An era of universal equality is coming in Russia, and it opens with the Order of the Ministry of Communications and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation dated May 19, 2009 N 65 of Moscow “On approval of the Requirements for networks and means of postal communication for carrying out operational investigative activities.” From now on, security forces will be able to freely view citizens’ correspondence and open parcels and parcels.

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said that the country's hopes of joining NATO are “almost dead,” the Wall Street Journal writes on July 20. “This is a tragedy. This means that the Russians fought for a just cause,” the newspaper quotes Saakashvili as saying. As you know, the possibility of Georgia joining the alliance has been discussed several times recently, but NATO did not force the issue.

The race for the CIS presidents this time - as was obvious from the very beginning - failed. Half of the horses (Ukraine, Belarus, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan) did not enter the track. Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan took part in the race. However, they too jump in all directions.

In uniform Doomed rocket July 20, 2009 Alexander Golts If we analyze the statements that the domestic chiefs squeezed out after the sixth unsuccessful test (11 were carried out) “maces”, a new strategic missile for submarines, it turns out: the word “doomed” is used much more often than others. Like, we understand that the rocket is still shit, but there is nowhere to go, you still have to bring to mind and take it into service.

We will not allow history to be falsified to the detriment of Russia's interests! If anyone opens their mouths about Katyn or questions our international assistance to the Hungarian people in 1956, let them blame themselves! And those who tell the truth about our heroic history, we, on the contrary, will hug and kiss. It’s just a pity, I don’t know who to personally kiss for the announcement of a film about Ivan the Terrible on TV-3.

The prospects for Russia's exit from the authoritarian impasse presuppose, among other things, a solution to the sensitive problem of personal guarantees for regime leaders. Sometimes in history the outcome of the confrontation between civil society and an authoritarian state depends on such decisions. This is all the more interesting because it is linked to some events of Obama’s last visit to Moscow. V.V.