In society Christmas readings: a big request in question January 31, 2012 Svetlana Solodovnik Though anniversary Christmas readings held last week, although they were anniversary, differed from all the preceding exceptions of a narrowed format: for the first time the composition of delegations from dioceses was limited to reads, the opening did not take place in the Kremlin palace, as usual, but in the living room only Valentina Matvienko honored the first captivity Personal presence, the rest

In society Breakthrough January 31, 2012 Alexander Ryklin On Sunday evening, last week, if anyone did not notice, one iconic happened, I would even say a revolutionary event - an information blockade was broken in Russia. Of course, many will object that the streams from under this dam oozed a long time ago. What is true.

On Sunday evening, last week, if anyone did not notice, one iconic happened, I would even say a revolutionary event - an information blockade was broken in Russia. Of course, many will object that the streams from under this dam oozed a long time ago. What is true. In recent weeks, here and here, on one television channel, then, from time to time, opposition faces flashed, separate seditious words and whole phrases slipped, but all this seemed, it seemed, random, non -systemic character.

The recently ended in Moscow, Christmas educational readings are rightfully called an informal local cathedral, because today it is the most representative forum of the clergy and laity of the Moscow Patriarchate. And although his main purpose is a discussion of the problems of education and education, the topic of the elections constantly surfaced in a variety of audiences. The Orthodox electorate is traditionally conservative. In addition, it is infected with various phobias and mania.

In the Kremlin Slaves are needed there ... January 31, 2012 Julia Latynina The ONF, led by Vyacheslav Volodin, figured out how to ensure a vote for Putin in the first round: alternative rallies for Putin will gather throughout the country, voluntarily and in a single impulse. The principle itself is not new. He was tested by Donetsk brothers to combat the Maidan, as well as Surkov and Ko - to combat "orange revolutions." It’s just not clear how that Surkov failed, Volodin will succeed.