In society Where to wait for the changes December 9, 2011 Denis Volkov Twenty years ago, the collapse of the Soviet Union gave rise to within the country and in the West the illusion of a quick and inevitable transition to the market and democracy. The inertia of state institutions and conservatism of man-both of them imposes serious restrictions on economic and, especially, political changes-somehow did not think.

Well, Putin has finally made things clear! (I looked it up on Euronews.) It turns out that many thousands of nameless Russians who are taking to the streets of their cities these days to protest have selfish POLITICAL GOALS, and our exit was PROVOKED BY HILLARY CLINTON'S STATEMENT! Oh how. And do you know what is most amazing? That this (insert noun) actually seems to think so!

The neutral word "intrigue", appearing in the name, refers to the presidential election that has begun. “Life” dates back to the prospect of the normal development of Russia (but I will not talk about this), and to the political life of the current ruling class. I am going to talk here only about one part of it - deputies from the "systemic opposition", who will soon joyfully begin to take their places on Okhotny.

The organizers of the December 10 rally against the falsification of election results managed to agree with the Moscow authorities that the rally would take place not on Revolution Square, as previously planned, but on Bolotnaya Square.

The Meshchansky Court decided to reduce the period of administrative arrest for pianist Fyodor Amirov, who was detained at a rally against falsification of the Duma election results, from ten to four days. From the court he was taken back to the special detention center, after which he was supposed to be released on the evening of December 9. Human Rights Ombudsman for Moscow Alexander Muzykantsky stood up for Amirov and obtained a second trial.

The Church should pray for peace and the salvation of people, and the authorities should “pay attention to everyone, happy and dissatisfied, not allow violations of the rights of citizens, and also seriously show respect for the will of all people,” said the head of the Synodal Information Department, Vladimir Legoida. “Participation or non-participation in authorized rallies is a matter of responsible personal choice of each citizen.

In the Kremlin The results of the week. Protest as a challenge December 9, 2011 Alexander Golts “You see, a few months later the aversion to power will become massive, and the protesters will not be units, but thousands. To do this, you only need to stop obeying the rapists, ”wrote your humble servant on the night from the fourth of December. I was mistaken. It took not months.

In the bookstore "Bilingual" was held an evening dedicated to the memory of Anna Alchuk (1955-2008), poetess, artist, journalist. And the reason for its holding was the release of the book “Collection of Poems” (M., UFO, 2011) - the first representative publication of Alchuk poems. The collection was compiled and commented on by Natalia Azarova and Mikhail Ryklin. It was they who led the presentation. It seems that modern poetry has lost the reader, has lost its public significance.

I have two appeals. Probably both will not hear. And yet. People are in power, do not be completely stupid - do not keep the rest of the people for idiots. In particular, young. Even those whom you hire are blindly: once they, with their brains, will explain or they themselves will see and understand that you simply inflated them. And they will be very angry.

In the Kremlin The day before December 9, 2011 Alexander Ryklin Late in the evening of December 8, two representatives of the opposition went to the city hall - co -chairman of Parnas, Vladimir Ryzhkov and journalist Sergei Parkhomenko. They were waiting there. The messengers returned with paper confirming the consent of the Moscow authorities to hold a rally on Bolotnaya Square. The coordinated number is 30,000 people. Time-from 14-00 to 18-00.

A new book by Bachelor of Theology, writer Boris Kolymagin about the surgeon-Archbishop Luke (Voino-Yasenetsky), considered a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church, is based on unique archival materials that have only become available to researchers in recent years.

In society The answer to Satarov December 9, 2011 Sergey Karaganov I am a regular reader and admirer of the Hedgehog. And the other day I came across an article in it - an open letter - G.A. Satarova "Valdai suffering." Amazed. The first reaction is not to react. Nonsense, but useful.

Late in the evening of December 8, two representatives of the opposition went to the city hall - co -chairman of Parnas, Vladimir Ryzhkov and journalist Sergei Parkhomenko. They were waiting there. The messengers returned with paper confirming the consent of the Moscow authorities to hold a rally on Bolotnaya Square. The coordinated number is 30,000 people. Time-from 14-00 to 18-00.