In the economy Russia: Representation crisis and network policy July 29, 2011 Grigory Asmolov In December 2011, Russian citizens will elect a new parliament, and then in March 2012 - a new (and possibly not quite new) president. The Russian blogosphere is one of the most significant areas of public discussion around the upcoming elections.

Abkhazia and South Ossetia are the canonical territory of the Georgian Church, said Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus'. “It is absolutely obvious that the canonical jurisdiction of the Georgian Patriarchate exists on the territory of Abkhazia and South Ossetia,” the patriarch told reporters following negotiations with Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II at the Kiev Pechersk Lavra in the Ukrainian capital.

Around Russia The results of the week. Norwegian bastard, Russian macho and European values July 29, 2011 Alexander Golts Tragic events can have a detrimental effect on citizens with a not very strong head. So the mass execution of children in Norway caused rather strange comments. For some reason, many have seen a bastard in the beast by the name of Breivik in a certificate of “weakness” of Europe, the degradation of what is commonly called “European values”.

“What to do” is an eternal Russian question that for utilities that suddenly find snow outside the window in winter, for an opposition, also suddenly detecting the election. In less than six months before the notorious elections, the formulation of the question “what to do” is a clever departure from the reasonable “what had to be done”.

Recognition of the independence of church structures in Abkhazia and Ossetia from the Georgian Orthodox Church (not to mention their inclusion in the Russian Orthodox Church) contradicts the long-term interests of the Russian Church. At the level of short-term interests, this too, however, would not bring anything useful. The Church is not a state for which additional territory in itself is important.

The fact that pensioners and other low-income citizens are attracted to vote by promises of money or food is not news. The leaders of United Russia in the Kirov region, Izvestia reports, decided to extend this practice to party primaries, during which electors - members of the National Civil Front - supposedly have to choose candidates for the regional party list. United Russia members are giving 200 rubles for participation in the primaries, which has led to considerable excitement.