The National Assembly considered that in Russia there is someone to lead the protest movement The role of the opposition in the political life of Russia can noticeably increase due to the social consequences of the financial crisis. This conclusion was reached by participants in public hearings organized by the National Assembly in the Sakharov Center. According to the opposition, this is a chance to seriously declare oneself and lead the protest movement in the country.

On the day of the 90th anniversary of Alexander Solzhenitsyn about the role of the writer and humanist in the domestic human rights movement, we speak with the director of the Institute of Human Rights by Valentin Gifter.

The Summit of the European Union has opened in Brussels. The fight against global warming in an economic decline is one of the main topics of the forum. Nicolas Sarkozi, the president of France, presiding in the EU, expressed the hope that the EU leaders will support a package of measures to reduce carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere. Some countries, led by Poland, advocate mitigating the obligations to combat climate change, saying that they are too expensive.

American astronomers using the Spitzer telescope (Spitzer) discovered vapors of water in the atmosphere of the HD 189733B exoplanets. The planet rotates around a star at a distance of 63 light years from the ground, and belongs to the class of hot Jupiters. The temperature on the surface of the planet exceeds 900 degrees. It was possible to detect water on the planet thanks to its proximity to the star.

“Butterflies in karamel”, unlike “crickets in karamel”, are not yet found in the menu of entomophages Eating insects, according to some Czech scientists, is very useful and can help in the fight against obesity, dystrophy, diabetes and many other diseases. In Asia or South America, an exotic menu from grasshoppers or beetles will not surprise anyone.

In the USA, unemployment is growing. According to the Ministry of Labor, the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits have reached the highest level over 26 years - many companies reduce staff due to the economic crisis. The Ministry of Trade, in turn, announced the growth of the US trade deficit in October in connection with a reduction in import and export.

The Minister of Health in the Administration of the future president of the United States Barack Obama will be a prominent representative of the democratic party Tom Dashl. Officially announcing this, Obama called Daisla one of the leading experts in the field of healthcare. Dashl himself said that reform in this area is one of the most important internal political tasks. Dashl - the former head of the Senate majority - during the election campaign was a close adviser to Obama.

The New Gazeta restored the approximate content of the publication, which was prepared for the press, Mikhail Beketov Zyuzinsky court of Moscow held a meeting in the case of the representative of the Yabloko party, Ivan Bolshakov in the court in the case of Anna Politkovskaya, continues to consider the episode on Pavel Ryaguzov

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of India announced the beginning of a large -scale reform of security services and amendments to the legislation governing this sphere. The head of the department of Palaninapple Chidambara made a corresponding statement in the Indian parliament.

The program is maintained by Andrei Shari. The Radio Liberty correspondent in New York, Jan Runov, takes part. Andrei Shary: The newly elected President Barack Obama called on the state of the state Governor Illinois of the Rod Blagoevich to resign. The day before, the governor was accused by the prosecutor’s office of fraud and bribery.

The Nobel Prize in Literature this year was awarded the French writer Jean-Mari Leclazio In Stockholm and Oslo, the celebration of the Nobel laureates of 2008 took place. The holders of one of the most prestigious international awards made lectures, and on December 10, according to tradition, they took part in the Nobel banquet. Says Radio Radio Freedom Sergei Dzhanyan: “The main part of the awards and premiums in economics is awarded in Stockholm.

Marina Timasheva: Krasnoyarsk Ethno-group Vedan Kolod released her third album “Wolf Trail” and introduced it in the Moscow Cultural Center “House”. Tamara Lyalenkova met with musicians.

In 49 regions of Russia, activists of the Russian People’s Democratic Union on Friday will hold pickets under the slogan: "We demand not to correct, but to fulfill the Constitution!" The action is dedicated to the Day of the Constitution of Russia on December 12. RNDS spokesman Elena Dikun in an interview with Radio Liberty said: “Already on our people they put pressure.

The program is conducted by Sergey Tarasov. The Radio Liberty correspondent in Prague Ksenia Krandel takes part. Sergey Tarasov: Eating insects, according to some Czech scientists, is very useful and can help in the fight against obesity, dystrophy, diabetes and many other diseases. In Asia or South America, an exotic menu from grasshoppers or beetles will not surprise anyone.

The film Gas Van Sent “Harvi Milk” was recognized as the best film of 2008 according to the New York Society of Film Critics Circle. This is a biographical ribbon about a fighter for the rights of people with non -traditional sexual orientation. The main role was played by Sean Penn, awarded as the best actor of the year. Last year, the winner of the prize of New York film critics was the film of the Cooen brothers “Old people here is not a place”, which Oscar then received.