The arrival of Third Millennium I have celebrated in frozen city of Krasnoyarsk, in company of my tiny girlfriend Nastya, 18, bottle of vodka, bottle of champagne plus old television set. From my window I could observe a wooden cottage "izba" where Lenin have lived in 1897, when he stopped at Krasnoyarsk, heading to his exile to Schuschenskoye village. Actually distance from my window to Lenin's "izba" was 10 meters or so. Temperature was 36 below zero. As a man of letters with a huge imagination I loved that coincidence: Krasnoyarsk, Lenin, minus-36, Nastya, plus I was writing book about Anatoly Bykov. Comrades from National-Bolshevik Party have called from Moscow to congratulate me. Then, few minutes before midnight some friends of Anatoly Bykov have called to say a good millennium to me. Unfortunately Bykov himself, famous "Godfather of Siberia," was imprisoned in Moscow, behind the bars of Lefortovo Prison.
    When we arrived at Yaroslavsky train station, I and Nastya, Moscow revealed to be as ugly as ever. Probably it was less policemen on the streets. Never frozen Moscow's mud, humid, perfect for tuberculosis climate, ugly, Muscovites...
    The following days all the party problems have arrived: various debts, comrades arrested in Latvia, betrayals, lawyers, surveillance of FSB, nauseous Putin on television... My parents in Kharkov (Ukraine) both falled ill, my father, 82, have broke his hip. (Bad son, I cannot even go to visit my parents, I will be arrested on Ukrainian territory, I am accused of crime, punished by article 62 of Ukrainian Criminal Code)... One of my friends here in Moscow revealed to me that high FSB official attempted to recruit him to inform on me. According to FSB official "the terrible conspiracy is underway," and I am head of it.
    Then in the middle of January, Putin met his media people. He said to them that rumors about death of freedom of expression in Russia are exaggerated. That press is free, except for extremists. Amongst his 33 guests, I have noticed (via television of course) fat boy Kostya Ernst and editor-in-chief of tiny Novosibirsk newspaper "Novaya Sibir". It happened that I know the story of "Novaya Sibir". I have read few issues. Having press conference in Novosibirsk in May, 2000, I answered couple of base questions by journalist of "Novaya Sibir", lovely girl, however. Newspaper is notorious for denouncement in 1999 of Pugachev's group, later arrested and accused by Kazakhstan's authorities of staging separatist coup in Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan. Few weeks before arrest of Pugachev'' people, "Novaya Sibir" have published confessions of one allegedly perspective participant: Cossak Sergei Svoikin (that fucking informer, tried to infiltrate National-Bolsheviks in 1997-98). That precisely an information in "Novaya Sibir" led to arrest and trial of Pugachev's group. They are slowly dying now in Kazakhstan's camps because of that brave new newspaper. It is interesting why amongst choosen ones, amongst only 33 representatives of vast ocean of Russian media was invited tiny "Novaya Sibir", circulation 3000, provincial newspaper? For their work of betrayal of Russian patriots to foreign country Putin have invited "Novaya Sibir"? He is favoring "Stukatchi"?
    On January 18, I completed corrections of my manuscript: "Bykov's Cause: Investigation", and have submitted it to my publishers. The very same day Pavel Borodin was arrested in New York. According to a witness, journalist representing Moscow's "Novaya Gazeta" in New York, Borodin appeared deeply shocked and scared: "He was like a small child when people from Russian Embassy eventually arrived, he throw himself to them. He took his medicine... hands shaking."
    New York City court have adjourned his decision on Borodin's detention and his extradition to Swiss, until January 25. So, Borodin went to Brooklyn prison. In 1996 it was Pavel Borodin who took unemployed Vladimir Putin to his staff at presidential administration. Putin was deeply in shit in that time, he have lost his job, because his protector Sobchak fell down. So, Borodin actually saved Putin, but he also put him on the shortest road to his spectacular career, to Presidency. As Borodin went to prison, Putin said and did nothing.
    On January 19, Russian Embassy proposed American side to set Borodin free for a bail of $300,000 with a promise that he will stay at Russian Embassy compound. And that he will wear a special electronical bracelet, which will indicate his constant presence to American policemen. No, said American side, such humiliating conditions were not enough sure, to satisfy American side. United States officials have adopted a false motivations for explaining its act of kidnapping: a Swiss demand. In my opinion it was either poisonous farewell of Bill Klinton, or poisonous hello of George Bush personally to Putin. A test of his guts.
    In the evening of January 19, television station NTV staged a show, "Vox Populi" (Voice of the People) dedicated to Borodin's detention. More than 23,000 callers have expressed their faith towards Swiss justice and only 490 endorsed a Russian justice. More amazingly, Russians have proved that they are not a patriots at all. At least those Russians, who were present at "Vox Populi" show that evening. Most of them showed a sense of satisfaction by Borodin's detention. They applauded to Swiss Felipe Turover, a small crook, vulgar scoundrel from every point of view, an insolent schmak actually, when Turover argued with Genrikh Padva, Borodin's lawyer. I could not believe my eyes and ears: that was none, who protested against detention by foreign country of Russian high-ranking public official. Russians, present at "Vox Populi", behaved as in time of Tatar's invasion. They were rejoiced by the fact that allegedly corrupted "boyarin" was seized by Tatars. They have no notion that one thing is Borodin's involvement or not involvement in financial scandals: the guilty or not guilty should be pronounced by Russian court. The other thing is a deep humiliation, suffered by all Russian nation because of forceful kidnapping of Russian politician by foreign powers. In old times such gensture could lead to war. Easily. As to Swiss, who stole Jewish martyrs' money, Swiss is not in position of giving lessons of moral, not in position to judge Russian politician (even if he is corrupt), because Swiss is corrupt as a State. As to USA, those brave guys, brave "molodtchiks" committed so much crimes recently. The last one is poisoning by uranium of allied military men, Italians, Germans, as well as Albanians in Kosovo. American officials should be kidnapped in Italy, in Germany, in Kosovo. Borodin harmed no one. American military killed many. When show was over, I felt deep disgust, "What a citizenry! What a stupid Russian crowd!"
    On next day Russian television slavishly translated ceremony of Inauguration of George Bush Junior. All television channels have broadcasted all the details. Borodin's cause was pushed away to number three news. Healthy country would protest kidnapping of its politician by angrily supress-ing that fucking inauguration of a president of aggressor State. Or just showing it for a second with an image of Hitler afterwards! Why my compatriots are such village idiots? I wonder.
    Late in the evening I had a pleasure to watch on television screen the Russian guests of American Ambassador, who have visited Ambassador's House for inauguration occasion. Pedophile Borovoi of course, demagogue Lukin, but also was there, oh, surprise-surprise-Gennady Zyuganov, Communist Party chief. Ill-advised he was, of course, as he is not very bright himself, ill advised he was to go to American Ambassador's house in the evening of inauguration. Only two days after Secretary of Russia-Belorussia Union was kidnapped by the United States of America. Patriot Zyuganov, shit!
    And no Putin on television. Where is he? Bronzing his skin in Sochi, as in time of submarine "Kursk" drowning? Hey, Vladimir Vladimirovich, your friend is in American prison, do you understand that? You are obliged to Borodin, he saved you, he introduced you to Yeltsin, who made you a president, so do something! Call Bush: he will say "No," then sort out most high-ranking American official on Russian soil and take him into custody. Add to American one, a couple of Swiss "heroes". Send them to Butyrka. We will pleasure to see what will happen.
     But you never will do it, Vladimir Putin, Mister President. Have no guts to do it.