Leo Rubinstein. Photo by Evgenia Mikheeva/Brani.ru Why premature? Well, at least because this year was born about a month earlier than a calendar period, namely in December last year, when suddenly, suddenly for many, for the first time, in twenty years, the protest movement that determined the color and specifics of this year clearly flashed and clearly declared itself.

Vladimir Kogan. Photo from the site www.fontanka.ru The head of the state building Vladimir Kogan resigned, Kommersant reports . This was a consequence of Kogan’s conflict with the new head of the Ministry of Regional Development Igor Slyunyev. Together with Kogan, several deputies were submitted for dismissal. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev promised to sign Kogan’s statement on December 29, Vedomosti reports with reference to a source close to the head of the State Star.

Military form samples. Photo from Twitter Valentina Yudashkina The Ministry of Defense presents a new version of military uniforms for the Russian army. According to RBC, with minor changes, it will be adopted in the near future. The main change applies to the life of the form. Previously, it could be used for a year, after which the soldier took it with him. Now, at the end of the service, the unit will have to be returned, after which it is washed and transmitted to the next.

Maria Alekhina in the office of the head of IK-28 in Berezniki. Photo: PRPC.ru The convicted participant of Pussy Riot Maria Alekhina deliberately does not want to comply with the established internal rules, said the head of the press service of the GUFSIN of Russia in the Perm Territory Stanislav Vologov. It is reported by RIA "Novosti".

RGTEU during the strike of students. Photo from the site rabkor.ru On Monday, the Scientific Council of the Russian State Trade and Economic University, which, according to the order of the Ministry of Education and Science, should be united with REU of Plekhanov, announced an emergency regime at the university. The Council decision also says that the university supports student protests conducted on December 18 and approves the readiness of teachers to join these promotions.

Sergey Lavrov. Photo: Government.rf Moscow regrets that the domestic policy of the United States negatively affects Russian-American relations. This was stated by Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov in an interview with Russia Today. He expressed the opinion that the adoption of the "Magnitsky Law" was caused by the struggle of the Republican congressmen with the Democrat President Barack Obama.

Boris Berezovsky. Photo by ar Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika instructed to send in the TFR for pre-investigation the materials of the film "Berezovsky", shown on the night of Monday on the Russia-1 television channel. This was reported by "ITAR-TASS" with reference to the official representative of the Prosecutor General’s Office Marina Gridnev.

Tartus. Photo from the site www.kacmac.com The Russian military carry combat duty at a number of Syrian air defense facilities. According to The Guardian with reference to their own sources, Russians do not work on all batteries - they manage only the best air systems of the country. At the same time, it is reported that some of the complexes were delivered to Syria after the start of the uprising against the Bashar al -Assad regime.

Julia Smirnova and Leonid Razvoszhaev. Photo: VKontakte, user Sladkovskay91 The investigation seized as material evidence the car of Yulia Smirnova, the civil wife of the activist of the Left Front Leonid Defzzzhaev and the mother of his children. This was reported by the "New Gazeta" with reference to the lawyer Ruslan Chanidze, who recognized the details from his principal. According to the lawyer, Smirnova decided to sell the car.

Alexey Navalny at the rally in defense of "Prisoners of May 6". Photo by E. Mikheeva/Grani.ru The Investigative Committee allocated materials from the criminal case of Kirovles into a separate proceeding about the theft in 2007, headed by Alexei by the Navali company Allekt, owned by the Political Party of the Union of Right Forces. This was reported by the official representative of the department Vladimir Markin.

The consequences of the air strike of the Government forces of Syria. Photo: AP Photo The Syrian government army for the first time after the start of the conflict used chemical weapons. This was reported by the Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz with reference to the Arab media and representatives of the opposition. At least two sources reported that two containers with poisonous substances were dropped at the suburb of Homs al-Baida from the air.

Ilya Milstein Pushkov does not want him to be included in the "list of Magnitsky". The Americans warn the deputy, there are no legal grounds for this. If this happens, he says, then relations between Russia and the United States can very seriously complicate. A full dead end will come, and an open political war will begin. And Nikonov, imagine, also does not want to get on the list. Never, he is worried, this was not ("...

Boris Berezovsky. Photo by Demyan Kudryavtsev The disgraced oligarch Boris Berezovsky was the customer of the murder of State Duma deputy Sergei Yushenkov. According to RIA Novosti, this was announced by the official representative of the Investigative Committee Vladimir Markin.

A year ago, on December 24, 2012, two weeks after the rally on Bolotnaya, a record ramp was held in Moscow in the latest protest history. Rally on Sakharov Avenue

Supreme Court. Photo from the site duma.lenta.ru The Supreme Court refused to consider the lawsuit of five citizens on the abolition of last year’s results in the State Duma. According to Vedomosti with reference to one of the statements of the statement, executive director of the RPR-Parnas Mikhail Schneider, the Sun considered the plaintiffs "inappropriate". The lawsuit was sent on the last possible day - December 10, exactly a year after the official announcement of the election results.