When studying the culture of various tribes, exotic countries, or historically distant societies, anthropologists often fall into two extremes. Some tend to present the phenomenon under study as a kind of primitive version of a more developed modern and, most often, Western analogue. Others unwittingly impose their system of ideas on the culture they are studying and, as a result, discover in it the rudiments of the legal organization of society or a religious cult.

The defense of the vice president of Yukos Vasily Aleksanyan can sue the diagnosis of the prosecutor who disclosed him, Echo Moscow reports. This was announced today by the lawyer of Aleksanyan Elena Lvova. As previously reported by Polit.ru, prosecutor Vladimir Khomutovsky announced on January 16 in the Supreme Court that the arrested vice president of Yukos Vasily Aleksanyan Bolen Avidom. Recall that Vasily Aleksanyan was arrested on April 7, 2006 as part of the so -called “Yukos case”.

** President of the Russian Federation and his administration ** President V. Putin discussed with the head of PACE REN VAN Der Linden the relations of Russia with the Council of Europe, which have passed and upcoming elections in the Russian Federation. The president during the conversation noted that in Moscow they are closely monitoring the processes of processes in Russia and generally share them. * * * Mr. Linden said that he invited the President of the Russian Federation V.

The 26-year-old son of Al-Qaeda leader Ben Laden Omar announced his intention to become an ambassador of goodwill in the west of Muslims, reports Associated Press . He does not renounce his father, however, in his opinion, there is the best way to protect Islam than the one that his father chose. “Many people think that all Arabs are especially the Ben Laden family, especially the sons of Usama are terrorists. This is not so, ”said Omar.

** Themes of the day ** The central media noted that yesterday the acceptance of documents from potential candidates for the post of President of the Russian Federation was completed . Until January 27, those who wish to participate in the election race will be registered or a motivated refusal will be registered. Experts diverge in assessments of whether M. Kasyanov will allow M. Kasyanov. So, interviewed by the " newspaper "Experts believe that it is profitable to leave the leader of the RNDS.

The steel and mining holding "Evraz" (the main shareholders are Roman Abramovich, Alexander Abramov and Alexander Frolov, the company's shares are traded on Russian venues and the London Exchange) received a ransom of 93.4 percent of the shares of the American manufacturer of the thick steel sheet Claymont Steel Holdings Inc. $ 23.5 per share, the company said today. Evraz plans to close the deal in the coming days.

In Kaliningrad, it was decided to pay to police a remuneration of 50 thousand rubles for capturing one offender, illegally stapling agitation materials dedicated to the upcoming elections of the President of Russia, REGNUM reports. According to the press service of the Kaliningrad City Hall on January 17, such a decision was made by members of the working group for the preparation and holding of the presidential election at their first meeting.

In Germany, the police arrested a 52-year-old resident of Berlin, suspected of trying to transfer materials “intended for the nuclear program” of Tehran, AR reports. A resident of Berlin of Iranian descent was detained on suspicion of illegal export of radioactive materials from the country in the interval between August and December 2007. Germany is one of the key supporters of the adoption of the next resolution of the UN Security Council under the Iranian nuclear program.

Clifford GIRC When studying the culture of various tribes, exotic countries or historically distant societies, anthropologists often fall into two extremes. Some tend to represent the phenomenon being studied as a kind of primitive version of a more developed modern and most often Western analogue. Others involuntarily impose their system of ideas on the studied culture and find, as a result, in it the beginnings of the legal organization of society or a religious cult.

The speaker of the Federation Council, the leader of Fair Russia, Sergei Mironov, was the first of Russian politicians of category “A” a blog in the “Live Journal”. The first entry on the MironovSergey.Livejournal.com blog was entitled “Reflections on the upcoming elections” dated January 11. However, the public still does not visit Mironov’s blog. And Mironov himself is also not particularly active: the first record ends with the words “Continuation should”, but by January 17 it is still gone.

A rally, dedicated to the 40 days from the day of the death of the National Academy of Sciences Yuri Chervochkin, will be held today at the building of the prosecutor's office of the Moscow Region. The organizers of the action are confident that its employees intentionally delayed the investigation of the murder of the activist, reports Echo of Moscow. Chervochkin was beaten in Moscow on November 22 on the eve of the “Marsh of the Disagent”.

Following the branch of the British Council in St. Petersburg, which temporarily closed under the pressure of the Russian authorities, suspended work and a branch in Yekaterinburg. The St.

According to Live Science , the British botanists described a new type of giant palm, accidentally discovered in Madagascar. A Frenchman, who took a photo that fell into the hands of Botanika Kew Gardens (Kew Gardens) from London, opened the tree. The scientist was surprised, because he had never seen anything like it. The detected palm has a huge barrel of 18 meters high and a fan of leaves at the top.

The US Prosecutor General’s Office charged the ex-Consult by Mark Deljener in involvement in the illegal transfer of funds to one of the supporters of Al-Qaeda and Taliban through a charity Islamic organization, RBC reports. The US authorities accuse the former congressman of laundering money and giving false testimonies regarding the activities of the US agency to assist Muslims (IARA).

The other day, Russia paid monetary compensation to two residents of Chechnya Tamare Dushaeva and Yunus Usmanov in the amount of 400 thousand rubles for the moral damage caused to them by the murder of their loved ones and relatives, the news agency “Gazeta.Ru” reports with reference to the human rights organization “Committee against torture”.