Signs of liberalization in Russia are evident. Not anyone, but the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Rashid Nurgaliev, announced a large-scale reform, as a result of which in Russia will be "like in Europe." Hooray! The wind of change is blowing! For example, a month ago in Dagestan, on Akushinsky Avenue, subordinates Mr. Nurgaliev threw grenades of a German teacher with his wife and friend.

Yesterday's meeting in Gorki, at which Medvedev made a statement, does not allow us to draw any conclusions regarding the readiness of any new system. Medvedev's opening statement was more likely to invite a conversation than to present any already developed criteria and principles.

What a nasty thing is that your flooding fish! Having settled the project “Name of Russia”, Alexander Lyubimov immediately laid a pile in it: each Internet user can vote an unlimited number of times. Hence two obvious investigations. First: the result directly depends on the number and energy of enthusiasts, ready to click and click the mouse for the feeling of deep ideological satisfaction. Second: the organizers of the action are deeply indifferent to what people really think.

Specialists from the Presidential Administration have developed new criteria for selecting candidates for governor, Vedomosti writes. The day before, Medvedev complained about the lack of personnel and was indignant at the fact that people get into high government positions - who would have thought! - on the basis of personal loyalty, acquaintance, and even for money. In addition, the president noted that many hold positions for a long time, and this harms the business and causes corruption.

Recent events - the failed negotiations of the Europeans, the United States, Russia and China with Iran in Switzerland, the latest statement by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the joint proposal of Iran and Syria to resolve the Middle East problem - have left the powers that be in the same “soft place” where they have been in recent years . If you believe the Qatari newspaper Al-Watan, Tehran and Damascus have found a way out of the Iranian nuclear crisis.