The request was sent to the OP by the Minister of Education Andrei Fursenko. “Let the public body decide,” he said, without risking taking anti-clerical positions. For the North Caucasus, the chamber has already solved this problem positively.

In early September, President Vladimir Putin criticized the policy of the Central Bank, which leads to the strengthening of the ruble. After that, at an expanded meeting of the government, Oleg Deripaska, the owner of the “Russian aluminum”, made a very similar statement. In fact, today it is possible to state significant activation of lobbying efforts from industrialists, whose enterprises suffer most of the strengthening of the national currency.

There is no official announcement about the closure of the “In the Circle of Light” program, however, as Kommersant notes, its announcements have already disappeared from the channel’s website. The only discussion format on television today, which was broadcast live, was supposed to touch exclusively on social and public topics. The channel had previously placed a taboo on political discussions.

Mikhail Berger, CEO of Rumedia, professor at the Higher School of Economics, on the murder of Chairman of the Board of the Central Bank of Russia Andrei Kozlov As a journalist, I have been observing the work of Andrei Kozlov from the very beginning of his career - from the moment when in the mid-90s he became the youngest deputy chairman of the Central Bank. He was in his early 30s. Which, of course, seemed enchanting. This was interesting in itself.

In the city of Volsk, Saratov region, clashes occurred that were reminiscent of recent events in the Karelian Kondopoga. As the Ekho Moskvy radio station reported, as a result of the brawls, one person died and four ended up in intensive care. The exact number of victims has not yet been reported. It is not yet entirely clear whether the clashes are of a nationalist nature. It is known that Volsk is home to many immigrants from the southern regions of the country.

The Moscow City Court found Alexander Koptsev guilty of attempted murder and inciting national and religious hatred and sentenced him to 16 years in prison. In addition, he will be required to undergo compulsory treatment from a psychiatrist at the place where he is serving his sentence in a maximum security colony. The sentence could have been more severe, but the court took into account Koptsev’s positive characteristics, his state of health, and family circumstances.

Fallaci, who has lived in the United States in recent years, has become famous for being able to interview many influential political leaders, including those who were not available to the press. Her books on Islam, published in 2002 and 2004, sparked fierce controversy. Falacci has repeatedly referred to Islam as “a religion that sows hatred instead of love and preaches slavery instead of freedom.” Several Muslim communities even took her to court for offensive remarks.

Andrey Norkin, editor-in-chief of Echo-TV, on the closure of the “In the Circle of Light” program on the Domashny TV channel Knowing Alexey Venediktov and Svetlana Sorokina, I very much doubted that they would be able to discuss socially significant topics without going into politics. As far as I know, some of the co-owners of the Domashny channel were very unhappy with the latest program, which contained harsh passages such as “political court.” Telephone law came into play.

Nikolai Svanidze, journalist, member of the “Public Chamber of Russia” about the closure of the talk show “In the Circle of Light” on the Domashny TV channel If the talk show was based on the idea of ​​completely avoiding politics in discussing social issues, then it initially had no chance of survival. Discussing any issues while limiting your opportunities—don’t get involved in politics, don’t wear black and white—is doomed to failure.

According to the results of a new audit conducted by Rosregistration, only two out of ten political parties were found to comply with legal requirements. These are the Peace and Unity Party and the Russian Party of Pensioners. Previously, the department confirmed the strength of four parliamentary parties - United Russia, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, the Liberal Democratic Party and Rodina, as well as the Union of Right Forces, Yabloko and Patriots of Russia.

The Yabloko party was removed from the elections to the Legislative Assembly of Karelia. This decision was made on Friday by the Supreme Court of the republic, thus satisfying the claim of the Central Election Commission of the region. The Central Election Commission of Karelia was dissatisfied with the methodology for selecting candidates for deputies. Party members have five days to appeal the decision. If the court's decision fails to appeal, the elections will take place without Yabloko.

Take a sniff, dear fellow citizens. You feel it smells rotten. And you can’t get rid of this smell by tightly closing the windows in your apartment or car. Because this is what our whole country smells like today. A modern state in which large-scale conflicts on ethnic grounds begin is simply doomed to collapse.

In society Without light September 15, 2006 Elena Afanasyeva On the "home" channel closed the program "In the Circle of Light". It seems to be closed. This, referring to his own information , said Kommersant today, clarifying, however, that the official statement of the management of the channel and STS Media did not follow.