The New Times contacted Skype with an activist of the anti -Islamist underground in the capital of the Caliphate, which was proclaimed by the Islamic State group (IG) Armed Islamists take part in the military parade on the streets of Rakki (Syria)/ Photo: Reuters/ Stringer on one of the central squares of Rakki, the city in the northern Syria, 100 km from the Turkish border, the crowd surrounded a small bloody patch: children in the forefront, two decapitated bodies are from the edge, the next

The New Times publishes the chapter from the book about Kaha Bendukidze - "How to make Reforms" Kakha Bendukidze, suddenly died on November 13 in London, will go down in history as one of the most outstanding reformers of the 21st century. The last eight months of his life, the architect of Georgian economic reforms devoted to help Ukrainian society realize the scale of the problems facing him.

There are no concessions for Russia and will not be US Secretary of State John Kerry at a meeting of the heads of the Foreign Ministry of NATO countries/ Photo: Reuters/ Yves Herman All programs of assistance to Ukraine, which were announced during the September Summit of NATO in Wales, are already “in working condition”, the NATO-Ukraine commission, published in the framework of the final meeting of the heads of the Foreign Ministry of the Alliance on December 2 in Brussels, said in a joint

In early December, the “fool” Yuri Bykov, a sign that in Russia in 2014, contrary to the obstacles of the Ministry of Culture, appeared on the screens, a tough social cinema of the new generation appeared "Fool" - frankly journalistic cinema/ photo: TPO "ROCK" This year takes place for the film professional under the sign of Leviathan Andrei Zvyagintsev, who is also an extremely strong political statement about today's Russia.

“In Nigeria, 48 people were killed by militants of the Boko Haram group; In Kenya, the militants of the Ash Shabab group stopped here from Somalia stopped the bus and killed 28 passengers who could not utter a Muslim prayer; In Iraq, dozens of people were killed in the city of Ramadi, where the caliphate fighters invaded ” - these are messages in only one day. All killers belong to radical Islamism.

There are no concessions for Russia and will not be US Secretary of State John Kerry at a meeting of the heads of the Foreign Ministry of NATO countries/ Photo: Reuters/ Yves Herman All programs of assistance to Ukraine, which were announced during the September Summit of NATO in Wales, are already “in working condition”, the NATO-Ukraine commission, published in the framework of the final meeting of the heads of the Foreign Ministry of the Alliance on December 2 in Brussels, said in a joint

The trial of Chechen Johar Tsarnaev, accused of explosion of homemade bombs at the finish of last year's marathon in Boston, will begin on January 5. The New Times found out the tactics of protection on the case file As a result of the attack on the Boston Marathon, three were killed and 264 people were injured. USA, Boston.

About Leonid's prose Recently, my old friend, a tireless book collector, gave me a weighty book: a complete collected works and letters of Leonid Ivanovich Modbychina. However, if you subtract the preface and comments, as well as the private letters of this far from a happy person, the volume of the author’s prosaic texts is quite modest. Few people still know the prey, but those who know consider him to be our Joyce. Pretychin is indeed a big writer.

Over the past month, the total income of the Islamic State (IG), according to experts, exceeded $ 200 million, the families of the dead “heroes” of the Caliphate will soon begin to receive compensation in dinars - a new national currency. How Islamists earn - The New Times found out One of the supporters of the IG goes with the flag of the organization on Rakki Street (Syria).

What role does propaganda play in the transformation of the democratic regime into a dictatorship? How manipulating political news really helps to strengthen the power of the dictator?

Why did it end in anything and what can result in the future ** On December 5, it takes three years, as first on the purebred boulevard later, the next day, on the triumphal square and further on Bolotnaya, Sakharov - in the capital, and on various squares in 90 cities of Russia and in large cities of Europe and North America, mass protests under the slogans “Putin must leave” and “return the people to the people”.

Three years ago, protests gave rise to power, the actions of which will lead to the emergence of a real opposition in Russia On December 5, it performs three years, as first on the purebred boulevard later, the next day, on the triumphal square and further on Bolotnaya, Sakharov - in the capital, and in various squares in 90 cities of Russia and in large cities of Europe and North America, mass protests under the slogans “Putin must leave” and “return the elections to the people”.

Photo report from the city between Donetsk and Lugansk, where none of the columns of humanitarian aid reached all the time of the fighting in Ukraine. The building of the former hospital in the city of Alchevsk in the Lugansk region. Now there is a free dining room, October 2014 For all the months of the war, none of the columns of humanitarian aid came in Alchevsk, located between Donetsk and Lugansk. The city was not affected by hostilities, there is no large -scale destruction.

05/17/1950 - 07/12/2014 Nikolai Alekseevich Nekrasov guessed to be born on December 10, as if he foresaw that this day would be dedicated to human rights activists and dissidents, "enemies of the existing order." Few people celebrated his 190th birthday this year, but in vain. First, he was a great journalist and an excellent editor.

A group of increased combat readiness of Spearhead Force based on NATO response forces will be created at the beginning of next year US Secretary of State John Kerry at a meeting of the heads of the Foreign Ministry of NATO countries/ Photo: Reuters/ Yves Herman The united operational group of increased combat readiness of Spearhead force (Spearhead - UNITARY TOMENT - English), on the basis of NATO response forces, will be created at the beginning of next year - this was announced on December 2