The departure of territories under the influence of outside should not be confused with separatism Photo: PBS.twimg.com We will agree on the terms Let's start with concepts. Separatism is the most common and therefore very blurry term. It is applied to movements aimed at separating and expanding the rights of the region within the state. Not too successful the formula, but it so happened. For the full compartment, there is a more accurate name - secession (department, care).

Deputy Speaker of the State Duma Sergei Neverov, at the suggestion of the chairman of the United Russia party, headed its faction in the State Duma. This seat was vacated after faction leader Vladimir Vasilyev became acting head of Dagestan by presidential decree. The decision on the new head of the faction, predicted earlier in the media, was made today at a special meeting of the faction.

The city authorities of St. Petersburg, by their refusal to agree with Navalny's supporters on the location of their rally on October 7 on the Field of Mars, violated the requirements of the current legislation, said Alexander Shishlov, Ombudsman for Human Rights in St. Petersburg. The organizers of the rally were not offered an alternative venue for holding it, the Ombudsman explained in a statement posted on his website .

October 14 (October 1 according to the old style) Orthodox Christians celebrate the cover of the Blessed Virgin Mary The Church of the Intercession on the Nerl is one of the symbols of Russia A highly respected religious holiday falls in the middle of autumn, coincides with the change of seasons, preparations for winter and related household chores. It is not surprising that Pokrov entered Russian literature and marked by many proverbs and sayings.

The Ukrainian prosecutor's office has named who it considers to be the mastermind of the high-profile murder in Kyiv of ex-State Duma deputy Denis Voronenkov. As stated by the Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yuriy Lutsenko, this was done by the former common-law husband of Maria Maksakova, Voronenkov’s widow, Vladimir Tyurin.