In 2013, on the 60th anniversary of Stalin's death, Arseny Roginsky specifically for NT conducted a tour of the cemetery of the Don Monastery, where the ashes of tens of thousands of those killed during the years of Stalin's terror were scattered A report from the Don cemetery of Moscow, where those who shot, and those who were shot. For the first, monuments, for the latter - the grave of unclaimed pores. One of the 357 lists on which I. Stalin was signed Only one of this list was 94 surnames.

The United States plans to spend more than $200 million on the construction and equipping of military bases located in the countries of the East and North of Europe. This is part of a program to deter Russian aggression, writes Air Force Times . A document signed by US President Donald Trump allows the Air Force to buy and build facilities outside the country. This year's defense spending plan includes about $214 million to build facilities in Iceland, Norway and much of Eastern Europe.

On December 19, Russian officers who are part of the joint center for monitoring and coordinating the ceasefire and stabilization of the line of contact (JCCC), designed to assist in the implementation of the Minsk agreements, will leave the territory of Ukraine. This was reported in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation . The JCCC began its work in September 2014 in the South-East of Ukraine. It consists of the military of Russia and Ukraine.

17.69 billion rubles will be spent on preparing and holding the day of voting for the president of Russia, Vedomosti reports. Most of it will go to paying the salaries of the employees of the precinct election commissions. The election campaign officially started on December 18, after the publication of the resolution on the appointment of the voting day.

The interdepartmental commission did not find out the cause of the emergency emission of radiation. Ecologists are sure: power covers harmful production Nadezhda Kutepova.

The founder of the Anti-Corruption Foundation said on his website that he intends to submit documents to the CEC in the near future for registration as a candidate for the presidential elections in Russia. “For the nomination, I need a group of at least 500 people. The notification must be submitted to the CEC or regional election commissions. The group does not have to be one, and we hold 20 of them in 20 cities of the country.

Zoya Svetova about Arsenia Roginsky Photo: AFP This morning Senya Roginsky left. Arseny Borisovich Roginsky, chairman of the board of the International Society "Memorial". The founding father of the Memorial, one of the most effective human rights organizations in Russia. The Memorial Society was founded in 1988-1989, at the very beginning of perestroika. For Arseny of Roginsky, the creation of a “memorial” was a logical continuation of his life.

At the opening of the headquarters in Yekaterinburg, the Candidate Against all called to change the authoritarian regime, promised the help of the victim of the guardianship authorities and inspected the chain store Photo by the author On December 16, a political event was held in Yekaterinburg, which promised to be loud - in the Ural capital, the presidential candidate Ksenia Sobchak solemnly opened its headquarters. The "candidate against all" was waiting for three o’clock in the afternoon.

The Court of Appeal upheld the decision of the first instance on the lawsuit filed by Rosneft and Bashneft against AFK Sistema for 170.6 billion rubles, Interfax reports . The appeal rejected the claims of both the plaintiff, who insisted on recovering the full amount of the claim, and not the 136.3 billion rubles awarded in the first instance, and Sistema, whose lawyers consider the decision unreasonable. AFK Sistema has already announced that they will file a cassation appeal.

Sarah Mullally has been confirmed as the new Bishop of London. The decision was made by the Queen of Great Britain Elizabeth II, who is also the head of the Church of England. This was reported on the UK government website . Mullally will succeed Richard Chartres as Bishop of London in 2018.

The famous Polish film director and screenwriter Agnieshka Holland - about the creep of authoritarianism under the canopy of the European Union and the crisis of liberal democracy Photo: Flickr / Jordi Motlló In Poland, a scandal does not cease around the dismissal of the director of the Polish Institute of Cinema Magdalena Dates.

The Russian Prosecutor General's Office sent a request to Ukraine for the extradition of journalist Paul Khlebnikov accused of murder, TASS reports . In November, the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs reported that in Kiev, at the request of Russian law enforcement agencies, they detained Magomed Dukuzov , who had previously been put on the international wanted list.

A court in Yekaterinburg decided to send a man for compulsory treatment, who in early September rammed the facade of the Cosmos cinema in a car, TASS reports .

On Monday, December 18, the Moldovan authorities recalled the country's ambassador to Russia, Andrey Neguts, for an indefinite period. This was reported in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic.

The head of the Council of Municipal Deputies of the Krasnoselsky District of Moscow, Ilya Yashin, said that he would file a lawsuit on December 18 against Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin because of an attempt to ban the "Day of Free Elections" scheduled for December 24. “Sobyanin’s subordinates, exceeding their authority, interfere with the preparation of the holiday. With the help of the prosecutor's office, administrative pressure is organized on us, which risks developing into force.