In society Your August, or four unacceptable lessons August 22, 2011 Alexander Podrabinek Everyone in life had their own August - the day when he was able to spread his shoulders and overpower the fear. Therefore, August 91st is different for everyone.

The informal summit of the Collective Security Treaty (CSTO) took place a week ago in Astana once again confirmed: suspicions of the military-political impotence of this organization, created ten years ago to strengthen the safety of its members, remain in force. Moreover, hopes for a cure for this weakness are becoming less and less. The results of the meeting in the Kazakh capital are not known. More precisely, nothing at all. In any case, officially. However, it was promised.

On August 22, Libyan rebels took control of almost the entire territory of Tripoli except for the Bab al-Aziziya quarter, where the residence of the country's leader Muammar Gaddafi is located. Where Gaddafi himself is is still unknown. There is information that some of the military loyal to the leader are throwing down their weapons and surrendering. However, there were also reports that troops subordinate to Gaddafi continued to control some areas.

Eh, if Dimon had a sense of humor, he would now dump Matvienka - he would accept her resignation, but not appoint her to the Federation Council... And the auntie would remain a deputy of the municipal district...

The mayor of Sergiev Posad, Evgeny Dushko, was killed. According to the official representative of the Investigative Committee, Vladimir Markin, quoted by Interfax, an unknown person shot the mayor as he was leaving his house for work. According to a law enforcement source reported by the same agency, Dusko was driving a car when a man approached him and shot through the glass. At least seven bullets were fired at Dusko, who died from wounds to the head and chest.

According to the latest data, the governor of St. Petersburg, Valentina Matvienko, has still won more than 90% of the votes in the elections in the municipal districts of the city - Petrovsky and Krasnenkaya Rechka. As RIA Novosti reports, citing an informed source, from 92 to 94 percent of voters expressed a desire for Matvienko to become their deputy.

In society The smell of Ryazan sugar August 22, 2011 Julia Latynina The FSB reported on the prevention of a large attack: the terrorists intended to blow up the Sapsan. According to the FSB, the organizer of the attack was a certain Islam Khamuzhev, a native of Kabardino-Balkaria, who came from Dagestan to Moscow as an emissary of militants.

Putin periodically looks for people he trusts to solve personnel problems, and finds them in the most unexpected places. Last time, before the presidential election, people with whom he was well acquainted from work in Dresden appeared, and acquaintances from work in St. Petersburg appeared. Now, when the problem has arisen with who to put in the place of the governor of St.

On August 22, the Zamoskvoretsky Court of Moscow recognized as legal the decision of the Ministry of Justice to refuse registration of the People's Freedom Party (PARNAS), leaving the complaint of representatives of the unregistered party unsatisfied. PARNAS lawyer Vadim Prokhorov said that he will file a cassation appeal, and if it is not satisfied, he will go to the European Court of Human Rights.