30 years ago, Communist hardliners attempted a coup against Mikhail Gorbachev. Meduza editor Valery Igumenov, a college student at the time, found himself behind the barricades. Konstantin Makhmutov / TASS In the summer of 1991, my friends and I were 20-year-old college students who had no intention of participating in our country’s politics in any way, shape, or form. But on the morning of August 19 , politics came to us — in the form of radio broadcasts and tanks on the streets of Moscow.

At least three people disappeared in different areas of Dagestan during a rain that took place in the region on August 23. In the Gunibsky district, the water level on the Kvartal River and in the Kaidahskaya crap rose due to a rain, which was due to 15 tourists blocked, the Ministry of Emergencies said . One man, according to preliminary information, was carried away by a stream of water. He is looking for rescuers and local residents.

Aeroflot may face a shortage of pilots due to salary cuts at the company, according to a letter from the head of the Sheremetyevo Flight Crew Union ( SHPLS ) Igor Deldyuzhov, sent to Aeroflot CEO Mikhail Poluboyarinov. The outflow of pilots from Aeroflot to other Russian airlines, where working conditions and pay are better, has resumed. If urgent measures are not taken, we will soon face a shortage of qualified pilots, which will threaten the fulfillment of our grandiose plans.

Poland’s ruling party is pushing through a contentious media ownership law under the pretext of threats from ‘third countries’ Janek Skarzynski / AFP / Scanpix / LETA Protesters holding up posters in support of TVN. Warsaw, August 10, 2021. A new media ownership bill put forward by the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party is stoking concerns about press freedom in Poland. The parliament’s lower house, the Sejm, passed the draft law in a scandalous vote on August 11.

Vladislav Shatilo / RBC / TASS Journalist Sonya Groysman, announced in Russia by the media - “foreign agent”, for protest rally near the FSB building in Moscow. August 21, 2021 On August 23, the Human Rights Council (HRC) under the President of the Russian Federation held a meeting at which the inclusion of the Rain TV channel in the register of the media - “foreign agents” was discussed. During the meeting, Roman Tsyganov, a representative of the Ministry of Justice, spoke to the HRC members.

Michigan resident Christine Duvall hit the jackpot in a drawing for cash prizes among people who have been vaccinated against coronavirus, the Associated Press reports. Her winnings amounted to two million dollars. After the victory, Christine Duvall said that winning would allow her family to make “all their dreams come true.” She will use part of the funds to put her three children through college and renovate her home, and donate another part to mental health services.

What the Moscow City Hall wants to achieve in the elections to the State Duma. How the first week after the victory of the Taliban in Afghanistan passed.

Mobile operators and Internet providers in Russia have started blocking Alexey Navalny’s mobile app. According to the project GlobalCheck , which monitors Russia’s Internet blocking system, the app is currently unavailable in the country. Meduza’s correspondent was also unable to access Navalny’s mobile app; apparently it has been blocked by the Internet provider Wifire and the mobile operator Beeline.

Mobile operators and providers have begun blocking the Navalny app in Russia. The fact that the app is unavailable follows from data from the GlobalCheck project monitoring the Russian Internet blocking system. A Meduza employee also encountered blocking. According to him, access to the application was blocked by the Wifire provider, as well as the Beeline operator. Several Twitter users have also encountered blocking. However, the application is available to users of other operators.

In Moscow, police detained several participants in a rally in support of Afghan women, which takes place on the evening of August 23 near the Afghan embassy. According to OVD-Info, at least six participants in single-person pickets were detained. Protesters were detained after unfurling banners. One activist was detained despite the fact that she was standing without a banner. Sota reported at 7:49 pm that the pickets outside the embassy had been temporarily suspended.

Your Browser Does Not Support the Audio Element. Do you think that journalism in Russia is about to end? It looks like that. We discuss this sad fact with Sergey Parkhomenko On August 20, the Ministry of Justice recognized the media - the “Ino -Agents” of the Rain TV channel and the investigative publication “Important Stories”. Seven journalists of “important stories” personally became “foreign agents”.

Russia received the equivalent of $17.48 billion from an additional issue of special drawing rights ( SDRs ) from the International Monetary Fund. The decision on the additional issue, made earlier this month, came into effect on August 23. As part of the additional issue, which is aimed at restoring the global economy after the crisis caused by the coronavirus, the IMF issued SDRs for $650 billion. They were distributed among the organization's member countries.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine / EPA / Scanpix / Leta Participants in the Crimean Platform summit in Kyiv. August 23, 2021 On August 23, the Crimean Platform Constituent summit was held in Kiev - this is an international negotiating platform designed to return Crimea to Ukraine . The summit took place a day before the 30th anniversary of the independence of Ukraine, which falls on August 24.

An employee of a boarding house for the elderly located in Reutov, Moscow Region, is suspected of cruel treatment of its residents. A criminal case has been opened under Part 1 of Article 238 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (provision of services that do not meet safety requirements), the Main Directorate of the Investigative Committee for the Moscow Region reported. "The unlawful actions of the nurse were captured on video," the Investigative Committee said in a statement.

Sahel Arman / AFP / Scanpix / Leta participants in the Ahmad Masuda detachments in the Panjsher Valley, August 21, 2021 The Taliban attacked the Panjsher Valley - the only area of ​​Afghanistan that had not yet been captured by them . There are opponents of the Taliban, who called themselves the National Front of Resistance. The representative of this structure of Ali Nazari said that the Taliban tried to attack the Panjsher on the night of August 23, but was defeated and retreated.