History is an inevitable and merciless thing. The empires are decaying and declining, the rulers who seemed almighty, age and go into oblivion. In essence, in the situation that has developed today in Moscow, there is nothing new. The days of the reign of the indefatigable Luzhkov are coming to an end, and not even federal rulers, but age and inexorable time. The next year, the Moscow ruler will turn 75, and this means that there will be no new term.

The Memorial human rights center issued a statement condemning the actions of the Moscow authorities who dispersed the rally in defense of Article 31 of the Constitution. The statement says: “On May 31, 2010, in Moscow on Triumfalnaya Square, Moscow and Russian the authorities have once again demonstrated their disrespect for the Russian Constitution. Organizers and participants of actions in defense of Article 31 of the Constitution demand so that the authorities comply with Russian laws.

Church courts exist for purely internal proceedings within the Russian Orthodox Church and, among other things, to resolve issues that affect the sacraments of the Church, including the sacrament of marriage. Most Russians do not think at all about whether it is necessary to dissolve a church marriage in order to get married again, or when a divorce simply occurs.

The Moscow City Internal Affairs Directorate is checking reports of the beating of Gazeta.Ru correspondent Alexander Artemyev during the dispersal of a rally in defense of Article 31 of the Constitution. Artemyev’s arm is broken, however, as a representative of the Information Department of the Central Internal Affairs Directorate stated, the information about the beating has not been confirmed. His words are reported by RIA Novosti.

Around Russia School in exchange for Ukraine June 1, 2010 Alexey Makarkin In Moscow, Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew, who visited Russia after a 17-year break, solemnly met. He was accepted not only by Patriarch Kirill, but also by President Medvedev and the mayor of Luzhkov.

Activist of the United Democratic Movement "Solidarity" Anastasia Rybachenko, detained on May 31 at a rally in defense of Article 31 of the Constitution, on the afternoon of June 1 was still in the Zamoskvorechye police station, despite the fact that, according to the Administrative Code, she should have been released three hours after her arrest .

The dissolution of church marriages may fall within the competence of the recently created All-Church Court of the Moscow Patriarchate. “Now such decisions are made by the bishop. In the Regulations on the Church Court there is a mention of other cases. Such cases can also include divorce proceedings,” said Archpriest Vladislav Tsypin in an interview published yesterday magazine "Ogonyok" .