Vitaly Portnikov. Photo by A. Karpyuk/Grani.ru When Dmitry Medvedev took the post of President of the Russian Federation a year ago, political scientists competed in forecasts: how quickly Dmitry Anatolyevich and Vladimir Vladimirovich quarrel? And will they quarrel? How durable is this tandem and what is its secret meaning?

Police cap. Photo from Newsru.com The Khabarovsk Railway District Court sentenced to five years in prison an employee of the linear department of the internal affairs that beat the detainee, Interfax reports. A policeman is accused of abuse of authority. According to the Far Eastern Transport Prosecutor's Office, on May 10, 2008, a policeman in the premises of the on -duty unit, the crane beaten the detained man. At the same time, the victim received the first degree outlet.

Fleet exercises. Frame NTV In Astrakhan, when trying to receive a bribe, the deputy commander of the Caspian Flotilla was detained-the head of the rear, captain of the first rank Gayk Khashkhaev, ITAR-TASS reports with reference to a representative of military law enforcement agencies. "After all the norms of the criminal procedure nature, the head of the rear of the Caspian flotilla was charged with committing a crime," the agency’s interlocutor said.

Valery Zorkin and Vladimir Putin. Photo by ar The basic law of the country should not be amended. This was in an interview with Kommersant by the chairman of the Constitutional Court Valery Zorkin.

Leo Rubinstein. Photo by A. Karpyuk/Grani.ru Wow, I remembered! Day of Radio! However, I did not remember, I read it on the Internet. And in childhood, I have never forgotten these dates - the days of the press, artillery, miner, aviation, radio. Still: in the kitchen there was a tear -off calendar, I studied with all the thoroughness that I was capable of. On the day of the radio, the calendar page was decorated with a portrait of a noble and bearded old -regime uncle.

Alexey Ulyukaev, First Deputy Chairman of the Bank of Russia. Photo by RIA '' News '' Russian banks will survive a drop in oil prices up to $ 25 per barrel, said the first deputy chairman of the Central Bank Alexei Ulyukaev. The newspaper "Vedomosti" writes about this on Thursday. According to Ulyukaev, banks have not yet gained a dangerous volume of external debts.

Vladimir Voronin. Photo from the site www.lenta.ru Vladimir Voronin, who leaves the post of President of Moldova, was approved by the Plenum of the Central Committee of the Party of the Communists as a candidate for the post of speaker of parliament, RIA Novosti reports.

Victor But. Photo from the site Lenta.ru Russian Viktor Boot filed a lawsuit to three employees of the American special services, ITAR-TASS reports with reference to the spouse of businessman Alla But.

The Moscow City Hall filed an official notification of the rally against the illegal actions of the police, Interfax reports. The organizers of the rally will be the head of the “For Human Rights” movement Lev Ponomarev and the leader of the Moscow Helsinsky group Lyudmila Alekseeva. The human rights action is scheduled for Tuesday evening and will be held on the Triumphal Square of Moscow. It is expected that up to a thousand people will take part in the rally.

VTB sign. Frame NTV The prosecutor's office considers it illegal to increase bets in loan agreements with individuals. According to Kommersant on Thursday, the Astrakhan prosecutor’s office revealed the facts of inclusion in VTB 24 in Krasnodar in consumer lending contracts that infringe on consumers. Bank loan agreements contain a condition on a one -sided change in the interest rate on the loan.

Vladimir Putin at the X Congress '' United Russia ''. Frame of the Vesti 24 TV channel Prime Minister Vladimir Putin signed a decision on the creation of the Vega concern, which will unite enterprises in the field of radio building, ITAR-TASS reports. “It will be an open joint -stock company that will unite 20 enterprises throughout the country,” said Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov. “Research centers and radio equipment factories will enter there,” he said.

Bribe. Photo from the site Press.try.md In Moscow, upon receipt of a bribe of 200 thousand dollars, the police major and the intermediary of the transaction were detained, ITAR-TASS reports.

Boris Gryzlov. Photo from the site www.azerros.info The State Duma does not discuss proposals for new amendments to the Constitution. According to RIA Novosti, the State Duma speaker Boris Gryzlov said this. "Today, there is no talk about changing the Constitution within the State Duma. I have not heard from other subjects of the legislative initiative of such proposals. Today there are no such proposals," Gryzlov said.

Opposition rally in Belarus. Photo from the site www.inter.su Three former candidates for the president of Belarus held a rally on Thursday against the country's participation in the Eastern Partnership program of the European Union. Oppositionists are sure that the EU program is the legalization of the regime of Alexander Lukashenko, RIA Novosti reports. The protest rally took place on Palacego Square in Prague.

Clashes with the police in Tbilisi. Photo Reuters In Tbilisi, there were a clash of protesters with the police, the opposition leaders were injured, RIA Novosti reports. Opponents of Saakashvili accused the police of using rubber bullets, the Ministry of Internal Affairs states that protesters attacked law enforcement officers.