On August 10, it would have turned 75 to Anatoly Sobchak, the first democratically elected mayor of Leningrad, to whom the city owes the return of its historical name-St. Petersburg. It was one of the most striking politicians of the late 1980s-the first half of the 1990s. Sobchak’s speeches at the congresses of people's deputies in the days of the USSR forever went down in history.

The mayor of the capital of Iceland, Reykjavik, Yon Gnarr in support of the arrested participants in the Pussy Riot punk group. Having dressed in a pink dress and Balaklava, Gnarr drove along the streets of the city in a cage standing on the roof of a car, with a poster of “Freedom Pussy Riot”. The song “Free the Bruschatka” sounded from the speakers, accompanying the first video of the group, shot in Moscow public transport. The video with the performance of Gnarra is posted on YouTube.

Sixty years ago, on August 12, 1952, according to the secret sentence of the Military Collegium of the Supreme Court of the USSR, thirteen defendants in the case of the Jewish anti -fascist committee were executed All sentenced to death was guilty of the guide of the Jewish Anti -Fascist Committee (EAC) of nationalist and espionage activities.

On August 10, it would have turned 75 to Anatoly Sobchak, the first democratically elected mayor of Leningrad, to whom the city owes the return of its historical name-St. Petersburg. It was one of the most striking politicians of the late 1980s-the first half of the 1990s. Sobchak’s speeches at the congresses of people's deputies in the days of the USSR forever went down in history.

On August 10, it would have turned 75 to Anatoly Sobchak, the first democratically elected mayor of Leningrad, to whom the city owes the return of its historical name-St. Petersburg. It was one of the most striking politicians of the late 1980s-the first half of the 1990s. Sobchak’s speeches at the congresses of people's deputies in the days of the USSR forever went down in history.

The general prosecutor of the Russian Federation Yuri Chaika was selected as the addressee The petition, in particular, says: ** “We, citizens of the world and defenders of freedom of speech, require the immediate liberation of Pussy Riot. The sentence is planned for August 17 - let's show Pussy Riot that we support them.