Victor Korus. Photo from the site www.zauralom.net United Russia did not include in the list of candidates for the post of governor of the Tomsk region the current head of the region Viktor Kress. According to Kommersant, the coming resignation of the Korus became known on Tuesday. This decision is a continuation of the personnel policy of President Medvedev aimed at rejuvenating the Governor's Corps, the newspaper writes. Korus heads the Tomsk region on October 20, 1991.

On the site of the demolished hotel "Russia". Photo tvm00 from the site Fotki.yandex.ru The decision to hold a creative competition for the concept of the development of the park zone on the site of the Rossiya Hotel, announced by the Moskomarchitecture, hasty. According to RIA Novosti, this was stated at a meeting of the chief architect of the capital Alexander Kuzmin with potential participants in the competition, the coordinator of the Archnadzor movement Natalya Self -Stolov.

Yuri Bogomolov. Photo from the site rian.ru In the last weekend, the federal channels were able to see the forgotten faces of politicians representing the so -called non -playing opposition: Boris Nemtsov - in the NTVshniki, Vladimir Ryzhkov - in the new current show of the Citizen Gordon, again, Ryzhkov - in Briliev’s Vesti with Brilev. A little earlier, he clashed with Kurginyan in the "Historical Process".

Vladimir Putin. Frame of the TV channel '' Russia 24 '' Vladimir Putin never wanted to take part in the elections because it is disgusting. As Interfax reports, the Prime Minister said at a meeting with future election observers. “I never wanted to take part in the elections. Because it seemed to me that this procedure is not only difficult, it is so nasty,” Putin said.

Just a few months ago, it seemed like a fantasy: the leaders of the non-systemic opposition shine in talk shows on federal TV channels during Sunday prime time. Have the stop-lists been cancelled, the ban on criticism of the regime lifted? Why are TV people so bold? Is this a final breakthrough or a temporary maneuver, a victory for free speech or a propaganda trick?

Ilya Milstein This happened in the terrible years of stagnation, when the author, risking his life (a reservation, probably), listened to Western radio stations. They seemed to the author a symbol of freedom and a model of respectability. The most respectable of them was the Russian BBC Russian service. And then one day, crushing on the couch, the future author listened to the release of news from London. The news did not give the announcer - respectable, as I believed, a Russian -speaking man.

Vladimir Bukovsky. Frame of the faces-TV I ask you to note that in my article named after Maria Ilyinichna, I did not mention Slonim and do not really understand why she considered herself the right to move to personalities , and even in such a impudent form. Apparently, she believes that our long -standing acquaintance gives her such a right. Strange logic. Yes, we are familiar with forty years, and close enough.

The battered Denis Obzhikovsky before his death. Photo: Openinform.ru The Moscow Court of St. Petersburg held a preliminary meeting on a resonant case about the death of Denis Razhikovsky, who died after the detention of police officers. According to the Open Information Agency with reference to the lawyer Dmitry Dinze, representing the interests of the girl of the deceased Olga Zverekova, nor his client were notified of the meeting.

Facebook logo A number of pages of Russian users on the social network Facebook, including President Dmitry Medvedev, were exposed to spam atak. Presumably, the blow was struck from the Syrian accounts, RIA Novosti reports. Facebook users leave on the pages a large number of the same comments in Russian and English regarding the situation in Syria.

Victor Khristenko. Photo from the site www.ogoniok.com Viktor Khristenko resigned to the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade in connection with the entry of the head of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC). As reported on the website of the President of Russia, on Wednesday morning a decree was signed on the dismissal of Khristenko from the post of minister. On December 19, 2011, Khristenko was appointed chairman of the EEC.

Elizabeth Glinka. Photo from the site spravedlivo-online.ru The accounts of the Elizabeth Glinka (Dr. Lisa) charitable foundation are blocked due to an unscheduled tax audit. The audit began to be carried out shortly after the attachment of Elizabeth Glinka to the voters League. According to Gazeta.ru, the journalist and public figure Olga Romanova reported this. "Dr. Lisa, as soon as she became part of the founders of the voter league, blocked accounts.

Vladimir Zhirinovsky. Photo from the site www.rosbalt.ru The leader of the LDPR Vladimir Zhirinovsky positively evaluates the proposal of the voter league for observers in the upcoming presidential election, RIA Novosti reports. "The doors of the liberal democrats are open to any observers and controllers," Zhirinovsky said. "I am very positive about this. We are ready to give places in our quota throughout the country.

Gennady Zyuganov. Photo rusnovosti.ru The leadership of the Communist Party of the Communist Party considers it inappropriate to participate in the rally of Gennady Zyuganov in the rally "For Home Elections", which will be held on February 4 on Bolotnaya Square in Moscow. "Presidential candidates should not take part in this action, should not come from the stage," said the first deputy chairman of the Communist Party of the Communist Party of the Communist Party of Interfax.

A new form of police officers. Photo KP.ru The provision of Russian policemen will take place in stages in the new uniform, in 2012-2014 it will receive 70 percent of employees. According to RIA Novosti, this was announced by the deputy head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Sergey Gerasimov.

Vladimir Putin and Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo http://www.russiansanfran.com Prime Minister Vladimir Putin believes that local customs and traditions influence the results of voting voting in the North Caucasus, Interfax reports.