Under the slogan “We demand justice,” the National Bolsheviks held a protest today against the co-owner of SUAL, Viktor Vekselberg. Limonovites pasted leaflets over the businessman's Moscow office, demanding that the leaders of the independent trade union "NABAT", Sergei Kogan and Sergei Loparevich, "illegally dismissed" from the Ural Aluminum Plant, be reinstated.

This year, only 4% of 1,600 Russians surveyed said they intended to celebrate Western-style Christmas, on December 25. Last year there were 6% of these, in 2004 - 16%, and in 2003 - 19%.

“Daily Journal” asked you to speak out about what will happen next year in Russia. And in her near future. The answer on the surface is kirdyk. By this definition I mean another one that you know well. Why will there be a mess? In order to understand this, you do not need to have Latynina’s flair, love for Prokhanov’s emanation processes, or Radzikhovsky’s politically sophisticated analytics. Turkmenbashi showed us that there will be a kirdyk with his sudden death.

Mario Scaramella, one of the main witnesses in the case of poisoning of ex-FSB officer Alexander Litvinenko, has been arrested in Italy. The arrested person is suspected of disclosing classified information and weapons smuggling, the Associated Press reports, citing Italian news agencies. Scaramella was arrested on Sunday at Naples airport immediately after returning from London, where he was being treated for possible polonium-210 poisoning.

Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin believes that by 2010 there will be a devaluation of the ruble due to a decrease in oil revenues. And now Kudrin is worried about the excessive strengthening of the ruble: “Last year the ruble strengthened by 10%. And this is already 8.3%. Such high rates can be tolerated...

The Sakhalin Regional Court on Monday handed down a verdict in the case of the death of border guard general Vitaly Gamov. Defendants Alexey Britov, Sergey Malyutin and Alexey Anikin were sentenced to 4 years in a general regime colony. On the night of May 21, 2002, the accused set fire to Gamov’s apartment – ​​as a result, on May 28, the general died from numerous burns. The accused hid from the investigation for almost four years, and now they have been convicted.

“Within the framework of the fund, assistance will be provided exclusively to wounded military personnel, regardless of religious and national affiliation,” said Rabbi Aaron Gurevich, head of the FEOR department for interaction with the Armed Forces. An agreement in principle on the creation of the fund between its participants has been reached. It is possible that in the future Buddhist organizations will join them.

Around Russia The end of Turkmenistan December 25, 2006 Anton Oresh The People’s Council of Turkmenistan nominated candidates for the presidency. In general, it is quite strange that the very first reaction to the death of Niyazov, at least in news programs, was the question: who will become his successor? I don’t understand what is the point in political forecasts for the country, where only now they adopt a law on presidential election.

A special operation to detain militants is being carried out in the center of Cherkessk, RIA Novosti reports. The militants (it is believed that there are four of them) are blocked on the fourth floor of a five-story residential building on Lenin Street, 58. The police have cordoned off the building, and residents of the surrounding houses are advised not to go out into the street or approach the windows of their apartments. There is a fierce firefight at the scene and explosions are heard.

The question "who are we in Europe?" worries Russia since the fifteenth century. One of the best pictures of our relations - the visit of ambassadors in the film "Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession" - is too laconic, which blurs the severity of the issue.

On December 27, the Federation Council will consider the law on transferring the seat of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation from Moscow to St. Petersburg. Serious controversy broke out around the law - all because the State Duma adopted the amendments without consulting the judges. For example, they introduced a strange rule that the Constitutional Court can only meet in St. Petersburg. Recently, Sergei Mironov has already stated that the law may be rejected.

No scandals and dirty insinuations will stop a real businesswoman - the Inteko company, owned by Yuri Luzhkov’s wife Elena Baturina, is going to conquer Kyiv. It is expected that Inteko will build 500 thousand square meters on the embankment of the Desenki River, the total cost of the project is estimated at $400 million.