Soon, two more plenipotentiary representatives of the president in the federal districts may be removed from their positions, Vedomosti wrote on May 4, citing a source close to the Presidential Administration. The next candidates for dismissal after the former Far Eastern plenipotentiary Oleg Safonov could be his Volga colleague Grigory Rapota, who has not even served a year in this position, and his Siberian colleague Anatoly Kvashnin.

In the opposition Pessimism-optimism of imagination May 4, 2009 Boris Suvarin There is no “elections” in Russia-Sochi showed it again (1001st time). “Elections” is not when the voices are considered. And not when the struggle is carried out according to the rules. “Elections” is when voters are not indifferent to what is happening. This is obvious to voters in Russia absolutely indifferent. Exactly and that is why it happens: the bitch does not want - the male will not jump up.

After publishing my impressions of visiting the Khodorkovsky-Lebedev trial in The New Times, I received a letter of completely typical content. “...do you really have any serious hopes for a lawful and justified verdict of the judge in the Khodorkovsky-Lebedev case? Is it really possible that today, during the triumph of the vertical power, an independent judge (of which there are almost none left) would be allowed to preside over such a trial?

The Russian United Union of Evangelical Christians (Pentecostals) stated that state security officials are trying hard to persuade representatives of this religious organization to cooperate.

In society Pervomay - whoever you want, choose! May 4, 2009 Alexander Podrabinek During the dictatorship of Pinochet to the question “Is there in Chile on May 1?”, Most of the Soviet people confidently answered “no”. Even then, this day was perceived not as the date of the calendar, but as a political holiday. It is in its origin and content - a purely political holiday with a distinct socialist or, as it is now fashionable, social content.

I think that Ishaev’s appointment is so unusual and breaks out of the general series that it is difficult for now, at least, to imagine what we are actually talking about.

In society Corruption - 17. With hope ... May 4, 2009 George Satarov In 2005, the Indem conducted a second large diagnostic study of corruption. This made it possible to evaluate the explosive dynamics of its growth in our country. I talked about the main results in the first articles of this cycle. Then we formulated the diagnosis: what causes us the stunning growth of bureaucratic theft and arbitrariness recorded by us. Since then, I repeat this diagnosis whenever the opportunity is given.

Young people have long been an eyesore. And not only the current government. Young people dared to play sports, throwing pucks or playing football until nightfall. Young people went hiking, baked potatoes in the fire, and played the guitar. These shameless youth had the audacity to get involved in creativity, go to clubs and circles. And she even went into politics. She studied music, loved to dance, she lived and loved.

In the opposition Which turned out to be the most difficult obstacle during the struggle of Boris Nemtsov for the post of mayor of Sochi May 4, 2009 Vladimir Milov Do you know what? Not at all black PR and falsification, not the information blockade and the massive use of the administrative resource by the authorities.