On the evening of January 12, Tatyana Romanova was detained in the underground passage to the Yugo-Zapadnaya metro station, handing out leaflets about the January 13 march dedicated to the law prohibiting US citizens from adopting Russian children and demanding the dissolution of the Duma. Romanova’s detention was reported on her Facebook blog by her husband, music festival organizer Alexander Cheparukhin. Romanova was explained that she was engaged in illegal campaigning in the metro.

In society With tenderness about Yuri Markovich January 12, 2013 Natella Boltyanskaya This was one of the most beautiful people I saw. In everything ... since the history of his parents, who met in exile. Short stories of such love are described by Varlam Shalamov and other witnesses of the terrible era. Mom freed herself, and after a long time, Yuri Schmidt was already 15 years old, Father Yuri Markovich left the camp and first of all - whether she was waiting for him again ...

In the Kremlin Fake size to reality January 12, 2013 Viktor Shenderovich I wrote the text about the deputy Kozhevnikov, having familiarized myself with her Facebook page. A day later, deputy Kozhevnikova explained that this page is not her at all ... Fake! The plot turned out to be ridiculous and instructive. The instructive for me - in the sense that I did not check the Facebook deputy page for "fake" that had fallen on me. Mea Kulpa, as the ancient Romans said. My fault!

In uniform Progressive madness January 12, 2013 Alexander Golts Interfax published this note on January 11: “Ships of the United Inter -Flot Group of the Russian Navy during joint maneuvers in the Eastern Mediterranean will work out the actions of the sea landing off the coast of Syria, Interfax told a source in the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

Lawyer and human rights activist Yuri Shmidt died in St. Petersburg. He was 75 years old, he was seriously and terminally ill. Schmidt was best known as the lawyer for former businessman Mikhail Khodorkovsky at the first Yukos trial. He led the defense team. In the second trial, due to health reasons, he could no longer participate as actively, but he willingly gave comments and continued to prove that there was a political motive in the case.

In society Memory of Yuri Schmidt January 12, 2013 Viktor Shenderovich You noticed how it became empty? When people like Yuri Markovich Schmidt go away, the feeling of emptiness, the sparse of the world becomes almost physical. The idea that he was in the world was encouraging almost irrationally. It cannot be that everything was bad if there is Schmidt! His incredible smile, his warmth, his willingness to help.

In society Memory of a lawyer January 12, 2013 Ivan Starikov In the morning, a sad news came from St. Petersburg - Yuri Markovich Schmidt died. I constantly scroll in my memory several of our meetings with this amazingly whole and noble person. I remember his attentive and slightly ironic look. I met Yuri Markovich almost eight years ago, during the first process over Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Plato Lebedev. Then they met at various democratic forums and gatherings.