At the old house, on the right hand of the stone Kirov, it was posted in the letters in half a lane: "So far there is at least one communist in Astrakhan, the mouth of the Volga was, is and will be." The end of the Leninist phrase “... Soviet” fell off with the plaster, but the Communists remained in Astrakhan, nothing happened to the mouth, and the Volga still flows into the Caspian Sea ... This city is a time machine! Militia Street, Kirov Street, Khalturin Street ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Karelia, Major General Mikhailov, and the head of the FSB Directorate for Karelia, Major General Dorofeev. Meanwhile, Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika signed a dismissal order in connection with the retirement of the Prosecutor of the Republic of Karelia Vladimir Panasenko.

According to the Constitution, Ramzan Kadyrov now has the right to be elected president of the Chechen Republic. But on his birthday, he declared that he had no presidential ambitions. At least until the expiration of the term of the current head of the republic (end of September 2008). True, Kadyrov’s decision may be dictated not only by respect for the law, but also by a reluctance to take on too much responsibility.

It seems that the talented provocateur Mikheil Saakashvili managed to outsmart us. His task was - to use a boxing term - to “pull” us out with his insults for clumsy, thoughtless actions and then point a finger at us to the world community: “Guys, I told you that this big guy wants to kill me. But you didn’t believe it, they said "that I have a persecution mania. Well, now you see for yourself!" That's all. But this is Saakashvili’s task. And our task is not to “pull out”, i.e.

The State Duma of the Russian Federation will issue a statement on Friday in connection with the results of the recent referendum in Transnistria. The position of the Russian Foreign Ministry on this issue is clear: earlier on Wednesday, head Sergei Lavrov said that he considers it necessary to take into account the results of the referendum in Transnistria.

In the economy Dutch disease and Wahhabis October 5, 2006 Julia Latynina Last week, an investment forum was held in Sochi. At it, President Putin commanded the Russian oligarchs to invest in the Caucasus . Everyone was even handed out a special brochure. In the brochure of the republic, projects that they would like to implement were listed.

Vladimir Putin submitted to the State Assembly - Kurultai of Bashkiria the candidacy of Murtaza Rakhimov to vest him with the powers of the head of the republic. The president does not want to lose a loyal subject, and therefore, taking advantage of Rakhimov’s last opportunity to be re-elected to the highest government post in Bashkiria, he proposed his candidacy to parliamentarians. Rakhimov was elected the first president of Bashkiria on December 12, 1993.

The Yabloko party must go into strict opposition and be ready, if necessary, for radical action. This decision was made at an emergency meeting dedicated to the removal of Yabloko from the parliamentary elections in Karelia.

The Russian Federation does not skimp on countermeasures in response to the Georgian anti-Russian campaign. Gazprom is going to double the price of gas for Georgia - up to $170-250 per thousand cubic meters. Now the cost of Russian gas supplied to Georgia is $110 per thousand cubic meters. Moreover, according to the president of the largest buyer of Russian gas in Georgia, the Energy Invest company, Geno Malaonia, consultations with the Russian side on new prices took place about 10 days ago.

- Don't prove it, just say it. So, are you normal? - I am normal. - Well, that’s nice. ...And if so, let's think logically. ...In search of an unknown person who introduced himself to you as an acquaintance of Pontius Pilate, yesterday you carried out the following actions. ...They hung an icon on their chest. Was? “It was,” Ivan agreed gloomily. — They fell off the fence and injured their face. So?

The Altai Territory prosecutor's office on Thursday opened a criminal case into bribery of voters during the March 2006 elections to the regional Council of People's Deputies. Under the pretext of distributing campaign materials, the election headquarters of one of the candidates organized the distribution of money to voters. In total, about 18 thousand rubles were paid under the “agreements”. The amount is small, but people are happy with any increase in salary or pension.