not necessary. That Tony Stark already has a place in his life, and nothing more is needed. And then Tony just wanted it himself. I wanted to tease him with a new appeal, I wanted something permanent. In the end, why does he make excuses, and even to himself? I wanted it, and that’s it. Want. How my mother in childhood was furious with this impenetrable “I want!..”. There was so much screaming at home because of this - but he never learned anything. He didn’t learn, they learned. At that very moment when Tony rests his forehead against the cold armored glass, his consciousness throws up associations that he can’t even remember now - and suddenly breaks, preventing him from thinking, feeling and realizing. He slowly sinks to the floor, simply unable to feel his legs. "No! Not now! - this is not a thought, it is almost an understanding, but it is also such a furious disappointment in oneself that it almost hurts. He stops seeing the familiar hall of the top floor of Stark Tower - he is simply completely carried away into his consciousness. Or rather, he is no longer him. “Good day to everyone,” the wise old man bows, his eyes still sparkling with life. “It’s an unpleasant time of day,” the teenager blows a bubble of gum and smacks it loudly, grinning. - Hello! – the girl with a Teddy bear in her hands cheerfully waves her hand. - Finally! – the vamp woman sighs, smiling sweetly. True, her smile is wasted - the old man doesn’t even look at her, the teenager is melancholy chewing gum, and the girl is fiddling with the bear’s paw - just like that, it’ll come off. “You’re right, Natasha,” the elder nods in agreement, “we’ve been waiting for a long time.” But, think for yourself, maybe this is for the better! After all, this means that the structure of perception changes, and this leads to... - he is interrupted by a teenager, lifting his chin up. - Don't start, Antonio. Otherwise, we’ll sit in it until the morning, and still have to propose to him... - here the teenager grins, rolling his eyes. “I wish I could keep quiet, Stark,” the femme fatale grins. “Even all your billions are not enough for Antonio’s mind, so shut up and listen, it’s good for you: we need to force Tony to marry,” Natasha said in a firm voice, but with some kind of breathiness that was completely inconsistent with her words. “Curb your libido, woman,” Stark jumped away from her, dismissing her, “don’t unleash your vicious vibes on me, I haven’t updated my will for two days!” He instantly lost all his pomposity and expressed only extreme dissatisfaction with the situation. “I don’t understand, this little creature just politely called me a moth?” – Natasha screamed angrily. Out of rage, she almost immediately lost all her shine, her smile looked more like a grin, her eyes narrowed, revealing the wrinkles that had already appeared, her perfect hairstyle became disheveled. She looked like she was crazy. Actually, they all were like that. “Moth is too soft for you, you’re an ordinary slut...” Stark’s statement was interrupted by the stomping of a small foot. - Enough! “Don’t quarrel with yourself,” the already forgotten girl said surprisingly peacefully, throwing a teddy bear at Natasha. “Tiny, don’t interfere,” Antonio said with softness in his voice and, without any effort, picked up the baby in his arms. “I have long ago carried out a series of experiments, from which I found out: the more you don’t pay attention to them, the less they swear, the ratio is about thirty-eight to sixty, plus errors...” he reached for the notepad, but almost dropped the baby and immediately changed my mind. - And you, little one, are still for love for everyone and peace in the world? – Stark sarcastically emphasized, grimacing. “I’m a hippie,” Tiny said with a smile, “Peace, friendship, love, and all that.” Everyone needs help! - this was even said without that special naivety that is inherent and so touching in the speech of little girls. “Hippies are sex, drugs, rock and roll,” Stark muttered under his breath, but noticed Natasha’s fist and did not dare to voice it loudly. “That’s right, Tiny,” Antonio grabbed her more comfortably, and then sat her on his shoulders. - You need to love everyone. This increases the level of endorphins in the blood, which leads to a state of euphoria. “Don’t teach a girl bad things,” Stark grimaces, grinning. “I still don’t understand why he should tie up his life.” It is pointless. “It’s also stupid to believe that he will remain faithful,” Natasha agrees with a nod. “But the number of drinking sessions will decrease, and your health will improve,” as always, Antonio objected reasonably, intercepting Tiny more comfortably. - And then, this is love! – the girl twitches in the old man’s arms. “There is no such thing as love,” Natasha corrects melancholy, “but, to be honest, I miss someone else’s affection.” - Will marriage fundamentally change anything in his life? – Antonio suddenly asks simply, throwing his head back. He seems to be trying to predict the answer in advance, but it doesn't work out very well. “No,” Stark answers cautiously, instantly losing all his causticity. Natasha yawns defiantly and adjusts her dress, exposing her deep cleavage. - Then what's the matter? – Tiny, who has always remained on the scientist’s side, reasonably asks. “Nothing,” Stark shrugs and snorts - obviously, he still considers this idea quite stupid, but for some reason he doesn’t resist. - In general, listen, there, in the skull! If you try to dodge, I’ll take my body, put on makeup, shave everything I can, put on an ultra-short dress and fly to Amsterdam to a notorious street! – Natasha shouts this somewhere upward and smiled to herself. Tony emerges from his saving oblivion, looking at his watch. He sighs with relief - only a dozen minutes have passed, his second selves took surprisingly little time. And they had already taken away all consciousness, leaving only a long-lasting headache. The elevator door is heard opening. It's time. - Did you call me? - with a smile, the same as always. It's just not yet known what Stark wants to do. However, everyone has long been accustomed to his crazy ideas, so Tony thinks this one won’t surprise anyone. The time has come. The one you set for yourself. The decision to which they pushed and pushed you so hard has also come. Calmly. Calmly, carefully. Tony sighs. Yes, Natasha simply will not forgive him for the missed opportunity! - You know, I love you very much. Perhaps you are one of those who are dearer to me than life. I’m lying: you are more valuable than all of them. I don’t know what could have hooked me so much... Honestly, I don’t know. There have been many people like you in my life. Only there was no one better than you. And it won't. I can talk. I can make up speeches on the fly. But I mumbled like a schoolgirl, trying to ask what I didn’t want to say before, and what I want now. Will you marry me? And he will talk about what a madman, a teenager, a nymphomaniac and a child pushed him on some other time.

