On September 10 in Kyiv, the ship “Zirka Dnipra” with the festival “Krok” on board moored. 30 countries participating. 140 films in the competition. 4 decks of passengers Frame from Daniel's film "Wild" (Grand Prix of the festival) The ingenious idea of ​​the general director of the international festival of animated cinema "Krok" Irina Krapenichnaya to conduct it on the ship solves two serious problems - financial and psychological.

Bashar al -Assad heeded the urgent advice of Vladimir Putin: Damascus joined the Convention on the prohibition of chemical weapons, and a month later he would begin to transfer its reserves under international control. Are there real plans for disarmament for a diplomatic gambit - The New Times found out Aleppo.

September 9–13 Vyacheslav Slyusarev during a picket on March 31 in Syktyvkar September 10, Tuesday The Syktyvkar City Court paid 20 thousand rubles to the LGBT movement activist Vyacheslav Slyusarev as compensation for the illegal cessation of the picket, where he was on March 31, protesting against homophobia.

Experts on the consequences of the opposition's success Will the recent successes of the opposition lead to the liberalization of the internal political course, or, on the contrary, will it turn into a new tightening of the screws?

How to convert the voices cast for Navalny into freedom of "prisoners of Bolotnaya" They called for honest elections and sat down for this in jail “We have something to be proud of: we organized the most honest, most competitive, most open elections in the history of Moscow,” said the acting mayor Sergei Sobyanin at a rally on a rally on the election night from September 8 to 9.

How did it happen that the opposition candidate won in Petrozavodsk How did it happen that an opposition candidate came to power in Petrozavodsk, and what this victory will turn out for the residents of the capital of Karelia - in the report of The New Times The new mayor of Petrozavodsk Galina Shirshina (on the right) came to power thanks to the support of Emilia Slabunova (left) removed from the apple tree.

On September 13, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIPI) announced the imminent conclusion of a contract with the emirate Abu Dhabi (UAE) on investments in infrastructure projects in Russia Crown Prince Abu Dhabi Muhammad bin Zayd al-Nahayan is ready to invest $ 5 billion in the development of Russian infrastructure Tambov. Eh, road ... The deal is unprecedented: so far the Arab sheikhs preferred to invest in China, Africa and Asia, looking at Russia with suspicion.

On September 13, Harvard University awarded the Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko with the Ig Nobel Peace Prize* * The Ig Nobel Prize is a parody of the prestigious international award - the Nobel Prize. Awarded "for achievements that make you laugh first, and then think." American scientists noted the undoubted merits of Lukashenka in countering the illegal actions of the opposition: specifically, the award was given to Batka for the ban on applause in public places.

Due to which the "gold reserve" of Sergei Sobyanin could form If Sergei Sobyanin received only 31,886 (that is, minus 1.37%) fewer votes on September 8, he would have to continue the struggle for the post of mayor in the second round. Due to which the “gold reserve” saving for him was able to form - The New Times sorted out Sergey Sobyanin at the inauguration ceremony on September 12 “My grandmother is 90 years old. They called her to the election: will you come to vote? - No.

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Features of the autumn elections On September 8, a single voting day introduced a noticeable revitalization into Russian policy. The authorities tried to play competitive elections with the people, and the people, or at least its most active part, unexpectedly imposed its rules in this game in this game. After that, even analysts close to power spoke of the inevitability of real, rather than decorative liberalization of the regime.

Elections in prison How on September 8 a vote in “closed areas” took place-The New Times said the former prisoner of the SIZO-5, who worked in the election by the observer Employees of the pre -trial detention center in the presence of observers tried to make the elections honest In closed areas, which are a pre -trial detention center, all other candidates, except for one “necessary”, receive at best 1-2%. This happens for one reason: there are no observers. In pre-trial detention center No.

Photo report from two rallies September 9, 2013 Moscow, Bolotnaya Square. Rally of supporters of Alexei Navalny September 8, 2013 Moscow, Bolotnaya Square. Miting in support of Sergei Sobyanin Photos: Pavel Ptitsyn, Vera Kochina, Tatyana Makeeva/Reuters, Sputnikipipogrom.com, George Malet, Vasily Shaposhnikov/Kommersant, Evgenia Guseva/Komsomolskaya Pravda/Photoxpress, Zurab Javahadze/ITAR-TASS

About what will change in the life of Evgeny Roizman after the mayor of Yekaterinburg, in his interview with The New Times Do you think your new status - mayor of the city - will affect the course of your criminal cases*? And Aksana Panova's criminal cases **? *Against the Yevgeny Roizman Foundation, “City without drugs”, three criminal cases were instituted: one - in the fact of the death of the patient and the other two - according to the statements of rehabilitants.

The younger generation invests in changes The main sensation of the elections in the capital: a generation that does not remember the Soviet regime, that is, those who are now 18-25 years old, as well as - especially those who have got on their feet in the last decade and do not need state help - the age category is 26–35 years old, no longer want to invest their votes in a big brother. They choose changes that are today personified in the image of Alexei Navalny.