On March 24, Nikolai Polozov, Violetta Volkova, and Mark Feigin, lawyers for the girls detained in the “Pussy Riot case,” received a phone call from Alexei Yegorov, the man who defended Yeltsin in civil lawsuits against the putschists (he was also a lawyer in the case of Magnitsky and the Sibur company) . He said that the father of Katya Samutsevich, the third of those arrested, hired him to protect his daughter.

In a troubled time of maximum discord in society, the church could theoretically become an oasis of peace, and perhaps a guide to the establishment of civil harmony. And it became - just the opposite. For the opponents of the current government, the ROC found itself in the same bad company for a month with the Party of Crooks and Thieves and the Ministry of Sadism; V. Gundyaev became in line with V. Putin, and V. Chaplin - something like a new Surkov. This is very, very, very sad.

The threat of an explosion at the Kursk railway station in Moscow turned out to be false, told Interfax . a law enforcement source Earlier it was reported that an unknown person reported the allegedly planted bomb to the police tonight.

In Canada, the trial of an officer of the Canadian Navy, who was arrested on suspicion of working for the special services of another state, has begun, NEWSru reports with reference to The Wall Street Journal. According to the source of the publication, the spy gave Russia such an amount of confidential information that can be compared to the volume of leaks through WikiLeaks.

Konstantin Knyazev has been in a strict regime colony for the twelfth year. He was convicted by mistake, for a crime he didn't commit. Konstantin Knyazev has been in a strict regime colony for the twelfth year. He was convicted by mistake, for a crime he did not commit. The chairman of the regional court, the prosecutor of the region, the head of the investigative committee know about this. They even seem to want Knyazev to be released...

This was reported to Interfax by a source in law enforcement agencies. "At 19:28, an unknown person called the police and reported an allegedly planted bomb at the Kursk railway station," the source said. According to him, a complete evacuation of the station has been carried out, the arrival of cynologists with a service dog, who will inspect the premises, is expected.

The premiere of the film “Heaven under the Heart”, dedicated to the new DDT concert program “Other”, took place on March 27 in the 35 mm cinema. Cast - Yuri Shevchuk and his team. At the box office - from April 5 in 30 cities of Russia The premiere of the film “Heaven under the Heart”, dedicated to the new DDT concert program “Other”, took place on March 27 in the 35 mm cinema. Cast - Yuri Shevchuk and his team.

According to the sixth annual edition of The Wealth Report-2012, prepared by the international consulting company Knight Frank and Citi Private Bank, Moscow ranked 12th in terms of economic activity, in terms of political influence the capital is in 13th place, and in terms of concentration of knowledge and importance for international community, the capital of Russia is even lower - in 20th place. newspaper writes about this today The Vedomosti .

The Russian Orthodox Church and all believing Christians have suffered a new test sent down by the devil, even much more terrible and insidious than the performance of Pussy Riot, who blasphemously demanded "Mother of God, drive Putin away." The Russian Orthodox Church and all believing Christians have suffered a new test sent down by the devil, even much more terrible and insidious than the performance of Pussy Riot, who blasphemously demanded "Mother of God, drive Putin away"...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev received an honorary doctorate in philosophy from the Indian Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, RIA Novosti reports . The solemn ceremony was held in the building of the university during the visit of the Russian leader to India.

Scenario forecasts for February and March The authors of the analytical report “Scenario Forecasting of the Political Situation in Russia” believe that the authorities allowed themselves to become tougher because they did not see any quantitative or qualitative growth of protest. In addition, the protesters were unable to increase their activity in response to the failure to comply with their demands ... In Novaya No.

Sinead O'Connor «How About I Be Me (And You Be You)?» Still flamboyant and against the rules of this world, Sinead O'Connor released her ninth album, preceded by Twitter friend requests, a marriage to a drug consultant that fell apart after her wedding night, and even attempts end your own life.

An extraordinary meeting of shareholders of "Ekho Moskvy" will hold a vote on Thursday on the new composition of the board of directors of the radio station, Interfax reports . Gazprom-Media Holding, which owns 66% of the shares of Echo, on December 27, 2011 initiated the convening of an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders.

Relatives of girls arrested on suspicion of participating in the punk band Pussy Riot are receiving threats, told Interfax lawyer Violetta Volkova . According to her, the parents of Maria Alekhina and her child are threatened with death. She noted that relatives of all alleged members of the punk band received similar threats.

The global section of the Tverskoy Court of Moscow fined the coordinator of the Left Front, Sergei Udaltsov, 1,000 rubles. He was found guilty of "violating the rules for holding mass events" on March 5 at Pushkinskaya Square. Udaltsov was sentenced by justice of the peace Olga Zatomskaya (Borovkova), said on Twitter . Udaltsov's lawyer Nikolai Polozov On Monday, the same sentence was handed down to Solidarity co-chairman Ilya Yashin, and on March 15 to Alexei Navalny.