In uniform Scandal around the wiretap: how the FSB differs from the NSA 18 June 2013 Andrey Soldatov When Vladimir Putin, commenting on Russia Today, said: “If this is done within the framework of the law, which regulates the rules of conduct of special services, this is normal,” he was clearly cunning. President Putin forgot to mention that the procedures of wiretaps provided for by Russian and American laws are very different from each other.

In the Kremlin Russia and the new working class June 18, 2013 Vladimir Volkov The case is clear: Vladimir Putin is seriously concerned about the deep anemia of the Russian economy and is not satisfied with the government, which can not choose the means for its treatment. According to current estimates, Russia's GDP this year will grow by only 2.4%.

The AST-Press publishing house, together with the State Public Historical Library, launched a new project for the Year of Russian History - “A Guide to History.” Until now, our book market has not had such a format for a popular science publication. Each book is dedicated to a person who played a significant role in the history of Russia.

A serious scandal is brewing at the G8 summit, which is taking place these days in Lough Erne, Northern Ireland. The reason is insurmountable disagreements on the Syrian issue between Russian President Vladimir Putin and the rest of the forum participants. As various publications and observers note, the likelihood that Putin will refuse to sign the final communiqué on Syria is very high.

In the Middle Ages, up to the third of the population of Europe, tens of millions of lives, took away the smallpox, cholera, leprosy and typhoid from epidemics of the plague. The deserts of cities and countries. All this nightmare stopped when the Europeans learned to monitor their hygiene, started sewers and water supply and stopped pouring sewage under the windows, that is, poisoning the environment of their habitat.