Lately, I often hear questions from different people who are trying to understand what I do. Some people think that I am a playmaker, others that I work in a travel agency, and others are sure that I secretly breed kittens from everyone.

So, Yana.

I am 24 years old, I live in St. Petersburg. I was born here, and spent my entire adult life studying the streets of Dostoevsky’s books.
I, like many children, attended kindergarten, after which I logically went to first grade. In 2007, I graduated from secondary school No. 521 with in-depth study of mathematics and programming. But my soul already told me then that mathematics and codes were clearly not my thing.

That is why I entered the Interregional Institute of Economics and Law at the Interparliamentary Assembly of the EurAsEC, majoring in advertising. Having successfully studied there for 5 years and received a diploma with honors, I decided that it would be nice to get a second diploma. In 2013, I proudly put my second diploma in graphic design from the St. Petersburg State University of Technology and Design in my desk drawer. The job is done, it's time to move on.

What am I doing now?

1. I am a wordsmith!

My main activity is words. I do everything related to words. First of all, of course, I am a writer (not like Tolstoy or Chekhov, but I strive to someday become the same as them). I've been writing since I was 4 years old. By the way, here is my very first poem, written just in my youth (4 years old - not bad):

I'm warming myself under the window
I warm myself by the lamb
I want walnut from the lamb forever from the lamb.
Pad Aknom
I honestly
I don't know here
This city.

Very philosophical, I think!

In addition to prose (now I write only that, I have closed poetry for myself), I write words for sale. I am a professional copywriter and have been doing this type of work for 7 years now. During this time, I managed to write more than 12,000,000 letters and complete more than 200 large projects. I founded my own copywriting studio "SlovoForma": http://vk.com/slovoforma

2. I'm a traveler!

How many countries have I already visited? Not so much - only 25. So there are still uncharted lands ahead of me, which means a lot of new stories and reports with photos and videos.

3. I am a philosopher

Well, yes, who doesn’t like to chat in the kitchen about the meaning of life? I love:)

That's all. No more secrets and riddles. Just 3 points and you know everything about me.

Of course, there are still a lot of additional pros and cons of mine, my hobbies, interests and desires with dreams. But this is something that does not fit into the topic of this post.

And now I will try to answer the top 5 most popular questions that I get asked.

Question 1. Can I cooperate with you?

It’s not just possible, but necessary! Of course, if the topic of cooperation concerns advertising, copywriting or design, I am always at your service!

Question 2. Can you do something for free?

Can. For example, take a photo of yourself and send it by mail :) But seriously, you must understand that any work must be paid. Otherwise, what's the point of working? Charity is a completely different topic.

Question 3. How do you manage to work and travel?

It's simple. Most of my work is freelance. What does it mean? Yes, this means that I can work from anywhere in the world, if only I had the Internet. Therefore, I can easily combine the first and second.

Question 4. Do you have a Youtube channel?

Yes, but I'm not a blogger. On channel You can find a video about my travels.

Question 5. Why do you need all this?

So that life is not boring :)

Here are about 4,000 characters about who I am and what I do. I could write a lot more, but this post is not my memoirs, so I chose a more modest position, telling only the most important things about myself. I hope that I have answered many questions that interest you. Thanks for reading :)
I was with you. Who else? :)

Yes, there is no need to work on improving the life of the Ukrainian people, and since cheese rolls in butter. Therefore, Ponomarev is engaged in improving the standard of his own life. And in this the people’s deputy turned out to be capable and very successful.

