The leader of the Communist Party of the Communist Party of Gennady Zyuganov was invited to the inauguration of Alexander Lukashenko on January 21. And “after the solemn event,” Zyuganov intends to “officially turn” to Lukashenko “to show generosity and humanity to those who, perhaps, ended the law”.

On December 17-21, 2010, the analytical center of Yuri Levada (Levada-Center) conducted a survey on a representative sample of 1611 Russians at the age of 18 years and older in 133 settlements of 45 regions of the country. The distribution of answers to some research questions are given as a percentage of the total number of respondents compared to previous polls*. The error of these studies does not exceed 3.4%.

The investigating authorities of the FSB made an official accusation to the backward colonel Anatoly Kvachkov in an attempt to organize an armed rebellion and recruiting persons into terrorist activities. This was reported by ITAR-TASS by his lawyer Alexei Pershin. The investigation believes that Vladimir Kvachkov organized in a number of cities of the Group of Perennians, which were supposed to capture military units by signal and go on an armed campaign to Moscow.

Russian Railways President Vladimir Yakunin in his blog spoke out for a complete ban on smoking on trains. Such a ban is valid in Ukraine and there ... they smoke in trains. Because against bad laws, as you know ... Of course, Russia signed the anti -tobacco convention of WHO, but why torture passengers on our vast expanses? In general, it is not entirely clear why Russia is a struggle against smoking. Well, not the population, the government saves from this "plague"?

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin was elected to the board of directors of the TV Center channel, the media press secretary of the mayor and the Moscow government Gulnara Penkov told the media.

Levada-Center conducted a survey to learn the opinion of Russians about the independence of municipal and regional authorities. Only 10% of respondents are sure that the courts are independent of anyone, that is, they have the status that they are granted by the Constitution and the law. 34% of Russians believe that the judiciary is corrupt and fulfills the order of the one who has money.

Unlike the president and prime minister, deputies are not going to celebrate the anniversary of Boris Yeltsin, the Kommersant newspaper writes. “The highest leadership of the party may simply attend official events if an invitation is received,” Igor Barinov, a member of the Presidium of the General Council of United Russia.

Former CIA employee, 59-year-old Harold Nicholson, sentenced in 1997 to 23 years in prison for espionage in favor of Russia, will set off another 8 years. Such a decision was made on November 18 by the Oregon District Court in Portland. In November last year, Nicholson admitted that, while in prison, he tried through an intermediary to receive a reward for espionage activities in the past, ITAR-TASS reports.

During a visit to the west coast, the Russian president welcomed the idea of ​​creating an independent Palestine, with the capital in Eastern Jerusalem. Many Western media have paid attention to this topic (the translation of articles gives a " foreigner "). The Palestinian leadership received an unexpected gift, albeit symbolic, but very significant - the recognition of Russia by the Palestinian state within the 1967 borders, writes the Spanish El Mundo .

“Yeti-Bar” opened in Gornaya Shoria, ER.RU reported on Wednesday, January 12. According to the organizers, snow people can have fun and find girlfriends in the bar. It is located in the village of Shergesh on the top of Mount Zelenaya. According to the plan of local entrepreneurs, the bar should become a favorite entertainment venue for all snow people living on the taiga slopes of Mountain Shoria.

In the capital of Russia and other large cities of the country, rallies are being held in memory of lawyer S. Markelov and journalist A. Baburova, who were killed in the center of Moscow on the street. Prechistenka January 19, 2009 We are publishing an article by their friend, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Faculty of Public Administration of Moscow State University Yaroslav Leontyev .

The leadership of the fuel company Rosatom “TVEL” (TC), enterprises included in the shopping center, the Central Committee of the Russian Trade Union of Atomic Energy and Industry Workers (Central Committee of the RP RAEP), decided to create a tripartite commission on the basis of Social Investigation of Social Investigation.

The materials collected by the experts of the international control committee on the situation with human rights in Belarus came to the Russian Ombudsman Vladimir Lukin, said the head of the long -term international observation mission of the Committee Andrei Yurov. In addition to Lukin, members of the Council for Human Rights and Civil Society under the President of Russia received a report of the mission.

Russian Railways President Vladimir Yakunin in his blog spoke out for a complete ban on smoking on trains. Such a ban is valid in Ukraine and there ... they smoke in trains. Because against bad laws, as you know ... Of course, Russia signed the anti -tobacco convention of WHO, but why torture passengers on our vast expanses? In general, it is not entirely clear why Russia is a struggle against smoking. Well, not the population, the government saves from this "plague"?

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, insists on the “maximum possible punishment” for the human rights activist from the Memorial Oleg Orlov, accused of “slander” to Kadyrov, the lawyer of the Chechen chapter Andrei Krasnenkov told RAPSI .