In society On national regiments in the war of 1812 and nationalism May 17, 2013 Igor Kharichev The solemn events related to the two hundredth anniversary of the Patriotic War of 1812 died out. True, the anniversaries of foreign campaigns of 1813-1814 are still coming, but for some reason they are attached much less importance, so you can relax for the next fifty years.

In the opposition The zone of turbulence May 17, 2013 Alexander Ryklin The Russian opposition world is pounding. The accumulated irritation is spilled into the pages of various publications, blogs, clearly manifested in certain programs “Echo” dedicated to the protest theme. Frequent sloppiness, weak motivation of mutual accusations only enhances the impression of the general rash. I will give only a couple of examples.

A number of cultural figures - writers, musicians, artists, actors, directors - spoke out in defense of NGOs, which have recently been subjected to humiliating inspections, which entail accusations that the organizations did not label themselves “foreign agents” in time.

Novosibirsk artist and troublemaker Artem Loskutov, who distributed T-shirts in support of Pussy Riot with images stylized as icons, still cannot be considered innocent. The Zheleznodorozhny District Court of Novosibirsk overturned the ruling of the magistrate court that found Loskutov not guilty.