Let's immediately make a reservation that the Internet voting on the project “Name of Russia. Historical choice of 2008 ”could well be fused and in any case not representative. The main difference between the Russian contest and similar contests in other countries is that there were no one of the living people in the list of 500 names proposed for choosing for the Russians. Of course, be it differently, Putin and Pugacheva would be in prizes.

The rally demanding the release of opposition activists arrested after the explosion in Minsk on July 4 was dispersed on Monday evening on Oktyabrskaya Square in Minsk. As Charter'97 reports, the leader of the United Civil Party Anatoly Lyabedzka turned to doctors because he received injuries in the chest and abdomen as a result of the beating.

This is approximately how one can characterize the position of the Kremlin, which ordered its ambassador to the UN Vitaly Churkin to veto the draft tough Security Council resolution regarding the dictatorial regime in Zimbabwe. The Russian authorities withdrew their promise to support this initiative of the United States and the EU countries, considering it unacceptable for the UN Security Council to interfere in the internal affairs of this and any other country, no matter what happens there.

The Yabloko party accused the Echo of Moscow radio station of a biased attitude to the Yabloko party. The real reason for resentment, apparently, was that the “echo of Moscow” was the first to pull out and publicized the fact of negotiations between Putin and Yavlinsky, well, God be with him.

The next meeting of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church will take place on September 2, 2008, reports the DECR MP communications service.