Vladimir Abarinov In 1933, Herbert Wells published the book The Shape of Things to Come, the name of which was translated into Russian as the "appearance of the coming", and the text is still waiting for the translation. It was written on behalf of the late employee of the League of Nations, diplomat Philippe Rayven.

Alexander Podrabinek. Photo: gzt.ru The idea of ​​civil disobedience has not died, crushed by an inexplicable desire for civil protest leaders to negotiate with the authorities. While Udaltsov and Navalny build up political fat in negotiations with the authorities on behalf of the protesters, the participants in the protest movement themselves slowly come to the idea that something can only be achieved in confrontation with the authorities, and not at all in cooperation with it.

Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Photo Lenta.ru The Verkhovna Rada approved in the first reading the bill "On the Basics of Language Policy", which is proposed to significantly increase the status of the Russian language, RIA Novosti reports. If the bill is approved, the Russian language will become regional where it is a native of at least 10 percent of the population - and this is 13 out of 27 administrative -territorial units of Ukraine.

Andrey Barabanov. Frame REN TV. Andrei Barabanov and Maxim Luzyanin, arrested in the case of riots in Bolotnaya Square, was an official charge on Tuesday, Gazeta.ru reports. They are accused under part 2 of Article 212 (participation in the riots) and part 2 of Article 318 (the use of violence that is dangerous to life and health, to a representative of the authorities).

June 5, 2012 The Duma is going to adopt in the second and third readings a law on tougher penalties for violations at rallies. Photographed by Dmitry Zykov. Details

The detention of the State Duma deputy Ilya Ponomarev. Photo by E. Mikheeva/Grani.ru Deputies of the Fair Russia faction made more than 350 amendments to the bill on rallies, the Grani.ru correspondent reports. Thus, they expect to postpone the adoption of the law in the second and third readings planned on Tuesday. “So far,” the Italian strike is succeeded, and everything is just beginning, ”Ilya Ponomarev wrote a deputy from SR on his blog. He read the amendments within 15 minutes.

At the building of the State Duma on Tuesday morning, protests began against the new law on rallies, which should be adopted immediately in the second and third readings. According to OVD-Info, 70 people have already been detained. According to a correspondent of Granei.Ru, at 7:30 am the Other Russia activists blocked the entrance to the Duma from Okhotny Ryad Street. The doors of the central entrance were shackled with bicycle chains.