Today in St. Petersburg the so -called "march march" was held. Despite the comic nature of the action, 4 participants were detained by police officers. As our correspondent Tatyana Voltskaya said, the meaning of the action organized by participants in several anti -fascist movements and activists of the ERA group is to bring pro -government slogans to the point of absurdity, clearly showing what they can lead to.

A powerful cyclone fell on Kamchatka. Due to severe snow with a snowstorm, the air offense of the peninsula with the mainland was interrupted. The airport Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky is closed. The danger of avalanches in the mountains has been announced.

The supply of Russian gas to Georgia for transit to Armenia is suspended due to an accident in the main gas pipeline in Georgian territory. According to the head of the Georgian oil and gas corporation Zurab Dzhanzhgava, the cause of the accident was a sharp cooling. Recovery work is underway.

Victor Shenderovich: On the air, the program "Everyone is free!". In the studio in Moscow, Viktor Shenderovich. The program is in the record. My guest today is Pavel Mikhailovich Litvinov. Hello, Pavel Mikhailovich. Pavel Litvinov: Hello. Victor Shenderovich: How to imagine you? One of those who went to the square. You probably get tired of it already? Pavel Litvinov: Of course, tired. Viktor Shenderovich: But are they so represented? Pavel Litvinov: So they represent. Former Soviet dissident.

Member of the Committee of the State Duma of Russia on the Financial Market, Member of the National Banking Council, Doctor of Economics, Professor Pavel Medvedev.

The American and Afghan authorities begin a joint investigation into a military operation in the east of Afghanistan in the province of Lagman. According to the American command, during the Saturday raid, 15 militants were killed against one of the commanders of local Taliban. The provinces of the province say that there were only a few militants among the dead, 11 people were civilians.

A special envoy of the United States in the Middle East George Mitchell can go to the region in the coming week-in an attempt to resume the Palestinian-Israeli peaceful dialogue. The trip has not yet been officially announced, but, according to diplomats, it is expected that Mitchell will visit Egypt, Israel and Palestinian territories. He will meet with the head of the Palestinian autonomy of Mahmudov Abbas. Contacts with representatives of Hamas, which controls the gas sector, is not planned.

Pakistan claims that air strikes inflicted by American unmanned aircraft through the country "do not contribute" to success in the fight against extremists. The representative of the President of Pakistan said that Asif Ali Zardari personally declared this to the US OSS in Islamabad. On Friday, according to local residents and special services, the American aircraft struck the proposed bases of militants in the north-west of Pakistan. 22 people died.

The supply of Russian gas to Armenia and South Ossetia resumed. The accident was liquidated in the Georgian section of the North-South trunk gas pipeline, as a result of which the gas transit was suspended. This was reported to Interfax by the representative of the Georgian Oil and Gas Corporation Tamara Shoshiashvili.

In Samara, as in many other Russian cities, they recall Vladimir Vysotsky, who would be 71 years old today. As our Samara correspondent Sergei Khazov said, Samara is a special city in the biography of Vladimir Vysotsky. It was in Samara in November 1967 that Vysotsky first spoke in front of a thousands of audience in the Sports Palace. Vysotsky himself often recalled those days.

In Moscow, Metropolitan and Kaliningrad Cyril, Kaluga and Borovsky Clement, as well as Minsk and Slutsky Filaret, were elected by candidates for the Patriarchal Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church by the Patriarchal Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church. In total, 198 of the 202s of his bishops of the Moscow Patriarchate took part in the vote.

In Spain, the victims of the storm at sea and hurricane winds became 12 people this weekend. According to our correspondent Victor Rsonetsky, in the city of Sant-Boy-de-Lobregate, in the northeast of the country, 4 teenagers were killed. The roof of the sports complex collapsed on them. Another seven teenagers and their coach were injured. Among other victims of the element: a fisherman, sergeant of the gendarmerie, elderly people - mainly from the northern regions of the country.

The program is conducted by Marina Dubovik. The correspondent of Radio Freedom Lily Palveliev takes part. Marina Dubovik : And now the traditional section is “keyword”. Lead her Lilya Palvelieva. Lilya Palveveva : The keyword of this week is “order” in its newest, noble meaning. On Monday, in the center of Moscow, a murder of lawyer Stanislav Markelov, returning from his press conference, took place. In the very first comments, it was an order, this is a custom -made murder.

Scotland celebrated on Sunday the 250th anniversary of the birth of the great national poet Robert Burns. Thousands of people took to the streets of Scottish cities, participating in anniversary celebrations. As our correspondent Natalya Golitsyna reports, more than ten thousand people participated in the illuminated procession in Daffraice - the city where Robert Burns died in 1796. The first Minister of the Scottish government, Alex Salmond, made his anniversary speech.

In Moscow, the Bishop Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church is opening today, which will begin the election of the new Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus'. The cathedral should choose three applicants for the patriarchal throne with secret vote. The final vote will be held at the local cathedral, which will open on January 27. If none of the candidates receives more than half the votes, the second round with the participation of two voting leaders will take place.