Vitaly Portnikov. Photo by A. Karpyuk/Grani.ru In his open letter to Gustav Gusaku, the future Czechoslovak and Czech president, and then, in 1975, dissident Vaclav Gavel wrote that the inhabitants of his countries now think much more about themselves, their own home, the family - it is here that they find calm, here they can freely realize their creative potential.

State Duma deputies went to war with Vladimir Pozner for criticizing the anti-orphan law. The gunman is Andrey Lugovoi, a suspect in the murder. For insulting the "organ elected by the people" and "the country that generously pays" the TV presenter, he should be expelled from Channel One according to the new law. The speech of Vladimir Pozner, which angered the deputies:

Signature of Vladimir Putin President Putin signed an anti -Sirot law. This was reported on the Kremlin website. A few minutes after the signing of the law, the hashtag #Putinestads led the top of the most discussed topics in the Russian -speaking Twitter. The law entered the presidential administration the day before. Putin said that he intends to sign it, but he plans to "study the document." "I have already received this law from the Federation Council today.

Vladimir Shaklein In Yekaterinburg, one of the oldest Russian human rights activists, the head of the Interregional Center for Human Rights, Vladimir Andreevich Shaklein, died on Friday. In August, he celebrated his 75th anniversary. On December 24, Shaklein suffered a stroke and fell into a coma. A specialty engineer, Shaklein devoted more than half a century to human rights activities.

Ahmed Muaz al-Khatib. Photo by AAP Russia passed an invitation to meet the head of the National Coalition of the Syrian opposition Ahmed Muaz al-Khatibu. According to RIA Novosti, the deputy head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the special representative of the president in the Middle East Mikhail Bogdanov, Russia is ready to meet both in Moscow and abroad, including in Geneva or Cairo.

Aksana Panova. Photo: ura.ru The Main Investigative Department of the GUMVD in the Sverdlovsk Region presented the former chef of the Ura.ru news agency Aksana Panovaya of the commission of four more crimes. At the same time, as the journalist said on her Facebook page, the property was seized in the framework of one of the newly established cases.

Anatoly Serdyukov. Frame '' Vesti '' Ex-Minister of Defense Anatoly Serdyukov retained the status of a witness in the case of Oboronservis. According to RIA Novosti, a source close to the TFR, Serdyukov was released, because "he is still a witness in the case." Later, the official representative of the Investigative Committee Vladimir Markin clarified that the former minister refused to answer questions, citing the absence of a lawyer, and filed a petition for the transfer of interrogation.

On December 28, the Vyborgsky Court of St. Petersburg will pass a sentence on activists of the local branch of The Other Russia under Article 282 of the Criminal Code (organization and participation in the activities of an extremist organization). The defendants are accused of trying to revive the activities of the banned National Bolshevik Party.

Pussy Riot in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior The Russian Orthodox Church will prepare a training manual for parishioners of the capital's Orthodox churches to prevent blasphemy and vandalism. "(Diocesan), the council also needs to develop a training manual to help the arrival in case of possible blasphemous actions and acts of vandalism by attackers," the resolution of the diocesan assembly of Moscow, which took place on Friday in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.

Swamp on May 6. Photo: Grani.ru The investigation in respect of 12 defendants in the "swamp business" is completed. "The defense of the accused began to get acquainted with the materials of the criminal case, after which the case will be transferred to the Prosecutor General to decide on transfer to court," the official representative of the Investigative Committee Vladimir Markin told RIA Novosti.

Konstantin Shirshov, State Duma deputy. Photo www.maksmedia.ru The Duma faction of the Communist Party is considering the possibility of a boycott of plenary meetings. As the head of the party’s legal service, Vadim Soloviev, told Izvestia, such a measure was proposed in protest against the criminal prosecution of deputy Konstantin Shirshov.

Alexey Orlov. Photo by Gleb Shchelkunov, "Kommersant" Kalmyk opposition suspects the head of the republic Alexei Orlov of the transfer of part of the land of the region to Dagestan. The Independent Gazeta cites civil activists that over 100 thousand hectares of land in the Lagan district were secretly retrained by the neighboring region. Rumors about the transfer of land went several months ago.

Ivan Mironov. Photo from the site '' Kommersant '' One of the organizers of the strike in the RGTEU Ivan Mironov was dismissed by order and. O. Rector Andrei Shklyaev. “Ivan Mironov was the first to hit. He was dismissed and expelled from the magistracy. It was given an order not to let him go to the university,” the university reports on Twitter. “Mironov received a large number of officials from the labor collective for violation of law and order and public discipline.

The protection of Patriarch Kirill. Photo zdravomyslie.ru Patriarch Kirill urged priests to abandon expensive cars, so as not to “provoke a negative public discussion and not discredit the clergy,” RIA Novosti reports. “Let's think that we use vehicles that ill -wishers will not use as a reason to discredit the clergy.

Mikhail Shatz. Photo from the site mospravda.ru Member of the Coordinating Council of the opposition, Mikhail Shats, was dismissed from the STS channel in connection with the expiration of the employment contract. “Freedom with a clear conscience,” he commented on a picture of the turn of the work book with the corresponding entry. Shatz has been a permanent STS officer since 2004; In 2010, he became the producer of special projects of the television channel.