On the eve of World War II, the Polish leadership planned the dismemberment and destruction of the Soviet Union, inciting separatism in the Caucasus, Ukraine and Central Asia. According to RIA Novosti, this is stated by the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, which declassified a selection of Polish archival documents on the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II.

Leaders of human rights organizations came to the rally on August 31 as observers. At first, they tried to isolate them from the protesters and journalists, and Lev Ponomarev was even loaded into a paddy wagon. Then Colonel Viktor Biryukov, head of the information department of the capital's police department, came out to the human rights activists. Photographed by Dmitry Borko.

Pupils at Moscow's comprehensive school number 518 asked President Dmitry Medvedev how often he kisses his children and wife. As Ekho Moskvy explains, on Knowledge Day, the head of state visited a school where healthy children study together with disabled children and talked to teachers and children there. When asked about kissing, the president replied that he tries to do it often. He said that this morning he kissed his son before he went to school.

More than 4,000 exotic tropical fish, which were brought from China to the Sochi Discovery World Oceanarium, which is opening in Sochi, died at the city's airport, Amin Azzam, the general director of the aquarium, told RIA Novosti. "A cargo weighing 18 tons, with more than 4,000 exotic fish, stood at the customs post of the Sochi airport in the heat for more than 14 hours. As a result, more than 4,000 fish with a total value of 480,000 dollars died," the agency's interlocutor said.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, during his visit to Poland, timed to coincide with the anniversary of the outbreak of World War II, may recall the capture of the Kremlin to the Poles. According to Kommersant on Tuesday, this was stated by a source in the government apparatus.

Polish President Lech Kaczynski believes that the Katyn events may have been revenge for the destruction of captured Red Army soldiers by the Poles during the Polish-Soviet war of 1919-1920. It is reported by Interfax . "Perhaps this was an act carried out in retaliation for what happened in 1920 to the Russian military," Kaczynski said Tuesday, speaking at a memorial ceremony marking the anniversary of the outbreak of World War II.

Russia had no choice but to recognize Abkhazia and South Ossetia as independent states, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said during a meeting with journalists in Poland. According to him, "Georgia's irresponsible steps" pushed Moscow to this, GeorgiaTimes reports.

Former deputies of the State Duma should make certain benefits for life: free treatment in medical institutions by the presidential administration and the allocation of cheap vouchers to sanatoriums. According to Vedomosti , this proposal is contained in the amendments to the law on the status of deputies, which are submitted to the Duma for consideration. The author of the amendments, United Russia Anatoly Ivanov, believes that the current legislation infringes on the rights of deputies.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel considers the expulsion of Germans from Central and Eastern Europe after the defeat of Nazism unfair. According to CNN, she said this, speaking on German television before leaving for Gdansk, where events are held dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II. According to the chancellor, Germany attacked Poland, unleashed a war and caused incredible suffering to the peoples.

In the north of Ingushetia, the main gas pipeline Mozdok - Tbilisi has been on fire since midnight. It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the press service of the Southern Regional Center of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia. In the vicinity of the village of Verkhnike Achaluki, there was a breakthrough in a pipe with a diameter of 72 centimeters. The gas was shut off. "As of 06:00 on Tuesday, the residual burning of the gas continued.

The Foreign Ministries of Turkey and Armenia stated that an agreement had been reached on the start of negotiations on the restoration of diplomatic relations between the two states. It is reported by the Air Force. Switzerland is facilitating the preparation of these negotiations. Ankara spokesman Burak Ozugergin said the talks would last about 6 weeks.

On the St. Petersburg Channel Five, the general director was replaced: on September 1, Arkady Solovyov was appointed to him. Prior to that, he was the chairman of the board of directors of OAO TRK "Petersburg - Channel Five", RIA Novosti reports. Andrey Proskurin, deputy general director of the National Media Group, was elected to this position instead of him, the TV company said in a statement.

Another Russia. Image from altweb.ru In Moscow, there are still three oppositionists in the police department, detained yesterday during the "rally of disagreements" on the Triumphal Square. According to Svetlana Levchishina, a representative of the Union of Solidarity with the political prisoners, the representatives of the Union of Solidarity with the detainees, so there was no connection with them.

Employees of the Central Internal Affairs Directorate for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region detained seven people who, according to police, were going to riot during public hearings about the possible construction of a 400-meter high-rise building of Gazprom in St. Petersburg. It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the press service of the Central Internal Affairs Directorate.

Moscow, August 31, 2009. Dissenters hold a rally in defense of freedom of assembly, guaranteed by the 31st article of the Constitution. Photographed by Dmitry Borko. Video Graney-TV: Human rights activists on Triumfalnaya Discussion about "Strategy-31"