The trial of Pussy Riot has all the features of a medieval execution. There are also innovations - toilet torture In the investigation chamber of the inquisitor, a large wooden crucifix of Christ always hung on the wall, the head of which one of the employees of the Inquisition could turn in different directions through a hole in the wall. If the accused gave false, according to the investigators, testimonies, then Christ “wagged” his head as a sign of indignation ...

“We are holding a meeting of friends, trying to restore the atmosphere of the May Occupy Abay camp. Our action is not a rally or a mass event,” the organizers announced and asked those who came to show respect for the declared format: in front of the square there was a paddy wagon and many policemen in full ammunition, as well as a car with a “chandelier” - a camera filming what was happening around the entire perimeter.

An unsuccessful attempt to “merge” the protest moods led to a riot, and the riot itself led to the strengthening of the positions of the “siloviki” An unsuccessful attempt to “merge” the protest moods led to a riot, and the riot itself led to the strengthening of the positions of the “siloviki” ... This uprising, which quickly flared up and went out like a match in the Moscow wind, left behind many ambiguities.

Artistic Director of the Theater on Malaya Bronnaya - that the present is more theatrical than the stage and it's time to change. Artistic director of the Theater on Malaya Bronnaya - that modernity is more theatrical than the stage and it's time to change The conversation about the need for change, which took place now at the opening of the season at the Theater on Malaya Bronnaya, and aroused the indignation of some of its participants, is, in fact, a conversation 30 years ago.

A decent person in Russia is often tempted by indecent power A decent person in Russia is often tempted by indecent power. This happens when an indecent authority makes an innocent offer of cooperation to a decent person. No sex, only selfless friendship and constructive business partnership. This temptation occurs when an indecent authority makes an innocent offer of cooperation to a decent person. No sex, only selfless friendship and constructive business partnership. ...

Rolling Stones documentary coming this fall Charlie Watts, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Mick Jagger at the Rolling Stones 50th Anniversary Celebration in London Photo: Samir Hussein/WireImage www.rollingstones.com According to Michael Lombardo, head of the film company HBO, the film is dedicated to the band's 50th anniversary. “All members of the Rolling Stones took part in the filming of the film, from Mick, Keith, Charlie and Ron, to Bill Wyman and Mick Taylor.

Bread and other foodstuffs are rapidly becoming more expensive in Russia. The drought that ruined part of the crop, as well as rising food prices around the world, makes its own adjustments to the price tags. Today, wholesalers are already warning the retail network about an increase in selling prices by about 20%. And if usually the end of summer and the first half of autumn is called the “golden” time for the abundance that the harvest gives, then this year everything will be different.

In the semi-finals in the weight category up to 49 kilograms, he was defeated by the representative of Thailand Pongprayunu with a minimum score of 12:13. In the final, the Thai athlete will meet with the Chinese Zou Shimin. Three more Russian boxers will play the semi-finals today. According to the message Echo of Moscow

The punk band Pussy Riot has become a nominee for the Russian annual Kandinsky award for contemporary art. In the nomination "Project of the Year", the total prize fund of which is 40,000 euros, a punk-prayer of the group was announced in the XXC, Interfax reports .

The verdict strikes with cruelty: he didn’t kill anyone, didn’t encroach on anyone, didn’t cover up anyone’s crimes - the person was accused only of economic crimes - “taking a bribe” of 300 thousand rubles and “exceeding official powers”, and they were falsely accused. Even the prosecutor admitted: Ilya Farber suffers from the consequences of a compression fracture of two vertebrae and has two minor children. True, this did not prevent the prosecutor from demanding 9 years in a penal colony.

According to RBC , the reaction of the Islamic community followed Vladimir Putin's statement on August 5 that "if the girls had defiled some Muslim shrine, they would not even have had time to take them under guard." Then an expert on ethno-confessional relations, the imam of the Vologda cathedral mosque Al-Juma and the authorized representative of the Council of Muftis of Russia, Nail Mustafin, said that the girls in the case of a "punk prayer" in a Muslim temple "would have been released with

The State traffic inspectorate warns car owners about the restriction of traffic on Luzhnetskaya and Frunzenskaya embankments on Saturday in connection with the marathon dedicated to the Day of the Athlete. As Interfax was told in the press service of the traffic police, from 9:15 until the end of the event, traffic, including public transport, will be limited.

The special report of Pavel Kanygina is about the fate of coniferous forests on Rublevka and how many trees around the elite dachas will die this summer because of a brown beetle.

The US authorities are preparing a new package of sanctions against Syria, US officials accompanying Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on a trip to Africa told reporters. Presumably, these sanctions will include new restrictions on organizations and people supporting the regime of Bashar al-Assad. According to the message Interfax

She staged a protest against the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, at Boryspil airport in late July. Zhdanova ran up to the primate bare-chested and shouting "Get out!". About a meter from the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, she was stopped by the head of the patriarchal press service and a security officer. Zhdanova was accredited as a freelance journalist for the Kharkiv edition of Vesti.