The elderly Russians who risk their freedom to oppose the war in Ukraine Reuters / Scanpix / LETA Russian riot police arrest Elena Osipova at an anti-war protest at St. Petersburg's Gostiny Dvor on March 2, 2022. Osipova is an artist who's been protesting against the Russian authorities for the last 20 years. Her activism has earned her the nickname "The conscience of St.

A court in Estonia fined publicist Arkady Babchenko 100 euros for throwing eggs at the Russian Embassy in Tallinn. Babchenko was fined under the article of the Estonian Criminal Code on violating public order. The maximum penalty provided for in this article is a 400 euro fine or arrest. "OK. I will refrain from committing further violations and will no longer throw away garbage in a place other than the designated place,” Babchenko himself commented on the decision.

This is his answer to the anti -war Russians who criticized him for visiting the occupied territories The musicians of the Bellyk Roman (Roma Beast) and German Osipov recorded a song written after their trip to the annexed DPR. The recording appeared on the Facebook of Osipov, the publication "Cold" paid attention to it. The lyrics of the song are essentially the answer of Bilyk to the Russians opposing the war, who subjected the musician sharply criticism after his trip.

The official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, Aibek Smadiyarov, said that the Consul General of Russia in the republic, Yevgeny Bobrov, left his post. This happened a few days after Bobrov said that the Russian language was being taught less in Kazakhstan.

The life of the main human rights activist in the USA in photographs Martin Luther King pronounces in front of Lincoln's memorial in Washington his famous speech "I have a dream." August 28, 1963. Rowland Scherman / Alpha Historica / Alamy / Vida Press Exactly 60 years ago, on August 28, 1963, in the US capital, a march on Washington for jobs and freedom was held in the USA - a peaceful action, in which from 200 thousand to 300 thousand people took part.

Metal detectors were installed in front of the central gate of the Serafimovsky cemetery in St. Petersburg. As writes on the evening of August 28, this may be due to preparations for the funeral of those killed in the plane crash of Yevgeny Prigozhin. Fontanka The publication notes that it is not yet clear which of the passengers on the business jet will be buried at the Serafimovskoye cemetery, but claims that it will be at least five people.

Ildar Dadin is preparing to fight in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He gave an interview with Mediazone - about peaceful protest and armed resistance Ildar Dadin is the first in Russia convicted under the article on repeated violation of the rules of rallies - at the beginning of 2023 he came to Ukraine to join the Armed Forces of Ukraine and fight against the Russian army. In an interview with Mediazone, he said that he was preparing to be sent to the front as part of the Siberian battalion .

When vetting a list of Putin’s ‘sparring partners’ for the 2024 presidential election, the Kremlin insisted on keeping younger candidates out of the race Mikhail Svetlov / Getty Images Under the leadership of Deputy Chief of Staff Sergey Kiriyenko, the Kremlin’s domestic policy team has mostly determined who will run against Vladimir Putin in the upcoming 2024 presidential election, sources tell Meduza.

The trial of former US President Donald Trump for attempting to seize power will begin on March 4, 2024. CNN reports this. Trump's defense asked for the hearing to be delayed until 2026, while the prosecution wanted it to start earlier, in January 2024. Jury selection will take place on the first day of the trial. Trump's trial will begin in the midst of the presidential primaries, which will run from January to June.

A new investigation from Novaya Gazeta Europe found that the number of nonprofit organizations working to support Russian soldiers and draftees has increased significantly since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The uptick began in late 2022, after Moscow announced its mobilization drive.

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas apologized for the fact that her husband’s company continued to operate in Russia after the outbreak of the war in Ukraine. Scandal with husband Kai Kallas On August 24, Estonian media reported that the transport company Stark Logistics, partly owned by Kai Kallas' husband Arvo Hallik, continues to provide transportation to Russia during the war in Ukraine.

One of the Ukrainians was tried to kidnap the FSB officers Tako Robakidze / Bloomberg / Getty Images The border service of Georgia in the evening of August 27 missed six Ukrainians to the country, who spent 10 days in the buffer zone of the checkpoint on Upper Lars. This is written by "Mediazona" and "New Gazeta Europe" with reference to the human rights organization Unmode.

In 2022, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine entered into a series of contracts with the Polish company Alfa for the supply of weapons and equipment, but the company did not fulfill most of them. Despite this, new agreements were concluded with her, writes Ukrayinska Pravda. The first contract for the supply of 20 thousand helmets, 20 thousand body armor and 40 thousand armor plates (the main elements of body armor) was concluded in April 2022.

Memory of the director Gleb Panfilov. He managed to build an amazingly integral cinematic universe, the heroes of which are trying to go beyond the total lack of freedom Gleb Panfilov - the author of the films “Vassa”, “Mother”, “Theme” and “One Day of Ivan Denisovich”, as well as the series “The First” - died on August 26, at the age of 89.

Your Browser Does Not Support the Audio Element. Orientalist Ruslan Suleimanov has just returned from Afghanistan (where he managed to sit in prison) - and tells how the country has changed in two years with Taliban On August 30, 2021, the American army finally withdrew its contingent from Afghanistan. This is the longest war in the history of the United States, it lasted almost 20 years and cost the American budget about two trillion dollars.