In society The principle of impunity September 20, 2011 Julia Latynina Four representatives of the Russian golden youth - Oleg Ivanov, 22 years old, Norair Davtyan, 22 years old, Armen Simonyan, 19 years old, and Grigory Melnikov, 23 years old - in August of this year received a total of 36 years for group rape of the girl. You will ask how this could happen and where were their fathers and other members of the “Party of Crooks and Thieves”? Calm down, all this happened in the city of London.

It seems that it is fashionable for us to make statements about raider takeovers of parties.

The European Court of Human Rights found that Russia violated the right of the Yukos company to protect property. According to a court ruling in Strasbourg, the Russian tax authorities violated Article 1 of Protocol 1 (protection of property) to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.

Representatives of the former Union of Right Forces failed to ensure that the hated Andrei Bogdanov, the former leader of the Democratic Party of Russia, one of those whom Mikhail Prokhorov tried to expel from the party, outraged by what he called the raider takeover of the congress, was not included in the “Right Cause” election three. No one managed to defeat Bogdanov.

On September 20, a Memorandum of Coordination of Actions to Organize Inter-Party Observation of the Duma Elections in 2011 was signed. It was signed by representatives of the Moscow branches of five opposition (or conditionally opposition, as you like) parties: the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia, A Just Russia, Yabloko and Patriots of Russia.

Similar negotiations are underway in other regions, especially in those where elections to local and regional assemblies are currently underway. Negotiations are underway for elections in Ingushetia, Pskov, and the Saratov region. While all this is in process, there is no official signing, the situation in the regions is different. We will work to ensure that such agreements are concluded in as many regions as possible. But we have a very big problem.

The Judicial Collegium for Criminal Cases of the Supreme Court overturned the sentence of businessman Alexei Kozlov, who received five years in prison for fraud. This was reported by the Russian Agency for Legal and Judicial Information. According to the decision of the board, Kozlov was released from custody. The case will be sent for review; before and during the resumption of the judicial investigation, Kozlov will be under recognizance not to leave the place.

Around Russia What does the pig or the wall have a pig September 20, 2011 Andrey Kozhinov What are they saying about a person who, knowing that he will not succeed, is manic trying to break his head with a wall?

Some members of the former Union of Right Forces stated that if Andrei Bogdanov is at the head of the “Right Cause” list, then “they will leave the party”! What unexpected disgust... I would even say, bordering, if not on racism, then certainly on discrimination... Why is it that everyone who is not too lazy can have these very “former members of the Union of Right Forces”, but Bogdanov is not allowed?!

In society About time and about yourself September 20, 2011 Viktor Shenderovich I continue to introduce Russians to the mysterious characteristics of their native landscape. Three weeks ago, I talked about the republican conference, due to which my concert in Kazan was canceled.