Nationalists held the “Day of Russian Wrath” in more than 20 cities of Russia. In most cities, the action was not approved, and the participants were harshly detained. In Moscow, at 13:00, about 200 activists gathered on Pushkin Square, they write to Grani.ru , where arrests immediately began.

Photo: PublicPost Collage The Ministry of Foreign Affairs published a response to the “Magnitsky list” . It, like the American list, contains only 18 names and no high-ranking officials.

Photo: Reuters The annual 36th Bundanoon Highland Gathering festival was held in Australia. In large markets in Korea, Vietnam, China and Taiwan, raids were held to identify the H5N1 virus: if the birds were infected, they were burned or buried. In Jalal-Abad, the children went out to collect a poppy. And in Australia, shows of high fashion weeks began, where buyers and the most talented fashion designers, for example, designer Aurelio Kostarell, come from from around the world.

What is this "total dictation"? The Organizational Committee of this "All -Russian action" explains: "Total Dictation" is an annual educational action designed to draw attention to literacy issues and develop a culture of competent writing. The essence of the action is a voluntary free dictation for everyone who takes place simultaneously in dozens of cities of Russia and the world (adjusted for time zones). "Total dictation" is a kind of flash mob.

The founder of the Hermitage Capital fund, Bill Browder, considers the list incomplete and hopes that there will be other people on it. “The announcement of the Magnitsky list is a historic moment in the fight against impunity in Russia,” he told PublicPost. “We understand that these are only the first names on the list published by the US government, and publication will continue.

In Elektrostal, a slight excess of background radiation values ​​was recorded, as reported on the website of the Moscow Region Ministry of Emergency Situations . Contamination was discovered at the non-ferrous casting site of an enterprise renting premises from EZTM OJSC. Presumably , the cause of the radiation was the melting of contaminated metal. There is no danger to the life and health of citizens. The background radiation in the residential area is normal.

On the eve of the “Day of Rage against Housing and Public Utilities Tariffs” there was a rather tense atmosphere. The picket (not even a rally) on the central square of Dzerzhinsk at a distance of 100-150 meters from the buildings of the City Duma and the administration was not approved under far-fetched pretexts.

Human rights activist, director of the Southern Regional Resource Center (SRRC) Mikhail Savva was detained in Krasnodar. This was reported by the regional information site "Yugopolis" with reference to the President of the URRC Tatyana Lyskina . According to Lyskina, the human rights activist was detained the day before at about six in the morning. A search of his apartment continued for several hours, after which Mikhail Savva was detained and taken to the FSB pre-trial detention center.

Many Vyatchka residents are convinced that Bolotnaya spent two years using money stolen from the Kirov forest. Let us forgive them this delusion, dictated by local homespun patriotism. However, looking at the truth, what are these 16 million rubles charged to Navalny in the light of the figure announced by the president for NGOs’ receipts from abroad (28 billion over 4 months)? A ridiculous amount, only sufficient for a drunken brawl in a metropolitan restaurant.

On Red Square, during a walk in support of the “Bolotnaya prisoners,” seven people were detained: Alexey Melentyev, Igor Bakirov, Ekaterina Maldon, Ekaterina Mochalova, Denis Yudin, Olga Romanenko, Ekaterina Ryzhova, reports OVD-Info . At the moment, only Ekaterina Mochalova and Maxim Chekanov remain at the Kitay-Gorod police station.

Photo: Asamaz Dzivaev/Publicpost Kolya Vasin has been listening to the Liverpool four every day for 50 years. At the same time, he has an office-which is located in St. Petersburg in the art center on Pushkinskaya, 10-where on Fridays Kolya receives guests and tells them about Beatles.

It is possible to fight political opponents using non-political methods. What problems? No problem: it was necessary to imprison Hodor - and they immediately found a reason for it. And no Voloshin guarantees helped... However, in addition to the obvious tactical benefits, the Stalinist method of fighting the “bad” ones is fraught with considerable strategic risks. At the top of the vertical is an irresistible leader; he, the horse understands, can never make mistakes.

Traditionally, for the seventh year now, the season of mass celebrations in Kaliningrad opens on April 13, when Kaliningrad residents and guests of the city celebrate Herring Day on the Peter the Great embankment. On this day, on five hundred square meters of the embankment, the concentration of people eating fish is simply off the charts. Today's holiday was no exception - a huge amount of fish was eaten, prepared in a variety of ways.

Did you expect that there would be exposure and compromising evidence? Nothing of the kind, I want to tell you that Alexei Navalny not only exposes, but also very actively takes part in charity. Namely, the legendary saw was announced as the main lot at the auction of the Creation Foundation. Details about the auction are here . And everything happens live here! A charity auction is not painful, it is easy, the amounts are not astronomical, the diamonds are not real... although...

On the evening of April 12, the Cosmofest space was held at the VVC, this year the festival was much larger than last year. Last year, the festival took place on the embankment of Taras Shevchenko, where the audience was only reporters and few bloggers.