The murder of Sheikh Said Afandi is the beginning of the new offensive of Islamic radicals In Dagestan, the suicide is blown up by Sheikh Said Afandi Chirkey. This is exactly the same as if at the height of the war between the Catholics and Protestants killed Pope. The consequences of this event - not only for the Caucasus, but for all of Russia - is difficult to overestimate. In particular, they sharply increase the chance of catastrophic scenarios for this fall ...

Read Maria Epifanova's report from the scene.

The Komi came up with an original scheme for the purchase of movable luxury items - through autonomous institutions The Komi came up with an original scheme for the purchase of movable luxury items - through autonomous institutions As part of the publication about the Syktyvkar journalist, the corruption of Vladimir Prokushev “New” briefly spoke about the history of the failed purchase by the administration of the republic for her representative office in Moscow Toyota Land Cruiser in winter

The Basmanny Court of Moscow has recognized the resumption of the criminal case against Alexei Navalny as legal, Interfax reports . Thus, Navalny's complaint about the cancellation of the termination of the criminal case against Kirovles was rejected. Oppositionist lawyer Olga Mikhailova asked the court to declare illegal the cancellation of the decision to close the criminal case, as well as the extension of the investigation period to 14 months.

Russian President Vladimir Putin today awarded the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 1st degree, People's Artist of the USSR and State Duma Deputy Iosif Kobzon, Interfax reports . The order was presented in the Kremlin at the ceremony of awarding the first holders of two new state awards - the Order of the Holy Great Martyr Catherine and the insignia "For Good Deed", established by decree of May 3, 2012.

The regional electoral committee completed today the acceptance of signatures of deputies and heads of municipalities, who supported the candidates. The current acting head of the region, Oleg Kovalev, as well as representatives of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, the Liberal Democratic Party, Right Cause, Patriots of Russia and two new parties, Pensioners of Russia and New Russia, claim the post of Ryazan governor.

The Barnaul Electoral Commission certified the previously rejected list of candidates from the RPR-PARNAS party to participate in the elections to the City Duma, which will be held on October 14. “Today, the City Electoral Committee canceled its negative decision taken on Monday, and nevertheless assured our party list of candidates for deputies of the city parliament,” Interfax quotes co-chairman of the party Vladimir Ryzhkov.

The oil tanker of the company Golden Energy Management, captured by Somali pirates, carrying a Russian crew, was found off the coast of Nigeria. It is reported by Gazeta.Ru with reference to Reuters. The tanker was discovered by a French Navy ship. A representative of Golden Energy Management said that now the ship is under the control of pirates, they intend to steal the cargo. On board the tanker are a crew of 23 Russian citizens and the captain of the ship, a citizen of Greece.

Judge Anton Martynenko sentenced him to 3 years in prison in a penal colony, as well as a fine of half a million rubles. But, since Kankiya spent more than two years in the pre-trial detention center, the real sentence for the entrepreneur will be about 9 months. According to investigators, Kankiya, being the head of a non-profit foundation, embezzled money that was paid to schoolchildren as part of Moscow's social labor programs.

The mentor of the Moscow women's volleyball club "Dynamo" and the Russian women's team was found hanged in the hotel "Diamant" in the Croatian city of Poreč. This was reported by Interfax with reference to the Croatian Internet portal 24sata. The body of the 43-year-old Russian coach was found by hotel staff this morning in a room on the fourth floor.

Holiday movements in July-August are similar to the seasonal flights of birds. They are called transhumance here, as they used to call seasonal cattle drives to new pastures. Holiday movements in July-August are similar to the seasonal flights of birds. They are called transhumance here, as they used to call seasonal cattle drives to new pastures.

Earlier, Novaya Gazeta reported that last night, before the closing of the museum, a group of people broke into the building on the Arbat, who had previously disrupted the witness performance at the Theater.doc and attacked a passenger at the Paveletsky railway station. Now, according to the director of the museum Alexander Donskoy, the story has been continued. “Our promoter was beaten up a few hours ago,” Donskoy told Novaya Gazeta.

Photo report On Tuesday, Evgenia Chirikova, one of the self-nominated candidates for the post of mayor of Khimki, began collecting signatures in her support - about eight hundred of them will need to be submitted. Aleksey Navalny came today to support his colleague from the Organizing Committee: although he himself does not live in Khimki, he is sure that the city will become better with the election of Chirikova. “I collected signatures many times in my life,” Navalny said.

Russian Internet users may begin to be held accountable for unfounded criticism and offensive remarks about politicians, Nezavisimaya Gazeta reports , citing a source close to the presidential administration. “Some journalists on the Internet go beyond what is permitted. The outdated media law does not contain rules governing the behavior of the press online. And there are recorded a lot of violations on her part, ”the source told the publication.

Tonight, huge red letters appeared on the wall of the Assumption Church in the Sverdlovsk region: Pussy Riot. The first to report this on Facebook by the local journalist Daniil Pivovarov. According to him, the rector of the temple does not comment on what happened.