In the Krasnodar Territory, by a court decision, members of the charitable organization "Froda" were convicted of an "unauthorized" tea party with two German students, citing the new law on rallies. Nine members of the charity Froda, which defends the rights of ethnic minorities, were found guilty of holding an illegal meeting and fined after agreeing to chat over a cup of tea with two German students visiting a friend in Novorossiysk.

The Russian Embassy in Ukraine confirmed the fact that Petro Poroshenko, a member of the Our Ukraine faction of the bloc of parties in the Verkhovna Rada, was denied entry into Russian territory. “The fact was that he (Poroshenko) was not allowed in,” Oleg Grishin, a spokesman for the Russian Embassy in Ukraine, said on Wednesday.

A number of questions were devoted to the problem of teaching religion in public schools. To the question: “What subjects should be taught in secondary school as part of the compulsory curriculum?” answer: a) subjects teaching religion (for example, military-industrial complex, fundamentals of Islamic culture, etc.), were chosen by 12% of respondents, b) subjects that provide knowledge about religion and other forms of worldview (for example, religious studies, history of religions, etc.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said, speaking to deputies of the State Duma, that there is nowhere else to reduce the Russian army. Today the size of the army is 1 million 100 thousand people. “We believe that at present the number is optimal and sufficient for effective defense ...,” Ivanov said. Simply put: you will not see the abolition of conscription, since this is a state necessity. But where do these “necessities” come from?

In the economy Sovereign meeting with merchants February 7, 2007 Alexey Makarkin The meeting of Vladimir Putin with large businessmen from the RSPP is noteworthy in two aspects. Firstly, again after a long break, the president exclusively communicates with representatives of this entrepreneurial organization. Secondly, Putin at the meeting expressed a desire to transfer the center of gravity to the Russian economy from mining to processing industries.

Mikhail Khodorkovsky predicted the future: “Falsified pseudo-evidence, testimony from intimidated or deceived false witnesses and a quick guilty verdict,” this is how the ex-head of the Yukos oil company described the impending trial,” reports Lenta.Ru.

In the Leninsky District Court of Samara, a new trial has begun in the case of the former manager of the Yukos subsidiary Samaraneftegaz OJSC Pavel Anisimov, accused of illegal entrepreneurship, writes Kommersant. In May 2006, Anisimov was already sentenced to two and a half years in prison for tax evasion, but he spent only eight months in the colony, since the Supreme Court replaced the real sentence with a suspended one. Now a new case has been opened.

While the government is passing “anti-migrant” laws and in every possible way “fueling” dislike for foreigners, the Institute for the Economy in Transition published a review “The Economic and Political Situation in Russia in January 2006,” from which it follows that in the next 20 years Russia will need about 25 million labor migrants. The working population in Russia is rapidly declining - by 2026, the country’s labor potential will decrease by 17–18 million people.

“Imagine how difficult it has become today - even for money - to find a plot of land in the center of Moscow for the construction of offices or luxury housing. No one has such free plots anymore. But the Church has such plots. And this is a chance for our promising projects,” an employee of the center boasted to the Vremya Novostei newspaper. One of such objects will be a cultural and business center on Pyatnitskaya Street.

The goal is to keep women from having abortions. “...In some cities there are so-called women’s priests. I thought: it would be nice to give a woman going for an abortion the opportunity to talk with a priest,” says Father Mikhail Zazvonov, head of the Orthodox Childhood and Obstetrics Center at the Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul. But if you put up a notice “On Fridays the priest will dissuade you from having an abortion,” then, of course, no one will come, the priest fears.

The letter, sent by post, exploded at the Driving License Office in Swansea. On February 6, a similar explosion occurred at an accounting company serving a company that supplies digital speed cameras to the police. On February 5, an explosion occurred in London, in an office that collects fines for traffic violations. According to Sky News, three attacks in a row on the offices of transport-related companies indicate that the terrorist is a very dissatisfied motorist.

The other day, the Minister of Industry and Energy Viktor Khristenko proclaimed no less than a real revolution. He said directly: "Revolution!" And it consists in the fact that the government decided to destroy the monopoly of Gazprom in the Russian gas market. Private companies will now rule the ball. “By 2015-2020, independent gas companies will occupy dominant positions in the domestic market,” the minister said.

The protagonist of the “Earth of War” fought for Russia in all the wars that it waged for the past 14 years. He fought for Russia in Abkhazia, he pulled prisoners from Chechnya, and when a terrible terrorist attack happened in his hometown, he began to methodically and steadily hunt terrorists, despite the official assurances that they were all dead. However, he is not a special forces and not federals.