Leah Akhedzhakova. Photo '' Independent Gazeta '' Actress Leah Akhedzhakova regrets that she was silent during the dialogue of the DDT leader Yuri Shevchuk with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at a meeting in St. Petersburg on May 29. She reported this live on the Russian News Service. “I once again understood what kind of fool I am. I could talk about what was happening in the trial of Khodorkovsky, about these prosecutors, about this lawlessness. He (Putin.

Kyiv, Russian Embassy, ​​June 1, 2010. A theatrical action of solidarity with Russian citizens who defend the right to freedom of assembly. Source: Video News Information Agency .

On May 31, 2010, two actions took place in St. Petersburg as part of "Strategy-31": a rally of the National Bolsheviks near Gostiny Dvor was accompanied by harsh mass detentions, and the walk of the oppositionists from Dvortsovaya to Senatskaya ended peacefully. Photographed by Anton Kosenko and Mikhail Eliseev. Editing by Mikhail Eliseev. Participant's story

Anastasia Rybachenko. Photo from the site "Solidarity" Anastasia Rybachenko, who was detained on the triumphal square, 18-year-old activist of Solidarity, was released from the Zamoskvorechye police department, the New Gazeta reports.

Andrey Voznesensky. Photo by Dmitry Borko In Moscow, at the age of 77, the poet Andrei Voznesensky died. As a source in the medical circles of the capital told Interfax , the poet died at home. Farewell to Andrei Voznesensky will begin at noon on June 4 at the Central House of Writers, ITAR-TASS press secretary of the Union of Writers Alexander Gerasimov told ITAR-TASS. According to him, the issue with the burial place has not yet been resolved.

Vladimir Burtsev. Screenshot from the site of the Yuvao Moscow Police officers did not detain the veteran of the Great Patriotic War Vladimir Burtsev on the triumphal square, and even more so did not tear out order planks from him. As the Echo of Moscow reports, this was stated in the Moscow Central Internal Affairs Directorate. They argue that Burtsev appeared in the police department of his own free will and does not want to leave there.

Triumphal, 05/31/2010. Photo by E. Mikheeva/Grani.ru The press secretary of the US National Security Council Michael Hammer expressed regret in connection with the detention in Moscow and St. Petersburg participants in peaceful actions. "The United States regret in connection with the detention of peaceful protests in Moscow and St.

Ships of the Free Gaza Flotilla. Photo from the site www.zman.com The UN Security Council in a resolution issued after 12-hour consultations condemned the Israeli assault on the Flotilla of the World, announcing the need to investigate the incident. According to Echo of Moscow, the countries participating in the Security Council also called on Israel to remove the economic blockade of the gas sector.

Palace of Culture and Sports in Stavropol. Photo stavinfo.net The number of victims of the terrorist attack in Stavropol increased to eight people, RIA Novosti told the duty service of the rescue of the Civil Defense and emergency. A resident of Stavropol died in the regional hospital. “Ashad Mamyshev hustled, he was 17 years old, he was connected for two days to artificial ventilation of the lungs and was in extremely serious condition all the time.

Valeria Novodvorskaya. Photo by A. Karpyuk/Grani.ru It seems that in their activities respectable Chekists, in the hands of which Russia fell as a ripe fruit (though with the Stalinist rot), are more and more guided by an elementary sense of revenge. For the fact that eight Yeltsin years did not bow before them, did not tremble, and instead of servile compliments and health, they heard a lot of bitter and truthful words about themselves.

Ilya Milstein A pure heart is sensitive to untruth. That is why it is clear the woeful bewilderment of our authorities, when homegrown or foreign slanderers accuse them of lawlessness. Or worse than that: in reluctance to enter into a dialogue with the opposition. It’s funny to talk about lawlessness. On the 31st of all months where there is such a number, boys and girls from the "Young Guard" United Russia and Russia are young "are always now gathering on the triumphal square in Moscow.

Yuri Luzhkov. Photo from the site www.dm-matveev.livejournal.com Human rights activists demanded the resignation of the Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov and the punishment of police chiefs in connection with the dispersal of the action in defense of the 31st article of the Constitution guaranteeing freedom of assembly, Interfax reports. The corresponding application was signed by the chairman of the Moscow Helsinki group Lyudmila Alekseeva and the head of the “Human Rights” movement by Lev Ponomarev.

Victor Gerashchenko. Photo by A. Karpyuk/Grani.ru The former head of the Central Bank, Viktor Gerashchenko, came to the Khamovnican Court of Moscow to the process of ex-head of the Yukos Mikhail Khodorkovsky and former head of the MELIATEP MFI Platon Lebedev. According to the Khodorkovsky press center, Gerashchenko will witness from the defense of the defendants.

The flag of the European Union Russia transferred the EU to the European Union a draft agreement on the cancellation of visas in order to intensify the work on this topic in Brussels. According to ITAR-TASS, this was stated by President Dmitry Medvedev during a joint press conference with the leaders of the European Union following the results of the Russia-ES summit. “Now the main thing is not to politicize this issue, not to engage in spotlights, to look in the eyes of the truth.

'Al-Qaida'. From the site www.cmostwanded.com The Al-Qaida International Terrorist Network announced the death of the head of its cell in Afghanistan Mustafa Abu Al-Jazid. According to RIA Novosti, this was announced by the American Monitoring Center for Islamist sites. According to SITE, information about the death of 53-year-old al-Jazid appeared on Monday on one of the Internet forums of Islamic extremists.