1. Hasn‘t it been too long since someone reported the mayor of London for some act of rhetorical beastliness?

2. Sergei Sokolov, a deputy editor at Novaya Gazeta, which is conducting its own investigation into the murder, chastised Dovgy for "using [Politkovskaya] in the battle for high–level positions within the law enforcement agencies." "This is pure beastliness," Sokolov said.

3. Among the hot starters are burgundy snails with garlic and basil (240 rubles), shrimp spring rolls (270 rubles) and tempura oysters (780 rubles). Seafood mains include Kamchatka crab in ginger sauce (720 rubles) and baked turbot with vegetable noodles, pepper and asparagus with Dutch sauce and flying fish roe ('60 rubles). For those beauties afraid of sea beasts, there is a wide selection of meat and poultry, as well as a modest range of vegetarian options, including risotto with porcini and zucchini (480 rubles) and tagliatelle with vegetables and tomato sauce (300 rubles). And there‘s no need to fear beauticians eyeballing your beastliness: The salon has a separate entrance, and you can easily forget it‘s there.