The Russian government leaves no attempts to include Cossack communities somehow in the existing system of power. The president signed decrees that give the “register Cossack troops” by emblems and banners, and the Cossacks themselves with the approved form, ranks, as well as special certificates similar, as they say, to a military ID. At the same time, the Cossacks themselves will no longer be able to appropriate their titles.

The Duma adopted in the first reading a bill providing for the transfer of part of budgetary organizations - related to the field of science, education, health care and culture - from estimated funding to subsidies for government orders carried out. They will have the right to manage all income from paid services. Defense and security institutions will remain on budgeted funding. As Kommersant notes, only United Russia voted for the bill (this, as we know, is enough for it to be adopted).

Around Russia Is democracy a toy for the rich? February 15, 2010 Igor Yakovenko Democracy is a toy for the rich. Poor countries should not have the right to choose. This ancient idea the other day was once again voiced by very different people - Julia Latynina and Igor Jurgens. Latynina turned to this constant topic in connection with the victory of Yanukovych.

In uniform Providing? February 15, 2010 Alexander Golts The Russian government leaves no attempts to include Cossack communities somehow in the existing system of power. The president signed decrees that give the “register Cossack troops” by emblems and banners, and the Cossacks themselves with the approved form, ranks, as well as special certificates similar, as they say, to a military ID. At the same time, the Cossacks themselves will no longer be able to appropriate their titles.

In uniform FSB puts journalists in control February 15, 2010 Andrey Soldatov Already more than six months have passed since the moment of the FSB, Alexander Bortnikov, who gave the journalists to the control of this special services: as complete as the unspoken. The very unit of the special services in Lubyanka, where journalists with their requests are addressed, received the right to put on wiretap, initiate surveillance and searches. Order No.

There is no development of this story yet. They are not interested in materials at all, they asked for our registration documents, which they see on our website, it says there that we are registered with the Ministry of Press, there is a number, it is known there that we are a media outlet. But they apparently need confirmation of our registration.

The editors of the website "Grani.Ru" received a letter from the Center for Countering Extremism stating that the publication, together with the prosecutor's office, is being checked for extremism at the request of the Presidential Envoy to the Central Federal District, Georgy Poltavchenko.