Russian President Vladimir Putin promised that all the initiatives that will collect 100 thousand authorized signatures on the Internet will be considered by the federal parliament, Interfax reports. The head of state reported this on June 21 at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (PMEF). He expressed the opinion that it is possible to build an economy only if there is a mature civil society in the country.

Sergey Ushakin. Photo from the archive of the scientist One of the well -known representatives of the direction called "gender research" by the professor of anthropology and Slavicism, the director of the programs of Russian and Eurasian research of Princeton University, Sergei Ushakin, develops projects far beyond this direction.

The persecution of the “opposition leaders” is already reminiscent of the power paranoia. First, searches for people who are weakly involved in the riots on May 6, now even criminal cases. There is an impression that this is just a failure of the system. They said from the high office to “figure out”, security officials and other officials “understand”. Almost "Gongadze's head" in Russian. The current persecution of opposition activists raises a lot of questions.

The coordinator of the “Russia for all” movement, Maria Baronova, was charged in the case of riots on Bolotnaya Square on May 6, Interfax reports with reference to the Investigative Committee of Russia (TFR). The accusation of the activist was brought under the article “Calls for the active disobedience of the legal requirements of representatives of the authorities and to the mass disorder”.

The investigation opened a criminal case against the head of the Military Medical Department of the main command of the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Yuri Sabanin, the RIA Novosti website reports. He was detained on suspicion of receiving a bribe of 2.5 million rubles. The case was opened under an article on attempted a bribe on an especially large scale.

A bill has been submitted to the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg, which “in order to protect the rights and freedoms of a citizen” prohibits the holding of any shares in the central squares of the city, the Kommersant newspaper writes on Thursday. The law was submitted to the city parliament on behalf of the deputies, but was written by Smolny officials. Formally, it is aimed at bringing local legislation to the federal.

The captain of the Russian national football team Andrei Arshavin apologized to the fans for the unsuccessful performance of his team. He stated this on the air of the 100 TV channel. Arshavin noted that the results of Russian matches at Euro 2012 upset the players of the national team and fans. Therefore, he, as the captain, asks for forgiveness on behalf of the team for "the result that we showed." Arshavin noted that he would not apologize anymore.

The US Minister of Justice Eric Holder was going to blame Congress for disrespecting that he refused to provide legislators with the internal documents of the Ministry of Justice for the Secret Operation Fast and Furius. The Committee of the House of Representatives for Supervision and Government Reform made the corresponding requirement, BBC reports on Thursday.

The government agreed on the budget rules of the Ministry of Finance to limit expenses, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the words of the head of the Ministry of Finance Anton Siluanov . The rules will begin to operate in full only in 2015, Siluanov noted on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. In the next two years, the rules will apply with clarifications that will not reduce the amount of expenses stipulated by the budget law for these years now.

Polish police officers caught the body of a 21-year-old Irish fan from the river in the city of Bydgosh, Pap . Traces of violence were not found on the body, and personal belongings - documents, money and a mobile phone - remained safe. The investigation considers an accident as the basis of the version of the death of the Irish, the deputy head of the regional prosecutor’s office in Bydgoschi Vladimir Marshalkovsky said.

The head of the Lukoil oil company Vagit Alekperov does not predict a sharp decrease in oil prices, Interfax reports. According to his forecasts, in 2013 the price will be $ 100-110 per barrel. “We all predicted that prices would be at the level of $ 100, but the price dropped just below $ 95.

Governor of the Moscow region Sergei Shoigu instructed the regional government to check the information that appeared that his predecessor Boris Gromov, before leaving office, transferred 1 thousand 500 hectares of forest fund in the Odintsovo district to the lands of settlements, Interfax reports .

Chechnya President Ramzan Kadyrov at a press conference in Grozny complained that the words of journalists about illegal armed groups in the republic are not true and only scare away investors and tourists, they write on Thursday Izvestia . According to Ramzan Kadyrov, only a “small bunch” of bandits act in the region, and the phrase “illegal armed formations” that the media is used has remained since the Dudaevites operated in the republic.

The Russian government is preparing for a drop in oil prices up to $ 60 per barrel. Under such a scenario, officials are already starting to make up an alternative budget. This was written by the newspaper "Vedomosti" on June 21. According to a source in the Ministry of Finance, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev received a stress budget to prepare for a crisis. The draft budget for 2013, which will be presented in the State Duma, is calculated based on the oil price of $ 90 per barrel.

Another attempt by the Duma United Russia to call for the response of politically active settler deputies ended in making a resolution with a proposal to think about the voluntary surrender of the mandate. That is, nothing. This is already the second “puncture” of the party in power in her desire to regain members of the Fair Russia faction.