Five activists of the Yabloko party and the United Front, led by the leader of the St. Petersburg branch of the Yabloko party, Maxim Reznik, were detained on December 10 in St. Petersburg during a picket against the adoption by the city Legislative Assembly of amendments to the Constitution extending the term of office of the president and parliament. About 10 people took part in the picket - activists of Yabloko, UCF, Defense and RNDS.

The funeral of Patriarch Alexy II lifts the informal - and far from universally observed - ethical taboo on discussing the issue of his possible successor. The mourning events are over, life goes on.

In the opposition Who breaks the mirrors December 10, 2008 Alexander Cherkasov You probably already heard-in the St. Petersburg Scientific and Information and Educational Center "Memorial" came with a search. Last Thursday, this news seemed completely out of time. Especially in the afternoon. It is found, you see, the prime minister with the people. The exchange froze, does not breathe. In the "tops" of Yandex-"Putin then", "Putin Syo", "Fifth", "Tenth" ...

In the field of virtual reality, Russia’s war with the West ended in Moscow’s victory due to the enemy’s refusal to fight stupidity. According to the state agency RIA Novosti, State Duma Speaker Boris Gryzlov is confident that no one will be able to take away Father Frost from Russia, and in the coming years the whole world will be “inundated” with postcards depicting the New Year’s wizard from Veliky Ustyug.

The Communist Party of the Russian Federation turned to the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company with a request to find out whether Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was provided airtime for money or free of charge for a direct line with the population, Kommersant writes on December 10.