Alcoholism is a national disaster in Russia. But past efforts to control abuse of vodka in Russia occurred to be politically unpopular. At a first sight, it might not seem like a good idea to copy the methods of Mikhail Gorbachev – a leader whom Russians regard as the most disastrous failure in living memory. [...]
by Galina Toktalieva Annie Leibovitz is as famous portrait photographer, but now her genius is close to financial ruin, and she is considered to be a victim of her own obsessive artistic ambition. Among the qualities making Leibovitz, 59, the most distinguished portrait photographer in the world is her legendary perfectionism. Lloyd Ziff, a former [...]