New tragedy. This time - on the Volga, in Tolyatti, at a crossroads. Two and a half months earlier there were no casualties at Malaya Vishera. Now there are eight dead, more than sixty wounded. I will not express or comment on the versions - “Chechen trace”, “nationalists”, “intrigues of the special services”, “on the eve of the elections” and so on - others will do and are already doing this.

On Friday at a press conference at the agency "Interfax" the leader of the Union of Right Forces (SPS) party Nikita Belykh said that Vladimir Ryzhkov may take part in the elections, although he is not included in the lists. “Ryzhkov, I hope, will participate in our election campaign. We will announce the format of participation quite soon,” the SPS leader noted.

The Moscow Patriarchate admits the possibility of convening a Local Council, but emphasizes that this is not a mandatory rule. “According to the canons of the Church, there is no concept of a “Local Council”; nowhere in the canons will you find a call to hold Councils with the participation of the laity.

The meeting is still ongoing. The intentions of the officials are obvious - they want to achieve their goal. The position of the defendant (Eduard Limonov) is also clear: he believes that his words that the Moscow authorities control the courts are his personal opinion, and an opinion based on facts - in particular, on the decision of the Tverskoy court of April 4, when he was recognized the authorities' ban on the “March of Dissent” is legal.

Well, now we can definitely say that a full-scale election campaign has begun in our country. Judge for yourself: the bus explosion in Tolyatti, direct clashes between Russian peacekeepers and Georgian police in Abkhazia. And all this to the unceasing accompaniment of mass rallies, to which janitors, plumbers, teachers and railway workers are herded according to the order, in order to express full support and warm approval of the course of the party and the government...

The Babushkinsky Court of Moscow is hearing the case of the mayor of the capital, Yuri Luzhkov, against Eduard Limonov and Radio Liberty. The reason for the lawsuit was an interview Limonov gave to Radio Liberty on April 4 of this year. In particular, Limonov commented on the trial of the “March of Dissent” case. He stated that the courts in Moscow are under the control of Luzhkov. The mayor of Moscow considered such a statement discrediting his honor and dignity, as well as slander.