In several Russian cities today, new protests are held against falsifications in the recent elections to the State Duma. According to agencies, in Moscow, the leader of the Communist Party of the Communist Party Gennady Zyuganov spoke on Manezhnaya Square. He said that his party filed 1.5 thousand statements to the courts on the facts of violations during the vote. In St. Petersburg, about two thousand people participated in the authorized action of the opposition.

Eduard Limonov The Central Election Commission refused to participate in the presidential election in Russia to three candidates who independently nominated their candidates. This is the opposition politician Eduard Limonov, retired general Leonid Ivashov and the former head of the Ministry of Press, publicist Boris Mironov. Limonov called the decision of the CEC politically motivated. His supporters intend to appeal the refusal in court.

In Kyiv, the European Union-Ukraine Summit will be held today. To the capital of Ukraine to discuss the preparation of the Association of this country with the European Union, which provides, in particular, the creation of a free trade zone, the head of the European Council Herman Van Rompei and the chairman of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barrosa will arrive. Many observers skeptically evaluate the prospects of the summit, assuming that by its results no documents will be signed.

Andrey Ostalsky The first anniversary of the so -called "Arab spring" is executed: a year ago, protests began in Tunisia - after the young man named Mohamed Buazizi, who was left without work, committed self -immolation. These protests a month later led to the overthrow of President Ben Ali and gave impetus to massive folk speeches in many other countries of the region.

The coordinator of the "Left Front" Sergey Udaltsov The coordinator of the Left Front movement Sergei Udaltsov, who is serving administrative arrest in the Moscow special receiver, was hospitalized in critical intensive care. This was announced today by "Interfax" by the wife of the opposition Anastasia. According to her, the activist was accompanied by police officers who are now on duty near the intensive care unit.

In Europe, they mourn about the death of Vaclav Gavel, the first president of the Czech Republic and one of the leaders of the “velvet revolution” in Czechoslovakia. Former President of Poland Lech Valens is the leader of "Solidarity, the ally of Gavel in the fight against communism in the 70s-80s of the last century called him a great man deserving of the Nobel Prize.

Gennady Zyuganov The Central Electoral Commission of Russia today is expected to receive documents on the nomination of the Communist Party of the Communist Party of the Communist Party of the Communist Party Gennady Zyuganov. On Tuesday, the deadline for submitting documents from presidential candidates in the Central Election Commission expires. On this day, as expected, the founder of Yabloko Grigory Yavlinsky will present his application for participation in the elections.

The keyword of this week is the "Old Believers". You can also say - "Old Believers", this is a synonym. For linguists, they are of particular interest, because in some communities, the version of the Russian language in which the ancestors of these people spoke in inviolability. Senior researcher at the Vinogradov Institute named after Vinogradov Dialectologist Olga Rovnova has just returned from a distant business trip: - I visited the Old Believer communities of Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil.

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Vaclav Gavel Vaclav Gavel died, the first president of the Czech Republic, one of the leaders of the "velvet revolution" in Czechoslovakia. He died at the age of 76 after a long illness. Vaclav Gavel gained fame in the sixties as a playwright and a literary critic. After the events of the Prague Spring of 1968, he joined the opposition, published mainly abroad, repeatedly underwent arrests. Gavel was one of the initiators of the signing of the Charter 77.

Football. Championship of England. 16th round "Manchester City" - "arsenal" 1: 0 "Kuins Park Rangers" - "Manchester United" 0: 2 "Tottenham" - "Sunderland" 1: 0. Roman Pavlyuchenko ("Tottenham") 1 goal "Aston Villa" - "Liverpool" 0: 2 After the 16th round 1. "Manchester City" 41 points 2. "Manchester United" 39 3. "Tottenham" 34 (after 15 matches)

Together with other European leaders, the British Prime Minister David Cameron in the official statement paid tribute to the activities of the former president of the Czech Republic Vaclav Havel, who died on Sunday. According to London, Radio Liberty correspondent Natalya Golitsyna, David Cameron in his emotional statement emphasized that Vaclav Gavel gave his life for the matter of freedom.

In China, during an accident, nine people died in one of the coal mines in the central part of the country. According to the Associated Press, the gas explosion at the mine in the province of Hunan occurred yesterday. The causes of the accident are established. Coal mines of China are considered the most unsafe in the world, despite the measures taken in recent years by the Chinese authorities to improve the safety situation at these facilities.