Vera Ischyatulina with a poster against "other Russia", February 2012. Photo: Lustrabazann.info At the next meeting of the court in the case of the Gariezs case, Yuri Staroverov, who was held in the Nizhny Novgorod District Court of Nizhny Novgorod, interrogated the key witness of the prosecution - the 19 -year -old activist of the "Young Guard" United Russia Vera Ischyatulin. This was reported on the Twitter of the regional branch of the "Other Russia".

On August 26 at 19:00, the Mir Concert Hall will host a charity evening in support of political prisoners, timed to coincide with the 45th anniversary of the demonstration on Red Square against the entry of troops into Czechoslovakia. From the organizers: "They have always been - people coming to the square. Forty-five years ago there were less than ten of them ... When the Soviet Union brought troops into Czechoslovakia, they went to the square for your and our freedom.

Vladislav Baumgertner. Photo: Uralkali.com In Minsk, the general director of Uralkali, a member of the Supervisory Committee of the Belarusian Potassium Company Vladislav Baumertner, RIA Novosti was detained. He was charged under part 3 of Article 424 of the Criminal Code of the country (abuse of power and official powers).

"Firing House" on Nikolskaya. Photo: "Yandex-Panorama" The Society "Memorial" turned to the acting Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin with a request to open a museum in the house 23 on Nikolskaya Street in the center of Moscow, where the military collegium of the Supreme Court of the USSR was placed, which in 1936-1938 passed over 30 thousand death sentences.

Vitas. Photo: vitas.com.ru The Ostankino District Court of Moscow fined the singer Vitas (Vitaly Grachev) for 100 thousand rubles for an attack on a police officer, Rapsey reports. Vitas was found guilty under Part 1 of Article 318 of the Criminal Code (the use of non -hazardous violence to a representative of the authorities), which involves up to five years of the colony. The prosecutor insisted on a fine of 130 thousand. On May 10, Vitas, driving in his car along the VVC, ran into a cyclist.

Sergey Udaltsov. Photo by Nicky Maksimyuk/Grani.ru The Moscow City Court rejected the complaint of the defense of the coordinator of the Left Front Sergei Udaltsov to the decision of the Basmanny Court of Moscow on the extension of his house arrest, Rapsei reports. Lawyers asked to change the measure of restraint to a softer - a key or a non -departure subscription.

Beating Alexei Gaskarov. Frame of the video In the case of the "Swamp Prisoner" of Alexei Gaskarov, the second victim appeared, reports the site Gaskarov.info. This is an officer of the military unit, who stood in a dress during a marsh of millions on May 6, 2012. The name of the military is not reported. On the identification last Monday, the officer pointed to Gaskarov as a man who pulled his hand and pulled out of the chain to two or three steps.

It is published as advertising in 2014 Russia can switch to social norms of electricity consumption. Exact limits are not yet known, but so far we are talking about 75-100 kW per person. A family that does not fit into this framework will pay for the consumption of electricity in excess of the norm at an increased tariff. This year, the Trans -Baikal and Krasnoyarsk Territory, Vladimir, Nizhny Novgorod, Oryol, Rostov and Samara region will take part in the experiment.

Roman Sorokin. Frame of the video Transgender Roman Sorokin, who was threatened with a fabrication of a criminal case of robbery, asked for political asylum in France. This was reported by the Association of Russian Lawyers for Human Rights with reference to the refugee himself who had previously left the country. Sorokin added that he decided not to return to Russia when he found out that the case against him was really open.

On August 26 at 10:30 Moscow City Court will consider an appeal against the extension of Sergei Udaltsov's house arrest. Event page on Facebook On August 1, Judge Artur Karpov of the Basmanny District Court extended Udaltsov's arrest until October 6. The defense asked to change the measure of restraint to a written undertaking not to leave. Udaltsov has been under house arrest since February 9.

Maria Alekhina in the office of the head of IK-28 in Berezniki. Photo: PRPC.ru The IK -2 administration in Nizhny Novgorod destroyed the letters received in the name of the political prisoner Maria Alekhina, the support group of another convicted participant in Pussy Riot - Nadezhda Tolokonnikova. The basis for this, according to the FSINITS, was that the letters contained "calls to overthrow the constitutional system", as well as criticism of the acting Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin.

Boris Sokolov The Soviet nature is rapidly returning. Already, Alexander Mindadze, under the pressure of experts appointed by the Ministry of Culture , agreed to transfer the action of his film from 1940 in the 30s. So in the not so distant past, "instance" approved the script, demanding the changes they needed. I recall the story of the film "About the poor hussar, put on the word." There, according to the original version of the script, the character of Oleg Basilashvili was a gendarme major.

Liliya Tolmacheva in the television test "Cool route" In Moscow, at the 82nd year of her life, after a long illness, the actress of the Contemporary Theater Lilia Tolmacheva died, RIA Novosti reports. Three years ago, the actress suffered a stroke. "Tolmacheva was among those who stood at the source of the contemporary theater, and for more than half a century went to its stage. For the troupe, this is really an irreparable loss," said the head of the literary part of Yevgeny Kuznetsova.

Ilya Ponomarev presents the police with a deputy mandate. Photo by Lyudmila Barkova/Grani.ru The Gagarinsky District Court of Moscow ordered State Duma deputy Ilya Ponomarev to pay the Skolkovo fund 2.728 million rubles received by him from the Fund for the lecture course and the writing of a scientific work. This was reported by RAPSI. Thus, the court partially satisfied the lawsuit of Skolkov to Ponomarev. The fund insisted on paying a deputy of 9 million rubles.

Sergey Lavrov and John Kerry. Photo: us-russia.org Russia urges the United States to refrain from the power pressure on Damascus and "not to give in to provocations." This was said by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in a telephone conversation to US Secretary of State John Kerry. The conversation took place on the initiative of the Russian side.