The Berdyansk businessman can only be compared with Tony Stark, the superhero of Marvel Comics, who said about himself: “Genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist.”

After all, judging by the crumbs that showPonomarevin his declarations, he already covers at least two definitions from the movie character’s quote - “genius and billionaire.” A genius - because despite all the failures in the Verkhovna Rada, a functioning business (and more than one), millions in the bank account, Ponomarev is holding on for a second term in the chair of a people’s deputy. Although, if we are talking about Ukrainian politicians, then, after running your eyes along the corridors of the Rada, you might think that everyone present is geniuses, and part-time billionaires.

Well, Alexander Ponomarev is quite an interesting gentleman. If you look into his affairs, it will become clear why he needs a deputy seat. After all, as we know, people go into politics either to protect their business, orlobby whoseAnd-interests (naturally, for considerable $).
Alexander Ponomarev acts according to plan A - “to protect and promote his business.”
According to the latest data from the declarations,under the pillow nardep keepsnidentity on 430 thousand . $ , 100 thousand. € and 1mln. 430 thousand. hryvnia In addition, in a bank account in« Private« Ponomarev still has some left 206 thousand. UAH., for pocket money.
Despite this, like many people’s representatives, Ponomarev receives money from the state budget to compensate for housing in a hotel room and travel from the capital to Berdyansk and back. According to rough estimates, Alexander Ponomarev receives about 400 thousandGrn . Rvarious compensations, including the salary of a people’s deputy - 145, 5 thousandGrn.
ANDhreal estate, judging by the declarations, Alexander Sergeevich hashplot of land at 203 m2 in his native Berdyansk, apartmentsatat 68.5 m2 , « non-residential building« with an area of ​​3325.6 m2 in the same Berdyansk and a garage of 53.6 m2 .



Zplot of land at 203 m2 , apartmentsatat 68.5 m2 and garage53.6 m2 in Berdyansk.


House, which is registered in the name of Ponomarev’s wife. 325 m2 .

In 2017, Ponomarev’s real estate fund acquired new purchases. He acquiredcottagethcomplex in Berdyansk, areaalmost 5 thousandm2 And Withthe cost is practically 430 thousand UAH.
Apparently, close friendship with the mayor of the town helps the businessman, and part-time people’s deputy,Little by little, buy up all of Berdyansk.Mperhaps Ponomarev plans to erect his residence in a city by the sea andrewritelove white dom Poroshenko in Kozin, who knows...
Moves aroundBerdyansk people's deputy, stableI getgoodfrom the budget 400 thousand UAH compensation, ( includingfor travel) , onMercedes-Benz S500, Lexus ES 250c AndLand Rover Discovery . It would be fair to note that the cars are not the latest model and in total today cost order $75-80 thousand.
But still fuelthese beauties eat a lot, socompensation from the state budgetthe fare is quite reasonable.

Mercedes-Benz carS500


AutomobileLexus ES 250c


AutomobileLand Rover Discovery

Notes for car enthusiasts: average fuel consumption for these models is approx. 13 liters per 100 km. With the price tag for gasoline - 30 UAH per liter.

It is also known that Ponomarev recently became rich by another 2.5 million hryvnia.
As it turned out, the people’s deputy’s income increased due to the sale of some real estate to the private enterprise “Resorts of the Azov Region”, which combined a complex of sanatoriums “Neftekhimik Ukrainy”, “Arktika”, recreation center “Priboy”, recreation center “Brigantina” and a children’s camp “ Torch". That is, as you have already noticed, Alexander Ponomarev is responsible for the holidays of Ukrainians on the Sea of ​​​​Azov.

Over the past two years, the Azov Region Resorts company took part in 79 tenders and received orders for UAH 12 million, according to the ProZorro website. The lion's share of tenders concerned services in the field of health care, social protection and health services for children in privileged categories.

But these episodes in the people’s deputy’s life are not so bad. Not long ago, a manufacturer of lubricants from the people’s deputy’s orbit from the “Will of the People” appeared in criminal proceedings for supplying the army with “killer” motor oil and bribing the military.
The Agrinol network of companies, which produces and supplies technical oils and lubricants, became involved in criminal proceedings opened by the SBU. As Alexander Ponomarev promised, he did contribute to the military reform and successfully destroyed more than 20 tanks, adding opportunities to earn extra money on the next purchases of the Ministry of Defense.

