We understand that working in Chechnya is still dangerous. Natasha Estemirova was killed. Some of our employees were forced to leave the republic due to a “direct and obvious threat” to their safety and lives. Dangerous - it's hard to argue with that. Except that... Firstly, Memorial’s departure from Chechnya meant that the residents of the republic were left literally to their own devices... but not fate.

In the opposition Process. Issue 23 December 17, 2009 Daily Journal 277–283 Day day The interrogation of witnesses continues, who still can help the prosecution. The defendant was surprised by the witness Marina Soboleva, who said that Yukos-M still exists and its shareholder is Oil-Activ LLC, which is owned by Rosneft. Mikhail Khodorkovsky called to come to court (as a defense witness!) Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in connection with the recent statements of the latter about the Yukos case.

In Nazran, a car was blown up in which there were Fatima Dzhanieva, the pregnant widow of murdered oppositionist Maksharip Aushev, and her relatives. His wife's mother and one of his brothers, Leila Dzhanieva and Ruslan Dzhaniev, died. This happened less than two months after the murder of Aushev himself. As the Caucasian Knot website reports with reference to the leader of the Ingush opposition Magomed Khazbiev, the car was inspected immediately before the explosion.

The Memorial human rights center, which suspended its work in Chechnya after the murder of Natalya Estemirova on July 15, announced its return to the republic. This happened during the ceremony of presenting the Andrei Sakharov Prize to Russian human rights activists in Strasbourg.

In society Daredevil, which was with everyone on "you" December 17, 2009 Vladimir Nadein If you do not understand anything in the economy, you do not understand anything in Gaidar. If you do not understand anything in Gaidar, you do not know anything about the history of our country. Here I mean, of course, Gaidar is the third. The first Gaidar, aka Arkady Golikov, was a brawler. This can be seen not only from the early biography: at 16 years old (though not long) - the regiment commander.

The post-election night from December 19 to 20, 1999, SPS activists met in the capital’s restaurant “Three Peskarya”. A cozy basement on Zubovsky Boulevard, dim lights, aquariums with strange overseas fish flickering in the semi-darkness, colorful New Year’s lights.