In Moscow, a rally in defense of education and science, against the commercialization of universities and schools, was held on the Revolution Square on Saturday. As the coordinator of the Left Front Sergey Udaltsov said in Twitter, about 300 people gathered for the rally, including teachers, students, parents and activists of left -wing movements.

Alexey Navalny on Russian march, 2011. Photo: Taek.livejournal.com Opposition leader Alexei Navalny would definitely go to the "Russian March" on November 4, if he had not gotten flu. “I really think that if you want to make this march better, you have to come to it. This is a very important political event that takes place every year. It is not perfect, but it is impossible to improve it in another way,” Navalny said in an interview with Svetlana Reuters for OpenSpace.ru.

November 10 at 15:00 Moscow, Revolution Square (near the monument to Karl Marx) The rally "Protect education and science!" A rally in defense of the right to affordable and high -quality education and against cutting financing of Russian science. To the draft law "On Education" adopted by the State Duma in the first reading on October 17, the scientific and educational community has a lot of claims.

David and Holly Petreus. Photo: Laprogressive.com CIA Director David Petreus resigned on Friday. According to The New York Times, 60-year-old Petraus explained his decision by guilty of marital treason. “After more than 37 years of marriage, I made an unforgivable mistake by entering into an illegitimate connection,” the general said. “Such behavior is unacceptable for my husband or the head of such an organization as ours.

Valentina Matvienko, Georgy Poltavchenko (left). Photo: Government.rf The State Duma has submitted a bill to tighten sanctions for the demolition of historical buildings. According to RIA Novosti, its developer was the speaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko. “I have been developed and sent to the Government of St. Petersburg, Georgy Poltavchenko. On Friday, this law was submitted to the State Duma.

Vladimir Putin and Nuri al-Maliki. Photo: Government.rf The Iraq government canceled the deal with Russia for weapons in the amount of $ 4.2 billion due to suspicions of corruption. According to CNN, the representative of the Iraqi government Ali Musavi stated on Saturday. "We informed the Russian side about our decision, but we hope to sign a new weapons agreement between Iraq and Russia. Negotiations continue," Musavi said.

Victor But. Photo: AP The US Ministry of Justice refused Russia to transfer convicted entrepreneur Viktor Buta. “On the part of the United States, the refusal is caused by the fact that the prisoner awaits the results of consideration of the appeal, the seriousness of the crime, objections from the law enforcement agencies, and the fact that such an opportunity is excluded due to its criminal past,” the US Ministry of Justice quoted RIA Novosti, dated November 2.

Print decree. The manuscript of Lenin. Photo: Historic.ru 95 years ago, on November 10, 1917, the Council of People's Commissars published a press decree that seriously limited freedom of speech. It said: “The bourgeois press is one of the most powerful weapons of the bourgeoisie.