In society About Stalinism and cognitive dissonance October 15, 2009 Natella Boltyanskaya Last weekend I was at the scientific conference “The History of Stalinism. Repressed province. " The conference was held in Smolensk on the basis of the University of Smolensk. That is, this event was not a narrow between the bosom of scientists, but made it possible for students to ask some questions and get answers to them.

Moscow student Vsevolod Ostapov, who was brutally beaten by police on April 4 last year, has been charged with assaulting a policeman. The case has been sent to court. This story began with the fact that near the Sokolniki metro station, two police officers detained 18-year-old Vsevolod Ostapov for allegedly drinking beer. Ostapov, not considering himself guilty of the violation, began to argue.

In the opposition Process. Issue 14 October 15, 2009 Daily Journal From honor to lordship In general, nothing new. And why would it seem? The trials marked with sensational confessions, the artistic fainting of important witnesses or at least well -fed by Mirgorod pigs, stolen from the chairman's table, the pile of the trials remained in world and domestic fiction.

In uniform Carrying madness October 15, 2009 Alexander Golts The Kremlin strategists will never let the notorious “counter -partners” relax. Surely the day after the negotiations with the Secretary of State, announced extremely successful and filling the participants with hopes for a quick conclusion of a new agreement on strategic offensive weapons (START), Secretary of the Security Council Nikolai Patrushev told the nuances of the future military doctrine of Russia.

In society The Public Chamber discussed the case of Vali Purovaya October 15, 2009 Svetlana Solodovnik The investigation of the Bogolyubov events in the Public Chamber (OP) is engaged in two commissions-Anatoly Kucheren, to control the activities of law enforcement agencies and reform the judicial system, and Nikolai Svanidze, on interethnic relations and freedom of conscience.

Jap's funeral gave me unexpectedly lyrical thoughts. Understand correctly, I am not happy about his death, because it is indecent to rejoice at the death of any person, and besides, I have no personal feelings for the late “authoritative” comrade. But the atmosphere of the event, the conversations that were going on around the event these days, the footage from the cemetery - all this gave rise to unexpected thoughts in me.

Some time ago, world shipping survived a historical event. The German dry cargo loads Beluga Fraternity and Beluga Foresight, left on July 23 from the South Korean port of Ulsan, went through the northern sea route, without resorting to the assistance of the icebreakers.

Two representatives of the Movement against Illegal Immigration appealed to the prosecutor's office with a request to check Alexander Podrabinek's long-suffering article for extremism. Of course, in the current situation, anything can be classified as extremism, but it is interesting that the members of the DPNI saw this there.

On October 16, activists of opposition movements will hold a rally in Moscow demanding the cancellation of the results of the Moscow City Duma elections. They will gather at 12.00 at the monument to the heroes of Plevna, and then go to the reception of the Presidential Administration, where they intend to convey a collective appeal asking for assistance in canceling the election results. The action is supported by the Left Front, Solidarity, and United Civil Front movements.