Throughout Russia, on October 7, protests were organized by supporters of Alexei Navalny. They turned out to be very different -somewhere they were agreed, somewhere not; Somewhere dozens of people came out, somewhere-hundreds. The largest rallies and processions occurred in Moscow and St. Petersburg, and if the police decided not to detain anyone in the capital (although the meeting of citizens was not authorized), then in St. Petersburg it acted extremely harshly.

The Moscow police, who did not disperse the protests in the capital throughout the day, nevertheless cleared Manezhnaya Square from activists on the night of October 8. There were several dozen protesters there, they intended to stand near the Kremlin all night. As one of the activists told Meduza, the police acted very harshly. It is unknown whether there were any arrests. The protesters, under pressure from the police, descended into the subway.

Dancing for Catalonia, police violence and the song "Battery" for promotions on October 7 in St. Petersburg. Reporting Pavel Merzlikin Vadim Frolov for "Medusa" On October 7, throughout Russia, a protest announced by politician Alexei Navalny passed through. Their participants demanded to free Navalny from custody and allow him to the presidential election in 2018; The shares were also timed to the birthday of Russian President Vladimir Putin. In St.

The police detained dozens of participants in an inconsistent campaign in St. Petersburg in support of the politician Alexei Navalny. The participants in the action went along the foundry Prospekt, riot police blocked the avenue, and then the protesters tried to break through the police cordon. After that, the detention began. Meduza Police delayed the participants of the action in support of Navalny in St. Petersburg

Died linguist, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Philology Vyacheslav Ivanov. This was reported by journalist Masha Slonim. Ivanov was 88 years old. Vyacheslav Ivanov is the son of the writer Vsevolod Ivanov. He was born in 1929. After graduating from the philological faculty of Moscow State University, Vyacheslav Ivanov began teaching at the university, and then for almost 30 years worked at the Institute of Slavic and Balkan Studies.

One person was detained for shares in support of Navalny in the center of Moscow. Reporting Sasha Sulim Vasily Maksimov / AFP / Scanpix / Leta festivities on Tverskaya Street in Moscow In Moscow and throughout Russia, on October 7, people went in support of the founder of the corruption Fund Alexei Navalny. Protesters demanded to release a policy that was arrested on October 2 for 20 days for calls for an unauthorized action, and allowed to participate in the 2018 presidential election.

In Russian cities on October 7, at least 262 people were detained at rallies in support of Alexei Navalny. It is reported by "OVD-Info" at 20:00 Moscow time. According to the publication, most of the detainees in St. Petersburg - at least 66 people. 54 people were detained in Yaroslavl, 20 in Lipetsk, and 14 in Yekaterinburg. In total, people were detained in 27 cities.

Zenit sports director Konstantin Sarsania died on October 7, the club's press service reports. Sarsania was 49 years old. The cause of his death was not mentioned in the report. “Konstantin Sergeyevich helped the blue-white-blues assemble a team that for the first time in the Russian history of Zenit won the championship, and which won two European trophies - the UEFA Cup and the Super Cup,” the club said.

Supporters of Alexei Navalny have announced that they intend to remain on Manezhnaya Square, demanding the release of politician and head of his election campaign Leonid Volkov from arrest. The Protest Moscow tweet reported that there were about 300 people on the square. According to Open Russia , those gathered on the square called for tents and warm clothes to be brought to them. On October 7, actions of supporters of Alexei Navalny took place in different cities of Russia.

Activists disappeared in Kaliningrad; In Yakutsk, a student was broken by his nose Andrey Lukovsky / Kommersant ACCI of protest on October 7 in Barnaul. The protests of the supporters of Alexei Navalny on October 7 passed (and continue) in dozens of Russian cities. Activists demand to allow the founder of the Corruption Foundation (is under arrest for calls for an inconsistent action) to the presidential election in 2018.

The Russian national football team beat the South Korean team in a friendly match with a score of 4:2. The Koreans scored four goals out of six. Defender Kim Ju Yong scored more than others - within two minutes he hit his own goal twice. The score in the match at the end of the first half was opened by Fedor Smolov: Shortly after the break, Kim Joo-yong took over. He first scored from a corner kick in the 55th minute: And two minutes later he scored a double.

Congratulations to Russian President Vladimir Putin on his 65th birthday! This is the age of political wisdom. You are a patriot of Russia! Strong and smart men admire me. Today is just the birthday of a person who can be such an example for everyone. You are not afraid of the word, a real world leader . In this difficult time for the country, you are our authority , hope and support.

Update. According to Novaya Gazeta, about 100 people were detained in St. Petersburg. In St. Petersburg, the police began to detain participants in a rally in support of Alexei Navalny. This is reported by a Meduza correspondent. The action, not coordinated with the city authorities, began on the Champ de Mars. About a thousand people gathered there. Then the crowd moved to Liteiny Prospekt. When people tried to break through the police cordon, they were detained.

Julian Stratenschulte / DPA / AFP / Scanpix / Leta trees felled by a hurricane "Xavier" in Central Germany. Hurricane fell upon the country on Thursday, October 5, 2017; Seven people became his victims - all of them died under the fallen trees.

Shortly before the start of the inconsistent rally, the supporters of Alexei Navalny on the Marse Field in St. Petersburg began in support of the independence of Catalonia. This was reported by the correspondent of "Medusa". The participants of the action came out with the posters of "Freedom of Catalonia" and "Catalonia, we are with you." Who organized the action is not known for reliably. Its participants call themselves students.