In the Kremlin Lessons of December December 19, 2006 Alexander Ryklin It turned out. Whoever said that today about the “march of the disagreements”, which last Saturday went on Triumphal Square in Moscow, after several days it became completely clear - the action was a success. The statement of this fact does not require either special evidence or excessive arguments - everyone saw everyone themselves. The main result of the event was summed up by Harry Kasparov.

The Ministry of Defense, the first among law enforcement agencies, carried out the presidential decree on the creation of a public council - of the 51 people on the list, no more than five were “in the subject”. Well, okay: this is not for specialists, but to create the appearance of public control and serve as a weapon for positive PR for Sergei Borisovich Ivanov. The list was compiled correctly “from real men”: Boyarsky, Mikhalkov, Porechenkov, Rastorguev, Gazmanov.

Canada has imposed economic sanctions against Belarus, reports Reuters. Now, to supply any goods to this country, a special export license is required. This will not affect only humanitarian aid. The Canadians did not like Lukashenko’s regime, they say, “violating democratic norms.” Previously, the European Union and the United States also imposed some sanctions against Belarus.

For more than ten years, the trade union topic has been considered boring and unpromising for more than ten years: from the time that free trade unions created on the wave of working movement of the late 80s have lost almost any influence, and slightly repainted the All-Union Academy of Sciences under the name of the FNPR finally confirmed its dominant positions.

The main shareholder of Ren TV was IK Abros LLC, a subsidiary of Rossiya Bank, whose head, Yuri Kovalchuk, is said to be a person close to the president. Bank Rossiya now not only controls the previously purchased Petersburg shopping and entertainment complex, but also has the opportunity to influence decisions at Ren TV. It looks like they are creating a new media holding.

A Libyan court on Tuesday again found five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor guilty of infecting 426 Libyan children with HIV in 1998, 52 of whom have already died. The defendants were sentenced to death by firing squad. The first death sentence was handed down to him in May 2004. The doctors do not admit their guilt, stating that their testimony was extracted from them under torture.

In addition, 69% of all respondents would not mind if their children married representatives of another religion. Only 12% are categorically against this. The survey was conducted in five countries - Great Britain, France, Italy, Spain and Germany. 12,500 respondents took part in it. In France, 32% of respondents called themselves atheists, while in the United States - only 4%. However, 59% of Americans believe that religious studies should not be taught in public schools.

The country's main Christmas tree was brought to the Kremlin. Solemnly: at night, when the chimes struck, through the Spassky Gate (they are opened only for the president, and then once every four years), through the “everyday” Borovitsky Gate, she simply did not fit: her height is more than 30 meters, and her paw span is five.

Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen is not sure that “Russia is moving in the right direction.” The fiery speech of the Finnish Prime Minister on the occasion of the end of Finland's presidency of the EU was caused by Russia's statement that we will not sign a general agreement with the EU countries, but will negotiate with each separately. Well, we are afraid of “low-quality goods” from Romania and Bulgaria.

The administration included 15 communities (less than 20% of all registered in the region), in particular, from the cities of Chernushka, Nytva, Perm, etc.

The Yabloko party asks to initiate a criminal case against the chairman of the Moscow branch of the party, Valery Bakunin, and two other former Yabloko members who recently joined the Union of Right Forces. Today, December 19, the party’s lawyers submitted a corresponding application to the internal affairs department of the South-Eastern Administrative District of Moscow.