A new genre of Russian journalism blossomed in the past year A new genre of Russian journalism blossomed in the past year In 2014, the genre of political denunciation returned to our cultural life and took a prominent place. Until recently, the scammer was an outcast in society and his anonymous letters were published mainly after the statute of limitations had expired and the archives of the departments that received them were opened.

On the evening of December 30, the supporters of Alexei Navalny gathered on Manezhnaya Square in the center of Moscow to express their dissatisfaction with the verdict in the Iv-Rauche case regarding the brothers Oleg and Alexei Navalny.

Gazprom received a $150 million advance payment from Naftogaz Ukrainy for Russian gas supplies in January 2015, TASS reports citing Gazprom. The Russian gas monopoly did not specify the exact volume of gas for the Ukrainian company in January, as the carry-over volumes from the December prepayment, as well as the price, should be specified. It is assumed that the price of Russian gas for Ukraine will decrease in the 1st quarter from $378 per 1,000 cubic meters to $365.

The second round of talks between members of the contact group on the settlement of the military conflict in eastern Ukraine ended in Lugansk, reports . Interfax The contact group includes representatives of the self-proclaimed Lugansk People's Republic, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and the OSCE delegation. Representatives from Russia and the Donetsk People's Republic did not participate in the negotiations.

Director Vsevolod Lisovsky, playwright Maxim Kurochkin and technical director of Teatra.doc Stanislav Gubin, who were detained during a search in the theater on the night of December 31, were released from the police department. All three were released without charges, writes OVD-Info. When the police asked what the men were doing in the theater, they replied that they were going to watch the film “Stronger than Guns,” dedicated to the Maidan.

On Tuesday, phone numbers of various services in Russian cities received calls about mining local railway stations. Earlier it was reported about the mining of stations in 14 cities of Russia, including Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Orenburg, Omsk, Penza and Samara. According to updated data, a source in the power structures of the capital told RIA Novosti, the number of cities that received anonymous calls increased to 26.

More than 40 people remain in four metropolitan police departments after the "people's gathering" on Manezhnaya Square yesterday. At night, OVD-Info reported that the detainees in the center of Moscow were taken to five Moscow police departments.

The UN Security Council did not adopt a draft resolution on the establishment of a Palestinian state and the conclusion of a peace agreement between Israel and Palestine. According to the UN News Center, only eight countries supported the draft resolution - Russia, China, France, Luxembourg, Argentina, Chile, Chad and Jordan. Australia and Luxembourg opposed. The United Kingdom, South Korea, Lithuania, Nigeria and Rwanda abstained.

The Zamoskvoretsky Court of Moscow returned to the Federal Penitentiary Service an act on Navalny's violation of the conditions of detention under house arrest. “The submission of the Federal Penitentiary Service against Navalny was returned, since the verdict has already been passed and the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation are not applicable in this case,” told Interfax.

Today, December 31, at about 10:00 am, Artem Savelov left penal colony No. 6 in the village of Stenkino, Ryazan Region, a Novaya Gazeta correspondent reports. Savelov was met by two cars of relatives, several Ryazan journalists and human rights activists. Artem conveyed his heartfelt gratitude to everyone for their moral support, as well as for the material assistance collected at a charity auction in Ryazan on October 30th.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in her New Year's address that the European Union seeks to ensure security in Europe in cooperation with Russia. “Without a doubt, we want to ensure security in Europe together with Russia, and not fenced off from it,” Merkel was quoted by NDTV. At the same time, the German chancellor criticizes the Russian policy towards Ukraine and says that in 2014, due to Russian policy, the self-determination of the Ukrainian nation was called into question.

The Federal Penitentiary Service sent for consideration to the Zamoskvoretsky Court of Moscow materials on the violation of the conditions of detention under house arrest by the opposition leader Alexei Navalny. This was reported to Interfax by the representative of the service Kristina Belousova. Since the oppositionist is equipped with an electronic bracelet that fixes the location, the inspection did not take any additional measures of supervision over Navalny, Belousova noted.

Caviar divides people into two categories: some idolize it, others are afraid Caviar divides people into two categories: some idolize it, others are afraid The power of the New Year in its unshakable constancy. Strengthened in a measured change of days, he is a guarantor of that higher order that shines through the chaos of everyday life and illuminates it. This voluntary slavery costs freedom.

Will the Ulyanovsk parliament save 160 million rubles on labor veterans? The Legislative Assembly of the Ulyanovsk Region canceled the monthly payment of 713 rubles to regional labor veterans On December 25, the Legislative Assembly of the Ulyanovsk Region canceled the monthly payment of 713 rubles to regional labor veterans, whose income from all social payments exceeds two subsistence levels, or 12,420 rubles. Due to this, the regional budget will save about 160 million rubles a year.

The police came with searches to the Moscow theater of the documentary play “Teatr.doc,” director Vsevolod Lisovsky told Novaya. Currently (00:30 Moscow time) the theater premises are sealed, and computers, a projector and other property are confiscated. Lisovsky and Ukrainian playwright Maxim Kurochkin are taken to the police station by the police.