Many people were greatly surprised by Putin’s show on TV channels today. And some were offended. How do you like the passage about how the white color of peaceful protest reminds Putin of a condom? Or, for example, the statement that people who came to Bolotnaya received money for it. And the fact that all protest rallies are inspired by Western intelligence and special services is said as a matter of course.

Deputies of the Tula Regional Duma at a meeting on Thursday adopted the region's budget for 2012 and the planning period for 2013 and 2014 in the final reading. According to Interfax , for 2012, regional budget revenues are planned in the amount of 39 billion 387 million 310 thousand rubles, expenses - 43 billion 945 million 252 thousand rubles, deficit - 4 billion 557 million 942 thousand rubles, or 10.37 % of expenses.

One person died and three were injured in an accident involving an ambulance that occurred on Wednesday in the Belgorod region. The accident occurred on the federal highway "Crimea" between the villages of Maysky and Streletskoye. According to Interfax , the ambulance driver lost control and drove into the oncoming lane, where he collided with a VAZ-2115. As a result of the collision, the ambulance driver died on the spot. Three doctors who were traveling in the same

In the Tula region, a criminal investigation has been completed against a 25-year-old man accused of murdering the widow of a participant in the Great Patriotic War and stealing orders and medals. He is accused of committing crimes under paragraph “c” of Part 4 of Art. 162 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (robbery committed with infliction of grievous harm to the health of the victim), paragraph “h”, part 2 of Art.

Sergei Udaltsov is in a dangerous state of health. Sergei was arrested twice in a row, having previously been kidnapped. Between two arrests, he was forcibly taken to the hospital, where he was kept under escort, awaiting a court decision. And then they took him to jail again. Udaltsov went on a hunger strike that has already lasted more than ten days. I really ask everyone to work at all authorities to get him released.

Deputies of the Astrakhan Regional Duma on Thursday elected Gennady Gorbunov as a representative of the region in the Federation Council of the Russian Federation. According to Interfax , his candidacy was supported by 30 deputies of the regional Duma. 23 deputies voted against, one did not show up for the meeting, and another spoiled the ballot. Gorbunov is elected senator from the Astrakhan region for the third time.

Recently on TV they showed a married couple from the North American United States who, through negligence, arrived in the capital of free Ukraine. The gentleman, who had just eaten an unassuming “yizha” with his wife in a Kyiv cafe, looked discouraged. He was charged $60 for what would have cost a maximum of $25 at home in the States.

The Omsk Christmas Half Marathon has become a member of the Association of International Marathons and Races (AIMS), Interfax reports on Wednesday, December 14, citing the press service of the Omsk region government. It is reported that the Omsk authorities were informed about the new status of the marathon by AIMS President Paco Borao.

The new reality is what was born on Saturday on Bolotnaya Square, what we witnessed and what we can no longer ignore. Life is changing

The United States has completed the military operation in Iraq, which has been going on since the spring of 2003, Interfax reports. An American flag lowering ceremony took place in Baghdad. The ceremony was attended by US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey, Commander of US Forces in Iraq Lloyd Austin, US Ambassador to Iraq James Jeffrey and Head of US Central Command James Mattis.

Representatives of the Ingush opposition accused the head of the republic, Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, and the head of the republican election commission, Musa Evloev, of falsifying the voting results and intend to hold them accountable for this under Sharia law, Kommersant reports. “We have, in our opinion, irrefutable facts of falsification of the results of the past parliamentary elections,” said the leader of the Ingush opposition, Magomed Khazbiev.

Ancient photographs and documents, a personal collection of records, as well as hunting clothes were donated to the memorial museum in the village of Kurya (Altai Territory) by the famous gunsmith Mikhail Kalashnikov, Interfax reports with reference to the press center of the regional department for culture and archival affairs.

The Smolensk prosecutor's office demands that "Other Russia" activist Taisiya, who is involved in a drug possession case, be sentenced to 12 years and 8 months in prison, according to the " Other Russia " website. “Taisia ​​Osipova is accused of selling drugs that were planted on her by Center E employees during a search. Her Smolensk lawyer says that in practice, even real drug dealers have never been given so much on more serious charges,” the party says.

First Tymoshenko's cell - now Tymoshenko is in the cell. Has everyone looked at Yulia Vladimirovna’s camera ? Video production of the Ukrainian Federal Penitentiary Service presents a sequel - Tymoshenko in a cell. original

The temporarily acting governor of the Vologda region was appointed mayor of Cherepovets Oleg Kuvshinnikov, today he arrived in Vologda and began to get acquainted with business. “Under the law, the Russian President should now introduce the candidacy of Oleg Kuvshinnikov for consideration by deputies of the Legislative Assembly of the Vologda Oblast. It is the members of the regional parliament that should overcome him with the powers of the governor.