Alexander Podrabinek. Courtesy Photo I would like to put myself patho: "The large election marathon, begun on September 24 last year, ends on May 7 by the inauguration of the unleashed president." In fact, it was, of course, not a marathon, but stupid stomping of power and a confident birth of a society close to the spirit of protest.

Istanbul. Photo by A. Karpyuk/Grani.ru The Istanbul prosecutor's office refused to institute criminal proceedings against activists of Femen movement for the topless action near the Cathedral of St. Sophia, Interfax reports. The press service of the movement distributed information about the corresponding decision of the prosecutor’s office, which was adopted last Tuesday, with reference to the Turkish newspaper Hurriyet.

Vladimir Abarinov The famous truth-bearing Julian Assange made his debut with his current show on the RT television company, the former Russia Today. The editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan promised that the first guest of the program will be a person, "because of which, I will not be surprised, if particularly rabid hawks, who respect freedom of speech, will demand to close us." Without a doubt, it was to such a reaction that the creators of the program expected, deliberately provoked it.

BTR-80. Photo from the site www.pobeda.ru The ex-candidate of Astrakhan mayor Oleg Shein announced the introduction of two columns of armored vehicles into Astrakhan. The video , which captures one of the columns consisting of eight armored personnel carriers and army trucks, was posted by Shein on his blog. The shooting, according to the ex-candidate, was made by regional activists. According to Shein, they did not have time to capture another column.

Konstantin Fetisov. Hard of video recording from Rutube website The Moscow Region Directorate of the Investigative Committee completed the investigation in the case of attacks committed in the autumn of 2010 on the head of the Khimkinsky branch of the "right -hand" Ecologist Konstantin Fetisov.

Alexey Navalny. Photo by V. Maximyuk/Grani.ru Lawyer and politician Alexei Navalny entered the list of the hundred most influential people in the world , compiled by the American magazine Time. Navalny became the only Russian on the list. The editors and experts of the magazine noted his merits in the association of participants in the protest movement with the help of social networks.

Taisiya Osipova in court 12/27/2011. Photo by Y. Ivashchenko/Grani.ru The Smolensk Regional Court rejected the complaint about the extension of the arrest of the activist of another Russia Taisiya Osipova, Radio Liberty reports. “I would like to be satisfied with our complaint,” the lawyer Natalya Shaposhnikova said on the eve of the complaint, “then there will be no this pressure, and the repeated process will be held in a different style.

Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev on Red Square. Photo by ITAR-TASS Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and President Dmitry Medvedev can lead the May Day procession in Moscow, which will take place a few days before the planned opposition “Million Marsh”, Vedomosti reports with reference to sources in the Federation of Independent Trade Unions and in United Russia.

April 14, 2012. The activist Artem Aivazov for almost three hours read the Constitution, the police on the police and other laws of the Russian Federation for almost three hours, after which he was detained.

Moscow, April 17, 2012 Oleg Shein's press conference after a night video screening at the CEC on the 32nd day of the hunger strike. Shooting Radio Liberty.

"Pearl warmer." Photo from the site www.fontanka.ru The St. Petersburg City Court did an unrequited verdict regarding ex-police officer Vadim Boyko, better known as the Pearl Warrant Officer, who was sentenced to three and a half years, RIA Novosti reports. Thus, the court dismissed the complaint of the victim in this case Dmitry Semenov, who insisted on the real term of imprisonment for Boyko.

Ilya Japaridze The Lublin District Court of Moscow on Tuesday found 25-year-old Yuri Tikhomirov guilty of the death of anti-fascist Ilya Japaridze and sentenced him to ten years in a maximum security colony. Tikhomirov was convicted under the article on causing grievous bodily injuries that resulted in death, the New Gazeta reports . Tikhomirov will have to pay the relatives of the murdered compensation of one million rubles.

Cathedral of Christ the Savior. Photo from the official site Thousands of clergymen of various dioceses of Russia will come to Moscow for the prayer and prayer standing of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior "for the enlightenment of the defilers of the shrines and the good name of the Church". According to ITAR-TASS, this was announced by the chairman of the information department of the Moscow Patriarchate Vladimir LEGUDA.

Promotion "Honest Elections. Voice of the People". June 2011. Photo by L. Barkova In the Vasileostrovsky District Court, the process of protecting the honor and dignity of the head of Rono Natalia Nazarova against the teacher of school No. 575 Tatyana Ivanova, who, being the chairman of the PEC No. 99, refused to participate in falsifications in the December 4 and openly spoke about this in the press. This was reported by the newspaper "My District".

In the Tsagovsky forest, clashes between guards and eco -activists, protesting against deforestation, are again taking place on Wednesday. According to the correspondent of the faces, the workers pulled out the prickly wire between the gaming and the camp of forest defenders ( PHOTO , VIDEO ). Activists tried to prevent this, they were pushed by the employees of the Vityaz and the Police Party.