More than half of the participants in the survey, organized by VTsIOM sociologists, were able to name only four out of eight candidates for the presidency of Russia. “The names of only four of the eight candidates who will be on the ballot are named by more than half of the citizens of our country: these are Vladimir Putin (82%), Ksenia Sobchak (60%), Vladimir Zhirinovsky (60%) and Pavel Grudinin (55%)”, - reports VTsIOM .

The Smolninsky District Court of St. Petersburg found Artem Goncharenko guilty of repeated violations during a mass rally and arrested him for 25 days, the joint press service of the courts of St. Petersburg reported . A protocol against Viasna activist Goncharenko was drawn up due to the fact that during the “voters' strike” on January 28, he placed a large inflatable duck in the window, OVD-Info reported .

The Far Eastern District Military Court, having considered the case of embezzlement of over 5 billion rubles. during the construction of the Vostochny cosmodrome, sentenced the former head of Dalspetsstroy Yuri Khrizman to 12 years in prison. This was reported in the IC of Russia . Khrizman's son Mikhail was sentenced to five and a half years, and the company's chief accountant Vladimir Ashikhmin to seven years in prison.

The defendants in the criminal case of an attempt to smuggle cocaine from Argentina to Russia will be in custody until mid-April. “In December 2017, a measure of restraint in the form of detention was chosen against Ali Abyanov, Vladimir Kalmykov and Ishtimir Khudzhamov. With regard to the accused Kalmykov and Khudzhamov, the measure of restraint was extended until April 13, in relation to Abyanov - until April 12, ”the acting told Interfax.

Roskomnadzor removed from the Unified Register of Prohibited Information the page of the website of politician Alexei Navalny, where there was information about the investigation of the Anti-Corruption Foundation about businessman Oleg Deripaska and Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Prikhodko, Interfax reports . The site is again available to users, as Navalny removed the investigation from the site.

The most obvious result of the 2018 campaign: it took place in the worst traditions of the election of Soviet times Photo: TVC.ru Volunteers on the salary The current election campaign has revealed an amazing emptiness and the barrenness of the regime, which has existed for almost 19 years. All these years, tremendous money and efforts have been spent on creating all kinds of loyalist and protective organizations and movements.

100 years ago, in 1918, Alexander Blok wrote his famous poem "Scythians". Valeria Novodvorskaya - about how today they try to use it to justify the "special path" of Russia Skifov sketch. 1918 Soviet dissidents held their semi-underground press conferences with journalists of Western Europe and the USA. The indignation regarding the situation of Soviet prisoners of conscience poured out of the West. Tamizdat walked from the west.

Why the authorities did not use the centenary of the Red Army to promote their achievements Parade on Red Square in Moscow on the 70th anniversary of the October Revolution, 1987 Photo: Peter Turnley / MyConfinedSpace.com Slugging anniversary The celebration of the centenary of the Red Army was much more sluggish than the centuries -old anniversary of the Soviet punitive bodies marked a month and a half ago.

More than half of the participants in a survey organized by VTsIOM sociologists were able to name only four out of eight candidates for the presidency of Russia. “The names of only four of the eight candidates who will be on the ballot are named by more than half of the citizens of our country: these are Vladimir Putin (82%), Ksenia Sobchak (60%), Vladimir Zhirinovsky (60%) and Pavel Grudinin (55%)”, - reports VTsIOM .

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On Sunday in many cities of Russia, rallies and processions were held in memory of Boris Nemtsov. He united the opposition to the election for one day MARCH Memory of Boris Nemtsov, Moscow, February 25, 2018 Photo: Evgeny Feldman / Project "This is Navalny" The march of the memory of Nemtsov has become the first event in recently, where the entire democratic opposition gathered.

Instead of judicial reform, the authorities will optimize: they will unload judges, the processes formalize. The defending rights will become even more difficult, lawyers warn Photo: club.foto.ru Last summer, at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum, Vladimir Putin announced that the Supreme Court with the participation of experts is preparing a package of measures to “improve the judicial system”, including steps to give greater independence to the servants of Themis.

Alexander Kirillov and Anastasia Vashukevich, known as Alex Leslie and Nastya Rybka, against whom businessman Oleg Deripaska sued, were detained in Thailand for illegal sex training, TASS reports . According to the source of the agency, 10 Russians were taken into custody on the island of Lan and later taken to Pattaya. “All the detainees are now in a pre-trial detention center, awaiting trial, where they will be formally charged,” he said.

A humanitarian pause is being introduced in Eastern Ghouta from Tuesday, February 27, said Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu. quotes Shoigu “The day before yesterday, UN Security Council decision No. 2401 was adopted. On behalf of the President of Russia, in order to exclude victims among the civilian population of Eastern Ghouta, a humanitarian pause is introduced daily from February 27 from 9:00 to 14:00, ” Interfax .

Alexander Kirillov and Anastasia Vashukevich, known as Alex Leslie and Nastya Rybka, against whom businessman Oleg Deripaska sued, were detained in Thailand for illegal sex training, TASS reports . According to the source of the agency, 10 Russians were taken into custody on the island of Lan and later taken to Pattaya. “All the detainees are now in a pre-trial detention center, awaiting trial, where they will be formally charged,” he said.