The last Vtziomovsk survey showed a sharp take -off of the rating of President Putin. 69% of Russians are ready to vote for its election for the third term, 6% more than in early July. This, of course, is a reaction to Putin’s performance in Guatemala and the winning of the 2014 Olympics.

Moscow has unveiled its response to London's sanctions imposed against Russia due to its refusal to extradite ex-FSO officer Andrei Lugovoy, suspected by the British Crown Prosecutor's Office of the murder of Alexander Litvinenko. Moscow expels four British diplomats and freezes counter-terrorism cooperation. Moscow's retaliatory steps did not come as a surprise.

Transparent and elusive Dmitry Alexandrovich disappeared behind a twist of fate. Often after a person leaves, it becomes clearer; we understand on which shelf of memory we can now carefully and forever place meetings with him, his speeches, gestures, texts. Here is a different case. Transparent and cool, Dmitry Aleksandrovich Prigov has gone somewhere to his place, to a place where many of us are not and cannot yet be.

Sergei Mironov wants to establish public control over television. It turns out that this is very simple to do - you need to create a public council. And he, guided by morality, morality and expediency, will decide what we watch and what not. Meeting today with the president, government and deputies of the parliament of Kabardino- Balkaria, Sergei Mironov noted that “the situation is ugly, and on all channels without exception.

Rosobrnadzor. Terrible word! Almost like a gloopy bush. Although in fact: the Federal Service for Supervision in Education. She watched, watched and saw. The system of the unified state examination may show serious cracks. The head of the service, Mr. Bolotov, directly says that the Unified State Examination in literature may be canceled starting from the next academic year. Well, we really want a variety of positive things - so this news is definitely positive.

Almost ten years ago, still under the Democrats, one very secular lady journalist ran for parliament. To the question “why are you doing this?” She answered honestly: you can fight our state only if you have someone in the power structures. She wanted to be that someone for her constituents. It's funny, isn't it? And, nevertheless, looking for clues in the right direction is one of the most familiar activities for a Russian citizen. Because you won't get it the legal way.

The measures are adequate and do not exceed what the British side did. Considering that the British side did not go all out, thank God, when we responded, we didn’t go all out. Both countries showed some reasonableness: there was hope that this competition - who would spit further - would eventually stop. Because it is absolutely unworthy of our countries. As for cooperation in the fight against terrorism, I do not really understand what its scale was.