From May 1, the Ministry of Defense prudently prohibited the holding of any mass actions near its territory. Therefore, today shareholders of the Ministry of Defense (about 100 people) gathered on Slavyanskaya Square. People invested their funds in construction under investment projects of the Ministry of Defense, hoping that the participation of the military department would save them from deception. But that was not the case - the houses have not yet been built.

The British newspaper The Times reports this. One of those demanding the immediate disclosure of names was the Archbishop of Krakow Stanislaw Dziwisz, the personal secretary of the late pontiff. He is already working on a list of suspects who spied on Karol Wojtyla when he served in Krakow. The names of the agents were apparently provided to him by the Polish Institute of National Remembrance.

The Nenets Autonomous Okrug (NAO) was left without leadership - Governor Alexey Barinov was arrested. He was detained as part of a criminal case against the Arkhangelskgeoldobycha company, which Barinov headed before becoming governor. Speaker of the NAO Parliament Igor Koshin went to the prosecutor for questioning today. And Alexander Sabadash, a member of the Federation Council from the administration of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, voluntarily resigned.

Deputy Head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation Alexander Chekalin invites every motorist in Russia to open a special account to pay fines for violating traffic rules. And now, says Chekalin, people are tearing up coupons right in front of inspectors’ noses, with absolute impunity. Well, I don’t know how to tear up tickets, and fighting with an angry traffic cop demanding a fine is not an easy task even for a daredevil.

The amazing news came on the weekend from the presidential administration - there the bill is taking place there, which regulates the activities of the presidential administration. I would give dearly to observe how this examination is carried out: what arguments are the supporters of the initiative, which opponents give. And the bill proposed for consideration by the deputy from the Rodina faction Boris Vinogradov contains, among other things, revolutionary norms.

Now the State Duma has decided to curb lawyers; everyone has not liked them for a long time. If there were the will, they would be completely banned - otherwise it would be troublesome to somehow put everyone in prisons - but for now it’s a little scary. Therefore, the Duma members propose to tighten control: the rules of exams and the code of ethics must be lowered from above.

The Russian government is persistently building relations with the “rebellious” republics in the style of family squabbles. Recently, Aslan Abashidze, who enjoys the patronage of the Moscow authorities, was put on the international wanted list. Now Russia is going to provide political asylum to Igor Giorgadze, a Georgian oppositionist. It is certainly known about him that he is wanted by Interpol for terrorism.

On both Russian exchanges there is a fall in prices for all securities. The RTS index fell by 9.05 percent. Share prices on the MICEX Stock Exchange decreased by an average of 9.65 percent. Trading on the MICEX was stopped ahead of schedule yesterday - the last time this happened was two and a half years ago, when Khodorkovsky was arrested. It appears that something out of the ordinary is going on.

Last Sunday, on the occasion of the 85th anniversary of Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov, a wonderful “Maevka” gathered in the square near the museum named after the museum. Five hundred separate free people. God will give, such masters will become a tradition ... but we are talking about something else. Of course, the Museum of Sakharov was noticed on this day from the federal media. But (and this is exactly what) came from the Russia Today channel.

The Ivanovo prosecutor's office stood up for the president's honor: on Thursday, the local online newspaper Kursiv published an article by Vladimir Rakhmankov, “Putin as a phallic symbol of Russia,” and on Friday a criminal case was opened under the article “Insulting an official.” Moreover, the newspaper was sealed, the editorial office was searched, computers and documents were confiscated. The president himself has not yet expressed any indignation.

The film by French director Jean-Claude la Mare, “The Color of the Cross,” dedicated to the last 48 hours of the Savior’s life, is based, according to its authors, on certain historical documents that allegedly contain evidence of the possible African origin of Christ. “Our film does not aim to divide Christians, but to broaden their views... We offer an alternative view in which there is a place for everyone,” says La Marr. The creators hope for a discussion and... the blessing of the Pope.

We will pay tribute to the head of the Russian General Staff Yuri Baluevsky and his like -minded people. They rather consistently try to realize their plans to modernize the army. And at the same time they act according to all the rules of military art: in order to achieve their goals, they conduct distracting maneuvers, trying to lull the enemy’s vigilance. And all in order to win at the right time. Something similar happened last Friday at the next college of the military department.

Last year, Ilyin’s remains were reburied in Moscow. In a few days, his archive will return to his homeland. 88 boxes of documents, letters and photographs, as well as books from Ilyin’s personal library were donated to Russia by the University of Michigan. In the USA, all materials were stored for more than 40 years. A religious thinker and monarchist, Ilyin did not accept the 1917 revolution and was exiled to Germany. He then emigrated to Switzerland, where he died.