Sanctions of the USA and Europe: threat or horror story? While the United States and the European Union coordinated a package of tough sanctions against Moscow, many Russians, as it turned out, began to prepare for the worst. What exactly people are afraid of and are they afraid of - the New Times sorted out Muscovites gathered in Gorky Park to express support to the residents of Crimea.

What the Crimean crisis came to Russia, Ukraine and the world On March 13, in Donetsk there was a clash between the supporters of the Maidan and the pro -Russian activists. Bottom line: one person died, 17 wounded On March 14, two days before the referendum on the accession of Crimea to Russia (he passed after signing this number to print), Washington, apparently, made the last attempt to persuade Moscow to abandon claims to the peninsula in a good way.

Bright moments of the Paralympics in Sochi On March 16, the Closing Ceremony of the Paralympic Games took place in Sochi. A week before, at a meeting with the Russian Paralympic team, President Vladimir Putin promised to award the medalists in the same way as the Olympic champions: to present Mercedes-Benz cars. However, gifts are unlikely to be an important motivation for people who could overcome, if not the laws of nature, then certainly themselves.

Why do Crimean Tatars want to stay with Ukraine A rally of Crimean Tatars with a demand to return the lands selected after deportation. Alushta, April 13, 2005 They came themselves, they did not have to be called. At the first anti -war rally in December 1994, when the tanks went across the border of Chechnya, we saw what the Maidan saw: a blue banner with a gold tamga. The flag of the Crimean Tatars. One deported people supported another.

Yuri Bogomolov - On the Battle of Crimea on the screens of Russian television channels The density of propaganda on federal channels has increased sharply. After the loss of battles for the Maidan, battles for the Crimea began TV presenter Vladimir Solovyov now prefers the “fight” of the Monoscopy genre. In the picture: Creative evening V. Solovyov in St. Petersburg The propaganda war on television is in full swing.

What live and what the inhabitants of Crimea are waiting It is customary to speak loudly in Crimea. “Referendum”, “Russia”, “Putin”-since the end of February, mothers with strollers, old people behind a chessboard, random passers-by, talking with someone on the phone-everyone is discussing the same The Ukrainian military unit in Perevalny, like many others, was blocked by unknown armed people. Local residents (and residents) played the role of onlookers.

Report from the courtroom over Udaltsov -Razvozzhaev The speech of Konstantin Lebedev in the process that began in the “Darevtsov -Razvozzhaev case” was almost a scandal. The New Times correspondent was in the Mosgorsuda Hall and referred to the testimony of the main witness of the prosecution The leader of the Left Front did not ask a single question to the witness Lebedev *Cm. The New Times No.

Than the Ukrainian revolution so scares the Russian power Kyiv, Maidan, night from 8 to 9 March 2014. In the speeches of V. Putin and his representatives in the situation in Ukraine, I allocated several points for myself. The President of Russia said that agreements against the Ukrainian state, where our country guaranteed the inviolability of borders (and such agreements, it seems, are as many as three) do not apply, since power has changed in Ukraine. And laws.

On March 12, the European Union agreed on a package of sanctions against Russian officials involved in aggression against Ukraine - an additional chance of promoting the "Law of Magnitsky" “Lavrov, be a man” - written on a poster. When the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Lavrov met with US Secretary of State on the situation in the Crimea, a protest rally was held in London.

On March 21, the State Duma of the Russian Federation will consider the bill on the accession of Crimea to Russia - a spectacle familiar to all the fascinated history The beginning of the "Prague Spring" was saturated with the spirit of freedom and independence. Prague, April 1968 Wars in the modern era begin, as a rule, without announcement. After all, if you declare war, then you are an aggressor.

On March 16, a referendum on the status of the republic was held in Crimea, where, according to Exit Poll, about 93% of Crimeans voted for the accession of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea to Russia Member of the commission near the URN for voting at a referendum in Crimea. Bakhchisaray, March 16, 2014 A survey of citizens at the exit from polling stations was conducted by the Crimean Republican Institute of Political and Sociological Research.

That the Kremlin knows about the Ukrainian "right sector" It seems that the Kremlin does not know that the support of Ukrainian right-wing guards is the southeast Supporters of the United Ukraine. Donetsk, March 13, 2014, affected during clashes. In the Russian expert community, they continue to extend the topic of not only the Crimean referendum, but also the accessions of the regions of the Ukrainian southeast to the Russian Federation.

On March 11, the head of Russian Railways, Vladimir Yakunin, initiated a new global project for Russia - the Trans-Eurasian Development Belt (TEPR). It is proposed to spend trillions on its implementation Vladimir Yakunin told the Presidium of the Academy of Sciences how to defeat the values ​​alien to Russia, imposed on it by the West. What are these values, democracy?

The data from 75% of voting areas are known On March 16, a referendum on the status of the republic was held in Crimea, in which, according to the data after counting votes from 75% of polling stations, 95.7% of the voted chose the entry of autonomy into Russia Member of the commission near the URN for voting at a referendum in Crimea. Bakhchisaray, March 16, 2014 The appearance in the referendum amounted to 82.71% of voters.

March 10-14 Alexey Navalny in the Basmanny Court of Moscow. March 14, 2014 March 12, Wednesday The international organization Amnesty International is concerned about the disappearance of people and detentions in Crimea. According to human rights activists, at least five people were detained on a checkpoint in Armenian on the border between Crimea and the Kherson region of Ukraine. The detention was carried out by armed people in masks without any insignia.