The representative of the Russian Church in Strasbourg, Abbot Filaret (Bulekov), believes that the decision of the European Court to declare illegal the refusal of the Moscow authorities to hold gay pride parades tramples on the feelings of the majority of Russians. “The decision taken in Strasbourg, in essence, is violence against the feelings and moral position of the majority of society.

Of course, there will be no law against gay pride parades. And Russia will not leave the Council of Europe in the foreseeable future in order to get rid of the Strasbourg court (and the Russian Orthodox Church is also unlikely to actually demand this soon). But no one forbids dreaming about it. And demand this too.

In society Words November 1, 2010 Anton Orech We often think that we live here on our own. That the rest of the world knows little about us that the ideas about our country are limited to half -Hollywood stereotypes. This is partly true.

The rally on October 31 in defense of Article 31 of the Constitution, which guarantees freedom of assembly, took place on Triumfalnaya Square. Human rights activists and opposition politicians spoke at the rally. Meanwhile, in the same place, but behind the fence, supporters of Eduard Limonov tried to carry out their act of disobedience.

We often think that we live here on our own. That the rest of the world knows little about us that the ideas about our country are limited to half -Hollywood stereotypes. This is partly true.

Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev, awaiting a court decision on the second trial, gave their first face-to-face interview. In a conversation with Novaya Gazeta, they accurately and intelligibly described the key problems facing Russian society today. Khodorkovsky was asked what key political, economic, and social challenges the 2012 president will face.

In the regions Kadyrov says - the Kremlin is silent November 1, 2010 Matvey Ganapolsky Here is a quote from an interview with the head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov magazine "Newsvik": “When asked who he wants to see the president in 2012, Kadyrov replied:“ My idol (Vladimir) Putin. I would like him to be president throughout his life. I love him very much, like a man man. He is a man of words: he brought the world to Chechnya.

The decision of the Russian authorities to allow Lyudmila Alekseeva to conduct a traditional rally in defense of the 31st article of the Constitution in an agreed place, near the Beijing Hotel, and prohibit the same precisely rally, but in two hundred meters to the triumphal square, has split the opposition. The accusations of betrayal, in treason, in conspiracy with Surkov, Limonov called her out of all different, she ...