On the eve of the main state holiday, The New Times held the next* revision of the Constitution of the Russian Federation and found that, by its 20th anniversary, the main law of the state not only de facto ceased to be a direct law, as indicated in its 15th article, but was also subjected to substantial adjustment of de jure: 84 articles of the Constitution were completely or partially revised.

Grenada Mikhail Svetlova became the anthem of generations of Soviet idealists Mikhail Svetlov. Beginning of the 1960s. Everything, of course, was wrong, not with those and not for that. But Mikhail Svetlov, whose 110th anniversary we celebrate on June 17, threw the bridge from the Silver Age to the Spanish War, to the Interbrid.

A two -day constituent congress of the All -Russian Popular Front was opened in the capital's arena. The New Times had at their disposal the projects of the manifesto and the ONF Charter, which will be adopted by delegates for tomorrow's meeting The content of the two main constituent documents in the final form “front -line soldiers” found out only today, on the first day of the congress: they were handed out to the delegates right before the start of work and recommended to vote “for”.

On June 11, the State Duma in the second and third reading adopted amendments to the Code of Administrative Offenses prohibiting the "promotion of non -traditional sexual relations among minors." Supporters of the bill and representatives of the LGBT moves gathered at the parliament building, between which there was a conflict. The participants of the brawl were detained.

On June 11, the State Duma adopted in the third, final reading the law on criminal liability for "insulting the feelings of believers" 1. The insult is not such a simple and clear concept, as it might seem. Because, strictly speaking, only a statement, a gesture or act that set the immediate goal of offending or humiliate a person, as well as a group of persons, can be considered an insult.

Does the Iranians have a real choice in June 14? High positions, fake diplomas and the lack of a political program - eight finalists of the presidential race in Iran are not much different from each other.

23 years ago, on June 12, a country in which we live appeared. 20 years ago - its basic law, the Constitution of the Russian Federation It is customary to think that the constitution is a text, words on good paper. But this is not entirely true. There are many texts. But not everyone puts their hand on the inauguration. Not all texts amended; For example, even our deputies would not occur to me to amend Pushkin’s poems. Although ...