Russian deputies reacted with bewilderment to the initiative of their colleagues in the commonwealth. “At first, Georgia was not a member of the CIS, but then the country came to the conclusion that without it they were unlikely to cope with internal problems,” said Konstantin Zatulin, a member of the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs.

Journalism has become an ordinary profession, in the sense that neither special knowledge nor special skills are needed to search and select facts. They, these facts, are naked, arrogant, not even trying to hide behind a verbal veil (as was the case under the Soviets) or a respectable face (as in the rest of the world), everything is out there, for show, at every step and around every turn. Oh, don't you like it? Spit. Have fun. And say thank you that we manage you. For our money?

Each of us from time to time puts ourselves in the place of another person and thinks how he would have acted in a particular situation. It is easy to put yourself on someone else's place, the right decision comes quickly and is not in doubt. And after that, it’s even easier to criticize the wrong place you just stood so successfully, for the decisions made. And you are perplexed: even if I, an ordinary person, so easily found a way out of the situation, why is he then?

Journalist Evgenia Albats was robbed. They pulled out her purse as she was getting into the car. The robbers fled in a Nissan with tinted windows. Everything happened almost before the eyes of the traffic cop. The traffic cop did not give chase (although he was with the vehicle), but suggested that the victim call number “02”. Journalist Evgenia Albats is outraged. Naive woman. It doesn’t happen that someone takes bribes from 10 am to 2 pm and then pursues criminals from 3 pm to 5 pm.

Israel insists on the legality of the deal - the long-term lease of lands belonging to the Jerusalem Patriarchate - because of which Irenaeus I was deposed. Formally, the deal is indeed legal - Irenaeus simply concluded it without the consent of the priesthood and flock. In itself, non-recognition of the patriarch is a common thing: Irenaeus was also in such a situation. Possible financial difficulties are worse, but the patriarchy hopes for a resolution to the conflict.

The Administration of the Russian Presidential Administration and the Federal Security Service have withdrawn the civil suit against activists of the National Bolshevik Party who seized the reception office of the Presidential Administration in December last year. This happened after the defendants compensated the plaintiffs for the damage caused, estimated at 142 thousand 778 rubles. However, what happened is not a reason to release the Limonovites.

The Russian Federal Penitentiary Service considered the claims ((http://www.newsru.com/world/21nov2005/senateus.html)) of the American senators to be unfounded and stated that only the Russian authorities have the right to make comments to the Service. Today, defenders of the ex-head of YUKOS reported ((http://www.newsru.com/russia/22nov2005/advocats.html) changes in the treatment of representatives of the administration of the Krasnokamensk colony with them.

The ration, which previously consisted of 70% bread, vegetables and cereals, is to be made less vegetarian, Kommersant reports. Every day, soldiers will be given 250 instead of 200 grams of meat, 150 instead of 100 ml of milk, 10 grams of hard cheese, “necessary for the growth of the military’s body,” and one egg per day will be added to the menu.

The Moscow City Court upheld the decision to arrest Tatyana and Igor Preobrazhensky, the owners of the once prestigious domestic antique salon “Russian Collection”. The couple is accused of a scam in which several dozen fake paintings by 19th-century masters were sold. According to some reports, one of the works even ended up in the personal collection of President Putin.

Russian foreign policy seems to be decisively changing its direction. Starting from the mid-90s, in the preparation of summites there was always a serious problem-diplomats needed to figure out what exactly the Russian president negotiates with the leaders of foreign states. The theme of international security, mutual trust, especially in the field of nuclear weapons, came to naught, as foreign partners understood more and more that Russia did not pose a military threat to them.

The Russian government came up with a non-standard way to replenish the country's gold reserves. The Ministry of Natural Resources has proposed allowing individuals to mine gold. Until now, only organizations had such a right in Russia. “Mining is already underway, so its legalization will only benefit the state,” noted the head of the department, Yuri Trutnev.