How quickly the pendulum swings. After initial near-universal hosannas for the internet, anti-cyberspace voices are being heard. No sooner had those who had been expected to resist a radically new technology -- Buddhist priests in Japan, very senior citizens, classicists and poets --become denizens of the internet, World Wide Web Pages, and the even more esoteric MUDs (Multi User Domains), then the backlash began. How significant are the concerns of the critics and the renunciations of the founders? Do they represent anything more than a mid-term correction for an oversold technology, or are they posting danger signs for deep ruts in the superhighway?

Dorothy S. Zinberg comments on the relationship between the military and the Russian Orthodox Church in Russia, focusing on the future political implications.