The head of the Moscow Helsinki Group Lyudmila Alekseeva, the leaders of Solidarity Garry Kasparov and Boris Nemtsov, the head of the movement for human rights Lev Ponomarev and the Left Front activist Sergei Udaltsov issued a statement in which they call on everyone who is not indifferent to what is happening in the country to come to the rally on October 23 at 14.00 on Pushkinskaya Square.

In the opposition Our country is our rules October 20, 2010 Harry Kasparov  The creation of the coalition of democratic forces “for Russia without arbitrariness and corruption” continues to cause rather hot debate. In the article “Political Squam” I outlined my views on this problem, tried to give a general political assessment of the process that began. However, it is equally important to discuss tactical nuances.

A rally in support of three “pain points” of Russian nature - the Khimki forest, Baikal and Utrish - will be held on October 22 at 16.00 on Bolotnaya Square. According to the organizers, the rally “For the Khimki Forest - Baikal - Utrish” is the beginning of a nationwide campaign to save nature; similar actions will be held in other cities of the country in the near future.

In the regions Secret fight against terrorism October 20, 2010 Andrey Soldatov The attack on the building of the Chechnya parliament is another attack with the participation of suicide bombers after the abolition of the regime of the counter -terrorist operation in April 2009.

The Moscow authorities, following the Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration Vladislav Surkov, are showing miracles of democracy, mercy, generosity and receptivity. However, no, about receptivity - we’ve had enough of that: they still somehow don’t really understand about freedom of assembly. Nevertheless, they say they are ready to allow the opposition to gather on October 31.

Around Russia The effectiveness of violence, or violence as capital October 20, 2010 Julia Latynina At the end of the twentieth century, the world, according to the successful expression of Thomas Friedman, "became flat." Since 1991, two huge countries - India and China - have joined the great river of an open economy. The flat world is a world of growing income, instant communications and international companies producing their goods in Minnesota, Malaysia, Bangalore and Shanghai.

In the Kremlin Moscow after Luzhkov. Part 2 October 20, 2010 Stanislav Belkovsky The “hedgehog” is especially good - by the fact that he stores everything. Like the Lord from the Sheremetyevo coat of arms. For example, my article “Moscow after Luzhkov” , published 13 months ago - September 16, 2009.