In Pskov, a former employee of the Investigative Committee of Belarus Andrei Ostapovich was detained, who resigned amid protests in the country. As Vyacheslav Golovin, Ostapovich's lawyer, told Interfax, he was detained "allegedly on the offense of illegally violating the border." “In fact, they are waiting for documents from Belarus for his extradition, as the police told me,” the lawyer added, noting that he was not allowed to see the detainee.

Employees of the UK in mid-August conducted a series of searches at several offices of Russian Railways, including the company's headquarters, as part of the verification of contractors' contracts. It is reported by RBC with reference to sources. According to the publication, the investigators "paralyzed the work of individual divisions of the central apparatus of Russian Railways for several hours." The audit was related to contracts that were concluded before 2015.

Markus Schreiber / AP / Scanpix / Leta capsule, in which Alexei Navalny was transported from Omsk to Berlin, on a gurney at the door of the Chanita clinic. Berlin, August 22, 2020 On the morning of August 22, Alexei Navalny was delivered by plane to the Berlin clinic "Shary". The evacuation with a special flight was organized by the Cinema for Peace Foundation. In 2018, he delivered to Germany a Pussy Riot participant in Peter Verzilov, poisoned by unknown persons.

A brief summary of Alexander Lukashenko's speech to supporters in Grodno There is unrest on the western border, they are rattling weapons, threatening, openly interfering in our internal affairs. We will defend our land. This is not only our border, this is the border of the CSTO . There they made it clear to me: we will not give Belarus up to anyone to desecrate. Many people told me that in Grodno “something is wrong” , but when I saw you, I realized that the Grodno land is our land.

Evgeny Feldman for Medusa in Minsk on the afternoon of August 22, several hundred people, among whom the vast majority were women, gathered in a “living chain” near the Komarovsky market. After that, they walked march on Independence Avenue as a sign of support for striking workers.

Ultra -short reviews (140 characters!) On the main films of the week Before quarantine and restrictions related to coronavirus, every weekend at Medusa came out ultra -short reviews from the film critic of Anton Valley, which helped to navigate in the rental. At the end of July, the cinemas returned to work - and we also returned with our heading.

A director who violates any rules, even his own Every weekend in the “Home Cinema” section on “Medusa”, recommendations are released for everyone who wants to study the history of the cinema. In this issue, film critic Anton Dolin chose the five best films by Lars von Trier, a director who violates any rules, even created by himself.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko ordered the closure of enterprises whose workers are participating in strikes. He made such a statement, speaking at a rally of his supporters in Grodno. “I ask the governor, the chairmen of the executive committees, if someone does not want to work, do not force them. No need. We won't force them anyway. But if the enterprise does not work, from Monday the lock on the gate.

Politician Alexei Navalny's analyzes did not reveal any poisons, but caffeine and alcohol were found in his urine. This was reported by the Ministry of Health of the Omsk Region on its page on VKontakte. As noted in the Ministry of Health, since one of the versions of Navalny's condition was poisoning with an unidentified toxin, tests were immediately taken from him.

About Russian aristocrats living during the reign of Alexander III Literary critic Galina Yuzefovich tells about the novel "The Garden" of Marina Stepnova. Its main characters are the family of Russian aristocrats of Boryatinsky, in which a late child was born, girl Tusya. And although this plot goes beyond classical Russian literature, otherwise the text of Maria Stepnova is filled with Tolstoy, Turgenev, Chekhov’s allusions.

The head of the UN World Food Program, David Beasley, warned of the possibility of a famine of "biblical proportions" due to the coronavirus pandemic. It is reported by TASS. “All the data we have, including the World Food Program forecast of an 80% increase in the number of people who are food insecure, from 140 million before the pandemic to 270 million by the end of this year, points to a real catastrophe.” Beasley said.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko believes that scenarios of "color revolutions" are being used against Belarus. He made the corresponding statement at a military training ground in Grodno, the presidential press service reports. "All clear. As we expected, everything is going according to the plan of color revolutions with the excitation of the internal political situation in the country.

Politician Alexei Navalny was taken to the Charité hospital in Berlin. This was reported by MBKh Media. As the publication notes, citing its correspondent, a government motorcade with several ambulances entered the clinic, one of which, apparently, contains Navalny. They brought it! Published by Konstantin Goldenzweig Saturday, August 22, 2020 Alexey Navalny was brought to Berlin from Omsk on the morning of August 22.

Artist Artem Loskutov received the Innovation Award in the Project of the Year category for selling a plaque with the names of banker Andrei Kostin and TV presenter Naila Askerzade at a charity auction. A plate with the inscription in English “Andrei Kostin. Don't forget that we are of the same blood. I love you. Naila. 2015" appeared in the FBK investigation about the TV presenter, which was released in December 2019. It was installed on one of the benches in New York's Central Park.

The plane carrying the politician Alexei Navalny has landed at the Berlin airport. This is evidenced by data from the FlightRadar24 service. The flight from Omsk lasted about six hours. After landing, Navalny will be taken to the Charite clinic. The plane arrived in Omsk from Germany in the morning of 20 August.