Moscow, Pushkinskaya Square, August 22, 2010. Yuri Shevchuk sings his new song at a rally in defense of the Khimki Forest. Photographed by Dmitry Borko.

The detention of Nemtsov at the bottom of the flag. Photo from the site www.lenta.ru Member of the Bureau of the Political Council of the Solidarity movement Boris Nemtsov and the party activist Mikhail Schneider were detained during the opposition campaign in honor of the Day of the Russian flag ( Video faces-TV ). This was reported by Echo of Moscow by Nemtsov. "Luzhkov forbade - and this is a shame on the whole world - on the day of the state flag to carry the state flag.

Triumphal Square. Photo from the site Allo495.ru The Moscow authorities banned any public events on the Triumphal Square in connection with its reconstruction. According to RIA Novosti, citing the united press center of the metropolitan complex of urban planning and construction, accepted applications for measures for triumphal authorities on August 17.

Vincent Van Gogh, "Vase with red poppies." Photo from the site www.liveinternet.ru The picture of the famous Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh "Maki" worth more than $ 50 million was stolen from the Cairo Museum. According to RIA Novosti with reference to the Minister of Culture of Egypt Faruk Hosni. Contrary to previously made statements, the canvas has not yet been found, its kidnappers have not been detained.

Isa Yamadayev. A frame of a video message from the MK website Isa Yamadayev, brother of Sulim Yamadayev, the former commander of the Vostok battalion, said he sees no reason to prevent normal relations between him and Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov. According to RIA "Novosti", he said that he was misled by forces interested in there being no agreement between him and Kadyrov. “At the request of the elders and close relatives, I came to the Chechen Republic.

A rally on Pushkinskaya Square in defense of the Khimkinsky forest. Photo by E. Mikheeva The Moscow authorities actually disrupted the concert in defense of the Khimkinsky forest ( Video faces-TV ). On Pushkinskaya Square was forbidden to carry sound -integrating equipment. As the correspondent of the faces reports, some musicians were not allowed to the square at all.

Biker. Photo from Warnet.ws website Unknown people tried to prevent the sound technique for the concert in defense of the Khimkinsky forest, which will be held on Sunday on Pushkinskaya Square in Moscow. This was announced on the air of "Echo of Moscow" by one of the activists of the art group "War" Peter Verzilov.

Victor But. Photo from the site Lenta.ru The final decision on the extradition of Russian businessman Viktor Buta in the United States will be made by the Thai government. This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the Thai State News Agency of TNT.

Logo of the TV channel "Russia" On August 21, the Vesti Vesti program showed the plot about the events that should occur a day later. On the Saturday issue of "Vesti", telling about the Promotion of the "Our" movement, the host of the program mentioned that the rally-concert in defense of the Khimki forest had already passed. The plot was not mentioned about the cutting of the forest, but only about the action of the "Nashists" on its cleaning was told.

The action of anti -fascists in Khimki. Helper video On Saturday, about 70 anti-fascists, who came to the city for a rock festival, were detained in Zhukovsky near Moscow. According to Echo of Moscow, the Moscow Central Internal Affairs Directorate of the Moscow Region suspect that some of them may be involved in the Himmik administration perfect at the end of July. According to police officers, all young people were released after a preventive conversation, no protocols were compiled on them.

The action in defense of the Khimki forest with the participation of famous musicians took place despite active opposition and turned out to be truly massive. According to various estimates, from two to five thousand people gathered on Pushkinskaya Square. The detention of the organizers, an attack on a car with equipment, a ban on the use of concert equipment, a lie on TV and our vast provocations - nothing prevented Yuri Shevchuk and Evgenia Chirikova to inspire the crowd.

Boris Nemtsov for shares on the day of the flag 08/22/2010. Frame of the faces-TV The head of the movement "For Human Rights" Leo Ponomarev and the leaders of "Solidarity" Boris Nemtsov and Mikhail Schneider threatens up to 15 days of administrative arrest. According to the Grani.ru correspondent, on Sunday the evening of Sunday were taken to the Presnensky magistrate. The consideration of the case was postponed to August 24.

Dagestan map. Frame NTV Dagestan law enforcement officers discovered and neutralized a powerful explosive device near the village of Kakashura. This was reported by RIA Novosti by the representative of the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic. "300 meters from the Kakashur -Dorgeli road, an explosive device of a directed action was discovered, consisting of a pipe with a diameter of 220 millimeters and a length of 60 centimeters.

Lev Ponomarev. Photo by D. BORKO/Brani.ru On Pushkinskaya Square in Moscow, where at 17.00 a rally will be held in defense of the Khimkinsky forest, the executive director of the Lev Ponomarev Law of Human Rights movement was detained. According to Echo of Moscow, the human rights activist was asked to go to a police bus for organizing an unauthorized action. Ponomarev tried to explain to the police that the rally was allowed, but they left his words unattended.