The seriousness of the case is evidenced by its brief plot outlined by the intelligence services. “According to the materials of criminal proceedings, officials of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, acting with the knowledge and in prior agreement with representatives of special and intelligence agencies of the Russian Federation and business entities, have been committing actions to the detriment of sovereignty, territorial integrity and inviolability, defense capability and state security since 2016 Ukraine through the purchase for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine of motor oil for tank engines with motor and operational properties of inadequate quality, the use of which can lead to failure of armored vehicles and damage the defense capability and security of the state. These actions are accompanied by the provision by representatives of business entities during 2016-2017 of illegal benefits on a large scale to officials of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and the Armed Forces of Ukraine for providing, using their official position, advantages in public procurement, electing them as winners and concluding supply contracts with them /purchase of goods and, accordingly, receipt by officials of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the said purchases for carrying out the said actions of unlawful benefits on a large scale"- indicated in the SBU.

http://www.reyestr.court.gov.ua

It was established that on December 22, 2016, agreement No. 286/1/16/39 and 286/1/16/40 was concluded between the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and LLC “Trading House Agrinol”, as well as additional agreements to these agreements on the supply of the latter for the needs of the APU motor oils for armored vehicles "Azmol Garant M-4042 VT" in a total quantity of 350 tons, according to which, for each batch of products, the supplier certified copies of quality control reports and bench test results (conducted by the State Enterprise "Kharkiv Engine Design Bureau").

During the investigation, it turned out that Agrinol produces Azmol-Garant M-4042 VT motor oil under a license agreement, while TD changed the recipe for making the oil, but did not conduct qualification tests in accordance with the requirements of Ukrainian legislation.

Based on the test results, it was established that the oil that was supplied did not meet the requirements of the regulatory document in terms of the “Scuff Index” indicator. This means that during engine operation, ash and carbon deposits form and, as a result, the equipment fails.

In addition, in December 2016, the same “Trading house “Agrinol” supplied military units A2791, A3476, A1361, A2110 for storage with 360 tons of another “miracle oil” produced by the Russian-Ukrainian scientific and production enterprise “Agrinol”, which later The military purchased it from Region-Oil LLC, which is associated with it. These auctions took place in July 2017, and a little later it became known that the favor of the military had its price. In particular, the investigation found that the representative of Agrinol gave the head of the fuel materials service of the rear of the ground forces command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces a kickback in the amount of 6% of the received order, which is slightly less than 1.5 million hryvnia. In addition, it was established that the head of the 10th Chemmotological Center of the Ministry of Defense, who organized the issuance of deliberately untrue quality protocols for the supplied oil, was also “motivated.” The actual performance of the delivered goods turned out to be simply devastating - during the operation of tank engines, they led to the formation of ash and soot and caused them to fail en masse.
Thus, Ponomarev became a “bird of happiness” for the Ministry of Defense, delivering low-quality motor oil, as well as undermining the military power of the state, which the commander-in-chief anxiously chirps about at every opportunity. At the same time, the people’s deputy did not forget about his own benefit. As we mentioned, a seat in the Rada opens up new opportunities, gives acquaintances and encourages crimes with impunity. So Mr. Ponomarev enjoys the benefits of a deputy mandate.
During its work, the Ministry of Defense purchased motor oil for the needs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the Agrinol trading house for a total of 21 million 668 244 UAH.

Now, returning to the incident with a brawl with a media representative in the Verkhovna Rada, we can say that Alexander Ponomarev’s insolence during the altercation and the words: “I won’t sit down, you will sit down,” are completely justified. If representatives of the Ministry of Defense, together with people’s deputies, allow themselves such gross violations, entailing losses in military equipment (and all this during a difficult period for the state), then permissiveness and unprincipledness are Ponomarev’s true friends. What can we talk about in this case, when government officials do not respect human rights (an attack on a journalist), buy hectares of land for the construction of private recreation complexes (land in Berdyansk), ensure the failure of military equipment, for which the guarantor will once again ask loans (sale of TD Agrinol motor oil), to the detriment of their country and people, but, obviously, not forgetting their own benefit. In the near future, impunity, nepotism, mutual responsibility and selectivity of the judiciary will become a powerful springboard for blatant lawlessness, which will become the norm for those in power and will allow them to do their dirty deeds, and simply shoot down those who are unwanted and inconvenient. Let's remember Pashinsky, this was probably just the beginning.
Such parliamentarians cost the state millions of hryvnias and several lives every month. Is it worth it?

David Lynch as an advertising director, artist and musician: on the occasion of the iconic director's participation in the Christian Louboutin advertising campaign "Paper" explores the lesser-known aspects of his activities. After David Lynch stopped working in films (his last film was Inland Empire, and the director did not express any desire to make another), his vigorous activity did not stop at all. Lynch is always busy with something: giving lectures on transcendental meditation, running a directing course with a New Age twist, releasing music albums and coffee (naturally) and a couple of years ago opened the Silencio club in Paris, stylized as the establishment of the same name from Mulholland Drive. . Since there are no new films from the director in sight - although scenes that were not included in Twin Peaks were recently published - we decided to tell you what else his fans should explore.

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Painting

Music

Bonus: three more directors, famous not only for cinema

David Fincher and clips

Gus van Sant and painting

Jim Jarmusch and music